Inter-mission
The Inter-Mission is an evangelical mission and aid organization that works across national and confessional borders. The focus of the work is in India . Other countries in which the organization is active are Nepal , Sierra Leone and Indonesia as well as Germany for people who are affected by old-age poverty . The organization feels committed to the biblical mission, but usually does not send missionaries from Europe, but supports local partner organizations and churches in carrying out their missionary and charitable tasks. The focus is on holistic help for body, soul and spirit for people in need, especially children and young people. Staff and donors come from several churches and Christian communities.
history
When the evangelist Achim Schneider visited India for the first time in 1964, he was appalled by the massive needs. The first ten children were then taken to an orphanage. Donors in Germany and Switzerland took on the first sponsorships . Inter-Mission eV was founded in 1964. The aim was to implement the mission idea in a practical and concrete way - in Germany and India.
Four years after the association was founded, 30 orphans were supported. Today there are well over 3000.
In 1973 Tewes left for India because he clearly felt God's calling to invest in the vocational training of young people who would have no chance without help.
Since then, 90 homes have been opened in cooperation with partner organizations, training workshops have been established and numerous day centers have been set up. After a phase of enormous growth, it was more about consolidation . Homes were regularly visited, employees trained, and the quality of homes, schools and training centers improved. Other branches of work were added over the years, for example in Bombay . Peter Will went to India with his family in 1981 and lived in Bombay for a while. In India as well as from Germany he campaigned for the development of work that benefits the poorest of the poor in their spiritual and material need.
It has now become an independent Indian association IMCARES (Inter-Mission Care and Rehabilitation Society) with 50 employees.
statistics
The organization supports (as of October 2017) :
- approx. 3,600 children in 90 homes
- approx. 1,300 children in 15 village development projects
- approx. 20,000 children in 130 day centers
- approx. 250 apprentices in 6 training centers
- approx. 260 local missionaries
Partnership and collaboration
The organization is a member of the following umbrella organizations:
In Germany
The organization is entitled to carry the donation seal of the German Evangelical Alliance - a test certificate that certifies the serious handling of donations.
In Switzerland
- Network of hope
The organization has signed the Swiss Evangelical Alliance code of honor .
In India
- Evangelical Fellowship of India
Web links
- Inter-Mission Germany
- Inter-Mission Switzerland
- Inter-Mission Industrial Development Association in Madras, India
Individual evidence
- ↑ idea Spektrum, issue 42/2017 of October 18, 2017, p. 12
- ^ Bible TV the conversation: www.youtube.com Mission in India - Community College (with Johshy and Jochen Tewes)
- ↑ idea Spektrum, issue 42/2017 of October 18, 2017, p. 12
- ↑ Working Group Evangelical Missions: www.aem.de ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Member list
- ^ Working group Pentecostal Charismatic Missions: www.apcm.de members
- ↑ German Evangelical Alliance: www.ead.de list of all organizations that carry the Seal of Approval of the Evangelical Alliance Germany
- ↑ Hope network: www.hoffnungsnetz.ch
- ↑ Signatory of the Code of Honor: www.ehrenkodex.ch
- ↑ Evangelical Fellowship of India: www.efionline.org ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Member bodies
