What We Do
Our Mission
We are a Georgia non-profit and charitable organization that supports Christian leaders around the world with the goal of advancing God’s kingdom work. The Corporation exclusively serves charitable, educational, literary, and religious purposes in order to spread the message of Christianity, build local communities of faith, and provide resources for Christian mission work.
Equipping Christian Leaders
Networking and Collaboration to Advance Christian Missionary Efforts
Global Church Planting
Directly Supporting Missionaries and Their Calls to Serve
Social Impact and
Humanitarian Aid
Promoting Discipleship and Evangelism
Fostering Spiritual Growth in Christian Leaders
Providing Individuals Looking to Step out in Faith on Mission a Place to Step
Our Story
In 2008, John Ward was at a very low point in his life, with serious health issues, a failing marriage, struggling financially, and disconnected with God. During this tumultuous season, John took a step in faith and accepted an opportunity to serve on a missionary trip to Aracaju, Brazil. He had an encounter with God during this first missionary trip and accepted Jesus as his Lord later in 2008. God used this missionary experience as a catalyst to help John work through the mistakes of his first marriage and early self-centered and destructive lifestyle to a life that was more in line with God’s plan for his life.
John remarried in 2013 to Ms. Maira Santos Freitas, who he met while serving on missions in Brazil, and has 6 children. John has been continuously doing short term mission trips since 2008 and has been working with several missionary teams in the Sertao of Brazil since 2019. They have been blessed to see God’s miracles in these locations including the completion of 4 facilities that act as both learning centers for hundreds of children each week, but also community centers or churches providing locations for Christians to worship.
They have been blessed to see hundreds of children give their lives to Christ, several young adults give their lives in service as full time missionaries for God, and continue to participate in more than a dozen different project locations to advance God’s Kingdom work. In addition, they are working with two different indigenous groups to help support and spread the Gospel in Brazil. Light on the Hill Charities, Inc. was founded in 2024 by John and Maira Ward to further organize and expand this effort - with the mission to serve God where needed and provide opportunities for others to help.
They feel blessed to participate in the work God is doing in certain missionary fields, and their desire is to glorify Him with this effort to attract and support missionaries around the World.