How Can You Help This Ministry?
There are a number of ways to support Grace Iris Ministries. First of all, as we’ve said, the number one need for this ministry is prayer. Grace Iris Ministries survives on God continually opening doors and sustaining this ministry. Without God’s favor and blessing this ministry could literally be lost in a day’s time. So we would primarily ask that you pray for Vijay and Vasantha, their family, the pastors and church planters, the boarding children, the congregations, and the entire ministry field.
We see our role as a board of directors and sponsors to be co-laborers with the workers of Grace Iris Ministries. We hope to partner with them in their endeavor to make disciples of Jesus Christ and to serve the people of Bobbili and the surrounding region. We see the ministry very much as an eternal investment within which we get to be partakers. So if you have an interest in financially supporting any of the various activities and initiatives, below is a list of those undertakings and their associated expenses.
We see our role as a board of directors and sponsors to be co-laborers with the workers of Grace Iris Ministries. We hope to partner with them in their endeavor to make disciples of Jesus Christ and to serve the people of Bobbili and the surrounding region. We see the ministry very much as an eternal investment within which we get to be partakers. So if you have an interest in financially supporting any of the various activities and initiatives, below is a list of those undertakings and their associated expenses.
Most Urgent Need:
Support for "Plantation Project" families displaced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Support covers purchase of mango or cashew trees and wages for clearing 1-2 acres of government owned property adjacent to their village. Trees will provide an income producing harvest for these families for years to come. Support can be provided for $150/family
Support for "Plantation Project" families displaced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Support covers purchase of mango or cashew trees and wages for clearing 1-2 acres of government owned property adjacent to their village. Trees will provide an income producing harvest for these families for years to come. Support can be provided for $150/family
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Child Sponsorship (room, board, and education): $300/year ($25/month)
Pastor Sponsorship (support for them and their families): $300/year ($25/month) Motorcycle for a Pastor or Church Planter: $1,500 Constructing a New Church Building: $6,500 Bore Well drilling for a Village: $2,000 Check Dam (provides water for 3-4 villages): $8,000 Goat Distribution (income producing, 1 male and 1 female): $200 Bus Fare & Evening Meal for Monthly Women’s Prayer Meetings (~800 women): $300/month Rice and Medical Care for Local Leper Community and Church: $200 |
All financial support can be sent to:
Grace Iris Ministries P.O. Box 4614 Maryville, Tennessee 37802 (Please write in the memo section how you would like the funds designated.) |
As a final note, all of the team that makes up Grace Iris Ministries is committed to keeping this ministry free from overhead administrative expenses. That is why we, as board of directors, pay all of our associated expenses out of pocket. Likewise, Vijay and Vasantha, Anil and Poornima, Anatha and Alice all maintain their own personal business (Private School, Dental Practice, and Medical Practice) in order to support themselves as well as investing personally in the ministries.
