Ministries
Our calling to the remote islands of Micronesia
When we were called to the mission field, we were given good advice to ask God about a specific location where he wanted us to serve. We heard “Micronesia”. We did not even know where it was at the time! As we educated ourselves and prayed, God confirmed that it was really the right place for us to be.
what are the needs in the Marshall Islands?
Everyone should have access to primary education, medical services, a Bible in their own language, health education, food, clothing, and clean water. In the Marshall Islands, that is not always the case, and we feel that these are the areas that God is directing us towards.
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Education: On Ebeye, there are over 2,000 school-aged children who are not attending school.
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Bible Poverty: Many do not have a Bible written in their mother tongue of Marshallese.
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Diabetes: This disease is seen as an “epidemic” in the Marshall Islands.
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Food and Clothing: Many of the inhabitants of the outer islands only see a supply boat 3 to 4 times a year.
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Reading Glasses: There is little to no opportunity for optometry consultation.
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Medical Services: Wound care, primary health care, and education about health are sometimes unavailable or non-existent.
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Menstrual Health Services: There are very few options for supplies and education about menstrual health for women.
Changing Focus Ministries feels driven to make a difference in people's spiritual, physical, and mental well-being.
What are the needs in Fiji?
Info for needs in Fiji
What are the solutions?
Action that we are taking as an organization:
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Education: We run an ESL Class for the children in our neighborhood who do not attend school, and we have sponsored over 75 students in private schools on Ebeye.
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Bible Poverty: Our goal is to take a Marshallese Bible to every household on every island in RMI.
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Diabetes: We conduct diabetes health education in every school on Ebeye and the outer islands.
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Food and Clothing: When sailing to an outer island, we bring a healthy supply of clothing and food to give away.
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Reading Glasses: We provide optometry consultations and give out free reading glasses and sunglasses on every island we go to.
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Medical Services: We perform wound care, provide primary health care, and educate about many health issues to the outer islands and Ebeye.
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Menstrual Health Services: We use the “Days for Girls” platform to educate and provide reusable menstrual kits to the outer atolls.
With God’s help and generous sponsors, we are making an impact on the holistic overall well-being of people in the Marshall Islands.
Our progress
Our mission is to reach all the inhabited islands of the Marshall Islands and Fiji with the love of God and to give a Bible to every household. We believe in a hollistic approach and providing for the peoples physical, spiritual and menatal needs. Giving free reading glasses, bibles, medical services, health education activities, clothing, food and more is our goal. With the help of teams and volunteers serving with us, we have reached 41% of all the inhabited islands in the Marshall Islands and are beginning our adventures in Fiji.
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42% islands reached in RMI
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2167 Bibles given away
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3221 medical services donated
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486 Students’ education sponsored
6672 people given health education
721 Days for Girls kits donated
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2036 reading glasses / 523 sunglasses
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2912 people given clothing
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2141 people given food/supplies
Our ministries
Over the years, we have started multiple ministries to serve our community in Ebeye and the outer islands. Here is a list of all our active ministries. We are dreaming of a lot more, though, with the help of our faithful supporters and volunteers.
Days For Girls
A non-profit organization,
www.daysforgirls.org – Days for Girls is a global movement that prepares and distributes sustainable menstrual health solutions to girls/women who would otherwise miss school or work during their monthly periods.
Wound Care Clinic
In the tropical climate of the Marshall Islands it is easy to find yourself with a wound that become infected. We do free wound care clinics frequently in different locations on Ebeye and provide much needed supplies for the participants.
Sponsorship of other Ministries
God calls all of us to ministry one way or another. Ministry can be just about anything from sharing the love of Christ to co-workers at a job to selling everything and moving to a foreign land. Even for those of us that are called to the foreign land, God calls us to support other ministries that He is working in. There is no way we could even list all the ministries we know about but we would love to tell you about a few that God continues to put on our hearts.