Our History

Since 1998 Volunteers of Help the Least of These have worked with individuals and partner organizations to connect the needs of desperately disadvantaged people in the third world with the skills, passions and resources of the USA .   As the "Great Net-worker" God builds the team and uses those that show up in service for His purpose and time.  He is in charge of the results. 

JD (President) & Kim (Vice-President) Ballinger

We have been involved in Urban and Global missions for 22 years including 60+ mission trips to East Africa as well as Central and South America. Our passion is to affect the Kingdom of Christ with with our time and resources. We say we connect the resources of the USA to the needs of disadvantaged people. We have organized and planned medical missions, construction projects, and discipleship conferences. We assist, manage, and support residential children's homes, churches, schools and vulnerable children's programs in several countries in Africa.   Other projects include helping develop programs that provide clean water resources, community self-sustainability and church planting.   We do this as our ministry not our profession, in our daily life we also operate our family owned business. Together we have 4 grown children. 

 Doug Ballinger, Treasurer
Doug worked hard to become a successful businessman. Moreover he has a long standing calling that includes Ministry Service for the Kingdom of Jesus. His history of "Being Involved" includes support of clergy, church planting, and inner city ministry. After his first trip to Kenya in 2006, Doug Co-Founded HTLOT in 2008. Since then he has developed ministry programs in the poorest areas of Kenya including Kibera Kids, a student empowerment program that provides school fees and food for those who can't afford it. One of the most significant ministries he championed is the John E. Halgrim Orphanage, a residential children's home for 47 kids. Even knowing that the world's problems are humanly insurmountable, Doug chips away doing his part to serve. He proudly refers to himself as "helper". 

Chris Schnee, Secretary
I grew up knowing the ritual of church but had no relationship with Christ.  I lived very far from Him most of my life.   I was saved and surrender to His saving grace around 33, the same time as my wife Tracy.    We lived in Memphis, TN for eight years and went on our first mission trip to Belize.  Following this we served at a children's home there for the last four years with several others on this trip.   

My passion is my priorities: servant, husband, father and friend.   We live in Michigan with our son Jace and daughter Johanna.    

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