Pictured: Heidi Lum and Swazi Pastor David Similane

President Heidi Lum founded Advocates for Africa’s Children in response to God’s call during a mission trip to Swaziland in July 2005. Her passion for the orphaned children has grown into an international organization, based in Hawaii, USA. Dedicated to providing for the needs of orphaned children through sustainable projects, her vision is to demonstrate Christ’s love for the children through practical support, food, and education.

Pastor David Simelane is an evangelist in Swaziland. In addition to his pastoral and church planting duties, he works with Campus Crusade for Christ, Every Home for Christ, and Faith Comes by Hearing. Pastor Simelane has a passion to help the orphans in his country and to share Christ’s love with them.

Pastor David Simelane and Heidi Lum have worked closely together to build on common goals and visions to produce strategic plans for encouraging and supporting the churches of Swaziland to care for orphans of AIDS and help the community suffering from the pandemic.

We are a faith-based organization.

Advocates works through indigenous churches to care for orphans. These churches are accountable to our National Coordinator, Swaziland Board of Directors, local Chiefs, and the Swazi government. Children receive services and support regardless of religious or ethnic background.

Advocates is governed by an inter-denominational Boards of Directors in Hawaii and Swaziland, overseeing Swaziland operations and providing in-country accountability.
To read about the vision and how we started, click here to download a testimony of God’s work.

Our Statement of Faith

• There is one God eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, Holy and inspired by God, of supreme and final authority in faith and life.
• God the Father sent us his Son, Jesus Christ, fully human and fully divine, who was born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life. His death on the cross provided our redemption. He was bodily resurrected and ascended into heaven and has a present ministry of intercession for us. We look forward to His return in power and glory.
• God created humans to have fellowship with Him, but they defied God by sinfully going their own way. As a result, every human needs God’s saving grace to end this alienation from Him. Salvation comes only through saving grace, trusting in Jesus Christ alone – not human effort – and must be received personally by repentance and faith.
• The Holy Spirit is involved in the miracle of the conversion of an unbeliever and indwells believers, enabling them to live a Godly life. Among many offices, the Holy Spirit equips believers for personal growth for service to the church. The church’s role is to glorify God and serve those in need.

 

 

 

 

US Board: Bruce Cody, Martha Lee Mullen, Marjorie Smith, Swazi Pastor David Simelane, Kraig Kennedy, Heidi Lum (not pictured: Bob Schleicher, Jeff Sisemoore, Rebecca Woodland).