International Sanctuary Ministries is a Christian nonprofit caring for children and widows in southeastern India, while partnering with local churches to share and proclaim the love and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
International Sanctuary Ministries, Inc.
(AKA Sanctuary Home for Children), or just "Sanctuary Ministries," as we generally call it, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to show God's love in southeastern India.
Through our leadership team in India, we work among children and families who are often overlooked and forgotten. At our core, we help children and widows, share the love of Christ, and spread the gospel to those who are lost. This mission is expressed in many different ways, but the overriding objective is always the same: to bring glory to God, as He shows us how and as He gives us opportunity.
How You Can Help
We would be extremely honored and blessed if you would partner with us. You can join us as we help orphans, widows, and people with leprosy; support local evangelists and ministers; and assist congregations in need. You can join us as we teach and feed children in the slum and as we provide fresh water to poor villages. In doing so, you can extend the blessings that God has given to you, passing them on to many who are less fortunate, but equally our Christian family.
A Current Need: Bible Distribution in India
We have received a request for 6,000 Bibles to be distributed through local churches and believers in India. Many Christians there do not own a personal copy of Scripture, and access is limited and costly.
Right now, we are working to meet this need by printing and distributing Bibles in local languages. If you feel led to help provide God’s Word to believers in India, you can give specifically toward this Bible distribution effort.
Our Work in India
Support our school in India as it grows to serve more children.
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Support widows who have little or no family support, through the care of the local church.
Help provide daily meals to children in a slum our ministry has committed to serve.
Help provide support to Christians affected by leprosy who are often isolated and overlooked.
Help provide reliable access to clean water by drilling wells in poor villages.
Support those who labor in preaching, teaching, and evangelism.
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Consider Giving to our General Fund. Click HERE to see why this is so important to the ministry. In giving to our General Fund, you are vitally supporting everything we do.
Or choose one of the options below to learn more.
Your donation is tax-deductible.
We have recently begun operating our new, accredited school! The Morton-Rich Elementary school began operating on our orphanage campus in the fall of 2024.
We have been desiring to start a school for years, but decided we don't have enough money yet. However, with a leap of faith, Isaac prepared, applied and received government accreditation, purchased materials, and hired experienced teachers and staff.
To support our school, click the link below.
Or text SMSchool to 44321
We currently have 75 students enrolled in our school, which instructs children in grades 1-7.
We are teaching kids in English, with learning the English language as a top goal. When these kids graduate, they will have so many more opportunities over the masses of children in public school who haven't learned English.
Isaac has sacrificed some of his salary, reached out to his family and friends, and taken a loan in order to fund this school. If the school will succeed long-term, we need donors who understand this vision and will find it in their hearts to donate for this cause.
If you can help, please press the donation button on the left.
Thank you for your support!
If you have wanted to support spreading the gospel in India, the cost to sponsor an evangelist is not feasible for you, we have a new option. Give any amount (one-time or monthly), and your donation will be used to support local Indian ministers in their efforts.
Money collected will be allocated to ministers with the greatest need, as evaluated by our trusted team in India.
To support local ministers, click the link below.
Or text MINISTERS to 44321
Local ministers give so much to their congregations, while still having to work menial jobs such as laboring in the fields to support their families. These ministers help widows, feed children, and try to meet other needs of their congregations while reaching out to their communities with the life-changing message of the gospel. Many of these ministers are struggling more than we know, but they continue steadfastly in their devotion to the Lord's work.