Mission Outreach

The Orphan Helpers

Orphan Helpers Blog

We have established a mission partnership with Orphan Helpers, based in Hampton, Virginia. Orphan Helpers is dedicated to serving and ministering to the spiritual, educational, emotional and physical needs of orphaned, abandoned and incarcerated children. They assist in orphanages and detention centers internationally. Their focus is on children that have been left behind by every element of society including their families, adoption agencies and other orphanages. Orphan Helpers works to provide teachers and programs for orphanages and centers. Their current work is focused on Central America. They build and depend upon strong relationships with individuals, churches, governments and organizations in our efforts to help these children realize the purpose and plan that God has for their lives.

This is where Stutsmanville Chapel comes into the picture. We have the unique opportunity to be the pilot program for Orphan Helpers in developing church partnerships for specific cities and institutions. We have accepted the opportunity to develop ministry in four government operated centers in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. With our help, Orphan Helpers has already placed eight highly qualified Honduran staff members in three orphanages and one juvenile detention center serving a total of 350 children and youth. These staff members are evangelizing, disciplining, and caring for youth while also developing vocational and educational programs.

This congregation has responded in an incredible way, supporting this project at the rate of $50,000 per year. We are currently working with Orphan Helpers to provide items such as computers, sewing machines, etc. to help develop vocational programs.

We also conduct one to two mission trips to San Pedro Sula each year. We are asking interested persons to contact us about going on a trip or serving in other ways.We also fellowship with and involve congregations in Honduras as partners with us in this mission. We praise God for this marvelous opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of "thrown away" youth, but also to be a light in this part of the world

World Missions Outreach

Wycliffe: Duane & Shirley Troyer, Cameroon, Africa
We have been the primary support church for the past ten years for Duane and Shirley in their work with Wycliffe Bible Translators. The Troyer's have served in various support roles in the translation program for the Wycliffe Translation Center in Yaoundé, Cameroon in Africa. Duane is currently focusing on media productions.  One recent exciting fruit was the launching of the Jesus film in the Noni language in Cameroon. This is the same language group that Duane and Shirley first visited during their village phase of their African orientation twelve years ago. The Troyer's completed a 2 year furlough in August of 2007.  They were based at the Wycliffe headquarters in Warshaw, North Caroline where they received special training in media productions. The Troyer Family returned to Cameroon in August 2007 for another 3-4 year term.

Translators Association of the Philippines

Lani Mallorca has worked with Youth with a Mission in the Philippines in various roles including helping train prospective missionaries especially how to love and reach Muslims with the Gospel. Lani has gone from her Bible translation to teaching others how to translate. She is now the Assistant Director for Technical Programs of the Translators Association of the Philippines, a division of Wycliffe. Lani is also involved in the following:  1. Helping train future translators;  2. helping train  translation consultants so they can help check other people's translations.   Stuts has partnered with Lani for approximately 20 years! 

Lani recently reported to us that it has been a difficult time in her country with drought, then storms came resulting in landslides, and floods.  The drought has damaged many hectares of rice land. 

She is still supervising the translation of the Kalagan New Testament.  She asks us to pray for this project as they wait for portions of the translation to be finished and for spelling reviews and revisions to be approved.  We should also pray for the small group of Kalagan believers in Mati to grow strong in their faith.  They now have a highly qualified Revision Consultant (Marc Jacobson) who will oversee the final process before publication which is targeted in the year 2010. 

Samaritan's Purse: Operation Christmas Child

Samaritan's Purse is a nonprofit Christian relief and evangelism organization. Among other endeavors, Samaritan's Purse spearheads the annual "Operation Christmas Child" shoebox drive. This is a project of Samaritan's purse led by Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham.

Stutsmanville Chapel participates by collecting shoeboxes from members of the congregation full of various items for children in parts of the world that experience poverty, hunger and the devastations of war. Your box may go to a child who has never received gifts before, and will know your gifts were given because of the Love of Jesus. We provide up to 350 shoeboxes per year through Stuts.  The collection dates are in November of each year. Contact the church office if you need a brochure or visit www.samaritanspurse.com for more information.