Next Level Church Mobilization
Next Level Church Mobilization
April 11, 2023
by Scott Nordstrom
We have been busy over the last 20 months working toward the launch and roll-out of our 4th initiative -Church Mobilization.
Going all the way back to 2006, we knew that this was a direction of interest for us as we worked with local partners to build up our other three care initiatives in Africa and Asia. What of the local church walking out in obedience to the scriptures to serve in their communities? We believe this to be foundational for every church everywhere!
Great Commandment Workshop hosted by Parklands Baptist Church | Nairobi, Kenya | 2022
Through a series of unfortunate events, I ended-up in Nairobi, Kenya, for an unplanned visit of nearly a week in 2019. I was encouraged by what I saw around me but recognized that there was also many orphan children in need.
Shortly after returning home, I began to collaborate with a Minister Isaiah Kimani who lives in Nairobi. I shared this concept to bring a local church together for a one-day workshop to encourage them in the Great Commandment work and to emphasize serving orphan children specifically. We met in person in August 2021 after being grounded by COVID-19 and met with several local area pastors regarding the concept. After a warm reception by many, our plans went into motion for a launch in the future.
In February 2022 we launched our Church Mobilization Initiative in Kenya with three workshops of various sizes, and in May we began to recognize the momentum of the local churches in serving orphan children. God was moving.
After launching this initiative in Zambia in late 2022, and Asia earlier this year, our 830 GO! Ambassadors served an estimated 5,848 orphan children last month. GO! Ambassadors are individuals that commit to working on their own, or corporately, to serve orphaned children at the end of each of our workshops.
This success is what is taking us back to Kenya later this month. We will host five Great Commandment Workshops in Kenya in the first two weeks of May which could double the number of GO! Ambassadors deployed in this initiative, and ultimately, more than double the number of children impacted.
A Place of Hope Orphanage | Nairobi, Kenya
There are huge advantages of deploying the local people to serve these children in their communities. We believe that this is a beautiful picture of God working in relationship to benefit his children.
In addition to conducting four mission project assessments while in Kenya at Ulutya Scholarship program, Fortune Learners’ Centre, Place of Hope Orphanage, & JOY Education Centre. We also will be deploying a local team to Western Kenya, Mombasa, and Nairobi to facilitate these five workshops over the course of 22-days. While some funds have been secured, we need additional resources for our 2023 Bridge of Hope Mission. Our costs are as follows:
Please consider being part of this team by praying for the mission, and or financially supporting these costs.
To support this all important mission, you may also select the Donate button on the top-right of this screen or go to Global Orphan Relief and simply enter the amount that you wish to contribute and select Mission Deployment under ‘Fund’. Any contribution big for small will be much appreciated.
Global Orphan Relief (GO) has been serving orphaned children since 2005. We have accomplished this work to date through local partners in each country that provides oversight and distribution of care. In 2022 we impacted 7,700 children in Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Zambia within our Home-based Care, Nutrition, Scholarship, & Church Mobilization Initiatives.
Scott Nordstrom leads GO! today and has done so since we launched in 2005. Scott has served with GO! for 17-years. Scott has been instrumental in deploying 169 volunteers on 28 teams to the mission field, and has personally served in DR Congo, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, South Sudan, and Zambia. Scott is a published author and speaks in the United States, as well as, internationally regarding child welfare and matters of faith, hope, and love.
You may send support or other correspondence to Global Orphan Relief, 16352 Prairie Farm Circle, Parker, CO 80134 or you may give on this website at the upper righthand corner under ‘Donate’.
Movement of FAITH | Voice of HOPE | Act of LOVE
Global Orphan Relief (GO!) is a Christian relief agency serving vulnerable children and is a recognized U.S. public charity, tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3). All donations to GO!, or any charitable contribution processed through Network For Good Donor Advised Fund, are tax deductible to the extent of the law. If you prefer, you may provide gifts of support by sending via mail to the address above.