Remember The Poor
“All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.”
Galatians 2:10 (NIV)
Remember The Poor
The Purpose
This Partners Relief Fund is set up to remember the poor among us and functions as a hand–up more than a handout, helping people become more self–sufficient so they are no longer dependent on the fund into the future. As such, the fund looks at providing aid to partners during times of crisis, essential support of basic needs to the vulnerable, building sustainable resources and developing partnering church leaders so that our churches can better reflect Jesus. Our assistance has four arms.
Disaster Management
Aid to partners in crisis (i.e. hurricanes, flooding, famine), from food and water to medical supplies and shelter.
Widows & Orphans
Support of impoverished communities within Four12 with basic resources, like food and water, to survive.
Sustainability
Grants for sustainability projects such as farming (not building projects) to our partners to give them a hand up for future growth.
Development
Providing financial assistance to leaders within Four12 partnering churches (in developing countries) with the finances to attend key equipping times.
Electronic Giving
Bank Details
Account name: Four12 Global NPC
Bank: FNB
Account number: 62460224951
Account type: Current
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJXXX
Reference: Partner Relief Fund
Physical Address Related to Account:
12 Wingate Crescent, Sunningdale, 7441, South Africa
Bank Details:
Merchant Place, 4 Corner Frederick Drive & Rivonia Rd, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: (+27) 87 575 9404
Reference: Partner Relief Fund
Testimonies
The Impact
“We want to say thank you for the Four12 relief fund. We were so blessed that we did not once have to explain to our children that we don’t have food. We are grateful for that. We also had many people who came to us because they know we are leaders and pastors and asked for food and things like that. There was not a single time that we had to send them away empty-handed, because we had food right from the beginning to bless others. Please keep doing this. Amen.”
Elvis & Lutho Feni: Ekklesia
(Thambu, Eastern Cape, RSA)
Origins
Allocation of Funds
The Four12 Partners Relief Fund started with Malawi and Zimbabwe’s severe drought and cyclones in 2019, to provide crisis relief for Four12 partnering churches in those nations. The need for the fund extended when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and is now being used to remember the poor and vulnerable among us.
We recognise that there are significant economic challenges for Four12 partnering churches in some areas. Each case is submitted by our leaders and carefully considered, as we desire to provide financial support where poverty is a barrier to advancing the Gospel.
To date, the fund has given more than $220 000 to 6 nations: India, Fiji, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and rural South Africa
