Thanksgiving Offering

By The Hand is a Christ-centered, after-school program that takes kids by the hand and walks with them from kindergarten through college, loving and nurturing them—mind, body and soul. This new school year, By The Hand is planning to serve over 2,000 students as they actively minister to them and share the good news of Jesus Christ. Last school year, 300 students professed faith and accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. By The Hand was founded out of Moody Church and many of our members serve on staff and as volunteers.

https://bythehand.org/

Kids Alive schools minister to the most vulnerable population at their seven sites in the Dominican Republic. The schools not only provide an excellent education, but KA is developing the next generation of leaders in Dominican society. About 20% of KA’s 450 national employees are graduates of KA schools. KA schools have more than a 90% graduation rate vs. less than 10% for the DR as a whole. Kids Alive is able to provide for the mind, body, and soul of these children for $110 per child, per month. Moody Church missionaries Vic and Leslie Trautwein have served for over 20 years in this ministry and the Veritas Community is planning a trip there in 2025.

https://www.kidsalive.org/the-dominican-republic

Hope Mobility is dedicated to sharing hope, mobility devices, and training to those living with disabilities in Africa. Approximately 80 million people live with disabilities in Africa, and they are usually excluded from schools, opportunities to work, and even participation in the community. They face social stigma, discrimination, and sometimes death because they are considered to be of no value or a curse to the community. A pediatric wheelchair can provide mobility to a child in Africa for $275. Moody Church members have participated in the distribution of these wheelchairs the past two years.

https://hopemobility.org//

As Our Own’s commitment is to not only rescue vulnerable children from extreme poverty and exploitation but to protect, empower, love, and care for each child, not as an orphan, but as their own daughters—for life. Moody Church missionary “R” founded and currently runs this ministry. Your gift will enable these young girls to not only avoid exploitation but to receive an education and become future leaders in their communities.

https://asourown.org/

Safe Families for Children seeks to unite church and community to keep children safe and families together by providing an alternative to the foster care system. Each year, hundreds of children in Chicagoland are temporarily placed in a caring home through Safe Families. Moody Church members are involved in dozens of these placements as both hosts and support for hosting families.

https://safe-families.org/

All the children living in one of FFHM’s homes in Baja, Oaxaca, and Tijuana were placed there through child protective services in Mexico. They were removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Once in an FFHM home, the children receive housing, nutrition, education, and healthcare, all in a Christ-centered environment. FFHM is shining the light of Jesus into the lives of these children. It costs $285 per month to provide this loving care to these children. The Moody Church Youth visited the home in Oaxaca in June 2024.

https://www.ffhm.org/