Churches get involved

Churches and individual church members get involved!

Sponsor a church based worker
Sign up for an adventure trek
Become an Ambassador for Hope for a Child in your church and community
Take part in the Abandoned event with people from your church

Psalm 113:7,8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.

To help families and children to rise above the poverty level is great. But a far more amazing thing is to see God enable children who are in the dust to receive great honour, spiritually and materially, and to become future leaders.
In Africa churches are in the heart of the community. We know that the local church is the hope of the whole world. Hope for a Child builds relationships and partners in mission with truly great churches in South Africa, Lesotho and Uganda.

Hope for a Child is supported by churches, groups and individuals from most Christian denominations and movements.

In Africa we serve children, families and communities regardless of their ethnic origin or religious beliefs.

What’s your destiny?

In Genesis, Abraham had been promised much - a promised land, and many children. But he looked beyond that, to his destiny, to the City of God, where he would be with God forever.

Your destiny is to live intimately with God for ever
Starting right now
and along the way, to....

preach the gospel
serve the poor
make disciples
raise many leaders
plant new churches
impact society

In your own church, and to go to the nations of the world.

How are churches planted?

By preaching the gospel + Serving the poor in the community

Hope for a Child is part of the church planting process, and impacts society.

We work in parts of Africa where there are many people unreached by the gospel and there is extreme poverty. (50% of world’s population earns under 50p/day)

Handouts & dependency v sustainable development?

Sustainable development is the only way forward
Helping people to help themselves.
An end to a dependency culture

The aim of Hope for a Child is to enable sustainable development. To give a hand up rather than a hand out.

You can Sponsor a Church based Worker

We sponsor workers in the areas of: Income, Wellbeing, Health, or Nutrition

Income: “Sponsor a Trainer” for Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA)

Wellbeing: “Sponsor a Welfare Worker” for vulnerable children, HIV/AIDS, families

The limitation to the work is now solely on the number of people who will “sponsor a worker”. We are seeking Hope for a Child Ambassadors in each UK church who will actively promote the work through talking to small groups, and encouraging people to sponsor.

There is potential for many more workers in the near future throughout NewFrontiers and other church communities in South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda.

As VSLA and business schemes are established, and families and community members rise above poverty, the churches will increasingly be able to fund their own expansion, and support their own welfare workers

To get involved please follow any of the links above, or email office@hopeforachild.org.uk

We look forward to getting to know you!