Our Model of Ministry
We all agreed from the beginning that we need to advocate a model that is sustainable (avoids dependency), reproducible (is modest, inexpensive, and simple), and God-honouring (is Biblically based and committed to the spiritual well-being of the children).

Although initial capital investment will invariably be needed to get each project started, the goal is to create a scenario where a church assembly can sustain its project. It does not have to continually rely on outside funding.

There are millions of orphans out there that need our help, and although building nice suburban houses or huge children's centres as foster care facilities makes us feel nice, in the long-run it will provide help for a privileged few and create dependence for long-term funding from outside sources. In the current recession

We therefore believe that the best model is to develop a network of church-linked foster care homes within existing communities or to create a church-run children's village on the rim of the community.

Thandanani does not start, run, or assist orphanages. It does not even begin children's villages or foster homes directly. We believe that God has chosen to use local churches as the focal point of His ministry on earth today, and we are therefore endeavouring to build up churches and prepare them for this critical ministry.