Ministries
Since the year 2000, Mission to Amish People (MAP) has provided high-quality assistance to members of the Amish community who are trying to integrate into English communities. As we have grown, we’ve added a number of helpful services which are available to both Amish and former Amish people.
MAP is located in a 2,000 sq. ft. office building. As of this time, the ministry has a director, plus four extra hired staff members. About 20 faithful volunteers help handle the total workload of the MAP programs and services. The MAP ministry is not involved with any Missions Agency, but does have a 14-member board that oversees the entire ministry. The services are outlined here:
| Click on any link to learn more about that ministry | 9. Church Presentations | |
| 1. Transitional Ministry | 5. Audio Ministry | 10. The Mountain Movers |
| 2. Educational Assistance Program | 6. Mission Projects | 11. Missionaries to the Amish |
| 3. The SonLight Club | 7. LivingRoom Bible Institute | 12. 1,000 Prayer Warriors for MAP |
| 4. The Amish Voice | 8. Adopt-a-Person Program | 13. Meeting the Future |
| Transitional Ministry |
When a person or family leaves the Amish, we immediately assist them in the following ways:
- Short term housing and transportation
- Applying for their birth certificates and social security numbers
- Filling out work applications and finding jobs
- Driving lessons and obtaining a driver’s license
- Computer Classes
- Assistance with GED and college education
| Educational Assistance Program |
Amish children are not allowed to have more than an eighth grade education. One of the first things we try to do when an Amish person leaves their culture, is help him/her get their GED. Some have gone on to college in order to further their education in either the business world, or in a greater understanding of the Bible.
| The SonLight Club |
The SonLight Club is a correspondence-through-the-mail program that helps Amish children and adults become more confident in their spiritual walk. This program reaches into 30 states and Canada. MAP offers 28 different Bible study courses that cover ages 5 years old through adult. Since 2001, more then 20,000 Amish children and adults have enrolled in the SonLight Club program.
Every year, several hundred students write to tell us that they received Jesus as Savior because of a lesson that they completed. This ministry also offers an awards program that allows the students to earn points. We keep a record of all points earned, and then send them the appropriate awards, based on the points they have earned.
To learn more about the SonLight Club: CLICK HERE
| The Amish Voice |
For three years, volunteers helped us gather more than 32,000 addresses of Amish families and put them in a computer database. And, in January of 2007, the very first copies of the Amish Voice were mailed out to 3,500 Amish households. This 12-page publication is being used as a tool to evangelize and disciple the Amish culture.
Note: This ministry is made possible because of individuals, churches, and Sunday-school classes who have adopted, and are responsible for, the cost of publishing and mailing the Amish Voice to a desired number of Amish households.
To learn more about the Amish Voice: CLICK HERE
| Audio Ministry |
MAP provides Amish people with battery operated CD players and a choice of more then 25,000 sermons on CD. This is just another way that the ministry has been able to help the ones that are open minded and willing to learn more about the Word of God.
To learn more about the Audio Ministry: CLICK HERE
| Mission Projects |
The ministry has participated in sending young people on short term mission’s trips, both on a national and international level. Some of the countries that we have gone into are Costa Rica, Brazil, Africa, Israel, China and Papua New Guinea.
| LivingRoom Bible Institute |
Our LivingRoom Bible Institute serves the needs of those who are not able to pursue a Bible College degree, but still have a desire to learn as much as possible in their pursuit of biblical knowledge. This comprehensive program will take you through the Old and New Testaments in an interesting and relevant fashion. The cost for this program is $150.
To learn more about the LivingRoom Bible Institute: CLICK HERE
| Adopt-a-Person Program |
When a person leaves the Amish culture, they oftentimes become outcasts in the Amish community and are no longer welcome to come home to any family activities such as holidays, weddings, or funerals. For this reason, we have established Adopt-a-Person so that families in the English culture can take them in as their own. However, please understand that long distant relationships normally do not work out well.
| Church Presentations |
Since 2000, the founders have traveled to more than 300 churches and special group gatherings in the US, with the intent to educate people on how they can get involved in reaching out to the Amish communities in their own backyards. They teach a two-hour seminar called, “Amish, They Are Our Friends, But Are They Our Brothers?”
Note: If you are a pastor or church leader who is interested in knowing more about this seminar or any of the other PowerPoint presentations, please request a ministry packet, by CLICKING HERE
| The Mountain Movers |
This ministry is made up of small pockets of individuals who attend prayer meetings in and around their Amish communities. Their goal is to pray for the salvation and spiritual growth of those who live within, and outside of, the culture. These meetings are normally held on Tuesday evenings in order to not interfere with the schedules and activities of local churches. The meetings involve Amish, former Amish, and English people.
To learn more about the The Mountain Movers and how you can become involved: CLICK HERE
| Missionaries to the Amish |
In Ezekiel 22:30 God says, I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land…
We are very intentional about asking God to send more missionaries to the Amish culture. MAP is already involved in helping men and women become established as full or part time missionaries in different parts of the US. If you, or someone you know, has a calling and burden to reach the Amish culture through evangelism and discipleship, and you would like to partner with MAP, please call us.
To learn more about the application and interviewing process: CLICK HERE
| 1,000 Prayer Warriors for MAP |
We are praying that God will raise up 1,000 men and women who will partner with MAP in praying on a regular basis. As of right now, over 600 people have already signed up. Will you be the next person to join? If so, please let us know and we will add you to our online mailing list of people to be notified of important requests and updates.
To learn more about how you can join our 1,000 member team: CLICK HERE
| Meeting the Future |
We at Mission to Amish People are enabled to continue our expansion of services to Amish and former Amish people through charitable donations and fund raising events. In this way, the ministries of Mission to Amish People have been enriched through love and support by many interested families and partners, helping us move ahead.
We would like to offer our friends the opportunity to contribute to one or more Legacy preservation funds which provide a perpetual source of income, security, and continued growth to Mission to Amish People. Throughout our history, we have maintained a strong commitment to excellence in every aspect of our work. To enable us to continue to build upon this commitment, we have established the Mission to Amish People Legacy of Love.
Mission to Amish People’s Legacy of Love consists of individuals who have remembered, or plan to remember, Mission to Amish People in their estate disbursement. Donors may designate funds for Mission to Amish People through personal estate planning, whether by will, insurance, special gifts, or life income arrangement. The Legacy of Love gifts will continue to serve the needs of future generations of Amish people.
To learn more about Legacy of Love: CLICK HERE
Mission to Amish People is a non-profit 501c3 ministry
and will send you a receipt for any donation you make.
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