Updates

It is a privilege to join in God’s work of enabling families across the globe to move from dependency to dignity, from mere survival to fulfilling God’s purpose as faithful stewards. Meet our team and read stories of impact in our 2024 annual report.

Impact: More Than Just Numbers By Verlin Torkelson, East Africa Regional Director  We often talk about impact. It’s our way of understanding and explaining the value of the work we do.  In East Africa, we measure many things—group growth, money saved, loans given, and the number of people joining savings groups. We feel blessed when

Gardening and Savings Groups  by Marilyn Kuepfer – Director’s wife Here in Detroit, MI, we are beginning to plant the first seeds and transplants in the ground. The frost free date isn’t until around the middle of May, but there are cold crop plants that we can put out and then cover when the temperature

A Journey of Faith and Financial Literacy in East Africa By Thomas Amata, Director of Operations for East Africa It’s a chilly morning, but some children are braving the cold as they stream into a church building in Taveta town on the Kenyan coast. A few of them are carrying notebooks. They gather around, seated

The Chihuahua, Mexico program launch is just around the corner! At the end of May, we are planning a training after which we will launch a new savings group program in the Cuauhtémoc area of Chihuahua. We are excited to partner with Anabaptist Savings and Loans (ASAL). The savings group participants will have the opportunity