Issachar International supports efforts to bring relief to oppressed peoples in the darkest parts of the world. Since 1949, in one Asian country alone thousands of people have been killed, millions have been displaced, villages have been attacked and burned and many people have been forced into slavery.
Jesse, serving as the Director of Logistics for a multi-ethnic relief organization working in war-torn regions, has been providing logistical support, training, medical supplies and treatment, food, clothing, shelter, educational resources as well as spiritual and health counseling for the suffering and abused.
“It is a real joy to see the faces of displaced peo¬ple light up as we visit them, treat their medical problems, hold activities and games for the chil¬dren, or help them document their plight,” Jesse said.
In just one of many cases, Jesse and his team transported a woman by carrying her in a hammock for four hours to a clinic. She had been working in her rice field several months earlier when the army fired upon her, shooting her in the hip and leaving her to die. After emergency first aid, she was still unable to walk. So at great risk they brought her across enemy lines to a place where she received a hip replacement and is now walking again.
The cost for supporting Jesse on the field for one year is $15,000, and that includes airfare and all living expenses. As my son said, “that is a lot of bang for your buck”! Issachar International and our friends help support Jesse on the front lines as he continues coordinating relief efforts to displaced peoples and bringing awareness of their plight to the outside world.
Jesse, serving as the Director of Logistics for a multi-ethnic relief organization working in war-torn regions, has been providing logistical support, training, medical supplies and treatment, food, clothing, shelter, educational resources as well as spiritual and health counseling for the suffering and abused.
“It is a real joy to see the faces of displaced peo¬ple light up as we visit them, treat their medical problems, hold activities and games for the chil¬dren, or help them document their plight,” Jesse said.
In just one of many cases, Jesse and his team transported a woman by carrying her in a hammock for four hours to a clinic. She had been working in her rice field several months earlier when the army fired upon her, shooting her in the hip and leaving her to die. After emergency first aid, she was still unable to walk. So at great risk they brought her across enemy lines to a place where she received a hip replacement and is now walking again.
The cost for supporting Jesse on the field for one year is $15,000, and that includes airfare and all living expenses. As my son said, “that is a lot of bang for your buck”! Issachar International and our friends help support Jesse on the front lines as he continues coordinating relief efforts to displaced peoples and bringing awareness of their plight to the outside world.
Jesse’s Statistics (for six months in 2008)
Mountain miles walked 300
Rangers supported 200
Days spent in hostile regions 81
Teams supported 43
Trips to border 20
Tons of materials carried in 5
Vehicles maintained 5
Jesse may have the largest servant heart of anyone we know. Support a hidden life searching out the broken and oppressed in some of the world’s most dangerous places with your contribution.
