Since 2004, Give Me Shelter Ministries has supported churches and families in very poor parts of our world.
What We Do Differently
After years of missions in multiple countries, we saw a variety of ways that non-profit organizations work to serve the poor. Some are efficient, some are downright wasteful. We have developed a simple, effective way to serve, and enable our supporters to know that their financial offerings are doing something now, as the Church.
God led Kenny, our founder, to discover that the best way to support the poorest of the poor is to partner with LOCAL PASTORS in these communities. Our pastors identify the need, and then we help them meet the need.
These churches in places like Haiti and Mexico are filled with Christ-loving brothers and sisters every week. It is a spirit-filled experience to worship and learn with these wonderful people who know true joy better than most of us in the USA. Because they have “nothing” in most world-views, they truly learn that God is all you need.
These church members serve and give, but most of them make very little money, and therefore the church does not have financial resources to serve the community. That’s where we come in.
Another thing we learned to do differently is to provide the materials and tools to the people in the community, and they will do the work. They WANT to do the work. They are provided the supplies like tin for roofs and concrete for latrines, and take pride in serving their own community. By doing it this way, we don’t have to spend all the money required to fly in a bunch of volunteers to build or repair these homes. All that money goes to local resources, and empowers the locals to do their work.
Bottom line, we feel we have found the best way for our Christian brothers and sisters here in the US to serve with their financial offerings. The money goes for supplies and tools, for community projects managed by the local pastor and church. It is a wonderful way to enable these churches to glorify Christ.
Please prayerfully consider supporting Give Me Shelter Ministries, and see your offerings go directly to providing shelter for those who lost it all in recent storms and earthquakes.
To those of you who have been along for the ride since ’04, thank you and God bless you! For those of you considering to help us keep building, please get on board today! We have a great opportunity to help many lives and glorify Christ in doing so!
