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Children participating in a literacy program

Serving the whole person

We serve underserved communities through health outreach, rural health volunteers, literacy for nomadic and migrant children, and help for students.

Compassion in action

Serving our neighbors with dignity

Our calling to make disciples comes with practical care for communities. This care is not a substitute for the gospel. It is an expression of Christian compassion and a way of serving our neighbors with dignity and love.

Each program starts from a local need, is sustained by local leaders, and aims for lasting change, not dependence. The people we serve receive every service free of charge.

Programs

What we do in the community

Three programs meet practical needs alongside spiritual ones, among underserved people.

Community health

Health outreach

We hold regular health outreach programs in rural and underserved communities across India. Trained volunteers and medical professionals address both preventive and primary care needs:

  • Health teaching on hygiene, nutrition, and disease prevention
  • Basic health screening in villages
  • Medical camps for underserved communities
  • Awareness of common illnesses and preventive care

The aim is communities that are more aware, more proactive, and healthier.

Capacity building

Training rural health volunteers

We equip local volunteers to become frontline health facilitators in their own communities. The goal is a care network that lasts beyond any single program visit:

  • Training in basic health care practices
  • Leading regular health awareness sessions
  • Spotting common health issues early
  • Community-based care that keeps going

It follows the same multiplication principle as the rest of our work: trained local leaders serving their own communities.

Education

Literacy for nomadic and migrant children

Children in nomadic and migrant communities often fall outside formal schooling, because moving so often makes attending school hard or impossible. We bring learning to them:

  • Literacy programs for nomadic and migrant children
  • Basic reading and writing skills
  • Informal learning that fits their way of life and their travel
  • Encouragement to keep learning despite frequent moves

We want every child to have the chance to learn, grow, and build a better future, wherever life has placed them.

From the field

Health training that stays local

Some of our local disciple makers train through the Community Health Promoters Certificate (CHPC), a distance-education course from Christian Medical College (CMC). It covers health awareness, basic screening, and getting people to medical care in time. In 2026 they completed the course’s in-person contact program.

Part of the training is knowing its limits. Prayer and proper medical treatment go together, so workers learn when to refer someone for care.

A woman teaching a room of seated adults, some taking notes
A CHPC health-training session for local workers
Two men sorting boxes of medicine on a table under a tarpaulin shelter
Medicines ready at a medical camp for migrant families

Help for students

Helping students keep learning

Many children and students in our mission fields need financial help to stay in school. As part of our community work, the MMF Education and Hope Fund helps students from poor families continue their education. Wherever practical, fees are paid directly to the school or college. The fund has begun by helping students who are training as nurses.

Our desire goes beyond meeting fees. Each student is encouraged to stay in regular contact with an MMF mentor, to study Scripture, to pray, and to apply God’s Word in everyday life. In time, we hope each one becomes a blessing to others.

Two young women in navy blazers standing side by side in a hostel room
Nursing students the Education and Hope Fund supports
A young woman in nursing scrubs standing in a hospital teaching room
A nursing student the fund supports

Stand with us

Care that meets real needs

Pray with us for the communities we serve through health outreach, volunteer training, literacy work, and education. If you would like to hear more, we would love to talk with you.