Hi, we're International Servants.
We are a nonprofit Mission reaching Belize for Jesus and
helping children overcome poverty - since 1990.
International Servants
International Servants is a nonprofit Mission reaching Belize for Jesus and helping children overcome poverty - since 1990.
Led by Dr. Paul Whisnant, our Missionaries in Belize oversee our Feed-A-Child Program, Medical & Dental Mission, 54 Belizean Churches, Save A Child's Life Program, Wheelchairs 4 Kids Ministry, Child Trafficking Prevention Program, Orphan Ministry and Belize Mission Trips.
Henry Blackaby was instrumental in the founding of International Servants.
Meet Dr. Paul
Video: Click the photo above to meet Dr. Paul and hear his heart for what God is doing through your donations and prayers in Belize. 30 second video.
Statement of Faith
Our Board of Directors, Advisory Board, Missionaries and 54 local Belizean Churches follow the Southern Baptist (SBC) Faith and Message.
The Local Church
We are actively building Churches in Belize, to teach kids and families about Jesus.
We need you!
You can help the children of Belize in 3 keys ways: Pray, Give, Go!
Pray for the children of Belize and our missionary work.
Give to provide food or medicine for a hungry or sick child.
Go on one of our Mission Trips to Belize to see first-hand what God is doing.
Video: Click the photo below to watch a short video of Dr. Steve Stewart, one of our Board Members, as he shares from his heart about how YOU can make a difference in precious lives in Belize as you pray, give and go.
Belize
Belize, Central America, is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, with thousands of needy children and families living in jungle villages in desperate poverty. Our Missionary focus is on serving in the areas of greatest spiritual and physical need and helping the poorest of the poor.
We serve in all six Districts of Belize. However, most of the villages we serve are several hours' from Belize City, in the interior of the country in the jungle.
Tax-Deductible
All donations are fully tax-deductible.
We are recognized by the IRS as an officially registered 501(c)3 nonprofit Mission.
One-time gifts are a blessing, but we urgently need more monthly donors!
Children need your help! Please give monthly. Giving monthly is the most powerful way to donate! You can empower children out of poverty. For good. Give Monthly
When you give monthly, you'll help kids and villages lift themselves out of poverty. Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children who need it most. It means your donations will be delivering the right solution at just the right time.
And while your gifts are changing lives, you'll love seeing the power of your generosity through our email updates, iServants.com, Facebook.com/iServants, YouTube.com/iServants, iServants App, and in-person on one of our Belize mission trips.
Give Where Its Needed Most
Hi, we're International Servants.
We're a nonprofit Mission reaching Belize for Jesus and helping children overcome poverty - since 1990.
Dr. Paul Whisnant
Dr. Paul Whisnant has been serving as your Missionary in Belize since 1990.
Video: Click the photo above to meet Dr. Paul and hear his heart for what God is doing through your donations and prayers in Belize. 30 second video.
Dr. Paul Whisnant
Dr. Paul Whisnant has served as your Missionary in Belize since 1990 and oversees our Ministries and network of 54 Belizean Churches in Belize.
While on a short-term mission trip to Belize in 1989, Paul was called by God to full-time missions. Five months later, as a 19 year old teenager, he withdrew from college, packed a few items in a backpack and bought a one-way plane ticket to Belize, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
He arrived with only $50 in his pocket and lived in a grass hut made of leaves and sticks, in a remote jungle village, without electricity nor running water. The locals taught him how to survive by eating iguanas and taking baths in the jungle river with crocodiles nearby.
The mission he started in that jungle hut in 1990 is now International Servants, one of the largest evangelical missions in Belize.
Family
Dr. Paul Whisnant is married to our Belize Medical Director, Amanda Whisnant, CPNP, and has two children.
Dr. Paul, and his wife, Amanda, were born in the United States and are dual citizens of both the United States and Belize.
Public Speaking
Dr. Paul Whisnant's many years living in the jungle as your missionary in Belize produced a wealth of fascinating stories that led him to speak in the US, Africa and Asia, inspiring others to make a difference with their lives.
Whether he's speaking to 600 teens at the Smokey Mountain Youth Conference in Tennessee, 200 business leaders at the HQ for Chick-Fil-A in Atlanta, GA, 700 Pastors in Africa, 100 of our mission trip volunteers in Belize, or in the Chapel at the 20,000 member Fellowship Church in Grapevine, TX, it's his humor and commitment that will keep you on the edge of your seat, but his passion for Missions that you'll remember the most.
Left to Right: United States Ambassador to Belize Carlos Moreno, Dr. Paul Whisnant, Amanda Whisnant CPNP.
Timeline
1990: Moved to Belize as a Missionary Church Planter and founded International Servants.
1990-Present: Serves as the lead Missionary to Belize with International Servants.
1997: Appointed to replace the International Mission Board (IMB) on the National Executive Board of the Baptist Association of Belize.
2004: Ordained as a Southern Baptist Minister (SBC).
2009: Awarded an Honorary PhD in Missions by the Board of Trustees at IBC.
1998-Present: Serves as the Citizen Liaison for the United States Embassy in Belmopan, Belize.
2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014: Awarded certificates of appreciation by the United States Embassy's Ambassador to Belize for his service in Belize.
2017: Recipient of the first-ever Lifetime Humanitarian Award, Government of Belize.
2017-Present: Serves as the Honorary Humanitarian Ambassador for the Government of Belize.
Dr. Paul Whisnant baptizing a new believer in a jungle river in Belize in 2005. And, no, that's not a cell phone clipped to his belt, it's a big knife in case of crocodiles.
Favorite Bible Verses
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." -- Matthew 25:40
"What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his own soul?" -- Mark 8:36
"Be humble, and treat others as better than yourself." -- Philippians 2:3-4
Fun Fact
Even though Dr. Paul graciously eats whatever meal is served to him in the jungle, including delicacy's such as iguanas, rats, cow foot soup or pig brains, he cannot stomach mashed potatoes.
One-time gifts are a blessing, but we urgently need more monthly donors!
Children need your help! Please give monthly. Giving monthly is the most powerful way to donate! You can empower children out of poverty. For good. Give Monthly
When you give monthly, you'll help kids and villages lift themselves out of poverty. Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children who need it most. It means your donations will be delivering the right solution at just the right time.
And while your gifts are changing lives, you'll love seeing the power of your generosity through our email updates, iServants.com, iServants App, Facebook.com/iServants, YouTube.com/iServants, and in-person on one of our Belize mission trips.
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The Problem
A child is suffering from hunger, violence, disease, and poverty. This makes her far more likely to become a victim of sex trafficking.
Testimonial Videos
Click the photos below to watch short testimonial videos of your donations and prayers at work.
Children Come First
We focus on helping children overcome poverty - in Jesus' name.
Targeting Root Causes
Treating poverty's symptoms is temporary. Going after its cause is permanent.
Thriftiness
Keeping our costs down means your gifts make the biggest impact possible.
Dr. Paul Whisnant
Dr. Paul Whisnant has been serving as your Missionary in Belize since 1990.
Dr. Paul oversees our Missionary work in Belize and network of 54 Belizean Churches. The call of God led him to give everything away and move to the jungles of Belize at age 19 with only a backpack, $50 and his Bible. He lived for many years in a leaf and stick hut, with no electricity nor running water, while taking his baths in the river and eating iguanas to survive.
Click GIVE NOW to help Dr. Paul continue to reach Belize for Jesus and provide urgently needed food and medicine to more needy children.
Video: Click the photo above to meet Dr. Paul and hear his heart for what God is doing through your donations and prayers in Belize. 30 second video.
Dr. Paul Whisnant
Dr. Paul Whisnant has been serving as your Missionary in Belize since 1990 and oversees our Ministries and network of 54 Belizean Churches in Belize.
While on a short-term mission trip to Belize in 1989, Paul was called by God to full-time missions. Five months later, as a 19 year old teenager, he withdrew from college, packed a few items in a backpack and bought a one-way plane ticket to Belize, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
He arrived with only $50 in his pocket and lived in a grass hut made of leaves and sticks, in a remote jungle village, without electricity nor running water. The locals taught him how to survive by eating iguanas and taking baths in the jungle river with crocodiles nearby.
The mission he started in that jungle hut in 1990 is now International Servants, one of the largest evangelical missions in Belize.
Family
Dr. Paul Whisnant is married to our Belize Medical Director, Amanda Whisnant, CPNP, and has 2 children.
Dr. Paul, and his wife, Amanda, were born in the United States and are dual citizens of both the United States and Belize.
Public Speaking
Dr. Paul Whisnant's many years living in the jungle as your missionary in Belize produced a wealth of fascinating stories that has led him to speak in the US, Africa and Asia, inspiring others to make a difference with their lives.
Whether he's speaking to 600 teens at the Smokey Mountain Youth Conference in Tennessee, 200 business leaders at the HQ for Chick-Fil-A in Atlanta, Georgia, 700 Pastors in Africa, 100 of our mission trip volunteers in Belize, or in the Chapel at the 20,000 member Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, it's his humor and commitment that will keep you on the edge of your seat, but his passion for missions that you'll remember the most.
Left to Right: United States Ambassador to Belize Carlos Moreno, Dr. Paul Whisnant, Amanda Whisnant CPNP.
Timeline
1990: Moved to Belize as a Missionary Church Planter and founded International Servants.
1990-Present: Serves as the lead Missionary to Belize with International Servants.
1997: Appointed to replace the International Mission Board (IMB) on the National Executive Board of the Baptist Association of Belize.
2004: Ordained as a Southern Baptist Minister (SBC).
2009: Awarded an Honorary PhD in Missions by the Board of Trustees at IBC.
1998-Present: Serves as the Citizen Liaison for the United States Embassy in Belmopan, Belize.
2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014: Awarded certificates of appreciation by the United States Embassy's Ambassador to Belize for his service in Belize.
2017: Recipient of the first-ever Lifetime Humanitarian Award, Government of Belize.
2017-Present: Serves as the Honorary Humanitarian Ambassador for the Government of Belize.
Dr. Paul Whisnant baptizing a new believer in a jungle river in Belize in 2005. And, no, that's not a cell phone clipped to his belt, it's a big knife in case of crocodiles.
Favorite Bible Verses
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." -- Matthew 25:40
"What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his own soul?" -- Mark 8:36
"In humility, value others above yourself." -- Philippians 2:3
Fun Fact
Even though Dr. Paul graciously eats whatever meal is served to him in the jungle, including delicacy's such as iguanas, rats, cow foot soup or pig brains, he cannot stomach mashed potatoes.
One-time gifts are a blessing, but we urgently need more monthly donors!
Children need your help! Please give monthly. Giving monthly is the most powerful way to donate! You can empower children out of poverty. For good. Give Monthly
When you give monthly, you'll help kids and villages lift themselves out of poverty. Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children who need it most. It means your donations will be delivering the right solution at just the right time.
And while your gifts are changing lives, you'll love seeing the power of your generosity through our email updates, iServants.com, iServants App, Facebook.com/iServants, YouTube.com/iServants, and in-person on one of our Belize mission trips.
Dr. Paul Whisnant
Feed-A-Child Belize
Feed hungry children. Your $12.50 gift will provide food and medicine for a malnourished child for an entire month.
Your generosity gives hungry kids nutritious meals and helps stop human trafficking! Many children in our rural villages are malnourished to the point of stunting their growth, living in grinding poverty in a mud floor hut made of sticks and leaves.
Click GIVE NOW to provide food for a hungry child.
Did you know?
Did you know that worldwide, a child dies of hunger every 10 seconds?
Here's how you can help a child through our Feed-A-Child program:
For you who donate, your gifts feed hungry children each day in our Feed-A-Child Program in Belize, like the little girl below.
The children you are feeding cannot help themselves. Many are orphans, abused, abandoned, refugees, or are from families who have lost their homes due to natural disasters such as fires or floods.
Your gift today will prevent a child from becoming a victim of sex trafficking.
Many children in our rural villages are malnourished to the point of stunting their growth, living in grinding poverty in a mud floor hut made of sticks and leaves, like the hut below.
Your gifts do much more than just provide meals. Each child also receives loving care from our local volunteer ladies as we provide worm medicine, vitamins, basic health care, school supplies, and teach them about Jesus.
Will you feed at least one hungry child today?
A child needs you! Your $12.50 gift will provide food and medicine for a hungry, malnourished child for an entire month.
You can make a life-long difference in the life of a child today! Give Now to Feed a Child
We can't do it without your help, so please give generously.
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat." -- Mark 25:35
The good news is that your gift will be multiplied in impact to help even more kids.
For every child you help, 5 more children benefit, too. (Through the power of your gifts enabling us to receive matching gifts, donated goods, and more).
Want to see a video of some of the children you're feeding?
Click the photo below to watch a brief video of your donations at work feeding children in our Feed-A-Child Program in Belize.
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." -- Matthew 25:40
Want to watch a short video of a young lady volunteering in our Feed-A-Child program and see more of the children you're feeding? Click here to watch now.
One-time gifts are a blessing, but we urgently need more monthly donors!
Please give monthly. Giving monthly is the most powerful way to donate! You can empower children out of poverty. For good. Give Monthly to Feed a Child
When you give monthly, you'll help kids and villages lift themselves out of poverty. Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children who need it most. It means your donations will be delivering the right solution at just the right time.
And while your gifts are changing lives, you'll love seeing the power of your generosity through our email updates, iServants.com, iServants App, Facebook.com/iServants, YouTube.com/iServants, and in-person on one of our Belize mission trips.
How we help children in need:
- Food
- Medical Care
- Clean water
- Child sponsorship
- Farming
- Child education
- Sanitation and hygiene
- Clothing and shelter
- Targeting root causes of poverty
- Disaster relief
- Trafficking prevention and child protection
- Spiritual nurture
Feed-A-Child Belize
Belize Medical Mission
Stop preventable deaths. Your $5 gift will provide urgently needed medicine for a desperately sick child.
Click "Learn More" to see photos and videos of children that your gifts helped save, and to learn more about our Belize Medical and Dental Mission, Save A Child's Life Program, and Wheelchairs 4 Kids Ministry.
Click GIVE NOW to provide medicine to save a child's life.
Belize Medical Mission
Stop preventable deaths. Your $5 gift will provide urgently needed medicine for a desperately sick child.
Give Now to Provide Medicine for a Child
Your gifts have provided life-saving medication for thousands of needy children and families who live in grinding poverty in jungle or rural villages throughout Belize.
In our Medical Mission Clinics, our focus is on helping children who don't have access to the medical care they need.
Some of our patients have basic problems like fever or worms, and others have life threatening heart murmurs, dengue fever, cerebral palsy or malaria.
The purpose of our Belize Medical Mission is to open hearts to Christ, so we set up our clinics in villages where our missionaries are starting Churches. It's a wonderful tool for showing the love of God.
Video: Click the photo above to watch a video of Amanda and hear her heart for helping one of her patients in Belize.
Belize Medical Director
Mrs. Amanda Whisnant is the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who leads our Belize Medical Mission Trips and coordinates our Save A Child's Life program.
Amanda is licensed in the United States and in Belize. She was born in Ohio and completed her Masters at MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina.
In addition to serving as our Belize Medical Director, she has worked at Pediatric Primary Care clinics in Texas, Florida and South Carolina. Amanda is the wife of our Belize Mission Director, Dr. Paul Whisnant.
Children need your help! Our Medical volunteers are in urgent need of more medicine to treat the children. For every $5 you give, you're giving life saving medicine a kid! Give Now to Provide Medicine for a Child
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." -- Matthew 25:40
Save A Child's Life Program
Give the gift of life. Your $50 gift will help a child receive life-saving surgery.
In our Medical Mission Clinics we often encounter children in need of life-saving surgery. Many of these surgeries are too complicated to perform in Belize.
Your gifts help us bring children to the USA for life-saving surgeries. We coordinate these surgeries with the assistance of others, such as Rotary, Shriners, Children's Hospitals, etc.
You can help us save the next child's life by giving today and designating your gift: Save A Child's Life. Total cost per child is around $5,000. But every gift, no matter how small, will make a life-saving difference. Give Now to Save A Child's Life
Meet 3 of the children you helped us save:
Above: Heilin with Amanda (far right) with Heilin's mom (far left). Heilin was run over by a truck in Belize. She received her surgeries in Dallas, Texas. Photo was taken 1 month post-surgery in Grapevine, Texas. Click the photo above to see a short video of how your donations helped save Heilin's arm and life.
Above: Marlena at our Belize Medical Mission Clinic with Jenny (one of our volunteer Physician Assistants, far left) and Marlena's mom (far right). Marlena received her heart surgery in Orlando, Florida. Photo was taken in Belize pre-surgery.
Above: Xiomara with Amanda in Belize. Xiomara received her heart surgery in Tampa, Florida. Photo was taken post-surgery in our Belize Medical Mission Clinic in her village. Amanda Whisnant is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and our Belize Medical Director. Click the photo above to see a short video of how your donations saved Xiomara's life.
Wheelchairs 4 Kids Ministry
Give the gift of mobility. Your gift of $25 will help provide a pediatric wheelchair for a handicapped child.
In our Medical Mission Clinics we often encounter children in need of wheelchairs.
Did you know that traditional wheelchairs don't always work because of the rugged terrain in our jungle villages?
You can provide a wheelchair to a child by giving today and designating your gift: Wheelchairs 4 Kids. The total cost per wheelchair is around $500. No gift is too small. Give Now to Give a Child a Wheelchair
Click the photo below to watch a brief video about how your donations helped us give a rugged wheelchair to this young boy.
Belize Dental Mission
Give the gift of living without severe dental pain. Your $25 gift will give antibiotics to a patient in our Dental Mission Clinic. Give Now to Provide Antibiotics for Dental Patients
The lack of access to dental care in our rural villages leaves many patients in daily, severe pain. Some even die from infections due to a lack of treatment. As a result, our villagers get very excited when they hear that a volunteer Dental Mission Team has joined our Belize Medical Mission.
In our Medical Mission Clinics we focus on kids. However, in our Dental Mission Clinics, we focus on adults, although we do also treat kids who are in severe pain.
Click the photo below to see a video of your donations providing important dental care to needy adults and children. Belize Dental Mission Video:
One-time gifts are a blessing, but we urgently need more monthly donors!
Children need your help! Please give monthly. Giving monthly is the most powerful way to donate! You can empower children out of poverty. For good. Give Now
When you give monthly, you'll help kids and villages lift themselves out of poverty. Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children who need it most. It means your donations will be delivering the right solution at just the right time.
And while your gifts are changing lives, you'll love seeing the power of your generosity through our email updates, iServants.com, iServants App, Facebook.com/iServants, YouTube.com/iServants, and in-person on one of our Belize mission trips.
Belize Medical Mission
Belize Mission Trips
You're invited to bring your Church group to serve with us in Belize!
We've been leading Belize Mission Trips since 1990, so your trip will be well-planned, customizable, Christ-centered, safe, and hassle-free. You'll love every moment of this life-changing experience as you impact the lives of those you meet and help our local Pastors and Missionaries in Belize strengthen our network of 54 Belizean Churches.
Click here to go to our Belize Mission Trips page.
To learn more, or to bring your Church group on a Mission Trip with us, click here: Belize Mission Trips
Belize Mission Trips
Lasting change begins with you. Monthly giving provides consistent support to children in need. It means your donations will be delivering the right solution at just the right time.
And while your gifts are changing lives, you'll love seeing the impact of your generosity through updates and stories in our Email Newsletters, Facebook page, Videos, iServants App, and in-person on one of our Belize Mission Trips.
GIVE MONTHLY TO A CAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT
Lasting change begins with you. Monthly giving provides consistent support to children in need. It means your donations will be delivering the right solution at just the right time.
And while your gifts are changing lives, you'll love seeing the impact of your generosity through updates and stories in our Email Newsletters, Facebook page, Videos, iServants App, and in-person on one of our Belize Mission Trips.
Financial Accountability
We multiply your impact 7X and make sure every penny counts.
A Charity You Can Trust
Faithful for over 30 years.
A Charity You Can Trust
We are proud to be reviewed and held accountable by these independent third-party organizations.
Faithful for over 30 years.
Financial Accountability
We make sure every single penny counts.
We're always working to keep our overhead rate low. Last year, we used 90 percent of our total operating expenses for programs that benefit children and families.
Financial Stewardship
We work hard to maximize your impact.
Did you know that for each dollar donated to International Servants, more than a dollar's worth of help gets to children and families?
Here's how we multiply your impact 7x:
Tax Deductible
International Servants is recognized by the United States IRS as a non-profit 501c3 Mission.
All donations are fully tax-deductible.
Federal Tax ID (EIN): 63-1155427
Thank you for your generosity!
May God bless you for helping children in need.
We Maximize Your Impact
Did you know that for each dollar donated to International Servants, more than a dollar's worth of help gets to children?
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International Servants
PO Box 337
Grapevine, TX 76099
817-382-8484
info@iServants.com
Connect
International Servants
PO Box 337
Grapevine, TX 76099
817-382-8484
info@iServants.com