Vessels of Mercy International, Inc.

VOMI is a leading provider of practical assistance to those in need, both at home and around the world. We respond to God’s leading in obedience to know Him and make Him known to the forgotten, discarded, vulnerable, hopeless, and unloved. We unite the body of Christ through strategic partnerships with diverse organizations, serving shoulder to shoulder to equip people to be self-sustaining and reach their God-given potential. We empower those we serve with the gospel of Christ to transform their families, communities, and nations.
VOMI is just as passionate about reaching those in need right in their own backyard as it is about reaching those in need around the world. While it provides agricultural development in Kenya, Romania, Honduras, and Cambodia, its staff and volunteers also offer hope to inner-city children living in poverty in Richmond and sends relief teams to assist victims of hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods in the United States as well as around the world.
For 25 years, VOMI has championed the causes of the poor and oppressed by putting hands and feet to the beliefs that "Hope Changes Everything" and that hope is found in Jesus.
To put it simply, “We help those in need.” Every day we meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those in the United States and 12 other nations of the world, helping them reach their full potential. We serve all people regardless of age, race, color, creed, sex, religion, social, national or ethnic origin, and sexual orientation.

Programs include, but not limited to: Vocational, educational, medical/vision/dental care, disaster relief, children's mentoring, distribution of relief supplies, clean water projects, agriculture & small livestock, assisting women and children in crisis, prevention and awareness of gender based violence and human trafficking, assisting refugees and IDP groups, re-education of incarcerated women, after care programs for abused or trafficked women and children, and various other programs as determined.

Vessels of Mercy International focuses on providing physical relief to individuals, families, and communities, those living in extreme poverty, suffering from hunger, oppression, and spiritual poverty, but also equipping beneficiaries with sustainable solutions to combat poverty and move individuals from life-threatening suffering to a place of sustained security. Through various strategic tools such as but not limited to: agriculture, education, disaster relief, life-skills training, vocational training, safe water and sanitation, shelter, health prevention and treatment, spiritual development, sustainable hygiene kit distribution, educational programs for gender-based violence awareness and prevention, Human trafficking and slavery prevention and awareness; aftercare programs, discipleship, recreational, feeding programs, and holistic community development, Vessels of Mercy International is committed to helping the impoverished, the underserved, and the under-resourced. We’re committed to the power of partnerships, working side by side with those in the communities we serve, instead of telling them what we think they need, addressing the core issues behind poverty, rather than only treating the symptoms. We will engage with empathy those we serve to find pathways out of poverty; we will encourage, embrace, educate, explore, and empower them. We will provide options and opportunities for ongoing growth to overcome the challenges that poverty presents to enrich their lives. We will do so in a way that is holistic, with humility, with a hands-on approach, creating harmony and unity.

Vessels of Mercy International has staff and volunteers that mobilize in the community to distribute food products and relief supplies such as hygiene kits, socks, blankets, coats, hats, shoes, scarfs, and gloves to those in need in our local area, with a focus on children at risk, the elderly, and veterans. VOMI Larry’s Lunch is the conduit that feeds individuals and families through a network of pastors and missionaries as well as distributing disaster relief supplies during significant disasters worldwide. VOMI’s experienced relief teams and medical teams use these relief supplies to provide emergency responses and long-term recovery to victims affected by poverty and natural disaster whether it be through war, disaster, or persecution. We have a long history of diverse partnerships and coordinating with other nonprofit relief agencies, missionaries and/or pastors as each specific need arises, we are able to provide food, shelter, clothing, water, medical assistance, hygiene kits, practical disaster aid, and other humanitarian aid relief services on a very targeted basis, promoting and assisting those we serve to become self-sustaining.

It is well known among nonprofit professionals that an organization succeeds because of its longevity, unique programs and services, and fiscal stability. VOMI rises to the top in each of these categories.

• Longevity – VOMI has been in existence since 1995.
• Uniqueness – No other Virginia organization provides this breadth of programming.
• Viability (Fiscal Stability) – Since 1995, it has enriched, supported, and nurtured upwards of 400,000 lives with loving, practical assistance, all with a very modest staff and lean (but balanced) operating budget.

Across the world, Vessels of Mercy International has impacted impoverished communities and vulnerable people groups through a variety of relief and development projects/programs including but not limited to: Animals, Agriculture; Children's programs; Disaster relief services; Empowering young women through our sustainable hygiene kit distribution to school-aged girls increasing their ability to access educational opportunities; Educational programs for gender-based violence awareness and prevention; Human trafficking and slavery prevention and awareness; Aftercare programs; Discipleship; Education; Recreational; Vocational Training; Feeding programs; Health and Medical Relief programs; Clean Water and Sanitation.

Vessels of Mercy International will continue to use these strategic tools to bring physical and spiritual aid to hurting people around the world in Jesus' name — as we've done since our inception in 1995. With dependable capabilities and innovative strategies such as the Widows Goat Project, the SOAR Hygiene Kit Distribution Project, the Threads of Hope Project, and Operation Hope, we will continue to expand our positioning on the frontlines of relief and development for the purpose of bringing hope and healing through humanitarian aid in the name of Jesus Christ.