USDA Programs
We start right here; at home.
We partner with local and federal grant programs that are designed to help Oklahoma small businesses and farmers.
We are occasionally asked if we are “faith-based.” In our view, we are all, in a sense, faith-based as our actions result from our beliefs, or “faith.” Nonetheless, we get why in our western, compartmentalized world this question makes sense to many. Organizationally, we are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is not officially aligned with any particular church. We are comprised of, and partner with, people who desire to live missionally in obedience to scripture. Vocationally they may be engineers, businesspeople, literacy workers, farmers, ranchers, retirees, ministers, or any other number of vocations.
Our Worldview
Our worldview has two primary tenets: 1) God is missional. Everything He has done, and will do, is intentional. He has a plan and is at work to reconcile the world unto Himself; and 2) The cross changes everything. Our sin separated us from God and placed us at the center of all of our experience. The cross redeems us and, when we accept the grace of His salvation, restores us to a right relationship with Him at the center of all – our relationships with others, our work, His creation, and, of course, our personal relationship with Him.
Our formal remit is broad-based in order to provide the legal framework for us to work with almost any partner who shares our worldview. In general, however, our work is informed by these scriptures: Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8, Mark 10:45, and Isaiah 58 which we represent with the phrase: Go, Serve, Reach, Teach, and Repeat. On any given day you may find us engaged in rural development activities in Oklahoma, urban agriculture in Oklahoma City, working with local partners in Burundi, helping to facilitate the work of churches seeking to reach the lost in Slovakia, supporting training activities in Hungary, or any number of other service projects as we seek to join God in His mission of reconciliation.
God is Missional:
Everything He has done, and will do, is intentional. He has a plan and is at work to reconcile the world unto Himself
The Cross Changes Everything:
Our sin separated us from God and placed us at the center of all of our experience. The cross redeems us and restores us.
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Socially Disadvantaged
Often organizations just want to complete a project, not run a new nonprofit to make it happen. This frequently means you need a partner to help execute your vision. This may mean helping with simple things like international money transfers or providing more complex services necessary to implement your plan.
Veterans
Navigating the realities of a complex world with limited personnel and/or time can be challenging. From facility reviews to Missions strategies and more, we’re here to help you sort through these challenges with a focus on strategic alignment founded on Biblical principles.
Farmers
We are intentionally positioned to facilitate partnerships across traditional boundaries be they secular/government, denominational, or just geographic boundaries. We frequently facilitate projects among partners that include US government agencies, private and public universities, NGOs, and churches.
Rural Energy for America
Renewable Energy Systems
The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing.
Energy Efficiency Improvement
Agricultural producers may use guaranteed loan funds to install energy efficient equipment and systems for agricultural production or processing.
Guaranteed Loans & Grants
The lender, with Agency concurrence, will establish and justify the guaranteed loan term based on the use of guaranteed loan funds, the useful economic life of the assets being financed and those used as collateral, and the borrower’s repayment ability. The loan term will not exceed 40 years.
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