True to our mission, we exist as a means for you to come alongside churches and Christian organizations in the developing world as they reach out in the name of Christ.
Today, 25 global partners with over 55 ongoing projects are reaching out to serve the poor, nurture covenant families, encourage biblically faithful churches, and develop local leaders while empowering people to provide for themselves. Learn more about our partners here.
Watch how the Lord has been faithful and how our story developed as we celebrated our 25 year anniversary in 2019.
Word & Deed North America begins as a fundraising arm for parent organization Woord en Daad in the Netherlands.
First Partnerships begin with Conviventia in Colombia and AMG in Guatemala through the Free Reformed Missions Committee.
Word & Deed USA establishes an office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with charitable status being given in 2003.
Work in Ecuador begins in partnership with CRETE Theological Seminary facilitated by Fred and Arlene Jonkman’s mission work with Ecuador Missions.
Word & Deed responds to the relief needs of local fishermen after the Boxing Day Tsunami in Sri Lanka and India killed 227,000 people and devastated the livelihoods and homes of millions.
The first of many service teams venture to Gulfport, Mississippi, to help rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. This is done in partnership with the First Presbyterian Church of Gulfport (PCA).
The first annual Fall Dinner Tour is held. Our indigenous partners are invited as keynote speakers, providing an opportunity for them to share firsthand stories of the impact of Word & Deed supported projects to supporters in North America.
The first annual Lake-to-Lake Bike-a-thon is held along the Niagara Parkway in Ontario. To date, this Bike-a-thon has raised over $1,000,000 CAD for the Nakekela HIV/AIDS Clinic in South Africa. In 2020 this event was re-imagined and re-named the Coast-to-Coast Bike-a-thon and now includes participants across North America.
Hurricane Felix hits the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua beginning relief efforts followed by a long-standing partnership in agricultural and economic development with Palabra y Hechos Nicaragua.
The first Business Group meetings take place in British Columbia and Ontario.
The first softball tournaments take place in Michigan and British Columbia.
Our digital presence grows with the launch of a Facebook page followed by profiles on Instagram (2017), YouTube (2019), and LinkedIn (2021).
The earthquake in Haiti kills 230,000 people and collapses the Adoration Christian School. Word & Deed rebuilds homes as part of their relief effort. The following year, the Adoration Christian Centre oversight committee, from the Canadian Reformed Churches, merges with Word & Deed.
Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines where we, alongside the Reformed Congregationalist Churches, distributed items like clothing, food, Bibles, tents, and body bags.
The Children of Light schools in Indonesia merge with Word & Deed after growing in administrative complexity and in size since its beginning in 1998.
After completing the construction of a hospital in the Dominican Republic an ongoing partnership with the Sociedad Lucas is formed to assist with operational costs.
After a severe earthquake in Nepal, Word & Deed partners with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Nepal to distribute food to 300 families, to rebuild two churches, and to construct 50 new homes.
The first Giving Hope Christmas Catalog was included in the Word & Deed Magazine, allowing supporters to choose specific gifts at various values to provide for the particular needs of our partners.
A partnership agreement is signed with Reformed Presbyterian Global Missions—the global missions arms of the Reformed Presbyterian Churches of North America—which paves the way for Word & Deed to support the Cush4Christ project in South Sudan.
In response to the refugee crisis in the Middle East, Word & Deed began sending $10,000 USD each month to assist the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churches in meeting the food crisis for up to 400 refugee families each month.
Word & Deed responds to drought in Tanzania by providing bags of corn, rice, and beans to 870 families, inaugurating a partnership with the Mwanza Bible Institute.
A partnership is formed with Esperance (Hope) Haiti, an organization which offers micro-loans to hundreds of small business owners in southern Haiti still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew (2016).
Word & Deed celebrates God’s Faithfulness for 25 years of ministering to the spiritual and physical needs of many around the world.
COVID-19 causes annual project visits to our partners to be cancelled and fundraisers to go virtual. Over $1,000,000 CAD / $750,000 USD in food and medical relief is provided through many partners around the world.
Word & Deed partners with the Sudanese Reformed Church in South Sudan.
Turkey suffers the effects of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Word & Deed collects over $550,000 USD to be distributed through indigenous churches.
Unrest is rampant in many parts of the world. Word & Deed sends relief funds to partners in Haiti, Armenia, Turkey, Kenya, Malawi, and several countries in Asia.
“This past year Word & Deed took the initiative to work out a very important project that would place theology books in the hands of pastors across Latin America… I wish to congratulate Word & Deed for their sensitivity to such fundamental needs in the church of Latin America. Good theology will produce healthy churches. We need to always work on the foundations. On behalf of CLIR, we look forward to continued cooperation in the future.”
“Praise God for what He is doing to expand Christian education and the opportunity to witness for Christ among the Muslims in Indonesia. We pray that He will continue to use us as a tool to bring more people to Christ and to grow his church in this nation.”
“I love the education material that Word & Deed publishes and shares. It is a wonderful way for my 7th-grade geography students to learn the history of a country, but also to learn about the creativity of God through different cultures.”
“In school, I have been taught the Word of God, which is very important to my life and that of my family. I feel happy because the teachers at La Palabra treat me very well.”
“I would like to thank the supporters of the mission for the help that they bring into my life. I love the Bible studies and learning the stories of the Bible. The groups from Canada and the USA are such a blessing and we love the games that they teach us and the Bible crafts that we do. I have been in this project for four years now and I love the Word of God… Jesus is the only hope that I have.”
“When I was in Grade 4, I heard a presentation about the Adoration School in Haiti. That made me think about the children of my age that don’t have the privilege of going to school as I do. The question came into my mind how to raise money for them…. Then in the summer of 2020, I started my HJK Landscaping Service and went to my neighbors and worked for them. My business worked out well, so I decided to put away 10 percent of all the money I received and give it to the Adoration School in Haiti.”
“We can only say thanks, because without a doubt, the Family Protection Team arrived at the right time. We felt listened to, understood, and above all we were able to recognize that God is the basis of our home. With Him restoration becomes complete and we can be a happy family.”
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