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127 Worldwide wants to help you, an advocate, find ways to better live out what it means to care for the orphan and the widow. Our advocate development includes helping you Pray, Give, Go, and Grow.
Get Involved
127 Worldwide wants to help you, an advocate, find ways to better live out what it means to care for the orphan and the widow. Our advocate development includes helping you pray, give, go, and grow.
Our Advocacy Plan
We work to help advocates, like you, find healthy ways to live out James 1:27 obediently. We desire to help you on your journey to understanding your role in caring for the world's most vulnerable.
Join us in praying for our partners, their ministries, and those they serve through our Partner Prayer Newsletter – a once-per-month email letting you in on specific ways to lift up Geoffrey, Rose, David, and Chris.
GIVE
GO
Going on a large scale encompasses Jesus command to both go to the nations to proclaim the Gospel and also to go to the widow and the orphan in their distress. We provide opportunities for advocates to GO and visit our partners both to encourage them, help them in their ministry, and to gain vision and be equipped for the larger work of vulnerable community care.
Join us for an upcoming GO Trip or through Virtual GO, our SMS based GO opportunity that allows you to experience a week with our partners through daily devotions, local recipes, and more!
Check back soon for more on GO Teams 2023!
Read Advocate GO stories
Ten Lessons in Ten Years of 127
This December 127 Worldwide will celebrate a decade of ministry. God has exceeded my every expectation for starting a nonprofit
The Global Church As Family: Q&A with Pastor Wesley Hicks
Wesley Hicks, 127 advocate and pastor of The Ridge Church, felt the urge three years ago for his young church
A Lesson on Mutual-Edification with Rose Bugusu
At 127 Worldwide, we use the phrase “mutual-edification” a lot. We believe that fostering mutually-edifying relationships with our local leaders
How Mutual Edification Shaped My Time in Kenya and Beyond
Throughout my walk with Christ, I’ve participated in several mission trips, but it wasn’t until I served alongside 127 Worldwide
How 127 Equipped Me for My First International Trip
During the spring of 2021, I discovered 127 Worldwide through a blog on Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Intersect Project. The
5 Ways to Help the Poor Without Hurting Them
When I boarded my jet for Kenya in 2015, I couldn’t wait to arrive at the Nairobi slums and get
A Decade Reflection: 127 and Me
Sandwiched between my top bunk and the ceiling at Tumaini Miles of Smiles, with my phone antenna pointed out the
Dorothy Bowman at 127’s Ten Year Anniversary
In the Spring of 2011, I got a call from Sara Beth while she was working in Charlotte for another
GROW
We want to help you grow in your ability to live out James 1:27. We primarily engage in helping advocates grow through creating and curating disciple-making content and developing specific curriculums centered around our EQUIP Plan competencies.
EQUIP Plan Competencies
Gospel-Centrality
Short-Term Missions
Local Leaders
Cultural Sensitivity
Human Dignity
Healthy Engagement
EQUIP Plan Resources
Why You Should Consider Canceling Your Short-Term Mission Trips
Has an organization facilitating a short-term mission trip ever encouraged you not to go? You might be surprised to know
Managing Culture Shock
If you’ve ever considered traveling internationally, you’ve probably heard tales of the infamous “culture shock” upon arrival in a new
Six Harmful Consequences of a Savior Mentality
Ryan Kuja, author of From the Inside Out: Reimagining Mission, Recreating the World, delves deeply into the “hero mentality” to
Join God At Work
This video does an excellent job of introducing how a commitment to human dignity informs the way Christians see material
Spiritual and Physical Transformation
As 127 collaborates with our partners to address the root causes of family-fracturing, poverty, and other evidences of brokenness, we
Does Christianity Belong in Africa?
This article on The Gospel Coalition Africa website is intended as an apologetic tool for refuting a common objection that
Biblical Justice
Justice is foundational to the work of caring for the vulnerable. If we have no standard for how human beings
Championing Local Leaders
Pippa Biddle, a well-intentioned, multiple time short-term missions-tripper, witnessed firsthand some of the drawbacks of mission projects and came face