Our Story

Global Works Trust did not begin as a strategy.
It began with a question.

“Can you be my father?”

While traveling to Sierra Leone for business, the founder of Global Works Trust was approached by two boys, ages nine and eleven, who were living along the beach. Their circumstances were difficult, yet their spirits were not defeated.

He invited them to share a meal.

During their conversation, they shared that in the wake of the country’s most recent civil unrest, their parents had abandoned them. Despite hardship, their hearts carried vision. When asked what they desired to become, their answer was unexpected.

They wanted to be pastors—ministers of the Gospel of Christ.

In that moment, the words of Matthew 19:14 (KJV) resonated deeply:

“But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

Moved by their faith and conviction, he responded not only with words, but with action. He purchased new clothes and shoes to replace their worn and broken pair, remembering the instruction of Matthew 25:40 (KJV):

“Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

As the evening drew to a close, the boys asked him something far greater than a meal or clothing could answer.

“Can you be our father?”

It was a plea for guidance. For protection. For presence.

The charge of Zechariah 7:10 (KJV) stood clear:

“Oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless…”

He answered yes—and meant it.

That "yes" became more than a promise to two boys. It became a calling.

As written in James 2:18 (KJV):

“Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.”

Global Works Trust was conceived in that moment—not as a gesture of charity, but as a commitment to faithful action. A commitment to build structured, sustainable environments where children are supported, communities are strengthened, and transformation is pursued with excellence and integrity.

What began with two boys on a beach became a mission to build what endures—for generations.