The need
Distance, conflict, language, and persecution can keep people from sustained Bible teaching even after they first hear the Gospel.
Evangelism & Discipleship
God’s Institute for Transformation (GIFT).
A home and family for youth who need Jesus with skin on.
Watch the work
See GIFT leadership training in the field.
Meet the young people and indigenous leaders at the center of this ministry.
Mobilization of heaven's agenda
What this ministry carries into the field.
Past wars and poverty have left thousands orphaned and/or living on the streets throughout Uganda and South Sudan. Child-headed homes are common as older siblings are forced to care for the younger, often living on the streets and struggling to secure a single meal in a day. Sometimes left neglected in prison for the crimes they committed in order to survive, sometimes picked up by traffickers who make promises they have no intention to keep.
How it works - 01
The field-led response
God’s Institute for Transformation (GIFT) is a home and family for youth who need Jesus with skin on. GIFT is a 24/7 family and a holistic solution to a total need: mentoring, food, shelter, medical, clothing, education, vocational skills and opportunities, salvation and discipleship, and starting a new life with Jesus in real community.
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The work continues
These precious children have horrific stories of being "wasted" physically, mentally, emotionally, and in every other way by sex-trafficking, exploitation, abuse, and more. They are broken in their minds and hearts, malnourished, full of diseases, suspicious, and untrusting. Love wins them over. They are placed in families of 8-10 with trained mothers & fathers who pour out affection and affirmation, love and prayer, until the walls of suspicion are broken down and the process of transformation begins.
The ministry in context
A need, a field-led response, and a path forward.
See how God’s Institute for Transformation (GIFT) fits Favor’s wider approach to transformation.
Favor’s approach
National leaders carry prayer, Scripture, training, and follow-up into the communities they already understand and can continue serving.
What comes next
The aim is multiplication: believers equipped to disciple others, strengthen congregations, and carry the Gospel further outward.
On the ground
What the work looks like in practice.
Once these youth are in our GIFT homes, it’s only a matter of weeks and they accept Jesus, learn scripture, learn how to forgive and trust, become worshippers and intercessors. Jesus turns their sorrow into joy, their ashes into beauty, their broken bodies are healed and HE gives them a HOPE and a FUTURE!
In the field
God’s Institute for Transformation (GIFT), seen up close.
A closer look at the people, place, and daily work behind this ministry.
Discipleship & Training · May 11, 2023
GIFT Girl Graduate Turns Trainer
Akidi Irene's story is one of amazing growth and pouring back into others the same grace that was poured into her.
Irene (featured in the photo above on the left) began living on the streets at 16 years old after being mistreated by the extended family that raised her. After five years on the streets, we rescued her with the help of a friend. Despite her rough past and entering the GIFT (God’s Institute For Transformation) Girls' Program at 21 years old, God's grace enabled her to thrive in the program.
Questions
Understanding God’s Institute for Transformation (GIFT).
What to know before you explore, pray, or give.
Who carries God’s Institute for Transformation (GIFT) on the ground?
Favor’s field programs are led and delivered by indigenous staff, teachers, pastors, counselors, and ministry leaders who live in the nations and communities they serve.
How does God’s Institute for Transformation (GIFT) connect to the rest of Favor’s work?
It belongs to the Evangelism & Discipleship pillar, but it does not stand alone. Favor’s programs are designed to reinforce prayer, discipleship, local leadership, and the long-term health of a community.
Are the details identical in every location?
No. Language, facilities, local leadership, and immediate needs vary by nation and community. This page describes Favor’s published model; current field details should be confirmed with the Favor team.
How can I support this work?
Favor Partners provide dependable, unrestricted support that field leadership can direct where it is most needed. You can also contact the team to ask whether a current designated project is available.
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