Back2Back Ministries
Care for vulnerable children in Monterrey with Back2Back
Provides holistic care for orphaned and vulnerable children and families, with sites in Monterrey and other Mexican cities as well as Haiti and the Dominican Republic. People serve through mission trips, internships and volunteer roles.
Why this is listed
A mature orphan-care model with trauma-informed training and a clear route for volunteers.
How to start
- Open back2back.org (opens an external site) and read what Back2Back Ministries says about itself before you read anything else.
- Check the time it asks for: ongoing.
- Look at the filings below, then decide. Numbers are context, not a verdict.
- Tell your church. Going out is rarely meant to be done alone.
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- Orphan & foster careProvisional
Family-style orphan care with Asia's Hope
Asia's Hope
Asia's Hope runs family-style homes for orphaned and abandoned children in Cambodia, Thailand and India, each led by local Christian parents. Churches and individuals can partner with a specific home and visit.
- Time
- Ongoing
- Where
- Battambang, Cambodia
- Area
- Orphan & foster care
Last verified October 24, 2026
- Orphan & foster careProvisional
Home for Good
Home for Good (merged with Safe Families)
Home for Good mobilises churches and individuals so every child who needs one finds a home through fostering, adoption and supported lodgings. It connects enquirers to local movements and equips churches to support carers.
- Time
- Ongoing
- Where
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Area
- Orphan & foster care
Last verified October 24, 2026
- Orphan & foster careProvisional
Serve with Hands at Work in Africa
Hands at Work in Africa
Hands at Work partners with local churches to care for vulnerable children and families affected by HIV, orphanhood and poverty through volunteer care workers who visit homes. Volunteers can join short-term teams or longer placements based from Hands at Work Village in South Africa and partner communities in eight countries.
- Time
- Ongoing
- Where
- White River, South Africa
- Area
- Orphan & foster care
Last verified October 24, 2026
Before you go
Something to read, watch or listen to before you show up. From Ripened Harvest; the picks change each day.
- Catechesis & discipleshipVerified
The New City Catechism
The Gospel Coalition
Fifty-two questions and answers drawn from the Heidelberg and Westminster catechisms, one a week for a year, with a short and a long form of each answer so a child and an adult can learn the same thing. Free app and web version carry a Scripture proof, a short commentary, and a prayer for each question.
- Cost
- Free
- Time
- Weekly rhythm
- Where
- Online
- Format
- App · Introductory
Last verified September 8, 2026
- Family & childrenProvisional
Testament: The Bible in Animation
S4C and Christmas Films
Nine half-hour Bible stories — Creation and the Flood, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Ruth, David and Saul, Elijah, Jonah, Daniel — each made in a different animation technique by a Welsh and Russian co-production. Puppets, paint-on-glass and cel animation, one style per story.
- Cost
- Varies
- Time
- A few hours
- Where
- Online
- Who for
- Older children · Series
Last verified September 8, 2026
- Family & childrenVerified
Buck Denver Asks… What's in the Bible?
Jellyfish Labs (Phil Vischer)
Thirteen volumes of puppets, songs and a host walking children through every book of the Bible in order — nine on the Old Testament, four on the New. It teaches the shape of the canon rather than retelling the stories: covenant, exile, why there are two testaments, where the books came from.
- Cost
- Paid
- Time
- Weeks
- Where
- Online
- Who for
- Young children · Series
Last verified September 8, 2026
