Local Partners
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ADMINISTER JUSTICE
In 2000, long-time elder and Fox Valley Church attender Bruce Strom left a highly successful law practice to start Administer Justice, which provides free civil legal assistance to low income individuals and families. What started in the Chicagoland area has now reached across the nation with more than 100 legal clinics. |
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REFUGE FOR WOMEN
Refuge for Women is a residential healing and recovery program for survivors of human-trafficking. Refuge was founded in January 2009 in Lexington, KY, by Ked and Michelle Frank. In 2014, Ked was looking to open a branch in Chicago and reached out to Fox Valley attender Karen Schultz, who has served as the RFW Chicago City Director since then. The RFW Chicago-area home opened in October 2016 and received the first residents in November 2016. |
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TLC PREGNANCY SERVICES
TLC is a ministry that provides free medical, material, emotional and spiritual support to local women facing unplanned pregnancy situations. Those who come are often desperate and confused; they find a place of safety and a caring staff. TLC Pregnancy Services offers:
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GLOBAL PARTNERS
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In addition to sponsoring four children through Compassion International, we partner with four ministry families and two mission organizations.
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COLLEEN BRIGGS Heart of hope cambodia Colleen is the Education Director for Heart of Hope in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. They minister to (primarily) Vietnamese children at-risk by providing education, the Good News, a path to job training, and health and safety lessons including trafficking prevention. While Heart of Hope does not attempt to count nor press students to follow Jesus, there is evidence as students ask for prayer, change their life choices, and express their hearts to their teachers. Colleen is sent by Commission to Every Nation. |
THE HAMILTONS SEND INTERNATIONAL POLAND Brett and Michelle Hamilton have served over 25 years with SEND International in Poland. Brett serves as missionary-pastor for the International Church of Wroclaw, that reaches out to international students and business professionals that have poured into the city in the last 10 years. In the last five years, more than 150,000 Ukrainians alone have moved into the city of Wroclaw. There are people from six continents and 32 countries already attending this young fellowship. |
THE PINNEYS REACH GLOBAL CANADA Jay and Kathy Pinney serve with ReachGlobal, the missions department of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA). Jay is primarily a “church planting catalyst” who trains, coaches, and evaluates church planters in Québec. He is also a member of and travels often with ReachGlobal’s Global Equipping Team, with responsibility for church planter training and development in Asia. Kathy is a Montréal team leader and the director of a church planter training program in Québec called the CRAIE. |
ANA TUQUERO MISSIONS MOBILIZER PHILIPPINES Ana is currently serving in the Philippines. Her current ministries include: Missions mobilizer; IF Missions Coordinator (In charge of overall missions events of the church); Kairos Course Head facilitator (responsible for running the course and overseer for Kairos program and facilitators); Partnership with local workers, ministries, outreaches; empowering & equipping servants of the Lord through training and counseling. Pray for opportunities to partner with local workers. |
EMPARTEmpart’s mission is to restore, equip and release indigenous leaders to be catalysts for national transformation in India. As a transformational movement, Empart is passionate about reaching and restoring the lives of those who have never heard about the unconditional love of Jesus.
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CARIBBEAN CHURCHIn the Caribbean, we are seeing a surge of interest in the Gospel and our pastors are desiring more help reaching their communities for Christ with engaging ministry. When we can uplift, encourage and support the local church, our global church expands and grows.
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