Welcome
Meet people where they are, without shame.
- Community outreach
- Prison visits
- Church referrals
To help people overcome addiction through counselling, prayer, and discipleship.
To help people overcome addiction through counselling, prayer, and discipleship.
At a glance
Alcohol, marijuana and tobacco quietly destroy health, marriages and livelihoods in many of the communities we serve. Our recovery work combines proven, Bible-based programmes — GROW FREE for alcohol and drugs, BREATHE FREE for tobacco — with counselling, prayer and the support of a local church.
People are not only helped to stop. They are welcomed into a new life.
What this includes
Why it matters
In Zambia, nearly one in four men reports heavy drinking in a single month, and around one in five men uses tobacco. Behind the numbers are wages spent on alcohol, marriages under strain and young people losing years to drugs.
Professional treatment is out of reach for most rural families. Church-based recovery groups, led by trained local leaders, bring help to where people live.
How we do it
Meet people where they are, without shame.
Weekly groups that build a new way of living.
Address the wounds beneath the habit.
Grow into a church family that walks alongside.
Impact
2025
Stories
“Nicotine addiction controlled my life for years. Through prayer and support from church leaders, I completely stopped smoking. Today I spend my time encouraging others who struggle with addiction.”
Where we serve
Sinda and surrounding villages
Weekly recovery groups in homes and churches.
Lusaka
Recovery groups and counselling.
Correctional facilities
GROW FREE groups for inmates.
Partner churches
Groups hosted and led by local congregations.
Team
Stewardship Director
Teaches faithful giving and the wise stewardship of ministry resources.
Ways to give
Gifts are pooled across the programme. These examples show what they make possible.
Workbooks and resources for one person’s recovery journey.
Materials and refreshments for a weekly group.
Training and support for a new GROW FREE or BREATHE FREE leader.
Leader training, materials and follow-up for a new group.
Pray with us
For people trying to quit today — that they would not give up.
For spouses and children living with the effects of addiction.
For group leaders carrying others’ burdens week after week.
For young people tempted by alcohol and drugs.
For lasting freedom, not just a break from the habit.
Questions
Mainly alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and nicotine — the struggles we see most in the communities we serve. We also walk with people whose substance use is tied to trauma or grief.
GROW FREE is a six-month, Bible-story-based recovery group that meets weekly. BREATHE FREE is a practical stop-smoking programme that combines health education with prayer and support. Both are led by trained local leaders.
No. Groups are open to anyone who wants help. We are open about our faith, and many participants find their freedom deepens as they come to know Jesus.
Yes. Spouses and children are welcome, and our counsellors and group leaders support families through the recovery journey.
No. People stay at home and in their communities and meet weekly in churches, homes and prisons. That keeps recovery rooted in everyday life.
Resources
Support this work
Freedom from addiction restores a whole family.
Support this work
Your gift trains group leaders, provides materials and keeps recovery groups meeting week after week.
More of our work
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