The name Gates of Hope was deeply significant for the many leaders around the world who, in 2023, became the core of what is now known as Gates of Hope International (GOHI).
GOHI is now a growing network of ministries, designed to give freedom to each individual leader, ministry and local charitable entity to respond to God’s vision and calling for their unique work, and grow in the most appropriate way for their location, culture and environment.
Each GOHI ministry, therefore, is individual in its calling, and the outworking of that call. It was for the encouragement and nurture of all the ministries in the network that we, Peter and Fiona Horrobin, personally sensed God’s call to serve GOHI in this season of our lives, under His directing hand.
The spiritual DNA of Gates of Hope International remains the same as that which was birthed in us by the Holy Spirit back in 1986. The commission to bring the good news of the gospel and healing to those in need, and making true and effective disciples, remains the focus of whatever the Lord leads us to do.
GOHI is non-denominational, Kingdom focussed and anchored in orthodox Biblical theology. Healing and evangelism were inseparable in the ministry of Jesus and the life of the early church. Nothing has changed. Our hearts’ cry for God’s people, the Church, the Body of Christ, is to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, doing the works of the Kingdom of God – either in wider organisations or in the local church.
We are no longer able to run centres ourselves, so our desire today is to use our forty years of experience in healing, evangelism and discipleship as a source of encouragement to all the ministries that form the GOHI Network. Additionally we would want to be an inspiration and help to additional ministries and church fellowships, which share the vision and want to become part of what God is doing through GOHI.