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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
What a Candid Photo Taught Me About Human Dignity
Have you ever done something on a mission trip that, upon looking back, makes you feel sick to your stomach?
127’s Partner Grant Program
At some point everyone begins to prefer cash tucked in cards to beautifully wrapped gifts ripe for opening on Christmas
Trusting in the Lord’s Provision: Rose Bugusu
One of my favorite things to do is plan. Plan events, plan trips, plan for my future, even just plan
How a Single Email Shaped an Entire Decade
Have you ever stopped to consider how one decision can have a domino effect on so many other life outcomes
4 Principles for Reevaluating Your Missions Strategy
This is the first summer in twenty years that I have not gone, or helped people to go, on short-term
Am I a 127 Advocate?
Merriam-Webster defines advocate as “one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group.” If you’ve given financially
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
Vulnerable Community Care
Curated content geared towards caring for the vulnerable in healthy ways
What a Candid Photo Taught Me About Human Dignity
Have you ever done something on a mission trip that, upon looking back, makes you feel sick to your stomach?
Why Orphan Prevention is an Important Part of the Pro-Life Ethic
The pro-life ethic shapes our understanding of the value of human life because we believe that all people are made
Am I a 127 Advocate?
Merriam-Webster defines advocate as “one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group.” If you’ve given financially
How a Single Email Shaped an Entire Decade
Have you ever stopped to consider how one decision can have a domino effect on so many other life outcomes
127’s Partner Grant Program
At some point everyone begins to prefer cash tucked in cards to beautifully wrapped gifts ripe for opening on Christmas
What Helps and What Hurts in Relief and Development Aid?
Try to think back to how you felt before your very first mission trip experience. Or, if you’ve never gone
Advocate Stories
Curated content to help you hear the stories of advocates like you learning to do the work of vulnerable community care
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
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
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
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
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
How Collaboration Resulted in Empowerment
At 127 Worldwide, we’re celebrating ten years of connecting and equipping the global body of Christ to restore hope to
EQUIP Plan
Resources curated specifically to meet equipping standards for you, your ministry team, and your congregation.
Our EQUIP Plan is developed around 6 key objectives
From the Gospel and For the Gospel
127 Worldwide is committed to gospel-centrality as our primary motivation. It’s our first distinctive and arguably the one that shapes
5 Steps to Serving Others Well
A distinctive of 127 Worldwide is that we believe all relationships are mutually-edifying. We are not the experts with knowledge
Why Local is Best
127 Worldwide believes the Bible teaches that, as members of the global church, we’re meant to partner together to the
Paternalism
When Helping Hurts, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, has shaped much of the way 127 Worldwide interacts with vulnerable
Resist Simplistic Solutions
Western do-gooders need to resist the allure of 'exotic problems' This article published in The Guardian hits us where it
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
Members of the Global Church
These days all you need for a social media post to go viral is a reference to a well-known personality
Stages of Poverty Relief
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to helping the poor. To truly help people, we need to understand the root causes of
What is Poverty?
WHAT IS POVERTY? The Chalmers Center, an organization that equips the local church to address the broken relationships at the
Biblical Justice
Justice is foundational to the work of caring for the vulnerable. If we have no standard for how human beings
Interview with Geoffrey Odongo
Geoffrey is the founder of Acres of Hope Uganda, caring for vulnerable children in Nebbi. Listen in to his conversation
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
To Western Missionaries: From An African Pastor
Chopo Mwanza pastors Faith Baptist Church Riverside in Kitwe, Zambia, and his thoughts about missions in Africa provide insightful context
Handling Handouts
We’ve all driven past a homeless person holding a sign at an intersection or been asked by a stranger for
Interview with Chris Omondi
Chrispine (Chris) Omondi is the Director of Swahiba Networks in Nairobi, Kenya, and in this podcast episode, he shares about
Interview with Peter Abungu
Peter is the founder of Swahiba Networks in Nairobi, Kenya. As a young man, Peter Abungu wrestled to reconcile what
Realistic Expectations for GO Teams
You spent the last six months fundraising to participate in a 127 Worldwide GO Team traveling to Kenya. Even though
Dimensions of Culture: Theirs and Ours
Because 127 Worldwide connects and equips advocates from the West and non-Western ministry partners, cross-cultural awareness is critical. We labor
Join God At Work
This video does an excellent job of introducing how a commitment to human dignity informs the way Christians see material
Ministry of Presence
“Ministry of presence” is an important part of 127 Worldwide’s ministry philosophy and plays a huge role in our GO