About

On Dec 24th, 2004 at 8pm CST, a tsunami took the lives of 180,000 people along a 90 mile coastline in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Within 3 days, various NGOs from around the world began landing & aiding in the disaster relief efforts.
7 days after the tsunami, IFS was on the ground.

This is where the story begins.

Since 2004, IFS has mobilized over 600 volunteers from around the world- to serve a small fishing village who lost 1,200 of the population in an instant. Nothing was left standing – everything was washed out into the ocean.

In 2009, after 1 year of careful planning & visioning, a new medical initiative was born, targeting a small village of 25,000 people in Central Asia.

With access to only 1 midwife, infant mortality rates are high. Here medical training is nonexistent, steril medical equipment does not exist, and basic hygiene understanding is nonexistent as well.

By partnering with NGoS & nationals (locals) on the ground, IfS works directly with leadership on the ground, identifying needs & building relationships.

1. Identify needs of local communities.
2. Work relationally with village leadership.
3. Develop longterm relationships that develop communities as a whole.