COMPLETED - $500 Donated

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. (Psalm 116:15).

Matshepo Jele from South Africa passed away in December 2023. She was a good friend, mentor and Christian ministry partner of Kay West. Matshepo was a powerful woman of God, serving Him with all her might until her last day. She was a tireless evangelist, preaching even from her hospital bed! She and her beloved husband, Bishop Jele, together as Adullam Prayer Ministries, have blessed entire communities as pastors, countless children through their feeding programs and discipleship, the elderly with another feeding program (in conjunction with Swaziserve), and so much more. Well done good and faithful servant!

COMPLETED - $3,100 Donated

Kathy and Neil Vanaria (missionaries in Sicily) came across a pressing situation involving a native tongue coworker who was in desperate need of emergency housing assistance. After word got out to GapFill.org donors, this family’s short-term housing need was met within the month. WOW!!!

Thank you so very much for blessing this co-worker’s family and in turn blessings the Vanarias!!

COMPLETED - $500 Donated

We are so excited to share that after 3 years of translation work on a local African language, the Gospel of John has been finished, printed and ready for distribution! Kay West, a missionary and founder of Swaziserve, who shares the love of Christ in eSwatini and South Africa, is holding the new printed Gospel of John in the picture above.

Thank you to all the GapFill.org donors who contributed to this project.

COMPLETED - $1,000 Donated

As Christian missionaries age, some are needing assistance. GapFill.org donors contributed toward Phase 2 (second floor) of St. Ann House that will house missionary sisters who will continue in their mission work while assisting the elderly sisters as they continue to serve the Lord by praying for the mission work. Thank you, GapFill donors, for your sponsorship for the sister’s home for the aged.

COMPLETED - $3,000 Donated

The Stanfield’s are Christian missionaries in South Africa and are currently involved in a clean water outreach project to an “island that must not be named”. The elders of the village asked if they could help rebuild the well that had been broken for over 10 years. The vision has been to build relationships with the village through providing clean water. Their greatest prayer is for private conversations to open up about Jesus through this project!

Much progress had already been made before Kevin Stanfield reached out to GapFill.org donors for help. A major donor had backed out of the project, and they had the 30 "90mm by 50 meter" purchased pipes that would hook the well up to the village sitting on the dock waiting to be shipped. GapFill donors jumped in and were able to raise the remaining funds needed to get the pipes shipped out and funds to get the team needed to travel to the island to organize the delivery and installation. They are currently working to bring the water 1.5km down the hill from the well to the village!

Hallelujah! God is Good! Please continue to pray that the relationships that has been built over the last few years with the local people will grow and the Good News of Jesus will continue to spread through the island.

COMPLETED - $450 Donated

Thank you GapFill donors for this washer machine that was a need for one of our Christian missionaries. Something that most Americans take for granted is a luxury for many missionaries. Their washing machine broke and with no funds available this missionary was spending much of her time washing clothes by hand. With no dryers in this country, laundry was taking even longer to dry.

Thank you for this huge gift to this family of five.

COMPLETED - $3,215 Donated

After 8 years of discipleship, GapFill.org along with a missionary team in South Africa flew "H" to Madagascar (an island country in the Indian Ocean) to record a new worship album for "the Island that must not be Named". Because of your prayers and support, Christians in the area were able to complete a new worship album in their native language. This will be a tool both for the underground church and a way to share Jesus with everyone. GapFill donors raised funds for the studio recording, complete post-production work of mixing and mastering and CD and memory stick duplication along with digital distribution across all platforms. Praise God!!!

Thank you for your prayers and generous support in this project. Because an encounter with Christ changes everything!

"I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.' (Isaiah 65:1)

COMPLETED - $1,165 Donated

Thank you GapFill donors on the positive impact you had through the funding of 10 mini-libraries to help spread the Good News of Jesus. GapFill was able to work with a missionary in an international mission organization to help reach a vast region in South Asia inhabited by totally unreached Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Tribal religionists. These libraries played a crucial role in spreading the Good News of Jesus to unreached regions. Thank you again for your generosity.

COMPLETED - $50,043.01 Donated

Missionaries Phil and Chris Carr have served in Papua New Guinea as Bible translators for more than 30 years. At the end of January 2021 Phil suffered a catastrophic stroke that left him unable to move his limbs, though his cognition was unaffected. Phil was medevaced to Australia then medevaced to his homeland of New Zealand. Phil remained at St John of God rehabilitation center in Christchurch New Zealand until November 2022 as he slowly improved.

Recently Chris was able to purchase a home for Phil and herself in New Zealand. It is a very suitable little over-60 units, originally designed to be wheelchair accessible. After Phil’s long stay at St John of God rehabilitation center, he was able to go home on November 16, 2022. We are Praising God for his work in Phil’s body!

Phil has come so far since he was medevaced in January 2021. Thank you all for your constant prayers and generous giving to Phil and Chris. You have blessed them tremendously. Phil continues to make small gains in movement etc. We are praising God for this, and that Chris and Phil are together, at home, and progressing in the work God has given them as they continue in their Bible translation work in the Bamu language.

This GapFill Project has been completed and all donated funds have been transferred to Chris and Phil for their use. If Phil and Chris find that they have additional needs in the future, GapFill will open another project and give donors a chance to donate again at that time.

Words cannot express the overwhelming support you, the GapFill Donors, gave to Chris and Phil during this time. Your continued generosity, kindness and prayers directly contributed to Phil’s success. May God richly bless each and every one of you as you have blessed Phil and Chris. Please continue to pray for complete healing in Phil’s body.

COMPLETED - $1,340 Donated

The missionaries working with getting the used SUV from the US to Nigeria want to specially thank the GapFill.org family for standing by them throughout this project. They have already had two successful outreaches in Nigeria, with glorious testimonies.

The first outreach was in a slum called Powe where the homeless built temporary huts. They arrived with Bibles and clothes for the children. The gospel was preached in all the huts and the donated clothes and other items were distributed to about sixty-eight people, consisting of thirty-five households. Five people gave their lives to Christ.

They again shared the gospel at Cameroon IDP camp, an extremely crowded settlement. The donated clothes and other items were shared among eight compounds (each compound consisted of twenty-five families). The missionaries noted, “It was heart-warming to see smiles on the faces of mothers and children as some of their needs were met. We shared the gospel to about two hundred and twenty people, with eighteen people giving their lives to Christ.”

In each of these outreaches, the ministry SUV was used to move the donated items and the team members from their base to the people in need. What would have cost thousands of naira was made easy because of the availability of the mission’s vehicle.

The SUV has been critical to the day to day running of the Nigerian missionary organization Christ-Jesus to Unreached Mission International (CUMI). God Bless all GapFill.org donors for their generosity in making this project possible.

COMPLETED - $2,363.75 Donated

Because of your prayer and support and by the grace of mighty God GapFill donors were able to help in the printing of 2000 Urdu New Testaments and 1000 Gospels of Matthew. God’s Word changes lives, families and communities. and GapFill donors have made a difference.

Thank you most sincerely for your generosity!

COMPLETED - $6,700 Donated

The Compass (La Bussola) is a Christian refugee ministry in Palermo, Italy that reaches the immigrant community. They needed seed money to fund a new space for their ministry and GapFill donors heard them. They have been able to purchase much needed supplies including an air conditioner (that is both a heater and an air conditioner in Italy), tables, chairs etc. to help spread the gospel to immigrants in Italy?

Thank you GapFill donors in helping to expose an understanding of biblical principles and the message of salvation to refugees.

COMPLETED - $17,000 Donated

God heard our cries! So many people commented that they were praying for Tucker and his need. God answered! Thank you, thank you Jesus for this answer to prayer in one-month time through the generosity and sacrificial giving of God’s family. We do serve an INCREDIBLE God!

An educational aide was hired for Tucker for the 2020/2021 school year. Thank you all for standing alongside the Jones Family in this need.

COMPLETED - $800 Donated

This missionary is one of our long time “sensitive area” missionaries. She needed fibroid surgery and needed to not only get the surgery but also needed care afterwards.

The donors of GapFill were able to fly her to an area where Christian’s could help her. Her Doctor picked her up from the airport and went straight to the hospital to start the process. The missionaries in that area agreed to host her in their guest house during her recovery process for a minimal amount. She was surrounded by Godly brethren in a peaceful environment, with someone to cook for her. All this because of the $800 donated by GapFill supporters.

Her response …“God bless you all for standing by me. Thanks be to God and to loving people like you who prayed and gave.”

GapFill.org could not agree more! :-)

COMPLETED - $9,300 Donated

Thank you all who helped the Bedients purchase a van. Donations steadily came in over the last few months and again God’s family came through.

The Bedients have a history of getting their money’s worth out of cars. Their last van made it over 285,000 miles. I am sure this Toyota Sienna will be no different.

Again, thank you all for showing your love to the Bedients with your financial donations for this much needed ministry van.

COMPLETED - $200 Donated

...“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4

GapFill donors were able to bless these 18 South African orphans with their own Bibles. Thank you for supplying this spiritual food!

COMPLETED - $780 Donated

GapFill.org was able to get replacement hearing aids for Peggy Rosensteel. Peggy and her husband Gary are Wycliffe Bible Translators serving the Uramät Baining people since 1988. Peggy was amazed and humbled by the generosity. Thank you GapFill donors who again were able to “fill in the gap” for a lifelong Christian missionary.

COMPLETED - $500 Donated

Hallelujah, enough funds have now been donated to complete the crisis pregnancy & women's ministry center in South Africa! Thank you GapFill donors for playing a part in this much needed project.

COMPLETED - $650 Donated

GapFill donors are no stranger to this missionary in an undisclosed area of the world. GapFill found out that her refrigerator stopped working and she was doing without. Donated money was given and sent. Thank you GapFill donors for your quick response to this much needed request.

COMPLETED - $3,950 Donated

Thank you to all who donated toward Stan Balken’s 2018 Greece trip to lead a music class for Russian and Greek High School students.

Stan taught an American Music class to 17 Russian students. He started off with simple relational concepts then moved them into questions about the Soul. Being in Greece was a perfect place to distinguish mythology and reality as well as discussions about philosophy and the questions about “Why”. Why are we here, how did we get here and where do we go when this life is over? Stan shared his own personal testimony with them, explaining how the best medical help did not fix his problems, but God did.

Thanks for being a partner in Stan’s outreach as he challenged the students what they had been taught and what they personally believed in.

COMPLETED - $3,550 Donated

Thank you to all who donated toward Mike and Sheri's continued mission trip to Russia and Greece during the summer of 2019. This was the third summer in a row the Bedients were able to spend with Christian leaders and young believers in Russia to encourage them and help them have good healthy ministries. Then again to Greece with the Russian school directors, teachers, parents and students to share the gospel in English Language classes. GapFill donors are truly selfless in sharing the Good News of Jesus with other areas of the world.

COMPLETED - $1,158.51 Donated

Thank you GapFill donors for helping with the repair of the hill and path in front of the boy’s orphanage. The erosion on the hill and path was due to severe rains. They are so grateful for your generous and timely help for the repair. The picture shows the boys standing on the exact spot where they had the landslide. They are so appreciative of the repairs completed as they have had some unusual early rains that have been torrential. There is no doubt they would have lost the whole house if the repairs had not been completed.

Thank you for your selfishness in your giving to others around the world.

COMPLETED - $250 Donated

Thank you for helping a Christian missionary teach at a school in a region of the Middle East where political tension and terror activity is high. This region is largely composed of Arab Muslims, some of whom hold active anti-Christian sentiment. Thank you for your support in helping her get to her mission field as her heart cries out for this region and field to serve.

COMPLETED - $11,400 Donated

Once again, God’s provision has exceeded Tony’s expectation.  Tony’s craniofacial deficiency surgery need has been met.  Thank you all who contributed to his surgery need.  The procedure is two-fold, and includes alterations to the structure of both his upper and lower jaw.  

Tony is still eagerly waiting to get to Sicily, again God’s provision has been evident, where Tony will begin working alongside his parents and others to build God’s Kingdom amidst displaced refugee’s. His surgery procedures will not happen until he arrives in Sicily, where God has already provided both an orthodontist and surgeon - and both are very good. Truly, giving yourself to God demands everything and costs nothing! There is no sweeter debt, than a life owed to Christ. Thank you once again, GapFill donors, for your amazing generosity.

COMPLETED - $8,750 Donated

Thank you to all who donated toward Mike and Sheri's continued mission trip to Russia and Greece during the summer of 2018. This was the second summer in a row the Bedients were able to spend with Christian leaders and young believers in Russia to encourage them and help them have good healthy ministries. Then again to Greece with the Russian school directors, teachers, parents and students to share the gospel in English Language classes. GapFill donors are truly selfless in sharing the Good News of Jesus with other areas of the world.

COMPLETED - $2,400 Donated

In February 2018, Daniela Bonanno when to Haiti for two weeks. The first week was spent working with Hope for Haiti's Children in the Port-Au-Price region. She helped them with their Annual Childcare Clinic serving the children in their orphanages and schools.  From there she traveled to Cap-Haitien to spend a week working with FaithCare, where she assisted with meeting the needs of many local people who were seen at their free clinic. 

The team shared the love and hope of Jesus with each patient while also meeting their physical needs. Many of us are not able or equipped to go on these types of medical mission trips, however, GapFill donors came through with 100% funding for Danielle to go.  Thank you GapFill donors for your giving partnership with Daniela. 

COMPLETED - $1,100 Donated

Thank you all who donated toward the purchase of this scooter. The current Christian woman in that sensitive area of the world noted; “Thank you so much. The scooter has already made it easier to meet more girls and gets me around much quicker and safer.” This scooter will remain in that area of the world and will be used by other Christian missionaries when they arrive and proclaim the gospel of Jesus in this sensitive area of the world. 

COMPLETED - $4,635 Donated

Thank you to all who donated to Stan Balken’s trip to Russia to lead an English Language Camp for Russian high school and college students. With your help, Stan had the privilege of leading 15 Russian High School students daily for two weeks in an American Music class. He also was able to accompany them and many parents and teachers to Greece as part of their summer training. Stan taught biblical principles and concepts through music using powerful Christian lyrics and songs in order to speak into the Russian student’s heads and hearts about God’s love and plan of salvation. 

Please continue to pray that the Spiritual seeds that were planted will reap eternal rewards in lives changed. You truly were a partner in Stan’s trip.

COMPLETED - $1,125 Donated

Daniela’s time in Nigeria was an enormous success as many lives were visibly touched. The team worked tirelessly as they saw 3,500 patients and performed 160 surgeries. There were 6 days of free medical care at two locations. The team consisted of 7 US members and about 30 Nigerian members, including many doctors (surgeons, pharmacists, dentists and eye doctors), nurses, lab technicians, surgical techs, ministers and other supportive staff. Every patient was offered prayer and spiritual counseling... 2,594 were counseled and prayed over with 457 receiving Christ. 

Thank you GapFill donors for being a part of this amazing trip. Daniela thanks you for your support and is so grateful that she was able to go.

COMPLETED - $23,325 Donated

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. (Habakkuk 3:19)
Lois reminded me of this verse in her last email to GapFill and she also added, "The impossible, as you and I know, is possible with God. I am still overwhelmed by the love of the Body of Christ." Both Lois and Alex would like to thank all the generous friends and donors who gave to pay their medical bills. Lois and Alex have both been overwhelmed with the generous response from everyone and pray for each donor that has given to their project.

Thank you all so very much. This truly was the body of Christ at its finest!!! Thank you for showing thanks and honor to Alex and Lois for their over 50 years of service as Christian missionaries.

COMPLETED - $4,850 Donated

Thank you to all who donated to Mike and Sheri's mission trip to Russia and Greece in June 2017. They spent time with Christian leaders and young believers in Russia to encourage them and help them have good healthy ministries. Then to Greece with the Russian school directors, teachers, parents and students to share the gospel in English Language classes.  GapFill donors truly are partners in Christ.

COMPLETED - $9,470 Donated

More than 27 million people are caught in the horrible web of human trafficking. The numbers are staggering. Yet there is an answer. As in every other period of history, Christians have risen up against an evil seemingly too great to overcome and offered the only refuge of hope and healing; that which is found in Jesus Christ. Ministering the love of God to those whose lives have been shattered by this evil is an overwhelming task, one that requires the next generation to rise up and show the love of Christ in the most difficult of situations. A team of young people have headed out to answer God's call to this field of service and will be actively ministering to those who have recently been rescued from the nightmare of human slavery.

Thank you GapFill donors for sharing the love of Christ in the midst of this horrific evil. 

COMPLETED -  $4,000 Donated

A big THANK YOU to GapFill donors who made these solar panels possible. This widowed missionary and the boy’s orphanage next door now have working solar panels. They ended up having to dig out the mountain on two sunny spots, lay rocks for a foundation and build a rock wall behind to shore up the mountain. 

Thank you Jesus for using these GapFill donors to warm some of the least of these in the mountains. No small thing. He shall not forget!

COMPLETED - $1,200 Donated

Vanessa is heading to Madrid, Spain and North Africa for an internship as she begins the journey of obedience to a mission that went beyond her expectations. Vanessa explains, "Deep in my heart I knew that God has called me to minister to Muslim women. I am thrilled that God presented an opportunity of an internship so quickly! This internship will give me a better understanding of the Muslim community and a deeper understanding of how to engage within them." 

Thank you GapFill.org donors for your contributions toward this mission trip for Vanessa. She is honored to be a first generation missionary. Look for a blog post of Vanessa's adventures when she returns later this summer. 

COMPLETED - $2,475 Donated

Thank you all for your prayers and donations. Marlyn had a successful surgery!!! We are all so THANKFUL to the Lord for His faithfulness and provision. 

Marlyn is back in Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea equipping the Body of Christ.  He continues to do therapy and stretches to loosen up his back and increase the mobility of his limbs. It is a long healing process. Please continue to pray for Marlyn’s recovery. 

COMPLETED - $1,980 Donated

70% of India's population is below the age of 35 and 40% is below the age of 15. They characterize a generation that is impacted by music and media. Christian musical equipment was purchased to reach the unreached of North India! Thank you for financially partnering with GapFill as these missionaries reach India for Jesus.

COMPLETED - $1,411 Donated

Phil Rojak has been in Papua New Guinea since January 2010 focusing on evangelism and discipleship and was in need of two digital hearing aids. Phil Rojak has received his digital hearing aids from the Starkey Hearing Foundation!It is an amazing story to see how Jesus answers prayers. Read about Phil's amazing story on our GapFill Blog!!

COMPLETED - $4,628 Donated

Thanks so much to the GapFill.org donors. Bobb Lewis received the Bioness Foot Drop Device in January 2012 after suffering a stroke on the mission field. This device helped put the Lewis's back into fulltime mission work in Malaysia.

COMPLETED - $3,452 Donated
Neil and Kathy Vanaria
25 years in the making...through potato diet months, car accidents, numerous robberies, gunpoint scares, computer issues....the list goes on...but the Vanaria's persevered...and because they did the Mesem New Testament was printed and delivered to the Mesem in January 2013 in a glorious thanksgiving celebration.

Thanks so much GapFill donors for helping the Vanaria's travel throughout Papua New Guinea to bring the scriptures to a number of dispersed Mesem settlements. To God Be the Glory!!!

COMPLETED - $1,225 Donated

Wow! Thank you GapFill donors. This roof was funded in less than one day. The current widow missionary who lives in this refitted bathroom will be overwhelmed when she finds out she is getting a new roof. 

Thank you, thank you for showing the love of Christ and ensuring this widow living in a "sensitive area" with 30 years of service has a roof. 
 

COMPLETED - $5,400 Donated

Thank you GapFill donors!!! Grace was able to return to the Nabak people in January 2013 and was not only able to encourage them in their walk with Jesus but also had new hymn books in hand so they can continue to sing Praises to our Lord Jesus. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! We are overwhelmed with the generosity of so many who shared in Grace's passion. Learn more about this amazing woman in GapFill's blog

COMPLETED - $4,250 Donated

Thank you GapFill donors!! Grace was able to return to Papua New Guinea and get the hymnals printed for her to take to the Nabak people. To God Be The Glory as the Nabak people sing His praises!!

COMPLETED - $1,200 Donated

A family of six needed to be evacuated from a "sensitive nation". They sold all they had to go to the mission field with four children. They returned home with two suitcases and two carry-ons for the entire family. They needed clothes, shoes, a place to live, furniture, etc. Thank you GapFill donors for your generosity of their behalf. They told us, "We have been utterly stunned at the generosity of God's people during this time in our lives. It has honestly been, at times, too much to take in." Thank you all for answering their need. To God Be the Glory!

COMPLETED - $640 Donated

Thank you GapFill.org donors! Missionaries in Mozambique, Joel and Adrienne Charest, needed a few days of get away to recharge and they were able to do just that. Joel has been battling cancer and this time away was such a blessing. What an example of God's family at its best! Thanks to everyone who made this possible.

COMPLETED - $1,975 Donated

Matthew and Sarah, a Christian tent-making family serving in a "sensitive area" for ten years, found out their newborn son Amos had Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). This is a serious genetic disorder that requires special medical attention. As a result, they headed stateside to Fort Worth, TX to be near a TSC Center. They are currently staying with family as they get treatment for Amos and a job for Matthew. Thank you for your donations that helped get medical attention for Amos and helped this family settled into their new life stateside.

COMPLETED - $3,562 Donated

Thanks everyone for getting 100% of Susie Leo children's school fees paid along with support money she needed for basic food and housing. What a GREAT group of donors GapFill has. Praise Jesus!! 

Susie’s Story: Since 2005, Susie Leo, the wife of a Ukarumpa police officer, worked faithfully alongside Neil and Kathy Vanaria to enable Kathy to participate more fully in the ministry.