About Us

Empowering Lives International exists to empower the poor and oppressed that they may be able to know, worship, and serve God without hindrance; and to motivate and involve others worldwide to invest their gifts and lives in this same mission.


ELI is one of the channels God has raised up to bring encouragement, ideas, and empowerment to families and villages that have lost hope for a better life. Our goal is to empower the poor to remove the barriers that hinder spiritual transformation, health, education, and economic progress. We seek to serve holistically and see people's lives truly changed. 

ELI is called and committed to making a difference among the needy and spiritually lost in East Africa. Strategically developed Skills for Life training centers, Christian schools, outreach events, camps, seminars, health care instruction, and programs to reach alcoholics are part of an overall empowerment strategy. Most importantly, we want our actions to be an expression of God's love as they experience the journey of spiritual, physical, and economic empowerment.

"But if anyone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses to help - how can God's love be in that person? Therefore, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions. For it is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth." 1 John 3:17-18