Projects

Nepal Earthquake

On Saturday, an earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude, hit the Himalayan nation of Nepal. Thousands of years worth of buildings, homes, and roads were destroyed. The earthquake triggered landslides and avalanches on the mountainsides surrounding Kathmandu. The death toll is currently at 3,600 and rising.  Conduit Mission has been in communication with our long standing relationships there in Kathmandu, Guardian Village. The children and staff are safe and the children’s home, community center, and school sustained little to no damage. However, people are now pouring in from the surrounding mountains and villages, seeking medical care, shelter, and food…and Guardian Village is rising to the occasion.   The Guardian Village staff have jumped in to care for the injured and displaced. They are caring for the needs of those camped in their courtyard and those that have yet to receive medical care. With no electricity, water, and fuel to run the generators, local hospitals have closed their gates and will accept no more patients. Many hospitals that were not destroyed during the initial earthquake have sustained irreparable damage with aftershocks measuring up to 6.9 magnitude. Patients have now been moved to the parking lots, and with only one functioning operating room left in the entirety of the country at the moment, people are dying while awaiting life-saving surgery. Relief supplies are in transit, but roads are still impassable. Monsoon season is on its way. The death toll will continue to rise until outside resources and aid are able to intervene.  People are in need of shelter, clean water, food, and medical attention. As always, Conduit Mission will serve as a literal conduit to get goods and resources into the hands of people that need it the most. Guardian Village is currently assessing the situation and communicating with us the most critical needs. Many have inquired how to help – and right now, the most critical need is finances. If you feel led, please follow the link and donate with confidence that 100% of all donations will be sent directly to these trusted relationships there in Nepal. As the situation progresses, we will continue to monitor the needs and how Conduit Mission can best partner with meeting them. We will keep everyone informed as we move forward. Regardless of your contribution, we are asking everyone to sincerely pray for the peace and safety of the region, and that God will continue to make his name known to these beautiful people through this painful time of healing and restoration. We serve a mighty God and we look forward to stories of healing, redemption and powerful testimony that come from hard times like these. And, as is often the case, people are turning to the local church for help… that makes us partners… affiliates…Conduits.  On behalf of the staff here at Conduit Mission, and on behalf of the beautiful people of Nepal, Thank you for your consideration.     David Christopher, Director of Missions The Conduit Mission david@conduitmission.org 615.351.2064
Refugee Crisis In The Middle East

We are raising funds to help Matt & Julie Beermer and their organization www.club1040.com   They are currently partnered with the local church in Lebanon in bringing relief to those who have been forced from their homes because of the brutality of the wars going on in Syria & Iraq.   Here is what we are raising funds for.  Club 1040 is serving Syrian Refugees in the Middle East.  Iraq and Lebanon.  100% of what is donated will be used by them to move relief supplies.  This project is really critical for many reasons There are more refugees in Lebanon than any other country - so it's an awesome opportunity to change Syria. This is a strategic opportunity.  Lebanon is the only country in the middle-east where you can convert legally as a Muslim and be protected by the government. It's just three million people and now 2 million Muslims have sought refuge from the Syrian war & Isis. Imagine if the population of the USA nearly doubled in two years. The housing costs/rents have gone through the roof. While the Syrians are also working for less wages - so Unemployment is sky high & wages are going down. Most of the Aid agencies focus on the Syrians while the Lebanese are suffering too. Even so the Christian Lebanese churches still reach out to the Muslim families out of their lack. Some churches feed a couple hundred family's weekly while there's a couple dozen. But all the churches are stretched super thin. All the while there are Muslims pouring into the churches - now many churches have more Syrians in their service than Lebanese & many Muslims are converting. So this aid we are sending is organized through one of the church groups we are working with. They are to 1) meet needs of any needy Lebanese they have in their churches 2) meet the needs of the Syrians they are reaching out to. The end game is to lift/encourage the beat down Lebanese church & also strengthen their position as a solution to this Syrian refugee crises in the governments eyes... Then also enable them to reach out to more Muslims. It is cross denominational and so it is bringing unity to churches to work together on this project. We are then building on the fruit if this to start discipleship & leadership training for former Muslims and the church. We appreciate anything you can do to help raise the support to make this happen.