Asheville Mission Trip

Building relationships

Jacob’s Gift board and friends traveled to Asheville, North Carolina, where they are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Helene (September 2024).  We were able to get connected with Robert and April Knight from the Gathering Church in Asheville through our church, The Bridge.  We fell in love with this couple and their children. We have great admiration for them and the work they are doing to restore their communities.  With a team of 21, we were able to help rebuild a home, work at a community center, patch a roof, and clean up debris. We also listened to their stories and fell in love with the people.

Jacob's Legacy

25th Anniversary

We want to thank all who were able to come to the Jacob’s Gift Legacy in July!  This journey would not have happened without all of you.  Also a big thank you to The Bridge Church for the use of the auditorium and our daughter Katlynn for all her time and talents in putting this event together. It’s been 25 years of memories of what a little blond boy began with wanting to be a missionary.  We want to share and bring you up to date on what has been our journey with mission projects around the world.

April 2023

Progress in the Phililippines

Jacob's gift board voted to send funds to Alex Malanday to construct a 6th grade classroom.  This classroom will provide more space and allow them to instruct more students.  

The Malanday's are also in need of an administration building on their campus that will include staff living quarters, offices, library and restrooms.  Jacob's Gift board has committed to send $10,000 to this cause with a matched $10,000 from ANM supporters.  We were able to send the full $10,000 with the matched $10,000 to complete both projects.  


July 2022

During Jacob's Gift meeting in July 2022, the board approved to support the librarian's salary at Jacob's Gift Library in Kenya, Africa and to send money to Alex Malanday with Church Builders Ministries in the Philippines to finish building classrooms in the Blessed Learners Christian Academy.  


October 2021

The Jacob's Gift Board sorted and loaded donated medical equipment to send to Gleaning for the World in Virginia.  Eastlick Trucking transported the semi.  Jacob's Gift voted to donate $1500.00 to Operation Christmas Child to cover the cost of shipping. 


July 2021

In July, Jacob's Gift received a donation of medical equipment from Dr. Miller that will be sent over seas to multiple countries in need. 

Alex Malanday's Church/school project at Tastansan has broken ground.  

Ottumwa radio interview

Current news from Richard and Debbie Hall.

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April 2021

The Jacob's Gift board met in April and voted to partner with The Warehouse Church and purchase a parcel of land for Alex & Eunice Malanday to build another kinder school.  This church and school will be located in the village of Tastasan, Philippines.

January 2021

The Jacob's Gift Board met in January to discuss some project opportunities.


Africa: We voted to send Tom Malande with Jacob's Gift library $1,800 for the librarian's salary.  


Philippines: Alex Malanday informed us that school is back face to face in the Philippines.  They were in need of $1,250 for the teacher's salary to finish out the current school year.  They also needed $700 to finish purchasing the ground that a kinderschool sits on, and the board voted unanimously to send him the money.