Home Ministries
Our calling to the remote islands of MicronesiaWhen 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.
In 2014, we were serving with YWAM Ships Kona on one of their boats in the Marshall Islands. When we left RMI, our family all felt a strong stir to come back, that it was the place we were supposed to be and more specifically on the island of Ebeye where there are so many needs.
Watch the videoEveryone 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.
Changing Focus Ministries feels driven to make a difference in peoples spiritual, physical and mental well-being.
Action that we are taking as an organization:
With God’s help and generous sponsors, we are making an impact to the holistic over-all well being of peoples in the Marshall Islands.
Our mission is to reach all the inhabited islands of the Marshall Islands with the love of God and to give a Marshallese Bible to every household. We also believe that we need to attend to their physical needs. That’s why we give freely reading glasses, medical services, health education activities, clothing, food, etc. With the help of teams of volunteers serving with us, we have reached 38% of all the inhabited islands. Here are some visual statistics and information about our progress through the Marshall Islands and the extent of what still needs to be done.
Over the years, we have a 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 for a lot more though with the help of our faithful supporters and volunteers.
We plan quarterly trips to the outer atolls to take Marshallese bibles, perform medical services, take supplies and to serve the isolated. Find out more here: Outer Island Outreaches
Many Marshallese in the outer islands have never possessed a Bible in their own language. Our goal is to personally deliver one Bible per household. To find out more go here: Ending Bible Poverty
Over 2000 children in Ebeye don’t go to school because public schools are full. We help these children with sponsors for their education. To find out more click here: Child Sponsorship Program
This ministry is all about sharing God’s love with kids and sharing the good news. We play games, sing songs, tell a Bible story, provide snacks and do wound care in the least reached parts of Ebeye. To find out more click here: Good News Club
We offer weekly English classes to the children in our neighborhood who don’t go to school. They learn the basics and hear about Jesus’ love for them. To find out more info click here: ESL Class
We teach a combination of Diabetes Prevention, Healthy Eating Habits, Dental Care and ways an individual can improve their overall health by increasing their knowledge. To find out more info click here: Health Education
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. More info to come.
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.
To find out more info click here: Wound Care
The first year we arrived we were gifted over a 1,000 reading glasses which we have been giving away. In reaching an outer island we set up a day to asses the eyes of those that need reading glasses and match them up with the appropriate level needed to read again. To find out more info click here: Reading Glasses
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. To find out more about these ministries click here: Sponsorship of other Ministries
