Ministry & Outreach

A young girl with braided hair and wearing a red sweater is praying with her eyes closed and hands clasped, leaning on a blue metal fence amidst several other children.

At Torchgrab Africa, our ultimate focus is on bringing Christ to the center of everything we do.

We believe that this message of hope and salvation (the Gospel) is crucial in bringing lasting change and transformation to the lives of the vulnerable children and communities we serve.

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.”

— Isaiah 58:9b-10

A young girl in a navy blue school uniform with a white collar and cuffs, standing outdoors with her eyes closed and hands raised, appearing to pray.

We are deeply committed to living out the message of this scripture by working with hungry, oppressed, and vulnerable children and communities in the slums.

This is our mission, and we believe that it is our calling to serve and support these individuals as they strive to overcome the challenges they face and build better lives for themselves. We are dedicated to making a positive impact in these communities, and to being a source of hope and support for those in need.

A woman in a red dress with white lace accents is speaking to a group of women sitting in a room with large windows. The women are listening attentively, some holding notebooks or phones.
Young children in red uniforms sitting at desks in a classroom, some with hands clasped, listening to a teacher on the left side of the image.
Group of children in school uniforms, some smiling and raising hands, gathered outdoors.
A girl in a navy blue dress with a white collar and cuffs appears to be praying or meditating with her eyes closed and hands held out. There are other people in the background.
Group of school children in uniforms raising their hands and pointing upward outside
Group of school children standing outdoors in uniform, singing or reciting with crossed arms over their chests.

Teacher Training, neighborhood evangelism and community ministry

A group of six smiling children and a woman standing outdoors in front of a black gate and brick wall.
Outdoor backyard scene with clothes hanging on a clothesline, a small concrete-block building, a dirt ground with some rocks, and a makeshift gate made of wood and metal sheets. There are also tires, a green plant in a container, and a pair of pink f
Group of children standing outside in a dirt area near a makeshift metal and wood structure.
A group of diverse people, including a woman with gray hair, are gathered outdoors in front of a rustic, makeshift structure made of rusty metal and wood. They appear to be engaged in a conversation or celebration.
Two children, a girl and a boy, sitting on a red patterned couch with a teddy bear toy in the background. The girl has her arm around the boy, and both are smiling.
Two women smiling and hugging, one seated and one standing, outdoors near a fence and a cloudy sky, surrounded by plastic bags filled with recyclables or trash.
Multiple large blue plastic bags filled with rice or similar items, placed on a rough red floor with several people standing or sitting nearby.
Two women are laughing and talking outdoors, one wearing a plaid suit with a white embroidered blouse and the other in a green floral dress with a blue cardigan, both with face masks pulled down.
A group of people, including a woman in a black floral jacket and a man in a white shirt, standing outside in a courtyard with a red painted ground, talking and laughing, with a stone building and laundry hanging on a clothesline in the background.
A man and a woman sharing a hug at an airport, both wearing masks, with other travelers in the background.
A woman and a young boy are smiling and looking at each other, with the woman holding the boy in a playful embrace. In the background, a man and several children are interacting.
A group of people, including men, women, and children, gather around a man in a blue shirt at a busy street market in an informal settlement. Some individuals are wearing face masks. The surroundings show makeshift shops, a white minivan, and a dirt
A woman sitting on a chair outdoors near a large pile of various grocery bags on the ground.
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Multi-story school building with signs indicating Petra School on the Rock, Primary and Junior Secondary levels, with blue external staircases and a black water tank in front.

Introducing Petra B School on the Rock

This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes!"

- Psalm 118:23

"This School is dedicated to the children in the area who now can enter this "ARK" of Christ's love, hope, and education for a future out of poverty and suffering."

- Founder | Claudia Porter