Ministries Making a Difference
Ministries focused on faithful service in developing their communities.
As I write this, I know the weight of this weekend is heavy on people’s hearts. We mourn with the communities grappling with enormous grief and loss after flash floods swept through parts of central Texas, killing more than 100. 
When I ponder the suffering that people are enduring in Texas and around the world—and even my neighbors next door—I wrestle with the age-old dichotomy of a broken world and a good God.
I don’t feel qualified to settle that score—but I think of Corrie Ten Boom’s sister, Betsie, who died in the Ravensbrück concentration camp during World War II. Shortly before her death, she told Corrie, “We must go all over the world to tell people what we know—that Jesus’ light is stronger than the deepest darkness. We can tell from experience that no pit is too deep, because God’s everlasting arms always sustain us.” Selah.
We can’t carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. They just can’t withstand it. The grief is too great, the depths of human depravity too devastating, the solutions beyond our grasp. But we trust in the One who can.
May that trust lead us to pray and to any action within our grasp. For those looking to help relief efforts in Texas, we have a separate guide, written by our own Kim Roberts, with ministries who are providing aid. For now, here is a roundup of ministries faithfully pursuing the good of their own communities:
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Another area grappling with the aftermath of severe flooding is Myanmar, where civil war and a March 7.7-magnitude earthquake have only made the monsoon season more devastating. Recovery efforts are slow and dangerous as local military teams commandeer the aid being shipped in. A3, who develops Christian leaders around the world, is staying in touch with partners on the ground in Myanmar, who say that victims are responding “very positively” to the gospel. A3 has 1 star and an A transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 80 (“Give With Confidence”).
On May 3, alumni from Denton Freedom House’s Women Home shared their transformational testimonies at a Mental Health Conference held at One Community Church in Plano, Texas. The event was from the ministry’s I’ve Been Set Free Tour held throughout Texas in the first half of 2025. Denton Freedom House offers residential programs for men and women ready to overcome addiction and poverty. They also run a community food pantry and a coffee shop that employs program participants. Denton Freedom House Ministries has 4 stars and a C transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 96 (“Give With Confidence”).
Christian Health Service Corps was able to save the lives of a young mother and her baby at its Bongolo Hospital in the rainforest of Gabon, Africa. The mother, who went into premature labor, gave birth to a 2Ib 6oz baby before coming down with a severe infection. After recovering, the mother became ill again, this time with appendicitis. The hospital, through its benevolent fund, was able to cover a large portion of the services to make her and her baby well. Christian Health Service Corps operates 29 hospitals throughout the world in places like Ukraine, Honduras, India, and throughout Africa, providing quality, affordable healthcare to people who need it. The ministry has 4 stars and an A transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 100 (“Give With Confidence”).
A group of medical volunteers with the Nazarene Medical Brigade (NMB) in Mexico hosted a clinic in May, serving over 130 people in Chiapas. Patients received dental consultations, medicines, and other screenings, as well as clothing and prayers. The Sierra region has struggled to access quality healthcare after local clinics closed down. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) for a district in Mexico launched its NMB in 2017, and has since provided nearly 350 brigades across the country. NCM is one of MinistryWatch’s Shining Light ministries, having earned the highest ratings in each of our three categories—5 stars, an A transparency grade, and a donor confidence score of 100.
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