Faith In Practice

What Faith In Practice does

Faith In Practice is a 501(c)(3) Christian non-profit organization founded in 1991 by Joe and Vera Wiatt and headquartered in Houston, Texas. The organization delivers short-term surgical, medical, and dental mission services to underserved populations in Guatemala through volunteer-led medical teams. Each year, more than 2,500 volunteers provide healthcare to over 30,000 patients, and cumulatively the organization reports nearly 500,000 patients served across 730 deployed teams and 23,056 volunteers over a 30-year operating history. Current CEO Michelle Bair was appointed in 2022.

The service portfolio is organized as an integrated care network comprising Medical Clinic Teams (general medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, dermatology, dental), Surgical Teams operating at partner hospitals, specialized Mobility Clinics distributing wheelchairs, prostheses, and hearing aids, a Women's Health program offering VIA screening and cryotherapy, and the Casa de Fe 100-bed patient guest house in Antigua, Guatemala that provides pre- and post-operative recovery accommodations. The underlying operational platform coordinates volunteer recruitment, patient referrals, and care continuity across Guatemalan hospital partners including Hospital Hilario Galindo in Retalhuleu and Las Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro in Antigua. A Guatemalan Volunteer Program engages local staff to support ongoing patient care coordination between mission cycles.

The organization is funded entirely through charitable donations. Revenue streams include individual tax-deductible donations, the Share The Mission volunteer-led fundraising program with individual campaign pages, Casa de Fe tile dedication sales priced from $125 to $1,000, and offline donations including planned gifts via donor-advised funds, IRAs, 401(k)s, and stock. Volunteers cover their own travel expenses through Share The Mission fundraising. The full-time staff is small (11-50 employees), reflecting the volunteer-executed service model. Operations are geographically concentrated in Guatemala, with the U.S. office serving administrative and fundraising functions.

Name

Faith In Practice

Legal name

Faith In Practice

Website

https://faithinpractice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Faith In Practice is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1991 that delivers short-term surgical, medical, and dental mission services to the poor of Guatemala through volunteer-led medical teams, serving over 30,000 patients annually across an integrated care network anchored by the Casa de Fe patient guest house.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Mission Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Medical mission services
• Surgical mission programs
• Volunteer healthcare services
• Nonprofit patient care
• Mobility clinic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals supporting the medical mission work in Guatemala
2. Share The Mission Fundraising: Volunteer fundraising program where participants raise funds for medical supplies, infrastructure, and patient care through individual fundraising pages
3. Casa de Fe Tile Sales: Dedication tiles sold for the patient guest house walls at varying price points ($125-$1,000) as a memorial or honor
4. Offline Donations: Donations accepted by phone, mail, or through donor advised funds, IRAs, 401(k)s, and stock donations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Faith In Practice provides short-term surgical, medical, and dental mission services to the poor of Guatemala through volunteer-led teams that travel from the United States to deliver care. Each year more than 2,500 volunteers serve over 30,000 patients through an integrated and coordinated network that includes medical clinic teams, surgical teams, mobility clinics, women's health services, and post-operative accommodations at the Casa de Fe patient guest house in Antigua.

Product overview

Faith In Practice operates as a medical mission organization providing an integrated network of healthcare services to the poor of Guatemala. The organization coordinates multiple service programs including Medical Clinic Teams, Surgical Teams, Mobility Clinics, Women's Health services, and Casa de Fe patient guest house. These programs are supported by volunteer healthcare professionals (over 2,500 annually) and the Share The Mission fundraising program that enables supporters to contribute to mission costs. Together, these programs serve over 30,000 patients each year through coordinated medical care, surgeries, and rehabilitation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Clinic Teams

Quantifiable outcome

• 730 teams of 23,056 volunteers have served in Guatemala over 30 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hospital Hilario GalindocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary surgical hospital location in Retalhuleu, Guatemala where surgical teams perform procedures. Teams have completed 44+ general procedures and 30+ gynecology procedures at this facility.
• Las Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano PedrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric home for the incapacitated and abandoned in Antigua, Guatemala. The original location where the first surgical team operated under Brother Guillermo's leadership in 1991.
• Brother GuillermocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranciscan monk who served as Director of Las Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro. Met Joe and Vera Wiatt in 1991, which led to the founding of Faith In Practice.
• Joe and Vera WiattcoreOthersFounders of Faith In Practice who met Brother Guillermo in Antigua, Guatemala in 1991 and initiated the first surgical team mission.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• MAP International: Faith-based global health organization providing medicines and medical supplies to mission hospitals and clinics worldwide — comparable faith-rooted health mission infrastructure, though focused on supply chain rather than direct surgical delivery.
• Global Medical Missions Alliance: Network connecting Christian healthcare professionals with short- and long-term medical mission opportunities — comparable faith-based volunteer medical professional pipeline that overlaps with Faith In Practice's recruitment channel.
• Hope Smiles: Faith-based nonprofit delivering dental care to underserved populations domestically and internationally through volunteer teams — comparable faith-rooted, volunteer-delivered dental/medical missions, though dental-focused rather than surgical-focused.

Direct peers

• Samaritan's Purse: Large evangelical Christian relief organization that runs short-term medical and surgical mission teams internationally, funded by donations and volunteers — directly comparable faith-based medical mission model, though at significantly larger scale.
• Catholic Medical Mission Board: Faith-based international health organization providing medical care, supplies, and volunteer placements in low-resource countries — directly comparable faith-rooted medical mission delivery model.
• Mercy Ships: Operates hospital ships delivering free surgical care to patients in low-income countries, staffed by volunteer medical professionals and funded through donations — highly comparable model of faith-rooted, volunteer-delivered surgical missions to the poor.
• CURE International: Runs a network of pediatric surgical hospitals in developing countries, providing specialty surgical care to children regardless of ability to pay — comparable faith-based, donation-funded surgical care for the poor, though with owned hospital infrastructure.
• Operation Smile: Provides free cleft lip and palate surgeries in developing countries through volunteer medical teams — directly comparable volunteer surgical mission model serving underserved populations.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): Largest independent medical humanitarian organization delivering emergency and surgical care in crisis and low-resource settings — comparable volunteer-medical delivery model at much larger scale and with secular funding base.
• Partners In Health: Major nonprofit providing comprehensive healthcare to the poor in low-income countries through long-term staffing and owned facilities — broader scope and clinical depth, but analogous mission of healthcare access for the underserved.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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