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ALL OVER THE WORLD, YOUR GIFTS ARE TRANSFORMING LIVES.
We couldn't possibly tell you all the stories of rescue and restoration, but here are a few highlights of how you are making a difference...
Meet Sarisma
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Five years ago Sarisma’s mother walked into the jungle and never returned. Sarisma’s father was so grief stricken that he left his family behind to go and find a new wife. Suddenly, Sarisma found herself as the only caregiver for her siblings, which she faithfully did for five years.Read more...
When Sarisma started experiencing severe spiritual attacks, the home became an unsafe environment for everyone. When her father learned of the difficulty, he returned and immdiately forced her from the home.
Sarisma found a small shack to rent, but soon became pregnant. The father of her baby abandoned her after their daughter was born, leaving Sarisma alone and without an income. Worried that a single mother could not afford the meager rent payments, the landlord evicted her. That’s when she traveled to the House of Hope with her new baby in hand.
When she arrived at the House of Hope she was met with proper Nepali new mother care, a place to stay, and a loving new family to care for her. Sarisma was also introduced to the Beautiful Gospel and gave her life to Christ. She has stopped experiencing spiritual attacks, and she is beginning to discover that she was made for dignity and for a purpose.
Currently, Sarisma has been reunited with her siblings who are now living at the House of Hope, back under her guardianship. All four of the siblings have been baptized at their local church and are now enrolled in school to continue their education. Sarisma is also learning knitting and domestic skills.
Meet Kalpana
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Oftentimes there was no work for them to do which eventually led to a food shortage, and they could no longer afford to send their children to school. Desperate to break the cycle, Kalpana and her husband searched for ways to make a better life for themselves.Read more...
When Kalpana heard that Impact Nations and their partners offered free training programs, she registered for the tailoring course and quickly rose to the top of her class! Once she had graduated, she was informed that she could gain business training as well.
With her new business knowledge and
a small loan in the bank, Kalpana rushed home to start planning with her husband.After two short weeks they realized that she could begin running a livestock business that would pull in enough income to feed the family, send the children back to school, and break the cycle of poverty in her family!
Now, Kalpana spends most of her days tending to their goat farm so that they can sell the meat during cultural festivals. She also has a side business as a tailor for family, friends, and neighbors. The children are happy to be back in school with all of their friends, and the family is overjoyed to have the means to manage daily expenses. They are also learning more and more about the Gospel and making Jesus a part of their daily lives.
Meet Benjamin
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But God had other plans for Benjamin, and it took a life-altering event to shake him awake from his self-destructive stupor. The consequences of an unintended pregnancy shook him to the core.Read more...
VIEW GIFTSGazing into the eyes of his newborn child, he felt a surge of determination he had never known before.
He realized he couldn’t let his past define his future, nor that of his little one. It was time to break free from the chains that bound him to this grim reality.
With courage and conviction, Benjamin left behind his former life of darkness. As he
announced his intention to quit drinking, his so-called friends turned against him in a bid to drag him back into their abyss. They schemed to poison him, hoping to silence his resolve forever.Yet, God intervened once again, sparing his life when all seemed lost. After weeks of pain and struggle, Benjamin emerged from his hospital bed stronger than ever.
The brush with death had ignited a fierce determination to embrace a new path, one that led to light and hope.
With newfound purpose, he sought out opportunity at Elevate, Impact Nations’ high-tech vocational school. The program became his lifeline, providing a new community while teaching him skills that sparked his passion and opened up a whole new world of possibilities.
Our team quickly helped Benjamin find a part-time job using his growing skill set so that he can provide for his family while he learns.
Meet Nantale
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One day, on her way home from school, Nantale was violently attacked by four men. In addition to terrible trauma, this violation left Nantale pregnant. Shortly after, both of Nantale’s parents died, leaving her without any financial or emotional support.Read more...
VIEW GIFTSHer brother, the family heir, immediately sold the family home and all of the property they owned, forcing Nantale to go live with Joseph, the father of her unborn child. Two weeks later, Joseph was killed in a tragic accident, once again leaving Nantale homeless and alone.
With the only support systems she knew gone, young pregnant Nantale traveled to Kampala in search of a job and a place to raise her child. When she reached the city, she was hospitalized with pregnancy complications due to malnutrition
The hospital referred Nantale to the Princess Shelter where she received prenatal care, love, and psychological support as she waited expectantly for her baby. Our team searched tirelessly for Nantale’s relatives,hoping to reconnect her with loved ones,but no family members were ever found. She was truly alone.
After giving birth to a healthy baby boy, Nantale joined the School of Purpose as a hair dressing student, where she proved to be an intelligent, hardworking student and a natural leader. Upon graduation, our job placement team connected Nantale with a local salon where she is now working full-time. She loves her new job and is able to fully provide for herself and her son.
Meet Ramulah
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Without any marketable skills, earning in the city was more difficult than Ramulah had anticipated. By the age of 13, she had resorted to the sex trade to survive, even taking food from men as payment. When her mother died a few years later, Ramulah lost all hope.Read more...
VIEW GIFTSOur team encountered her while distributing hygiene kits during a community outreach. Ramulah was invited to participate in our carpentry program where she heard the Good News and gave her life to Jesus. When she started feeling ill a couple of months later, our nurses discovered that Ramulah was pregnant.
Ramulah was one of the first women invited to live at the Jewels of Honor shelter when it opened last year. This home is dedicated to providing a safe place for women who have survived trafficking, exploitation, and sexual abuse. Ramulah received prenatal care and on December 19th she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. At the shelter, she received ongoing counseling and anger management training. She is doing so well that she has been given additional responsibilities to lead all of the young women at the shelter.
This year Ramulah was enrolled at the School of Purpose where she has discovered a passion for hairdressing. She is currently thriving in her internship which will certainly lead to employment so that she and her baby can live independently.
Relief in Malawi
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Within three days Impact Nations was funding food distribution which provided immediate nutrition to over 9,000 people. Seven days later, Impact Nations volunteer, Joshua Smith, was on site distributing water filters and teaching communities how to use them.Read more...
VIEW GIFTSOver the course of two weeks, 200 water filters were distributed, instantly providing clean, safe drinking water to over 6,400 people.
After receiving a filter, 61 year old Bertha stated “Our village had 3 bore holes and all have been completely damaged. I was worried where we will be getting safe water to drink, so receiving these buckets and filter, cholera has been defeated.”
Distributing the water filters caused a cholera outbreak to be stopped in its tracks in these communities. Four months after distribution, our partner, Richard, reported that “Where the filters were distributed, waterborne illness is a thing of the past”.
Sustainable Nutrition
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In an effort to find a more sustainable way to nourish these girls, Impact Nations provided garden training and start-up supplies.Read more...
VIEW GIFTSAfter receiving the garden training and supplies, the team at The Remnant Generation got to work planting a two acre garden. They filled the garden with organic vegetables that would supplement nutrition, and herbs that could be used for medicinal purposes.
Within a couple of months the garden was flourishing! Currently, the princess shelter houses 72 teens and their children, and has a staff of 33 people; the garden produces enough food to feed all of them each and every day. It is very important for new mothers to receive proper nutrition as they pass it onto their child. One of the mothers stated, “The greens have helped me to get enough breast milk to breastfeed my child”.
The medical herbs that the garden produces are helping fight simple infections and diseases like malaria. Having the herbs on hand means that the medical clinic at the shelter has quick, easy, and free access to effective remedies. The herbs also serve as prenatal supplements, and since incorporating the herbs into the diets of expecting mothers, more babies have been born perfectly healthy.
Meet Viji
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Soon the family was in severe debt. In order to pay down their debt, the entire family was forced to work long days in a brick factory. Even the children had to work in order to keep up the interest payments.Read more...
Earlier this year Impact Nations and our partners met Viji and his family and covered the cost for him and his sister to be enrolled in school again. Additionally, Viji started attending a day program to learn more about Jesus.
One dreadful night Viji’s mother had fallen ill, and her condition was rapidly deteriorating. Remembering the stories he had been told about Jesus healing people, Viji knelt down next to his mother and prayed earnestly.
“Wonderful Jesus, please listen to my prayer. I have heard stories of your miracles, and I believe that you can heal my mother. Please touch her with your healing hands and restore her health. I place my trust in you.”
His mother was healed instantly! With tears of joy streaming down his face and great faith and awe filling his heart, Viji shared the Gospel of Jesus with his mother.
Word of this miraculous healing spread, encouraging others in the village to become curious about Jesus. Viji’s act of faith allowed an entire village to hear about the goodness of Jesus and ignited a flame of hope that would change lives forever.
