We, at church @ 24/7 support various missions because we have some personal relationship with brethren who are involved with them.  On this page we will share a little information about each missionary group and a way to contact them.  The list is not conclusive and will change from time-to-time.  If you know of missionary groups that we should be aware of please let us know.  As missionaries ourselves, we are thankful for the opportunity to give to and pray for many brethren who face danger bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God to people in many places of the earth.  

The two girls pictured above are from Mozambique and are living in an orphanage under Iris Ministries.  Rolland Baker introduced them to us at the “Revival Fire and World Harvest” conference in Albany, Oregon in February 2005.  When their picture was shown Rolland told us that the girl on the right has AIDS.  He told us that they have had children healed of AIDS and HIV and asked that we pray for her healing.  Mozambique is a place of great poverty and has known much civil war and as well as devastating floods.  It is now opening to the gospel of Jesus Christ as never before.  It is a rich harvest field.    

Iris Ministries 

Iris Ministries are located in Mozambique and are directed by Rolland and Heidi Baker.  They began by ministering to children and orphaned children living in a garbage dump.  Now they have many orphanages and help oversee thousands of churches, which have been started since the great floods.  Now they are reaching out to other poor nations in Africa such as Sudan and Sierra Leone.  They have recently ministered in villages in India hit by the recent tsunami.  They are very active in reaching Muslim villages with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  In January 2004 both Roland and Heidi Baker laid hands on us and prayed over us a couple of times at a church meeting in Portland.  Shortly thereafter the Lord greatly expanded our ministry in downtown Portland.  Their website is: www.irismin.org  or you can contact their administrative website at:  www.irismin.com  for further information concerning participating with the ministry.  You may reach them by mail at:

Iris Ministries, Inc.
PO Box 493995
Redding, CA  96049-3995

Voice of the Martyrs

The Voice of the Martyrs brings help to the persecuted church throughout the earth.  Their website is www.persecution.com with a special website for children at www.linkingup.com or you may contact them at:

V.O.M. PO Box 54; Caney, KS  67333.

Open Doors 

Glorious Children’s Home  

Leslie, her daughter Hannah and her mother Bertie, are friends of ours and are the servant-leaders of Precious Daughters of Portland, Oregon.  They support and serve this orphanage in India, which was affected by the recent tsunami.  All three have traveled there together.  The orphanage was mostly spared which caused nearby Hindu villagers to note our Lord’s protecting hand.  Their website is www.preciousdaughters.com. You may contact them at:

Precious Daughters;  PO Box 398 Portland,  OR 97207;  (503) 262-0885.

Medical Teams International

Northwest Medical Teams has changed their name to Medical Teams International.  They are centered in Portland, Oregon.  They bring medical relief to areas hit by various disasters such as the tsunami or recent earthquake in Iran.  They also have continuing ministries to the poor and suffering in various places such as the dump in Mexico City.  Our friend and ministering partner for many years returned from a short trip to the dumpsite in Mexico City in March 2005.  Their website is www.medicalteams.org and you may contact them at: 

Medical Teams International;  P.O. Box 10;  Portland, Oregon 97207-0010; 

Phone: 800-959-HEAL (4325) or 503-624-1000.

Food For The Hungry  

Food For The Hungry brings food and training to areas of poverty and disease.  We first came in contact with this ministry when they were caring for the “boat people” escaping Viet Nam.  They sponsor projects such as teaching people to plant, maintain, and harvest crops.  They also teach about sanitation and clean water and then help construct and develop sanitation and clean water projects.  Food For The Hungry also brings disaster relief in areas where there have been earthquakes, floods, and famine.  They are also active in tsunami relief.  Their website is www.fh.org  or you may contact them at:

Food For The Hungry;  1224 E. Washington St.;  Phoenix, AZ  85034-1102;  1-800-HUNGERS.

India National Inland Mission

INIM is a ministry in India that is dedicated to reaching the nation and the nations surrounding it.  It was started by Paul Pillai decades ago and has been growing since.  They take in orphans and give them schooling and shelter.  Many of the children grow up as Christians who desire to study further and then they are sent out to the villages to reach them for Jesus Christ.  This ministry has suffered persecution and has had martyrs for the sake of the gospel.  Paul & Annie Pillai’s children have grown up in the ministry and now assist in its development and growth.  Paul and his family have visited Portland several times and Paul & Annie have been in our home and shared a meal with us.  For security reasons they have no website at this time but you can contact them at: 

Siloam Ministries 

Al & Marilyn Schubert direct Siloam Ministries and are close friends of ours.  They have ministered with us in Portland several times.  They have stayed in our home and shared much with us.  We supported them in their earlier ministry as intercessors when Al walked across the US carrying a ball & chain.  Siloam Ministries assist brethren in French speaking sub-Saharan Africa where there have been many wars and tribal conflicts.  They work in nations such as Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Togo, and Cameroon.  They work with ministries who are reaching out to unreached people groups such as the Pygmies who are persecuted by other Africans of larger stature.  These ministries are also very active in reaching people for Jesus Christ in French speaking Africa.  Many ministries supported by Siloam Ministries have suffered persecution through intimidation and violence.  Siloam Ministries financially support several African native missionaries, intercessors, and they also support orphanages.   

Siloam Ministries is directed by Al & Marilyn Schubert who live in Fort Davis, Texas.  Al travels periodically to Africa to teach in ministry institutes, work with crusades, and to bring encouragement and financial assistance to various team ministers.  They now have a website under construction at Siloam Ministries with an email address. You can also contact them at:   

Siloam Ministries;  PO Box 2143;  Fort Davis, TX  79734.

Jennifer & Alex Cabezon  

Jenny grew up in the Hawthorne neighborhood where we live.  She is the daughter of some friends of ours who used to live in the neighborhood.  While we were all meeting together in a house church Jenny left Portland for Panama as a YWAM missionary to the poor in rural Panama.  She has learned Spanish and is learning other languages as needed.  Jenny has been in our home and shared her earlier missionary journeys with the church that met there.  Since arriving in Panama she has married Alex and they have started a family.  The two are continuing in missionary work in Panama.  We do not have a website for her but you may contact her through us and we will put you in touch.  If you desire to help her financially you may send her a gift through us and we will pass it along.  Please contact us as to how you may best do this.

Jenny, you are in our hearts and in our prayers because you are among the first we have come to know in this young MISSIONARY GENERATION!

World Vision  

World Vision has many ministries to the poor of the world.  They have a very extensive program in which you can sponsor or care for a child who is orphaned or ill with AIDS.  (World Vision began in the town where Ron went to high school, Monrovia, CA., and is now located in the Northwest.)  Their website is www.worldvision.org and you can contact them at:

World Vision;  P.O. Box 9716;  Federal Way, WA 98063-9716;  1-888-511-6548.