World Hope Ministries International (WHMI) is a Christian ministry engaged in training pastors, growing churches, and transforming communities. The core of this approach is teaching pastors and church leaders, then discipling and mentoring them to teach others. Our strategic approach has made WHMI a global leader in delivering basic theological education to pastors in remote or underserved areas and has made it a valuable partner in helping to grow healthy churches and transform communities. WHMI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and is accredited by the ECFA. Support to mission causes often focuses on immediate results. While this is appropriate in cases of relief or rescue, WHMI believes, in most other cases, there is a better way. In its forty-year history, WHMI has seen that ministry investment requiring ongoing funding, or the creation of complex programs that must be managed by those from developed nations, is not the most effective approach. Instead of empowering nationals, such strategies often create dependency and, in the long-term, atrophy among nationals.