Tom Brane pouring water over soil to demonstrate runoff at an outdoor farming training
A group of smiling children in a Senegalese village
A farmer standing with his arms raised in a tall field of maize
A woman being baptized while the congregation looks on
Suja Brane listening to a young child's chest with a stethoscope
Farmers kneeling in a circle to pray at the edge of a field
Suja Brane fitting a leg brace for a young man in a wheelchair
Children and a visitor playing with a ball beside a child lying on a mat

Spiritually IMPACTing the unreached in West Africa through Agricultural Development, Medical Care, and Gospel Transformation.

Meeting physical needsBuilding relationshipsSharing JesusSeeing lives transformed

A 501(c)(3) mission

Why we exist

Black and white portrait of children in a Senegalese village
Physical map of Africa showing Senegal in West Africa
Senegal

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Our mission is to point people to Jesus Christ.

Imagine living your entire life without ever hearing the Gospel explained in a way you could understand. For millions across West Africa, that is still reality.

In Senegal, more than 95% of the population is Muslim. Many Muslims are kind, deeply spiritual people who believe in a higher power and recognize their need for forgiveness. Yet, although Jesus is respected as a prophet in Islam, most have never heard the biblical message of His death and resurrection or the salvation He offers through faith in Him.

Romans 10:14 asks, "And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?"

That's why we're there. We long for people to know Jesus personally and experience the hope, forgiveness, and new life found in Him.

We're Tom and Suja Brane, serving in West Africa since 2013.

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01

Agricultural Development

Pointing farmers to the Master Farmer, improving food security through biblical principles, and helping them find an abundant life in Christ.

Learn about our farming work →
02

Medical Care

Extending God's love and compassion through medical care to those suffering from chronic, debilitating illnesses—especially the marginalized and overlooked.

Learn about our medical work →
03

Gospel Transformation

Creating opportunities for people to hear the Gospel, encounter Jesus, and experience His transforming power.

Learn about God's heart for the poor →

Our strategy

Through agricultural development and medical care, we come alongside communities to meet real needs. As we build relationships of trust and respect, we have the privilege of sharing Jesus and the hope He offers.

A girl smiling over the shoulder of the worker carrying her at the farm
Step one

Meet a real, felt need

Better harvests. Medical care that would otherwise be out of reach.

Step two

Build trust and respect

We stay, we return, and we show up in the hard moments alongside the people we serve.

Step three

Share Jesus

So they have the same opportunity each of us has to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Step four

See lives transformed

Watching God transform lives physically and spiritually.

A boy holding two bicycle tires in a village street
Tom Brane and farmers kneeling together in a field
Suja Brane laughing with a Senegalese friend
Mulched garden rows of carrots and onions at the Beersheba farm
Tom and Suja Brane visiting a patient resting on a mat at home
A young woman standing in front of a thatched hut
A farmer standing in front of a towering stand of sorghum
A girl sitting on a donkey cart in a village

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Be part of what God is doing in West Africa.

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