God put on our hearts to start an MFM-like
ministry in 30 new countries over 5 years,
starting in January 2019. This ministry goal
is called Global 5-30.
We have sent teams to Cuba over the last
few years, but now, God has given us a director
there. He recently formed a team of
men and started MFM in Cuba. A team from
the U.S. had planned to go in March 2020,
but then the pandemic hit, and we had to cancel the trip.
The MFM Cuba team said, “Since you cannot come, our team
will go out to the community and church where you were going to
minister.” They loaded up their van with clothes, Bibles, and work
supplies, and God used them in a great way to be the hands and
feet of Jesus. They passed out Bibles, distributed clothing, did work
projects, evangelized, and preached in the local church.
When they left, the pastor shared what an impact they had made
in the community and the church. Many in the community had not
ever been to the church before.
2019 U.S. Ministry Teams
• 23 evangelism teams to 11 countries with 168 people
• 10 medical teams to 7 countries with 102 people
• 4 prayer teams to 3 countries with 25 people
• 38 work teams to 16 countries with 231 people
Overall: 75 teams to 22 countries with 526 people
In February 2020, Pastor Wilberforce Bwire, a
Hope61 national trainer in Uganda, facilitated a
Hope61 human trafficking prevention training at
Dowhe United Methodist Church in eastern Uganda.
In this training, attendees learned about human trafficking
and the church’s role in preventing it. They
discussed issues in the community that cause people
to be vulnerable to becoming involved in trafficking,
and they also considered their own gifts, talents, and
abilities that may help reduce that vulnerability.
One of the major causes of vulnerability in many
areas is lack of education, which prevents people
from learning to read and write, making it difficult to
get good jobs to support their families. The particip-
ants shared that this is a major issue for their community
and that many people have been offered and
accepted jobs in the Middle East.
This activity is one of the most prominent tricks
that traffickers use to victimize people. They offer
them a good job somewhere else only to enslave
them and force them to work for no pay in jobs and
activities that were never part of the original agreement.
These victims have little to no contact with
their families and no way to ever get out of this trap.
After hearing this, the church knew they had an
opportunity and a responsibility to do something.
Pastor Wilber followed up with them at length after
the training, and they decided that they could use
the gifts and talents God gave them to start a new
school in their community. The kids will be educated
and prepared for good jobs, learn about the tricks
and traps of the traffickers, and, most importantly,
hear the Gospel message of Jesus Christ and become
part of the church community. As a result, this entire
community, both adults and children, is much less
vulnerable to becoming involved in human trafficking.
In addition, the students are preparing for the
rest of their lives with good schooling and awareness
to keep them safe, and they are now listed in
the Lord’s Book of Life, forever saved by the work of
Jesus Christ. This is the power of the Gospel in the
hands of disciple-makers like Wilber Bwire.
2019 statistics
• 4,101 people trained in 8 countries.
• 28 new Hope61 trainers were trained
in 3 countries.
As of March 2020 statistics
(before the COVID-19 pandemic struck and
Hope61 trainings were mostly shut down)
• 1,411 people were trained in 5 countries.
Men for Missions, a lay-focused ministry of OMS, mobilizes ordinary men from
all walks of life to do extraordinary things by doing, going, and giving whatever
God asks. God uses MFM to provide short-term mission opportunities for
men and their families to use their talents and testimonies to impact a lost
world for Jesus Christ.
A ministry of One Mission Society, Hope61 seeks to prevent human trafficking around the world by equipping the local
church. By learning about human trafficking; understanding the causes of vulnerability to becoming involved in human trafficking;
and considering how the church’s existing gifts, talents, and resources can be used to reduce those vulnerabilities,
churches can be equipped to have a significant impact in preventing this atrocity from happening in their communities.
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