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Community Development
Long-term, locally led change — where the community sets the priorities and owns the results.
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Where we serve
Southeast Asia
Remote communities, and the seasons that decide everything
Overview
Our work in Southeast Asia
Partners in this region serve remote communities several hours from the nearest town, where storms and flooding arrive predictably and destructively.
Preparedness, agriculture, clean water and the training of local church leaders who serve scattered villages are the mainstays of the work.
The context shaping this work
- Annual storm and flood seasons damaging homes and crops.
- Long travel times to markets, clinics and secondary schools.
- Small, widely scattered congregations sharing one leader.
Ministry areas
Most active in Southeast Asia
Every region carries all three of our commitments; these are the ministries that dominate here.
relief
Food & Clean Water
The two needs that come before everything else — enough to eat, and water that is safe to drink.
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restoration
Church & Community Partnerships
Everything we do runs through local churches and community leaders who were there before us and will remain after.
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renewal
Education
Helping children and young people reach a classroom, stay in it, and leave with real options for their future.
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Pray for Southeast Asia
These requests come from partner communities in this region. Our prayer team receives them as they arrive, including urgent ones.
Join the prayer teamCommunities in the storm season
UrgentStorm season is approaching for remote coastal and island communities. Pray for preparedness plans to be followed, and for homes, crops and boats to be protected.
A clinic waiting on power
A rural clinic is waiting on a solar installation that would let it open after dark and store vaccines. Pray for the work to be completed before the wet season closes the roads.
Elsewhere
Other regions
East Africa
Rural communities facing drought, displacement and rising food prices
- Water security and repair
- School access and feeding
- Savings and livestock
West Africa
Growing young populations, and too few routes into work
- Vocational and trade training
- Small enterprise support
- Maternal and child health
Southern Africa
Households carrying the weight of care for others
- Family and caregiver support
- School access
- Household food security
“The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”
Support the work in this region
Gifts to where it is needed most let our partners direct funds to the greatest need across every region.