About Us

Who We Are

Influential Missions registered as a not-for-profit charity organisation in 2012, and provided humanitarian relief in Australia, South Africa, Thailand and Pakistan.

Our Story

Mission work started during April 2012, when a team of Bible College students went on an outreach to the Northern Territory community of Papunya, Australia. In December 2012, a Not for Profit charity organisation was registered at the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission and we started working under the name Influential Missions & Outreach Programs Inc. Influential Missions was registered as a Public Benevolent Institution and we received Deductible Gift Recipient status. Teams continued Aboriginal outreaches to Papunya and Yuendumu during October 2013, October 2014 and April 2016. We supported families in Adelaide by providing food and clothing and visiting the sick.

We started a partnership with C3 Church, Faisalabad, Pakistan in November 2014. Our first project was to support widows and children and the elderly, by providing monthly food parcels and medical assistance. We also helped to keep the children in school to finish their education Asher Zia and Sadaf Asher became members of Influential Missions and moved into the IM building on the 5th of September 2015. On the 12th of June 2016, Influential Missions opened a Sewing School.

In October 2016, we started ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, providing in the immediate needs of Asylum seeker families. Influential Missions also provided English lessons to educate orphaned children in reading English.

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In September 2017, Influential Missions started the Sanitation Project and built the first two toilets at a brickyard village on the outskirts of Faisalabad. Water pumps were installed to provide brick maker families with safe drinking water. During January 2018 we did a Medical Mission Outreach to Faisalabad, Pakistan. Many medical field clinics followed, lead by Sadaf, a registered nurse.

The Covid pandemic had a huge effect on the charitable work we could do in 2020 and 2021. Like all other charities, we had more people who needed help and less money to meet their needs. We provided food and medical assistance to many families during this time.

After the Covid pandemic Influential Missions extended charitable work to South Africa, when we formed a partnership with another registered charity organisation during 2022. We focus on supporting families with children, and the elderly, by paying for doctor’s consultations, medical tests and medication.

Our Team

In order to be effective as a charity, we wanted to have the right group of people, with an appropriate mix of skills, knowledge and experience to be on the board of our organisation. We all have the same compassion for people in need and are committed in serving as members of this team for a long period of time.

Ansie is the founder, director and project coordinator of Influential Missions. She has a Graduate Diploma in Management and a Diploma in Christian Ministry. She is a team builder, networker and strategist. She has strong organisational characteristics and years of experience in finance and leadership. She is also a registered Chaplain for Chaplaincy Australia.

Carole has joined the Influential Missions team as secretary since August 2017. Carole has supported the work Influential Missions is doing in the outback and abroad. She has been to the outback with the mission team during April 2016 and has supported the work in Pakistan and South Africa in many ways.
Carole is an author of children’s books and has great secretarial, language and organisational skills. She is go-getter and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of people in need. Quitting is never an option when Carole is pursuing something. She makes things happen and it will not stop until she accomplished what she set out to do.

Theuns is a retired manager of an Electrical and Instrumentation company in Adelaide. He has a dual trade as an A Class Electrician and an Electronic Instrument Technician. He has countless skills and expertise. He also completed studies in Management and took over the roll as treasurer of Influential Missions, after his retirement. It is important to have a hands-on person on the team.

Tristan is a Christian with a heart for people in need. He is volunteering at his local church and is part of the music team. Tristan works full time at a Christian school in Adelaide as a Information Technology expert. He is responsible for all our technical tasks. He is a man who never turns away someone in need, and has shown his commitment in many ways. Tristan does marketing for our organisation and he is a valuable member of Influential Missions.

Martin is a business man and the CEO of an instrumentation company in Adelaide. He is a qualified Instrumentation Technician and has a HC Heavy Vehicle License. Martin drives the bus when we go on mission outreaches. He has many skills, and works well in a team to make things run smoothly on outreaches and fundraisers. He is a valuable member of the team.

Kwamina has a PhD in Business Management. He has done his Honors Degree in Agriculture and his Master’s Degree in Horticulture Economics. Through the work he has done in Africa, he gained experience in managing areas of major risk to an organisation. He is also an advisory member of the board. His experience and knowledge is valuable to our organisation.

Ansie

Founder – Director

Carole

Secretary

Theuns

Treasurer

Tristan

IT and Marketing

Martin

Board Member

Kwamina