SONRISE INTERNATIONAL

What SONRISE INTERNATIONAL does

Sonrise International is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2011 by Chip and Kathy Carroll, headquartered in the Owasso/Tulsa, Oklahoma area. The organization trains and equips Christians to make disciples among unreached people groups, primarily across all 24 countries of the West and Central Africa (WACA) region. Its core programmatic assets are the Live School (LS) video-and-audio missionary training curriculum — distributed on solar-powered devices, including a Hausa-language audio-only version for off-grid deployment — together with the proprietary 5-5-5 Discipleship Making Movement (DMM) methodology, the Frontier Missions Academy (FMA) three-month intensive, and Farming God's Way (FGW), an agricultural training module that is the only course ever integrated into Live School.

The organization generates revenue exclusively through charitable donations collected via a website giving portal, a text-to-give line (1-888-364-GIVE), one-time gifts, and recurring monthly partnership commitments. Its go-to-market combines church speaking engagements, prayer partner programs, newsletters, blog content, YouTube devotionals, and Instagram engagement to reach US-based supporters, while field-side operations are executed through in-country coordinators, evangelism campaigns, pastors' conferences, women's conferences, and FMA intensives across WACA. Field outcomes reported include 327 churches planted and 1,800 pastors trained in Ghana through Live School (2015-2020), over 600 salvations and 200+ healings during a Koumra, Chad campaign (Oct-Nov 2023), and 61 salvations among the Fulani people during an FMA practicum.

Sonrise is led by founders Chip and Kathy Carroll, who resigned from formal World Mission Centre WACA Regional Director roles in May 2024 to focus independently on DMM among unreached peoples while maintaining friendship with the parent network. The board includes Chad Carroll and advisor Robert M. Reach, a 50+ year veteran of foreign missions. The organization has roughly four named US staff (finances, office administration, marketing) and operates without disclosed revenue figures, parent company, or external investors.

Name

SONRISE INTERNATIONAL

Legal name

Sonrise International

Website

https://sonriseintl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sonrise International is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2011 that trains and equips Christians to make disciples among unreached people groups across all 24 countries of West and Central Africa through its Live School curriculum, the 5-5-5 DMM methodology, Frontier Missions Academy, and Farming God's Way, funded by charitable donations.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Owasso

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) organization, Sonrise International operates entirely on charitable donations from individuals, churches, and organizations. Revenue comes from one-time gifts and monthly partnership commitments.
2. Text-to-Give: Donors can give via text message by texting 1-888-364-GIVE (4483) and typing 'SonriseINTL' to receive a link for one-time or recurring donations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Sonrise International offers a portfolio of ministry training programs and resources. The core platform is Live School, a video-based missionary training tool developed in the late 1990s that has grown to operate across all 24 countries of West and Central Africa (WACA). This is complemented by the 5-5-5 Discipleship Making Movement (DMM) methodology, which provides the organizational framework for exponential disciple multiplication. The Frontier Missions Academy (FMA) is an intensive three-month add-on module for training indigenous missionaries to reach unreached people groups, while Farming God's Way is an agricultural development module that addresses food security and creates entry points into unreached communities. The ministry also distributes content through video devotionals and blog articles, and offers a speaker request program for church and event engagements.

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• 5-5-5 Discipleship Making Movement (DMM): An organized approach to the Great Commission with the goal of multitudes being transformed into disciples who make disciple-making disciples.
• Live School (LS)
• Farming God's Way (FGW)
• Frontier Missions Academy (FMA)

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Robert M. Reach (Advisor)minorOthers · 1 June 2024Advisory board member with over 50+ years of foreign mission experience. Robert began training under Dr. Donald McGavran in 1965 and has worked with people movements across 65 countries. He has written two books on Disciple Making Movements and developed pilot projects resulting in 1.5 million disciples.
• World Mission CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSonrise International serves as WACA Regional Directors for World Mission Centre. World Mission Centre, founded by Willie Crew, has a vision to train one million students in Live Schools globally. Sonrise focuses specifically on West and Central Africa, with Willie providing mentorship and releasing Sonrise to pursue Disciple Making Movements in 2024. The organizations remain close strategic partners.
• Farming God's WaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Grant Dryden, Farming God's Way is a proven agricultural training tool integrated into Live School curriculum. It addresses food security and poverty in WACA while creating pathways for Gospel outreach into unreached communities. FGW is the only course ever added to Live School.
• Mission Aviation FellowshipminorOthersMAF provided transportation for Sonrise team to Koumra, Chad for evangelism campaigns and training events. The organization enables access to remote locations difficult to reach by ground transportation.

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Expansion highlights6 records

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Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SonriseIntl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sonriseintl

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