Engineering Ministries International

If anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these

little ones because he is

my disciple,I tell you the truth, he will certainly not

lose his reward.

- Matt 10:42

Scott PeckDisaster Response Director

EMI’s VisionDesigning a world of hope for the physically and

spiritually poor.

Mobilize technical professionals on short-term trips to design Christian development projects for the poor and unreached in developing nations. We proclaim the Gospel of Jesus as we help others change their world. Our commitment is to enrich the lives of those who give and those who receive.

Mission

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1.16 billion people – 1/6 of the world’s population – live in extreme poverty

Human Development Index in 2011 Lowest developing countries in light green

for a world in need

Designing a world of

hope

The needy will not be ignored forever;the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed. - Psalm 9:18

Sending OfficesInternational & USA (1982)Canada (2003)United Kingdom (2008)

Field OfficesIndia (1998)Costa Rica (2001)Uganda (2003) Middle East North Africa (2010)

Founded in 1982

9000 total staff & volunteer design professionals

1000 completed projects

90 countries/territories

100 staff

300 design professionals volunteer annually

80 interns a year

Background

Serve indigenous and foreign ministries who are helping the poor and sharing the good news of Jesus

Mobilize technical professionals to design ministries' development projects when no local design resource is available, affordable or trustworthy

Design small to large scope projects including schools, hospitals, orphanages, bridges, water systems and more

Project Approach

EMI team of 5-10 design professionals spends 1-2 weeks at project site initiating design effort: surveying, architecture design, engineering research

Ministry is responsible for hosting EMI design team in country, fund-raising and construction

Team takes 3-6 months after site visit finalizing design for fundraising and construction

Establish long-lasting relationships and send more teams to design future phases

Project Approach

Designing for the developing world

for a world in need

Designing a world of

hope

Surveying

Building design

Master planning

Infrastructure design

Construction management

Disaster response

Project Services

Primarily topographic surveying for master planning

Some boundary surveying

Instruments vary from protractor and string to robotic total station

Do not move your neighbor's boundary stone set up by your predecessors in the inheritance you receive in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

Deuteronomy 19:14

Surveying

Goal is to design buildings that are a step or two above regional norm:

Functional - better use of space

Safe - redundant, resist earthquakes and wind

Cost-effective - better use of materials than typical buildings, while still being culturally appropriate and sustainable

1-2 buildings designed during a typical project

Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

Luke 14:28

Building Design

Take time to understand the vision God has given the ministry

Show how buildings, roads, infrastructure and recreation can best fit on the site

Show how site can be developed over years

Focus on Phase 1, later phases may change with the scope of a ministry

All this I have in writing from the hand of the LORD upon me, and he gave me understanding in all the details of the plan.

I Chronicles 28:19

Master Planning

InfrastructureSometimes overlooked, but vitally important:

Water systems

Wastewater disposal systems

Electrical systems

Dams, bridges and roads

Agriculture and irrigation

Challenge is to keep it simple, so it can be maintained and repaired

Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself. As part of your equipment have something to dig with,

and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement.Deuteronomy 23:12-13

Mobilize Construction Managers to oversee construction of projects that EMI has designed, and ensure that the designs are followed or modified appropriately

Services:• Field Observations and Inspections• Labor Superintendent• Project Manager

EMI needs qualified engineers, architects, superintendents, and project managers who are willing to live overseas for 6 months to 2 years

Construction Management

Disaster ResponseEMI has served disaster survivors in Saipan, Turkey,

Afghanistan, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Peru, Pakistan, Mozambique, Haiti, Chile, Sierra Leone; formal ministry program began in 2006

Within 96 hours of disaster, EMI mobilizes select Disasters Response to volunteers to provide direct support to international Christian relief organizations

Provides engineers for Disaster Risk Reduction to survey hazards and provide risk mitigation recommendations in disaster-prone areas

You have built the Kingdom here- Pierre Uwimana, World Concern-Haiti Country Director, Spring 2013

Better facilities for the poor

Improved sanitation/public health

Expanded outreach for the gospel

Volunteers & interns' lives are changed though service to the world's poor

Not only do we have this wonderful document and brochure to presentto donors, but we also have hope and plans for the organization's future.

- Beth Rosen - Bushikori Christian Center, Uganda, April 2008

EMI’s Impact

St. Luke’s Society AIDS ClinicKampala, Uganda

PROBLEM: A ministry assisting people with various health issues including AIDS was operating out of a half-size shipping container and metal shack.

SOLUTION: EMI designed a simple building with a few offices, treatment room, training room, lab, and bathrooms. The waiting room is a large, covered porch. While protected from the rain and sun, the open area catches the pleasant afternoon breezes. The building costs were within the means of the ministry.

Case Study

St. Luke’s Society AIDS ClinicKampala, Uganda

RESULTS: A new 2,000 square foot clinic building allows the ministry to treat more patients and share Christ with them. The clinic director, Rebecca told EMI how much the new clinic improved their ministry. She could hardly contain herself due to the great joy in her heart

Case Study

It’s wonderful! We will finally have a place to train our workers, a place to immunize children, and a place to help people with all of their health needs.

- Rebecca, clinic director

VolunteersUse their technical skills to help the poor

Serve on 1-2 week project trips

Pay or raise funds for their travel costs

Have 0-50 years of experience

Have direct ministry opportunities

If you combine Survivor, The Amazing Race, church camp, and work in a blender and mix it up... that is a snippet of what my two weeks in Egypt were like!

- Brent Baker, Landscape Architect EMI Volunteer, Fall 2007

80 interns from many nationalities serving in offices worldwide during three semesters

College students & recent college graduates

Serve 3-6 months per internship

Raise own support & travel cost ($5000-$7000)

Travel on short-term project trip & return to work in respective office

I still look back at my experience EMI as one of the only things I've done in life that I could return to, and invest myself completely in.

- Steve Mah - Univ of Toronto, Civil Engineering, Summer 2006

Interns

Partner as a member of the Association of Christian Design Professionals

Volunteer on an EMI project trip

Intern with an EMI office locally or abroad

Support EMI financially through Project Sponsorship, to underwrite the cost of an EMI project design

Get Involved

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Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for Me.- Matthew 24:40

Scott PeckDisaster Response Director

719-633-2078 ext.156Scott.Peck@emiworld.org

for a world in need

Designing a world of

hope