Serve With What You Have
Start from what fits your life right now: the time you have, the skills you carry, and where you live.
I have a few hours
A single shift or event, with no long-term commitment.
I can come back each week
Regular roles where people come to know you: tutoring, mentoring, visiting.
I have a skill to share
Medicine, law, teaching, building, languages, technology, and more.
I want to stay close to home
What churches and ministries in your state are already doing.
I could go for weeks or longer
Mission trips, placements, and longer terms of service.
From home
Ways to take part without leaving the house: writing letters, mentoring by mail, and praying with others.
- Persecuted churchVerified
Write to a Christian in prison
The Voice of the Martyrs
Founded in 1967 by Richard Wurmbrand after fourteen years in Romanian prisons, VOM provides Bibles, works alongside front-line workers, and cares for the families of imprisoned believers in around 70 countries. Its Prisoner Alert project lets a reader write directly to named Christians in prison and to the officials holding them.
- Time
- A few hours
- Where
- Online
- Area
- Persecuted church
Last verified September 8, 2026
- Prison & re-entryProvisional
Mentor a prisoner by letter
Crossroads Prison Ministries
Volunteer mentors read a prisoner's completed Bible study lesson, write back with comments and encouragement, and send the next one — all routed through the ministry's address under a pen name. Materials and training are supplied, and mentors work from home anywhere in the world.
- Time
- Weekly rhythm
- Where
- Online
- Area
- Prison & re-entry
Last verified September 8, 2026
- Persecuted churchProvisional
Start with the World Watch List
Open Doors US
Open Doors supplies Bibles, trauma care, and emergency support to Christians in countries where following Christ carries a cost, and publishes the annual World Watch List ranking the fifty hardest places. The US office runs prayer and advocacy campaigns.
- Time
- Ongoing
- Where
- Online
- Area
- Persecuted church
Last verified September 8, 2026
- Bible translation & distributionProvisional
Listen to and share audio Scripture
Faith Comes By Hearing
The organisation records dramatised audio Bibles in thousands of languages and distributes them through the free Bible.is app and solar-powered players built for places with no electricity. The recordings are free to listen to and share, including with people who cannot read.
- Time
- One-off
- Where
- Online
- Area
- Bible translation & distribution
Last verified September 8, 2026
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