Global Missions

 

Mission must begin with the experience of God’s presence, not merely with teaching.  Read below about our various global partnerships in mission.

 
 

Current DHT Partners

Bishop Alphonse Vascaniat Ndutiye

In Lahore, Pakistan, the capital city of Punjab province, resides Bishop Mushtaq Andrew, a lifelong Anglican Catholic serving as a beacon of Christian faith in a dominant muslim community. In the traditional Pakistani culture, women are not expected to be educated or trained in any vocation, leaving many unmarried or widowed women with no way to financially support themselves or their children.

Bishop Mushtaq sought the support of the Global Mission Committee to establish a vocational training school for these women. Despite many financial setbacks imposed by the delays in transferring funds through Pakistani banks, the GMC, in conjunction with the St. Paul Anglican Missionary Society, have helped Bishop Mushtaq to make this dream into a reality. Slowly but surely, Bishop Mushtaq was able to acquire twelve sewing machines, tables, chairs, and all the supplies needed for his school. Initially beginning in a temporary space in the church, he then orchestrated the construction of a dedicated classroom adjacent to the church that would serve as a permanent classroom.

Now, twelve women at a time are able to come from villages all over the area to learn both hand and machine embroidery/sewing to ensure the livelihood and security of themselves and their loved ones. After completing their training at the school, each woman is provided with a sewing machine so that they may continue to create garments and other sewn items in their homes. Having already graduated several students, the vocational school has produced and sold a sizable quantity of Catholic chasubles, stoles, and pulpit hangings as well as traditional Pakistani clothing made for local purchase. Since the success of this first school, Bishop Mushtaq is looking to build a second dedicated classroom to continue helping more women achieve financial security.

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Other Global Partners

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Mama Mirriam

In a township in the Western Cape of South Africa within a small building is a room lined with rows of bunkbeds, here sleep over twenty orphans. Some were left on her doorstep, others were found abandoned in empty homes, or even dumped in a trash bag on the side of the road. 

But here, in this orphanage, they have found a home, cared for by Mama Mirriam, who turned her own suffering into determination that these children would not be left behind. Through tragedies both natural and manmade, she has persevered, ensuring that her children have roof over their heads, food, medicine, education, and love. 

Since a 2012 visit by Bishop Scarlett, St. Matthew’s Church has been partnering with Mama Mirriam, helping her to take care of the needs of her children.