Helping Point Canada

The St John’s – Helping Point Partnership exists to encourage one another and to help spread and strengthen the gospel in Eastern India.

Helping Point is a non-denominational Christian charity that works in Eastern India in the states of Andhra-Pradesh and Orissa to share the love of Jesus Christ. Their mission is to empower Dalit ("Untouchables") communities through a holistic, adaptable, grass-roots driven development model in order to achieve physical, spiritual, and social change. Our vision is to make disciples of Jesus Christ and see material and relational poverty alleviated across all regions of India.

Ratanak International

St. John's has supported Ratanak International for many years financially and collaboratively by sending teams to work alongside them. 

In 1975, the entire population of Cambodia was subjected to slave labour, mass execution, unchecked disease and starvation during the Khmer Rouge Regime. The entire fabric of society was effectively dismantled and then disintegrated. Approximately three million died. As a result of its history, Cambodia still suffers deep wounds that result in many painful issues. Each issue feeds the next, leading to cycles of extreme vulnerability.

Ratanak’s programs are aimed at breaking these cycles of exploitation and vulnerability by focusing on holistic restoration, researching areas of need and then filling in the gaps. Their programs serve communities in Cambodia by providing access to medical, education and social services alongside ongoing community development initiatives, anti-trafficking programs, and disaster relief. 

They believe in the power of collaboration to create change and transform lives. That is why they are dedicated to walking alongside Cambodians, empowering them to rebuild their own country. They rely on Christ’s redemptive love, as he works in and through the Cambodian people to bring this work to completion.

Malawi

The St. John’s Malawi Partnership exists to encourage one another and to help spread and strengthen the gospel in the Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire, Malawi

This partnership has been in place since 2003.  Under the Missions Committee, the Malawi committee meets regularly and is in regular communication with people in the Diocese of Upper Shire.  Over the years, several Malawian priests and others have visited St. John’s, and members of the committee have visited the Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire.  We seek to support our brothers and sisters in Christ through friendship, regular communication, monetary assistance, and prayer.

Malawi, formerly known as Nyasaland, is a land-locked nation in south-eastern Africa.  It is one of the poorest countries in the world where the economy is based mainly on agriculture, but alternating floods and droughts, as well as AIDS, have threatened peoples’ lives and livelihoods.  Of the population of 21 million people, approximately 77% are Christian.   

The Anglican Church came to Malawi with the missionaries in 1861.  The Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire, one of four dioceses in Malawi, has 40 parishes, 280 outstations and 51 priests.  Besides training for lay and ordained leadership, the Diocese also runs 2 national secondary boarding schools, 55 primary schools, 12 community day secondary schools, a health sciences college, 2 hospitals and 8 community health care centres.