A small seed was planted in the hearts of The Outreach Program founders, Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, on their trip to Nkungi, Tanzania in 2004. At the time, Floyd planned to help convert a leprosy hospital into an AIDS hospice center while Kathy planned to volunteer at a local hospital. Within the first few days of their trip, the fifth child had died of hunger. And their plans changed; the seed grew. However, Floyd and Kathy knew that to truly make a lasting difference in Nkungi, they would need to build up the entire community. After meeting with local villagers and tribal leaders to determine the most critical needs, four themes emerged. These themes became the Four Promises: feed the hungry, clean water, medical care, and education. Nearly twenty years later, that small seed has grown into The Outreach Program today. What was once a small seed to impact a community has flourished and now provides these four critical needs to thousands throughout the United States and abroad.