March 7-12

Deposit: $300 per person
Land Cost: TBA **Airfare to be purchased by the participant
Scholarships are available.

The Rev. Gregory Cross will lead adults and families to San Salvador, El Salvador, to serve alongside St. Martin’s ministry partner, Kurt Ackermann, and his organization, Sus Hijos.

Africa New Life exists to communicate the message of Jesus Christ in word and deed, to Rwanda and all nations. Lives and communities are transformed by providing access to education, leadership training, and healthcare; through church planting and Christian discipleship; and through holistic care for vulnerable children, and women and men in need.

Village Schools International shares the Gospel in Africa through education. Today they operate a growing and financially self-supporting network of more than 70 schools that provide access to secondary school to youth who would never otherwise have the opportunity to continue their education.

St. Martin’s also supports a second missionary team that we do not identify because of the threat of violence against Christians in the area that they serve. Please pray for them and their ministries.

Sus Hijos with ministry partner, Kurt Ackermann and his organization Sus Hijos, serve children, families, and the homeless in the city of San Salvador.

We are going to El Salvador to work alongside Sus Hijos in March 2026!

Email worldmission@smec.org for more information.

 

Sole Hope works to bring hope and healing to Ugandan children suffering from foot parasites called jiggers that, if left untreated, can cause them to drop out of school and be shunned by their community.

Shoe Parties are an excellent way for you to make a global impact without ever leaving Houston. During your home party, you will cut and prepare fabric uppers from old jeans that will be used by Sole Hope’s Ugandan cobblers to handcraft shoes for vulnerable kids. Last year, St. Martin’s volunteers cut out over 350 shoe patterns that were then sent to Ugandan cobblers.

This is a true hands-on opportunity for people of all ages to join in the shoemaking process! No special sewing or cobbler skills required, and all supplies are provided. This project is kid-friendly and great for the whole family!

Kits are available for pick up by sign up on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. from the Front Reception Desk and should be returned to the same location by the following Monday at 3 p.m.

Sign up for the October Shoe Cutting Project here.

Sign up for the January Shoe Cutting Project here.

St. Martin’s began supporting Tom Gruen and his family in 2018. Tom, his wife Kelsey and their five children, Henry, Peter, Gracie, Samuel and Wesley, share the Gospel and minister to the underserved children of Uganda, Africa. Tom works through EMI, Engineering Ministries International, whose mission is to develop people, design structures and construct facilities which serve communities and the Church.

Click here for a message from the Gruen family.

For more information, please contact World Missions at worldmission@stmartinsepiscopal.org.

Faith in Practice seeks to improve the physical, spiritual and economic conditions of the at-risk Guatemalans by providing medical care and health-related educational programs.

Houston International Seafarers Center provides a “home away from home” for seafarers visiting the Port of Houston through a ministry of presence, outreach, witness, worship and service. 

Amistad Mission provides nurturing Christian family environments for vulnerable Bolivian children to grow to independent adulthood and to strengthen families in crisis by establishing loving and stable homes. 

Meet the kids at Casa St. Martin via Zoom!
Once a month we host a zoom call with the kids at Casa San Martin. It is a great way to meet the kids, find out what they are doing, smile and laugh. Contact World Missions for the Zoom link to the next call at worldmission@stmartinsepiscopal.org.