At Crosswinds we seek to be a great commission and great commandment church. Every time you give an offering at Crosswinds we give 10 percent to help local, national and international missions. We also like to give our people opportunities to travel and serve in short term mission projects around the world. Below are a couple of organizations we partner with internationally to provide help to the poor, plant church, and share the gospel of Jesus.
The mission of New Life for Haiti is to minister to the needs of families and children in the Grand Anse River valley, sharing our love for Christ and His message, promoting self-sufficiency and hope for a sustainable future.
In 2006, after a decade of making various trips to Haiti, Fran Leeman, a pastor from the Chicago area, and a few friends decided it was time to pick one place and try to make a long-term difference. With the help and leadership of missionaries Steve and Joline Moore, they began to explore a remote and very poor river valley at the end of Haiti's southern peninsula. They decided to headquarter their efforts in the village of Marfranc, right along the Grande Anse River. The first couple years were spent building relationships with people in the river villages and building a house for our staff and teams.
Since then New Life in Haiti have built 7 schools, helped farmers learn sustainable techniques for goat breeding and planting, and rebuilt many homes after the 2010 earthquake and the 2016 hurricane. They have been providing training to teachers and pastors, and hope to begin planting new churches soon. They have built a strong child sponsorship program through which children receive an education, food, vitamins, clothing, books and school supplies. They have built a model school which uses alternative, interactive teaching techniques in order to give the children of the Grande Anse River Valley a chance at a brighter future. In September of 2018 they opened their first orphanage home for girls, The Village of Hope Orphanage, and in February of 2020 they opened a second home for boys.
Learn more about New Life for Haiti: https://www.newlifeforhaiti.org/
Hands on Africa's Vision is that the last command of our Lord will be our first concern and in order to fulfil this vision we need to live Christ to those in need by providing in their basic needs such as taking care of orphans and widows, offer water supply, education and health care.
Childcare: Our mission is to feed, clothe, educate and meet the medical needs of the 160 orphans in our care in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, South Africa and Sierra Leone.
Education: In partnership with Jacksonville Baptist Theological Seminary we have established Theological seminaries and learning centres in Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Uganda, Zwaziland and South Africa with over 1500 students and a waiting list of over 600 applicants. We also have a High School in Sierra Leone.
Health Care: The Reusse Troyer Health Centre in Kenya provides FREE health care, medicine and maternity care. Over 700 babies have been born since we opened our maternity ward in October 2008 with a zero mortality rate at birth.
Skills Development Education and skills development play an important role in developing rural regions. Skills are central to improving employability and livelihood opportunities, reducing poverty, enhancing productivity and promoting environmentally sustainable development.
Farm Development: Eradicating poverty by equipping communities to provide sustainable food resources and income security for themselves. We have partnered with the Life Abundantly project that provides seeds and fertilizer and training for increased crops.
Ascessible Water: Children in rural areas spend up to 6 hours per day searching for water, often missing school and the chance to learn. We are passionate about making water accessible to rural Africa. To date we have built 20 water wells, an underground storage tank and 16 water tanks with gutters.
Evangelism & Church Planting: To date over 650 churches have been planted and more than 20 000 Bibles have been distributed. Our emphasis is on responsible evangelism and discipleship of those coming to Christ.
Women's Ministry: Reaching women for Christ and teaching them that they are valuable and can impact their society.