For many years, almost from the beginning of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, there has been outreach beyond the United States. Early in the 20th Century, Brotherhood men in the armed forces of the United States were engaged in starting chapters in the Philippine Islands which, in turn, were responsible for bringing the Episcopal Church to the Philippines.

Before World War II, Paul Rusch, a Brother Andrew, established the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in Japan, through which was developed what is known today as the Kiosota Experimental Educational Project. (KEEP) in Japan, a Christian agricultural community project which is a thriving enterprise today

Since the mid-1970’s, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew has been actively engaged in a project similar to the Japanese KEEP in Uganda, East Africa. This project has included furnishing materials for building a chapel and housing for an evangelist in the village of Baale where, at the same time, chapters from all over the United States contributed farm tools and equipment and instructions for farming. Later, when a devastating drought decimated the area, chapters contributed to a fund to purchase a water-tanker truck to haul water from the Victoria Nile River and provide a system of water purification.

When the USSR broke up and doors were opened to bring the Gospel to people who had been spiritually starved for decades, a priest of the Church and member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, moved with his family to Kiev, Ukraine to start the National Church of St. Andrew. The physical and spiritual needs of this faith-move were great, and chapters joined in this evangelistic outreach to furnish support for this important effort.

A list of overseas projects can be obtained from the Central Office which include the above projects and others with a list of some of the needs those projects have. Contact the Overseas Coordinator or the Central Office on ways to establish communication with the leadership of that project. The Chapter can select the project they wish to support and target the specific need(s) they are led to meet.

Next, make plans for the method(s) the whole membership of the chapter can participate in raising the support and/or getting the parish involved. Working through the Rector and Vestry, plan a poor man’s supper or some other parish meeting. If possible, arrange to have a representative from the overseas project to speak at a the event.

Establish and maintain communication with the overseas project so that it becomes a personal relationship between the chapter membership and the people involved in the overseas project. Communication, by itself, is important for the morale of those involved overseas.

For further information, contact the Overseas Coordinator through the Central Office.