Zimpeto Children’s Centre
Our primary focus is on child care –both for those who live with us and those who we care from the community. Iris is a great example of Jesus ministry –caring for those hungry, naked, unloved –providing for them and sharing the good news of Jesus.
There are a small number of long term Western volunteer missionaries on base who all raise their own finances and support. Iris Global pays about 150 contracted workers on base – all Mozambican. We support 45 pastoral staff and 55 youth.
All care given in the list below is free of charge.
Feed 800 people every day 3 meals a day
Attend 400 people weekly in the medical clinic
220 children live on base 24/7
There are 850 primary aged children schooled in the morning and 760 high school students every afternoon
WE support 35 students to study at University.
Every week we visit the garbage dump, the streets, the prisons and hospital with food, clothing, medicine and prayer
We build around 20 house a year for families –keeping the family together
Seventy families receive food boxes every week
Sixty mothers receive a full complement of milk formula weekly
We have a youth project housing 34 youth who have no family connection
All students have access to a library and computing room
Iris has planted many churches in the community and the ministry builds churches and supports pastors with offerings
We care for 8 special needs children in the Special Needs house
There is a 24/7 prayer room
In our baby house aged 1 to 4 are 26 babies
Every week there are evangelism crusades in the community as well as prayer meetings and church services on the base
WE have an active bible school housing 50 students 3 times a year for 3 months
WE work alongside the church who are involved in local church services and plants, evangelism, conferences
We welcome about 500 visitors a year who volunteer for 2 to 3 weeks.
Visitors can be involved in many of the above programs.
