About Us

We at PIHD believe Jesus’ leadership brings dramatic and wonderful transformation and development to all aspects of life, and we are dedicated to the long-term advancing of his amazing leadership among the Yao people of Southeastern Africa.

Our team has been serving the Yao since 1990, and has developed a proven platform for the long term development of the Yao that is centered on the Kingdom of God.

Our Mission

To facilitate a movement of Yao becoming followers of God.

The measurable indicators of this movement include incremental progress toward the following outcomes:

The multiplication of effective, godly leaders, who multiply groups of people who follow God
A continuously growing number of discipleship groups comprised of people who truly love and obey God, and demonstrate that by growing in the knowledge of God, in love, in godly character, and in making disciples
A shared radical commitment to advancing the Kingdom of God
Visible transformation of behavior by moving their entire society in a God-ward direction through God’s word
Dramatic improvement in their quality of life in all aspects
Impacting the nation and nearby nations

Unpacking the Mission

Jesus’ great commission

“All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

This command from Jesus to make disciples everywhere directs us to the outcome he wants. It calls for both quantity and quality: a great many people from every ethnic group on earth, who model their lives on Jesus, and obey him in everything.

The PIHD mission focuses us on achieving that in Southeastern Africa.

Detailed look at our mission

To facilitate a movement of Yao becoming followers of God

Three critical elements are: facilitate, movement, and becoming followers of God

Facilitate: defines our role as one of enabling local people to become very effective in advancing God’s Kingdom
Movement: is a process and an outcome. It is group of people who, empowered by God, are multiplying, being transformed, and becoming a growing force for good and for God’s Kingdom in their society and beyond.
Becoming followers of God: means becoming people who truly love and obey God in ALL aspects of life. It’s a new creation, being transformed into the image of God. Empowered by God’s Spirit. Radical godliness and devotion in spirit & body, in relationships, in thought & emotion, in speech & action, in family, society, vocation, politics, in use of time and resources, and in unity with God’s people advancing his Kingdom.

Why “Holistic Development?”

Holistic is comes from holism, the reality that human life is an integrated whole and is to be characterized by wholeness.

We are created by God as spiritual, physical, relational, emotional, intelligent, and creative beings in his image and filled with his glory.
Wholeness was the condition of humanity and creation before the fall. It is the opposite of brokenness and evil, our condition after the fall.

The Goodnews of the Kingdom is that Jesus is restoring that wholeness in his world, and will complete it when he returns. Only he can completely heal and restore individuals and humanity in all aspects of life.

This restoration is not an event but a process, it is developmental.

Thus, in obedience to him, we are promoting his leadership and the wholeness that brings – which we call “Holistic Development.”

What we do

Multiply groups of people who love and obey God
Translate the Bible and produce Scripture portions and Biblically-based materials
Train community leaders to lead with God’s Kingdom in mind
Community development centered on God’s Kingdom

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Who We Are

Charles & Sue Reed

Founders / Director

Serving since 1990

Joel & Mable Mgawi

Associate team leaders

Serving since 1995

Ann Harrington

Team member

Serving since 2010

Patricia Chule

Team member

Serving since 2012