Unlocking Barriers in Bulgaria
Margie had six weeks to buy the building her community needed. The Visible Fund closed the gap, she repaid it in full, and The Gathering Place in Tulovo, Bulgaria is now a home for the whole town.
The Business of Lasting Change
Five years after a single Visible Fund investment, a youth-run recycling business in East London, South Africa is still creating jobs, partners, and now new business owners. Scott Worley, our Catalyst there, tells the story.
How Short-Term Teams can Change you
Across 16 short-term trips with Metanoia Missions and One Collective, 45 people chose to be baptized during or soon after going. A few of their stories, and what shifted in them.
Becoming the One Who Goes
Emanuel asked who was going to reach the unreached, then moved his family from Dallas to a remote corner of Central Asia. How they are building friendships, jobs and a small circle of disciple-makers there.
How to Have Long-term Impact
Phil and Debbie Douce spent more than 40 years with vulnerable kids, from foster care in Missouri to street boys and trafficked girls in Quito, Ecuador. Why depth of relationship matters more than scale.
Easter Around the World: Stories from One Collective Leaders
Leaders in Southeast Asia, Zambia, Nepal, South Asia and Greece describe Easter where they live: a dug grave found empty, secret gatherings, candlelight passed hand to hand. Different places, one empty tomb.
When Helping Helps
Gabriel Munanjala grew up in Chibolya, Zambia, and trained as a medic with help from One Collective. He explains what that support restored in him, and why poverty is about more than money.
Presence and Partnership
Rachel and Alonso Silva have spent eight years in Santiago, Chile, building trusted friendships with youth in state group homes. Now the government has written their program into its care plans.
Kept: Lessons From 40 Years of International Service
Paul and Elizabeth Musser spent four decades with One Collective, from planting churches in France to caring for workers across Europe and the Middle East. Four lessons on who God is, learned slowly.
Nations Worship in Bulgaria
In Tulovo, Bulgaria, a teenager asked Sam Jung to teach him piano chords. Not long after, 11 musicians from German, Bulgarian, Roma and Persian backgrounds had recorded an album together.
How a Week in Nicaragua Changed How I Live
Lauren Ebert said yes to a trip to Masatepe, Nicaragua, at the last minute, knowing no one on the team. She expected roofing projects and found people whose faith reshaped how she gives and lives.
Opportunity for Change is Ripe in Papagayo
Papagayo Farm in Los Rios, Nicaragua grows dragon fruit, hosts retreats and employs local farmers. With its leader of five years heading home, the farm is looking for the person to lead what comes next.
Transforming a Kenyan Community Through Faith and Holistic Impact
Emily, a physical therapist, moved her family to Kenya and helped local leaders name five areas their community wanted to change. Why a maize farm and a sewing ministry now start with discipleship.
What Does it Take for Transformation to Spread from One Community to Another?
After a decade in Masatepe, Nicaragua, much of the work is now locally led. That foundation is opening a new chapter in neighboring Ticuantepe, with Papagayo farm as the base and a Catalyst needed to lead it.
Breaking Barriers: Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Neurodivergent Workers in Vietnam
A One Collective couple has spent 14 years in Vietnam, where their son’s Down syndrome showed them how few paths exist for neurodivergent people. How a job program and a coffee shop are changing that.
What Is Social Entrepreneurship and How to Integrate It Into Ministry
Business is not just a way to get a visa or fund the real ministry. How social enterprise can be the ministry itself, with five practical steps and insights from Brandon Weidman and Scott Olson.
A Collaborative Approach to Anti-Trafficking
Andrew Larson, One Collective Catalyst in Athens, Greece, co-founded a network of faith-based groups fighting sexual exploitation. How sharing resources, and earning the government’s trust, made each stronger.
Patience Bears Fruit
In East London, South Africa, a recycling business started in 2018 now serves 1,000 homes and employs 20 young adults who had no work. Scott Worley on how a Visible Fund grant helped it grow.
A Blueprint for Community Transformation
Gezim and Leanne returned to his home region of Devoll, Albania, where jobs are scarce and many feel forgotten. Youth work, a teachers’ Bible study and plans for a park show what caring for the left-behind looks like.
Getting People in the Same Room
In Elgin, Illinois, Catalyst Bobby Jackson and Alex Madrid pull nonprofits, churches and city officials into one plan to end chronic homelessness. Their odd measure of success: serving fewer people each week.