Mustard Seed Foundation

Each year the Mustard Seed Foundation designates one grant award as a special tribute to the life of one of our founding board members. Tollef A. Bakke was a second generation Norwegian immigrant who lived and worked in the Pacific Northwest and Colorado. He also participated in a trip to the Holy Land that profoundly influenced his faith.

We recognize the grant award to Shoubra Evangelical Church in Egypt. This was a $7,250 grant matching church support to establish a charitable dental clinic in the Cairo community of Shoubra.

Savina Tong represented the Foundation for eight years to encourage the work of local churches in East Asia. Savina helped the Foundation to connect with the fast-growing church of mainland China as well as in the more open locations of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Since her passing in 2010, the Foundation has selected a grant award each year as a tribute to her life and ministry among us.

We recognize the grant award to Higashi Tosuka Christ Church in Yokohama, Japan as our 2014 Savina Tong Award. This was a $15,000 grant to establish a church-based English language outreach ministry to the community surrounding the church.