Torch Missions
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat
I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink
I was a stranger and you invited me in
I needed clothes and you clothed me
I was sick and you looked after me
I was in prison and you came to visit me”
About Us
TORCH Missions is a humanitarian relief organization that is associated with the churches of Christ that coordinates and facilitates missions with vision opportunities to Honduras, Costa Rica, Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and the United States for youth, college students, and adults. These trips emphasize serving the impoverished and providing benevolent relief to those who suffer from the effects of poverty, disaster, and insufficient medical care. In addition, Torch Missions takes the gospel to those we serve and share the love of Jesus not only through words, but also by actions. .
TORCH takes its mission from the words of Jesus in Matthew 25:40 where he says, "...Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine you did for me." In the preceding verses Jesus spoke of feeding, clothing, caring for the sick, providing shelter, and taking care of the needs of others. That is TORCH. For over 30 years, they have helped lead thousands of student and adult volunteers in providing relief in the form of the most basic necessities: food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention. In a typical year, TORCH will build close to 100 homes and repair countless others. They have built schools, churches, and feeding centers. They distribute well over 100,000 pounds of food, thousands of articles of clothing, and hundreds of pairs of shoes each year. They will spend hundreds of hours visiting hospitals and children’s homes, and conducting medical clinics that see up to 400 patients a day.
Many TORCH teams will plan, organize, and conduct VBS events in the communities where they work that will share the stories of the Bible with literally thousands of children. The days are long, the work is exhausting, but the benefit to the communities and the volunteers is unmistakable. The experiences are life-altering for both the people of Honduras and those who come as a part of a TORCH team.
TORCH Missions is a faith-based non-profit (501[c]3) organization that coordinates and facilitates short-term mission opportunities to impoverished, developing countries for youth, college students, and adults, emphasizing benevolence and discipleship. TORCH works in cooperation with the InterAmerican Restoration Corporation (IRC)
Contact
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Torch Missions
PO Box 841
Abita Springs, LA 70420-0841
E-mail: torchmissionsinformation@gmail.com