Smyrna's SHARE Fund Ministries
Replacing Despair with Hope
Throughout the Islamic World, Christians experience varying degrees of persecution and suffering -- sometimes including ostracism and marginalization, and at other times terror and torture. Often they suffer serious financial deprivation. Many times just a few dollars can make the difference.
Smyrna's SHARE Fund -- an umbrella for over a dozen different targeted ministry funds -- provides Christians in America the opportunity to fulfill the admonition of Scripture to " . . . do good . . . especially unto them who are of the household of faith." (Gal. 6:10)
Learn about ministry categories below then please give in the manner that God has placed on your heart.
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SHARE Ministry Funds
Basic Life Necessities
Few of us have struggled for basic survival. We may know financial limitations, debt, a tight budget, self-denial. But have we ever questioned whether we could live out the week? Have we ever watched our children die of starvation? Have we ever spent a day under the blazing sun or a night in the harsh winter cold because we had no home to go to, no bed to sleep in?Bibles Fund
How better to reach Islamic regions for Christ than with the Word of God? Hebrews 4:12 tells us, “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Through the Bibles Fund, you can help to put the living Word of God in the hands of people who desperately need it.
Caring for Converts
A Muslim who converts to Christianity may be persecuted by state officials, fired by their employer, disowned by their parents, ostracized by their friends. Infant faith meets hunger, homelessness, emotional trauma, even death threats. This Fund enables local ministries to embrace needy converts: giving food and safe shelter, creating job opportunities, providing Christian instruction and community.Children of the World
Malnourishment, sexual exploitation, violence, and spiritual darkness threaten children throughout the Islamic World. This Fund (particularly appropriate as a classroom or Sunday school project) demonstrates the love of Jesus to little children. Your gift may rescue a child, provide food and shelter, or send children to a Christian camp."Children of the World" piggy banks are available upon request.
Evangelism and Church Planting
Around the world there are 1.57 billion Muslims and approximately 50 Muslim-dominant countries. Yet amidst these populations locked in darkness, God has raised up for Himself a witness. The oppressed Christian minority of the Islamic World proclaims the Gospel to those who have never heard, and plants churches in villages and cities where now stand only mosques.General Fund
A contribution to the General Fund gives us the flexibility to channel your donation to the area of greatest need. The General Fund responds to immediate crises, and funds ministries in areas so dangerous that all information is confidential.Give now to support the Share Fund General Fund.
Leadership Development
Throughout the Islamic World, local congregations need faithful pastors. Unreached regions need evangelists. Fledgling ministries need committed directors. And these new leaders need training and encouragement, partnership and support. This Fund facilitates Christian seminars in impoverished regions, supports village pastors, provides theological education and practical training, and replaces empty shelves with full libraries.Martyrs Fund
Ministry in the Muslim context is dangerous work. As the days pass we learn of fresh atrocities from Gaza, Ethiopia, Kashmir, Turkey—more additions to the hall of martyrs.Ministry Support
The Ministry Support Fund is dedicated to sustaining National Christian workers across the Islamic World, who for the sake of Jesus have become poor. They are highly skilled, driven individuals, yet they do not pursue ambitious careers or personal wealth. They know a single passion -- to shine the Light of the World in the darkest communities, to place a Bible in the hands of a Muslim at a secret meeting place, to plant a church in a city of mosques.Natural Disasters
When a natural disaster hits an Islamic region, the Christian minority often suffers most. Already subject to discrimination and poverty, the Church amidst a natural disaster may lose everything. This Fund provides for Christians in distress.Relief and Development
In the developing world, six out of every ten people are malnourished. And a June 2009 United Nations report estimates that at the end of the previous year 42 million people were displaced worldwide. Multitudes struggle for basic survival amidst warfare, famine, sickness, and widespread catastrophe.SMI Memorial Fund
In memory of a woman known for her fervent prayer, prayer huts now stand outside a training center in West Africa. In memory of parents known for sacrificial generosity, children are rescued from genocide in Sudan. Would you like to continue the legacy of a loved one by giving to a project that would have been close to their heart?Contact us, and we will work with you to establish an individual memorial fund.
Vocational Training
Throughout the Islamic World, women are denigrated by polygamy, easy divorce, discrimination, and abuse. When a fourth wife is abandoned so that the husband may take another (Islamic Law allows only four wives), she may find herself without food and shelter, without education and friends. Every door may close to her -- except the door of the Church. This Fund enables indigenous ministries to open a door of protection, education, and evangelism to women when they are most vulnerable.
