About three years ago, Pastor Paul Rummage, who grew up as a missionary kid in Zimbabwe, was listening to a sermon by podcast. From the message, Paul felt convicted of the need to be involved more personally in caring for orphans. Soon after that Paul made a trip to Zimbabwe where he was involved in church planting in the Mberengwa Resettlement area.
While Paul was in Mberengwa, Pastor Isaac Mabvumba (pictured below)shared his vision for establishing a caring centre that would care for orphans like a boarding facility while school is in session. Paul felt this was the ministry God had been preparing him to be involved in.
With a population of about 12 million, over 1 million are orphans, primarily due to AIDS. Orphans are often left to fend for themselves, as extended family do not have the means to care for them. Only about 1 in 3 children in Zimbabwe has both parents alive. Another 1/3 has only one parent. The final third have no living parent.
When Pastor Paul returned to his church, Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church (OK), he shared his vision with his church and the opportunities for ministry in Zimbabwe. Soon afterwards a new ministry was created. Insight Ministries is a registered, non-profit organization with five board members. It is not directly related to Bartlesville Baptist Church. It seeks to receive and channel funds from anyone in the world, directly to ministries involving orphans.
Currently they are only involved in the Baptist Caring Centre in Mberengwa. They hope to expand their ministry in the future. If you would like to know more about INSIGHT MINISTRIES, check out their web page: INSIGHT-Ministries.org or write to them at info@insight-ministries.org.
