Ministry Partners
At Home | Abroad
At Home – Jerman’s Story
As a young boy, Jerman Disasa was a poor kid who had walked 50 miles to reach the mission school where Rev. Jack Smith was teaching in rural Ethiopia.
Jerman eventually made his way to college in Kansas, then to the University of South Carolina. In Columbia, he worshipped at Eastminster Presbyterian Church and established the connection that continues today.
CHAMPS, Eastminster
CHAMPS (Communities Helping, Assisting, and Motivating Promising Students) is a missions/outreach program of Eastminster Presbyterian Church working through Richland School Districts One and Two in Columbia, SC. Presbyterian College education professor, Dr. Jerman Disasa, and community leaders began the program in 1995. Unique in several aspects, CHAMPS-Eastminster is a six-year program that prepares students for their college experience.
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Lake Helen Youth Center
This program meets the criteria of our Mission Statement by supporting children through after school education and mentoring programs. We provide volunteers assistance for this program to assist them in providing a fun, safe, supervised environment for teenagers to spend their free time and to expand their minds through art, music and educational programs. In the end, working towards reducing juvenile crime and helping teenagers become productive and well-rounded adults.
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Thornwell Home and School for Children
Thornwell is one of the oldest faith-based children homes in our nation. Located in Clinton SC it serves children and families throughout South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Thornwell Home and School for Children
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Ministry Partner
At Home | Abroad
Abroad – Brenda’s story
Brenda Johnston left the Walt Disney Corporation and 28 years of marketing and management to begin working with children in Africa. Working with Brenda and Namibian Director, Mrs. Sylvia Beukes, His Promise Ministries is helping to feed and house children and build the Talitha Kumi Christian Academy for orphaned children.
International Child Care Program
With your help, orphans and vulnerable children are placed in the context of a family. Each family home is restricted to no more than 10 children in a family including the birth children. The families provide healthy role models for the children entrusted to Children of Promise Ministries Namibia. Child-headed households are the norm in Namibia and the need for long-term people resources is critical.
Talitha Kumi Christian Academy
We believe that education is one of the keys to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one’s own life. Talitha Kumi is registered by the Namibian Ministry of Education to operate as a lower and upper Primary school which is grades 1-7. There is also an after-school tutoring program in place to help children improve their skills and to provide children with time and assistance to complete their homework.
