Today we’re introducing the two non-profit ministries supported by SonlightLex.com. Look for expanded profiles in the future, highlighting special features about each, current endeavors and their plans for the future.

All God’s Children - In 1986, Pam Smith, founder of All God’s Children in Nicholasville, began volunteering as a counselor for a crisis pregnancy center in Lexington, following a passion to help girls who were in hopeless, crisis pregnancy situations.

She continued following her passion and In April 1999, Pam and her husband, Karl Smith, opened the doors of All God’s Children (AGC) in a historic pre-Civil War home located just south of Nicholasville. That first day they welcomed three moms and three babies. “Since that time, we have had more than 250 moms and babies through our doors.”

According to Mrs. Smith, “We’ve had some incredible, life-changing moments and we’ve had some moments of tears and heartbreak…Their [the residents] presence here and their pregnancies are symptoms of other things they’ve had to endure in life,” Smith says. “We’re trying to protect them—it just so happens they’re pregnant and have children.”

The mission of AGC goes well beyond merely providing for and protecting the mothers and babies. “Our goal at All God’s Children is to help the girls learn effective parenting skills and independent living skills so they can learn how to have access to things and people in the community and continue their education,” Smith explains. “We want to give them a safe and healthy pregnancy, and stop drug use, abuse and neglect for the safety of the teen and the unborn baby.” Beyond their safety for today, Smith hopes their time at AGC will give them hope for a brighter future. “Just to make these girls successful in any area of their lives is going to help them go forward,” Smith says. “They have been beaten down their whole life. Any gains they make—however small or large—are directly impacting their future.”

Source and excerpts: “A Legacy of Change: All God’s Children,” by Ami Williams.

La Cima World Missions - The first on the list of La Cima World Mission’s goals is as follows: “We go there. Taking medical and dental care to places in need, regardless of risk. If The Call is there, so are we.”   For La Cima, that goal could be placed in the “achievement” column, because it’s no longer simply a goal, they’ve done it time and time again.

La Cima was founded by Dr. David and Marty Sperow.  They are a husband and wife team that spent time living and working as full-time missionaries in Honduras, Central America.  There they worked in a small medical/dental clinic in the village of Canchias.  In the time they were there, they were pushed well outside their comfort zones as God accomplished many amazing feats before their eyes and at their hands.

Presently, La Cima is operating and organizing mission trips in Honduras.  A partnership with MediBoat, which will operate out of Brisbane, Australia, is allowing them to extend their reach and service the Solomon Islands. They are also in the planning phase of organizing missions into ravaged areas in Southeast Asia.

The motto of La Cima World Missions is “We didn’t come to watch.”  The many people they’ve served in just a few short years can attest that the motto is much more than mere words; it is faith in action.

Central Kentucky is fortunate to be home for these two organizations, and many others like them. Their faith and their actions are guiding lights for us all.