MELBOURN, UNITED KINGDOM

The International Board of Trustees meeting of Christ’s Hope International wrapped up three days of work on November 3, 2007. Among many topics covered, reports on the continued growth of Christ’s Hope’s Choose to Wait program in Africa and beyond was a key highlight of the proceedings. International Director Jos Holtzhausen spoke about how the program has been translated into several new languages, including Thai, Swahili and Mandarin. Holtzhausen’s report specifically noted the “commitment of our people, lay, fulltime and volunteers. There is an air of expectancy amongst them, which gives me great assurance that they are willing and able to live by faith, trusting the Living God to provide all their needs and work with what they have in their hands.”

Other highlights included the unveiling of a new three-year growth plan designed to match a challenge of increased donation goals with significant ministry growth targets by 2010. “Increased expectations” could be considered the watchword of the meeting that drew board members and participants from ten nations in three continents. The progress toward those expectations will be revealed at the next International Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for late July, 2008 in Namibia.

Christ’s Hope International Training Center

International Training Department

Established as an integral facet of the International office, the Training Department ensures the ongoing training and equipping of staff, volunteers and board members within the Christ’s Hope family. In keeping with our commitment to be unashamedly Christian and uncompromisingly Biblical the Training department checks Christ’s Hope literature and teachings to ensure Biblical/Theological accuracy, clarity and practical relevance.

On request from Ministry or Mobilization Nations, the Training Department will conduct the needed seminars, workshops and courses to equip staff, volunteers as well as pastors and the general Christian community in that nation.

Our desire is to see a generation of young people who will break the cycle of immorality, broken and dysfunctional families. This will require a special kind of leadership, the kind modeled so clearly by Jesus Christ. With this in mind we will establish a residential, Short Term Leadership Development course to be conducted at the International Training Center. Participants drawn from all Chartered and pioneering countries will receive theoretical and practical training over a six to twelve month period, following which they will return to their sending nation to implement current and new ministry models.

Through this they will provide the kind of leadership influence that we believe will see the emergence of a Godly generation of Cycle Breakers. Training modules and other relevant materials will be produced to ensure consistency of standards and practice in all Christ’s Hope Ministries.

Photo album

You can see some pictures of our Country Director’s Training Institute in Kenya.
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Contact information

Some photos of the International Training Center:

Introduction

Christ’s Hope International is working towards an AIDS free world by bringing the hope of Jesus Christ to those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. This includes people in danger of contracting HIV, those suffering from AIDS, their care-givers, and at-risk children whose parents have died due to AIDS. Christ’s Hope International is a non-denominational, African-based ministry with international headquarters in Namibia. Christ’s Hope International was founded in early 2003, and has many active Ministry Countries in central and southern Africa, Mobilisation Countries in Europe and North America, and pioneering efforts are currently under way in several other nations.

Christ’s Hope International has grown from what began as a ministry of Youth for Christ Namibia. YFC leadership in Namibia started programs including children’s homes villages and home-based care to reach those impacted by the HIV/AIDS virus. [Their strong, Biblically-based sexual purity program in schools was paying off high dividends.] It soon became apparent that the AIDS crisis is devastating life not only in Namibia, but all across Africa.

From that foundation, and with the blessing of the leadership of both Youth for Christ International and YFC Namibia, Christ’s Hope International took over the AIDS ministry in Namibia and is rapidly expanding programs to other countries.

A letter from the International Director

Click here to read a letter from Jos Holtzhausen, the International Director of Christ’s Hope.

Core Ministry Models

Click here to take a look at the Christ’s Hope ministries.

Statement of faith

You can read our statement of faith on this page.