Flame International was founded in 2003 by Lt Col Jan Ransom and six other trustees, most with military backgrounds, who had a passion and a united vision to reach out with God’s love both to the armed forces and also to those affected by war, poverty and injustice. A prophetic word at that time indicated that the ministry would spread like flames, going out throughout the world, communicating the light of God and the power of the Holy Spirit.

From small beginnings Flame International has grown. We worked initially with women in the jungles of Borneo, before God started directing us towards Africa. The Lord Jesus Christ gave Jan Ransom, the founder, a vision in which she saw a map of Africa, vivid green in colour, which after many minutes turned orange and then eventually to red! He also gave us the interpretation – that the way is open for us to work in Africa at this time, although it may not be that way forever.