If you ever saw Jim Hocking from a distance, you could mistake him for a country singer but never for an entrepreneur who is doing some creative work in the heart of poverty stricken Central African Republic.
Jim grew up in Africa and he knows the culture as few do. His heart is full of compassion for people who cannot help themselves. He has a big dream to see men and women clime one step at a time out of the despair of poverty they have been relegated to and in the process find the One who gives hope everlasting.
Jim found Integrated Community Development International a couple of years ago and since then he has not stopped advocating for compassion-based ministries among the poorest of the poor in that part of the world. He is involved with well drilling, agro-forestry, AIDS education, micro-enterprise and evangelism.
What I like the most about Jim's work is that he is committed to empowering Central Africans to do the work. Jim is a servant to the people of the CAR. His heart is full of love for them and his eyes often well up with tears as he talks about them. We are privileged to go to the CAR under the guidance of Jim and the ICDI team. We are excited about what the Lord might have in store for us in the future.
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