Sunday, Dec. 6
10 a.m.
Activity Center Family Room
Come hear more about the El Salvador and Amistad Mission Trips and how you can be involved.
Africa New Life Ministries exists to communicate the message of Jesus Christ in word and deed, to Africa and all the nations 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.
Decorate Prayer Postcards for Africa New Life, and other World Mission partners, by picking up a packet at the Reception Desk, Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Amistad Mission is a non-profit organization that seeks to manifest Christ’s love for the poor by helping Bolivian children and families in need. They have a la Villa orphanage in Cochabamba, Bolivia where St. Martin’s sponsors the children of Casa San Martin and their mama.
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.
Adult-sized shoeboxes are needed for the upcoming Seafarer’s Christmas Box project. If you have shoeboxes you can donate, please drop them off at the Front Reception Desk, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Seafarer’s Christmas Gift Box Packing and Wrapping
Sunday, Oct 25
10:15 a.m.
Children’s Life Center
Come help pack shoeboxes and wrap them for the Houston International Seafarer’s Center. These gifts will be delivered to the Port of Houston and given out to all the crews who come into port during the holidays.
Sole Hope exists to help children and families in Uganda walk in freedom from jiggers and other preventable foot conditions through medical care, education, protective shoes, and whole person support.
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 Shoe Cutting Project here.
His Children (Sus Hijos) is a registered nonprofit organization created to help children and adolescents in the government and private orphanages in El Salvador. They implement projects to reunite families and show them the love and grace of God; and provide humanitarian aid to communities, families, and the Salvadoran people through projects and activities.
Decorate Prayer Postcards for Sus Hijos, and other World Mission partners, by picking up a packet at the Reception Desk, Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Village Schools International has a dual mission: to enable those in villages who would otherwise never get to go to school to have the opportunity to get an education; and to send missionaries into villages where missionaries have never lived before to share the Gospel. We partner with people in villages in Tanzani, Malawi, Zambia, Uganda, and Kenya to help them build their own schools.
June 2027
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Deposit $300 per person
Final Cost TBD
Registration opens Dec. 1 and closes March 23 or until full.
*Minimum age is 14 years old*
Meet and build relationships with the kids of Casa San Martin! We will do arts and crafts, go to the park, play games, work in their garden and have lots of fun. Since 1993, St. Martin’s has sponsored Casa St. Martin, a home that provides a loving Christian community to children who have been abused, abandoned or orphaned.
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In addition to our work with global mission organizations, St. Martin’s also financially and spiritually supports individuals called to long term service in the global mission field.
St. Martin’s supports a missionary team which, due to the threat of violence against Christians in the area they are serving, we cannot disclose who they are or where they serve. Please pray for them and their ministries.
October is World Missions Month
Learn How to Get Involved
World Missions at St. Martin’s invites you to prayerfully consider how to join a mission partner in their essential work of building mutually transformative relationships focused on sharing faith, knowledge, experiences and resources with our global neighbors. Both local and global mission opportunities are available. Whether you want to stay close to home or travel halfway around the world, there is a program ready to help deepen your faith and empower you to boldly proclaim “by word and example the Good News of God in Christ” to all.
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.
