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Growing Globally - 2014Engineering Ministries International

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EditorMatthew J. Coffey

Graphic DesignerSusan Kizzee

Web SupportShalom Lazarus

Cover Photo by: Ben CraigThird-year survey student

Livingstone Juuko records a measurement using an RTK GPS Rover during the EMI

survey practicum.

July 2014, Kampala, Uganda

For more about the practicum,turn to page 44.

Engineering Ministries International (EMI) is an international,

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INSIDE EMI, SECOND EDITION

Today there are people in the world who make extensive preparations over months of time to travel around the globe. They are on a mission. Some of their stories are in the news – they have left homes, families and countries to indulge in bloodshed and war. The world is broken, so they smash it more.

Again, there’s another sort of people on a mission in the world. A few of their stories are in this magazine. They leave homes, families and countries to restore lives on the devastated beaches of the Philippines, to build men of purpose & integrity in Uganda, and to heal those shattered by a life on the streets of Colombia. The world is broken, so they reach out to bless it.

That we think the “normal” behavior belongs to the 'blessing' sort of people only shows how much the Gospel still affects this world. Restoring, building, healing - these are all ideas we got from Jesus Christ.

So, as you read Inside EMI, remember that God redeemed Christian from his broken, suicidal life to make him a blessing and not a curse. Now, Christian doesn’t live to gratify himself but to glorify his Creator.

MJC27-October, 2014

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‘…The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations…’*

Nothing is clearer in Scripture than Christ’s desire for his followers to take the Gospel to “all nations.” This is the passion driving us at EMI to be Growing Globally. It’s in our heart to expand Christ’s glory and fame among those we work alongside – engineers, architects, construction managers and surveyors – design professionals. These are ‘our people’, the slice of society in every nation that God has put along our path.

This passion is leading us to first bring people from all nations into EMI. We want to disciple design professionals from the developing world, grow their abilities, and cultivate a missional heart for the poor and the lost. In this edition, you’ll read about how we have begun to do that around the world at EMI. We look forward to the days ahead when more design professionals from the developing world take ownership in EMI as volunteers, interns, and staff.

This passion also leads us to launch EMI into all nations. You’ll learn about how we are preparing to re-launch EMI in América Latina. You’ll hear John Agee’s heart for mission as he prepares to help launch a new field of ministry in West Africa. You’ll read about EMI’s new home & unique partnership at an airfield in East Africa. Establishing these local EMI offices allows us to touch more lives and bring hope to the poor and the lost. And, there are local design professionals like George Adu ready and waiting to be involved from the very beginning.

Like Christ’s followers, we feel this task is beyond anything we imagined we at EMI could do. Like Christ’s followers, we also know that it is God who is working through us to accomplish it.

*Scripture taken from Luke 24:46-47

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Featured ArticlesPHILIPPINESResponding to Haiyan by Scott Peck

INDIAA Woman Prepared by Matthew Coffey

UGANDAA Change of Plans by Brad Crawford

UGANDAThe Builders of Men by Jeff Austin

ETHIOPIAA Model Well photos by Joshua Kim

ECUADORA New Idea by Steve Ulrich

COLOMBIAChristian’s Progress by Holly Guest

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Round 1 Photo Contest Winner (page 39)

Village elders gathered to discuss issuesof their society. Specifically, drinkable water.

Joshua Kim February, 2014 Wajjuu, Ethiopia

Round 2 Photo Contest Winner

Muzaffar is a Muslim laborer from Srinagar, Kashmir - a troubled city more than 400km away. Like numerous others, he came to Leh to find stability and freedom from the violent uncertainty of his home. He carries mud blocks to a building site in Old town where a Buddhist family is putting an addition on their home.

Ryan Koeniger July, 2014 Leh, Ladakh, India

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Round 3 Photo Contest Winner

The 2014 EMI survey practicum showcased the local talents of the next generation. Girl-power was represented by two very capable

surveying students. Joan Akatukunda was one of them.

Ben Craig July, 2014 Kampala, Uganda

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Photographer: Rex BarberMarch 2014, Tacloban, The Philippines

This ship is one of five that typhoon Haiyan drove from the bay beyond. They lie displaced and dry-docked on this shore. It will be years before life gets back to normal for the families displaced by this storm.

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On 8-November 2013, one of the strongest storms in recorded world history – the Category 5 tropical cyclone Haiyan – made landfall on the east coast of the Philippines. Ripping over the archipelago with 190 mph (305 kph) winds and torrential rains, the storm caused surges which devastated island communities across nine regions, affecting over 11.3 million people. Locally known as Yolanda, the storm left over six thousand people dead, 1.1 million houses damaged, and 4.1 million people displaced. For weeks, thousands of people lacked access to pure drinking water, basic sanitation, or a safe shelter.

Over the next five months, EMI disaster responders cooperated with the Filipino Church and international Christian relief and development agencies to help meet the priority needs of water, sanitation, and shelter. Based out of Tacloban City, our specially trained volunteer civil & structural engineers worked throughout the Visayan islands of Leyte, Cebu and Negros. As technical aides to our partners, we installed and maintained emergency water treatment systems and helped get people reconnected to central water sources. We helped assess shelter needs and influenced how development agencies planned their shelter programs. We distributed emergency “shelter kits” and provided re-construction training to help Filipino people “build back better”.

I am determined that we at EMI must be much more than skilled humanitarians. We must be more than technical experts who are motivated by the love of Jesus. We are called to be ambassadors of our namesake – Christ. In a largely secular emergency relief arena, I have set out to discover how EMI can be distinctly Christian in our response to disaster.

We were all impressed by the resiliency of the Filipinos we met. A community leader told me, “We don’t need international aid but we gratefully accept it.” By meeting a survivor’s physical need in their desperate hour, we demonstrate Jesus Christ’s love in a practical way. We also open a door to share the Good News. The EMI response to disaster is to share the love of God with actions and words

...more than6,000 dead,1.1 millionhomes damaged, and 4.1 million people displaced.

RESPONDINGTO HAIYAN

DISCOVERING A CHRISTIAN DISASTER RESPONSE

By Scott Peck / EMI Disaster Response / The Philippines

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BEST STORY PHOTO

Photographer: Bernard KimDecember 2013, Basey, The Philippines

Layan talks with EMI Disaster Respondersat what used to be her home.

This used to be my home. It has become the graveyard of many friends. Now we

must start from zero. But we are safe, the bond of my family is stronger, and enemies

have become friends. In the end we still have each other and this is all that matters.

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PEOPLE would fill theLondon Olympic Stadium

50 Times.

4.1 MILLIONDISPLACED 300 MILES

APPROX. WIDTH OF TYPHOON HAIYAN

EMI RESPONDERSRex BarberRod Beadle

Alan BowlingCraig Cole

Robert DeeringMichael Fryer

Kevin HaleBernard Kim

Eric LehmkuhlJohn Linquist

Gary LockwoodScott Peck

Chance SteffeyWesley Tse

Mike Young

190 MPHSUSTAINED WINDS

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THE PHILIPPINESRoute of Haiyan

Photo by Roscosmos via Vitaliy Egorov (From the Russian Elektro-L satellite) November, 2013

Total number of days spent in the Philippines by EMI

Disaster Responders.

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EMI DR TEAM

Are you willing to respond to a world in crisis? EMI is training a team of proven project volunteers to support our ministry partners within 96 hours of an event. Nearly 100 design professionals have already answered the call to be ambassadors of Christ in response to disaster. Here’s how you can join the effort:

Pray for an additional 30 veteran EMI project volunteers to be trained and ready to respond when disaster strikes.

To be effective, EMI must mobilize its trained responders quickly. Help make this possible with a gift to the Disaster Response fund.

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If you are physically fit and have served with EMI as a project volunteer, you may apply to join the EMI DR team. Learn more about the process at:

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Photo: Gary LockwoodLeyte, The Philippines

Filipino families at a Samaritan’s Pursedrinking water tap stand set up by EMI.

partnering with

Food for the Hungry, Integral Alliance, Medair, Samaritan’s Purse, Tearfund-United Kingdom,

World Renew, and World Vision

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Engineering Ministries International / Est. 1998SOUTH ASIA

ABOUT : Sixteen years into EMI’s ministry from the USA, God gave a vision to ‘go there and be EMI’. eMi2 started as an experiment in a quiet hill station called Mussoorie in 1998. Over the years EMI’s ministry in India became the new normal, leading the way for EMI’s international growth. In 2012, the office was repositioned to New Delhi to allow for easier access to project sites and to better engage Indian professionals & students.

LEARN MORE : www.emi2.org

NEW DELHI, INDIA

* International Human Development Indicators / 2013 / http://hdr.undp.org/en/data/profiles/ (Not all countries listed)** Operation World / http://www.operationworld.org/+ “Evangelical Christians” as defined by Operation World’s “Evangelical” category / http://www.operationworld.org/glossary

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STAFF DISCIPLINES

SOUTH ASIA STAFF

TOTAL DESIGN PROJECTS TO DATE: 240

Needs: Architect, Civil Engineer, Project Leader

Business Admin.Engineers Construction Mgmt.Architects

Graphic Designer

Intern Coordinator:Ligy Abraham

Staff Architect:Madhulika Baronia

Staff Architect: Ivy Ng-Coffey

Disaster Response Coordinator:Andy Kizzee

Graphic Designer:Susan Kizzee

Staff Civil Engineer & HR: Dannah Koeniger

Associate Director:Ryan Koeniger

Administrator: Jonathan Singh

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Internships are part of EMI’s DNA. When a university student or recent graduate joins

our team for four or six months, they get a true picture of how God can use their skills &

education to serve His people.

eMi2 maintained a thriving internship program in Mussoorie, but only a few Indian

students ever joined. The remote location presented a number of challenges.

Now in Delhi, we are visiting universities and campus fellowships to

promote internships and build awareness about EMI. We do this

because we believe half of our interns should belong to South Asia.

This is an effort focused on the long-term. In every EMI office,

former interns have returned to join staff teams, providing

leadership and capacity to this ministry. In time, God will call

people like Keziah Malcolm back to EMI - into His service in

their professions, in their own nation.

GROWING GLOBALLYis growing globally through the development of anintern program which includes students from South Asia.EMI SOUTH ASIA

I’ll admit that I wasn’t always confident that I would get to

be at EMI this summer, but God answered my prayers in

ways that I had not ever considered. This experience has been

full of adventure and learning. Working with a team on a site in

South India helped me gain professional experience and I’m looking

forward to translating all the practical lessons I learned back into my

academics. All the talk about design, scale and dimension has helped me

understand architecture better. It also re-emphasized to me, in contrast, just

how immeasurable and undefined God’s providence is – especially through the many

testimonies we heard during our project trip.

Quote above by Keziah Malcolm (pictured)Photo by Matthew Coffey

Keziah is a third year Architecture student at MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore, India.

Being an intern with EMI has challenged me to rely on God so much more than before.

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By Matthew Coffey / EMI South Asia / India

Rev. Lalhmunliani (LHL) and husband Suvarna Lama (SVL) share about their lives as they serve God by caring for nearly 100 children in a remote mountain town of India ...

LHL: Matthew, you know us very well and even then you are taking an interest in this ministry. We find no reason for this other than it is God’s answer to our prayers.

MJC: We do this to highlight the people we serve at EMI – what ministry is like for them, their joys and struggles. For me, it was special to be here in January for the thanksgiving service. Looking back over the Home’s first 25 years, what are you most grateful to God for?

LHL: Since the beginning, God has been taking care of us and supplying all the needs. There are so many things, we cannot say 'thank you' enough for all He has done. But as we see in the Bible – in third John verse 4 – I can say: ‘I have no greater joy than to hear that our children are walking in the truth’. To see the children growing in their faith and in their lives is the greatest present.

MJC : You started serving children here in 1991 and in 2004 you became Director of the Home. Then you and Suvarna were married in 2007. What have you found to be the hardest part about being the leaders of the Home, being parents to nearly 100 children?

AN INTERVIEW WITH ‘HMUNI’ & SUVARNAOF SHANTI NIKETAN CHILDREN’S HOME

If we could be what we dream – if we could be everything for these children – maybe we would take the place of God…

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Photographer: Matthew CoffeyPictured: Rev. Lalhmunliani, Director of Shanti Niketan Children’s Home

May 2014, Subathu, Himachal Pradesh, India

In the Mizo language 'Hmuni’s' name means "God’s Kingdom is great".

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LHL: It’s not like being with only one or two children. Even if you feel like hugging someone you cannot do it. I mean that we try to treat them equally. This is very hard. We cannot give all the love that we want to give, but…, praise God. He is making them strong. This is how I know God is caring for them: That they are thankful for what little care we can give.

MJC: Your home in Mizoram is maybe 2000 kilometers away? Have you ever felt like just giving up and going back?

LHL: I gave my life to God and there is no turning back. Also, I have very dedicated and committed parents. Because of their encouragement, I am prepared. One time my father said, ‘You live such a far distance away. In case whatever happens – it could happen on your travels, we do not know – I want to ask you… What do you want us to do with your dead body?’ Then he said, ‘I have given you, and you also have given your life to Jesus. Wherever you are in the mission field, if they bury you there, it will be alright with us.’ So my heart is prepared. But sometimes I wish there was somebody else who could do the work better than me. I mean I really want to see the development of the Home. Maybe I don’t have that patience. But I can say, until God takes me wherever, this is my home.

MJC: Where do you and Suvarna find the energy to care for the children, day-in and day-out, seven days a week?

SVL: (Hindi) For one thing, it is the Lord’s grace. Day by day He gives us new strength. Actually, as I think of it, it is God who is looking after the children and I am serving Him. So it is ‘work’ if we want to call it that, but with the strength that the Lord gives, I enjoy it. Another thing is we see you and others – people who always lift us up when they visit. So I feel there are others behind me – Christian people who God has joined to us to lift us up. Yes, I get a lot of energy from this also.

MJC: Well, just before the silver jubilee in January you got a letter from the Government of India. It ordered the Home to close down. I can’t imagine what you must have been feeling. Tell me about the current situation. Is the future of the Home uncertain?

SVL: (Hindi) The children’s home must close. We are not able to continue it according to the requirements of the laws. Instead of a ‘children’s home’, we must become a ‘student hostel’. So we filed the papers and our application. We have to wait for the result but until now there hasn’t been any objection.

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Suvarna & ‘Hmuni’ outside their home

in Subathu.

Top Right:

Shanti Niketan children doing their morning exercises.

The proposed Boy’s Dorm will

one day rise in the background.

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The new Boy’s dorm designed by EMI gives Shanti Niketan

room to grow.

It will also allow several existing buildings on the

campus to be re-purposed.

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PROJECT TEAM

TEAM DISCIPLINES

Leader : Matthew CoffeyMadhulika Baronia

Ivy Ng-CoffeyLisa Morrell

Janelle PrangeAlyssa Webster

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Home State)

LHL: Even the inspectors themselves – the ones who gave us the letter to send the orphan children away – they themselves now say, ‘You keep the children here. We want the children to stay with you.’ So God answered our prayer in that we don’t need to send any of the children away. Everything is the same. Only the name has to change.

SVL: (Hindi) I remember the situation in 2005* – we were all alone and it looked like the Home would have to close. But at the right time, the Lord made a way for us through Child of Mine [a group of Canadian churches which now sponsors the Home]. We never thought things would come this far, though of course we were praying. And we’ve been praying for a new boy’s dormitory for the last 25 years. Now over the last two years we’ve been talking about it with you, making plans, getting closer and closer. Yes, we have faith these things will happen, but at the right time. On the day the Lord has chosen.

God continues to make a way

for the children of Shanti

Niketan through the care shown

by dedicated staff like

‘Hmuni’ & Suvarna

* An agency sponsoring the Shanti Niketan children had withdrawn support around this time and the Home was unable to accept new children.

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Show Mercy International (SMI) started in Uganda with a core mission to help orphaned and abandoned children – a problem experienced by nearly all the AIDS-ravaged countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Their vision took full shape in a partnership with a local children’s home ministry, and through a partnership with EMIUK in 2009 to create a master plan for Show Mercy’s ‘Field of Dreams’ site.

Show Mercy International’s ‘Field of Dreams’ Site masterplanby EMI United Kingdom (2009)Kaliiti, Uganda

A CHANGE OF PLANS

By Brad Crawford / EMI United Kingdom / Uganda

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SMI’s ‘Field of Dreams’ School Site masterplanby EMI United Kingdom (2014)Kaliiti, Uganda

Planning for the development of SMI’s new ministry in Uganda was the first official project taken up by the EMIUK office. SMI was taking a three-pronged approach to the site development: First they planned to operate a number of small-scale family-style children’s homes. Second, they needed to have guesthouses for short-term mission teams and housing for staff. Third, they intended to serve the surrounding community through a medical clinic.

Based on the EMI master plan, in 2011 SMI constructed the essential infrastructure, housing, health centre, and support elements outlined for the first phase. The thought was that when these things were in place, they would be well situated to begin building the orphan homes.

So when we heard that SMI had made a shift in their ministry focus away from orphan homes on the ‘Field of Dreams’ site,

it was both a surprise and a concern. EMIUK had been invited back to Uganda to visit the site, see the progress, and develop the second phase of designs. After sitting down with the ministry director in January and hearing more about their decision-making process, not only were we satisfied with these changes but we fully agreed with the new direction that would require a change of plans.

Over the past three years since being able to live at the ‘Field of Dreams’ site, SMI staff had been working in local hospitals, schools, and orphan homes. They were building relationships with people and communities in the area as they prepared to begin their own orphan home ministry. But the more they worked in the schools and understood the system, the more they were convinced that it was schools which have the greatest capacity to impact children.

Additional land was acquired just down the road as SMI’s focus was redirected towards schooling.

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Children from the nearby village

playing in front of what will be

the new Welcome House at the SMI

school site.

Their reasoning was that, in Uganda, children leave for school very early in the morning and don’t return until early evening. With homework and chores, the contact time within a children’s home is often minimal. So SMI staff began to feel that educators are the ones who are actually engaging the children. In any case, they seemed to be engaging them more than the caretakers SMI staff had observed at a given children’s home. Also, once they reach the older school years, many Ugandan children in homes head off to boarding schools. The SMI leadership started to wonder if shifting focus to a boarding school would give them a better platform and more access to accomplish their twin goals of teaching those in their care to ‘live a life of passion and purpose’ and to ‘fill them up with the truth of who they are in Christ’.

In the end, Show Mercy made the strategic decision to shift their ministry focus away from children’s homes, and the plan to build the orphan homes on the ‘Field of Dreams’ site as designed by EMIUK was ultimately abandoned.

Instead, they have decided to work towards the development of a Christian boarding school where they can better shape the hearts and minds of children. Since this school would not have fit on the existing site, new land was acquired for the purpose just a few minutes

SMI staff began to feel that educators are the ones who are actually engaging the children...

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down the road. Our team surveyed this new property and once again walked with them through the planning process – this time for a new school for 300 students with boarding facilities for 200.

As the EMIUK team leaders, Michael Woods and I appreciated the study SMI had put into this decision. The whole team was able to see the impact they’re already having on people living nearby as well as on their own local staff. It is a privilege to be able to support them once again as they move ahead into what God has called them to do. It is especially encouraging for us to serve a ministry which has not been afraid to course-correct in order to best carry out their mission.

Although SMI has changed their

plans from children’s homes to a

Christian boarding school,

EMI continues to support their

mission of caring for the children

of Uganda with the love of Christ

‘Field of Dreams’ school is designed for a total student

population of 300 with space for 200 children in boarding.

Constructed on the ‘Field of Dreams’ site.

STUDENTS

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PROJECT TEAM

TEAM DISCIPLINES

Leaders: Brad CrawfordMichael Woods

Tim ButcherIsabel Butcher

Eric ChiaNatalie Goodin

Lisa GrantAustin Hewitt

Abby KernDave Lambert

Jaz LambertGraham MillerTerry Podmore

Rose WadeSean Williams

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SurveyorEngineers

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BURUNDI, DR CONGO, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, TANZANIA, UGANDA

Engineers

Construction Management

Office Admin. Architects Graphic Designer

Needs : Architect, Electrical Eng.

Engineering Ministries International / Est. 2003EAST AFRICA

ABOUT : In mid-2003 a small team of EMI staff left the USA, moving their families to Kampala, Uganda. Starting an office in East Africa has positioned EMI to not only design but oversee many projects under construction in the area. This year, EMI joined hands with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) to break ground on a new project. The joint facilities at the Kajjansi airfield will be a new home for both ministries.

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EAST AFRICA ZONE STATS

KAMPALA, UGANDA

STAFF DISCIPLINES

EAST AFRICA STAFF

Human Resource Asst.:Hope Aparo

Structural Engineer: Jeff Austin

EMI HR Director,EA Member Care:John Breitenstein

Operations Manager: Brittany Coulbert

Design Manager: Sarah Dunn

Engineering Manager:Philip Greene

Facilities Manager:Stephen Kambasu

Civil Engineer:Dan Kane

Structural Engineer:Matt Lammers

Financial Administrator:Semei Makumbi

Civil Engineer: Anna-Rose McPherson

Business Dev. Specialist:Clarke Means

Graphic Designer:Erin Means

Workshop Manager,Research & Dev.:Daniel Propst

Structural Engineer: David Wright

Project Manager:Matt Horne

Senior Project Manager:Steve Hoyt

CM Administrator:Cossy Olupot

Foreman:Yusufu Segawa

Construction Program Manager:Carey Steckler

Project Manager:Tony Sykes

Foreman:Richard Tatyabala

Project Manager:Henry Watts

Project Manager:Jay Whisnand

Project Manager:Matt Zimmerman

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EMI and MAF are committed to serving East Africa together and are constructing

joint facilities on the Mission Aviation Fellowship airfield in Kajjansi, on the outskirts

of Kampala, Uganda. The first phase of construction is already underway. Kajjansi

will become a strategic landing place and launching point for EMI & MAF for

years into the future.

Together, we can accomplish more.

GROWING GLOBALLYis growing globally through a strategic partnership with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)...EMI EAST AFRICA

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Joint facilities will combine nearly

100 personnel in a single strategic

location…

Joint facilities at Kajjansi Airfield

will provide improved access

to our ministry partners...

Joint facilitieswill provide

workspace to meet proposed staff growth...

Photo by Alex Mooney:

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SHOWCASE PHOTO

God wants to do His work in the lives of these men.

And that is the goal of EMI:To change their lives.

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RT: First let me introduce Lydia. Lydia is my wife and we have been together for nine years now, right? Nine years. God has seen us together all this time. She has been a blessing in my life. There is a way she shapes me, you know? The fact is that I stay at home two days a week at most. And she has to stay with those boys as you saw them – all those days alone. It is challenging. But God will empower her with what it takes to raise these children.

JA: Richard, I know you worked for a number of different contractors before coming to EMI. What was it like?

RT: I did not know what to expect in a construction company. As you get into the system, you learn how it works. You cannot know better until you have a better person to work with.

JA: So what kind of people were you working for?

RT: People who were more centered to themselves – people who only looked at their profit. So they didn’t care if they paid you a fair wage or not. They wouldn’t care if you have a cup of porridge or not. And they wouldn’t care less if you travel back home safely. So for the guys who mix the mortar and lay the bricks, life is ‘I’ve come to make Shillings today.’ Then they go home and spend it and come back tomorrow and make more Shillings... You know the Ugandans sometimes say – is it Ugandans only or people generally? They say, ‘Everybody for himself and God for all.’ It is the jungle law: Everybody for himself and God for all of us.

THE BUILDERSOF MEN

By Jeff Austin / EMI East Africa / Uganda Photos by Alex Mooney

AN INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD TATYABALA

On a Sunday afternoon in Kampala, I took up some of Richard’s family time to talk with him about his experience as a Foreman on the EMI construction management team...

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JA: What were your impressions when you started working for EMI?

RT: Many, many things. It was my first time having a mzungu [a white person] as my boss. For Steve, [Steve Hoyt, EMI-EA Senior Project Manager] it was his first time on a Ugandan construction site. So he didn’t know what to expect either. One time one of the workers did not come to work and then he showed up the next day. Steve asked me,

“What did he say?” I said, “He told me he was sick.” Then Steve said, “Of course you know he’s lying. You don’t get sick for only one day and then show up to work the next.” “Yeah, I know.” “Then why are you letting him work?” Immediately I was like, “Oh Steve! If you want to fire everyone who lies, I will be recruiting new workers every day.”

Those were cultural differences we had to deal with and still deal with up to now. But having chapel on site was strange. I had never seen it. And not just chapel – starting the day with prayer was strange. In those days we were paying the workers a daily rate, so it was very strange: We started with prayer and had Wednesday chapel for 30 minutes and we were paid for it.

JA: What was EMI teaching during those times on the construction site?

RT: Job sites have people who are not born again. Or they are cultured into being Protestant or Catholic, so all they know is holy law and rules. EMI introduces men to Christ through the weekly chapel, teaching us how to manage-better our lives. Many wrongs are happening. For example, if men were behaving responsibly, we would not have many orphans. So if you start by loving your wife and children, then you are starting to set it right.

That saying is true and it is opening up the minds of the guys on site, including myself. I see a lot of sense every time Steve speaks these things, you know? Maybe I’ve picked it up faster than others because I engage with Steve on a daily basis. But I know there are other men who are benefitting, other men who are starting to love their wives and children. I interact with them, so I am able to know. Actually, I’ve realized they have the desire to love and care for their children, but they do not know how to do it.

For example, they didn’t know that spending Saturday with their family and talking – just spending the day talking – is good enough. Back on my first EMI job site, Saturday was a paid day off for all the men. But some would choose to work at another site and make double money that day. Now I see these guys moving away from such thinking. Now they think-better and say, ‘I just need to spend a day at home with my kids.’

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Left: Richard’s family lives in a compound with his brothers’ families. L to R: Amelie & Emmanuel are Richard’s elder brother’s children. Kajule Amos is 6 years old. Patience is Richard’s younger brother’s daughter. Richard holds his 3 year old Tatyabala Joshua in his lap, whilst 4 year old Gutambaki Grace cuddles her mother, Nantongo Lydia and a purple bear. Richard’s three other children, Nawula Scovia (22), Mulabi Jude (9), and Mbulambago Moses (5) are not pictured.

Below: Richard leads the men in prayer during a Wednesday chapel at the Cherish site in Entebbe, Uganda.

EMI introduces men to Christ through the weekly chapel,

teaching us how tomanage-better our lives.

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JA: So through the construction program, you see people’s lives changing and improving?

RT: I see a lot of improvements. What is visible is the quality of work. The men want to identify with quality work now. Not only that, they want to do good quality work. They’ve also seen their own personal lives develop. First of all financially, because EMI projects pay a fair wage and the longevity of EMI projects is better than others. This constant income can generate something. They are able to concentrate and some of them have really achieved great things.

But there are things you cannot see which have also improved. Like the way the men respond to chapel. It is far different now. When I began with EMI, some would choose to go sit under the tree during chapel and some would choose to sleep. It is not compulsory. These days they all gather and we don’t have to look for anyone. And I’ve seen more men offer to pray in the morning – not like those days when maybe they were afraid or did not know how to pray. So the men are improving spiritually.

We look at these things as improvements because God wants to do His work in the lives of these men. And that is the goal of EMI: To change their lives. If we are able to change the men on site, they will affect the community. And the community is watching these men go back home to sit with their wives and talk with their children. And then they start liking it because the moment you start doing it, you start liking it. You start knowing how you missed it in previous years. Like me and Scovia [Richard's eldest daughter]. I was telling Steve, 'You know what?, I wish I had started this before. I would probably be seeing a better Scovia now'...

JA: Earlier you shared with me about trust. Richard, how do you build trust with the workers and share Christ?

RT: You build trust by making sure you live by what you are showing them to do. If you have not seen a Foreman or the Project Manager going home with a bag of cement in his truck, why would you do that? But you also need to share the Word. It is very important to share the Word every day because they want those facts from the Bible. Then encourage them by knowing them – not only on the job site, but in their personal lives. For example, if a man is not a Muganda, then how did he get into Kampala? You’ll realize people are going through certain challenging situations that may even be preventing them from knowing Christ. When they see you taking extra measures to reach them, they will start unfolding to you,you know?

JA: Now that you’ve become full-time staff with EMI, we hope you’ll be here a long time. When you think in the long term, what do you hope to see through EMI construction in 5 or 10 years?

RT: I would expect to see a Ugandan managing a project and delivering the results they’re expecting – nothing short of that. I also expect that the impact EMI is having in the lives of men will have spread to a great part of

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EAST AFRICACONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT

2008-PRESENT

Approximate number of Ugandan workers impacted through EMI’s

CM program to date.

CONSTRUCTIONWORKERS

Uganda. As we do projects, these places are going to be impacted through the construction guys – the carpenters, the masons, the steel fabricators. I believe Jinja is going to be really good. Then the Entebbe area and Kampala are definitely going to get affected too.

JA: Thank you Richard. I’m truly excited about what you’re doing – I’m excited to see where it goes.

RT: With EMI I think it’s heading high, you know? Especially when God blesses the office project to completion, and then –

JA: It will be good –

RT: Once we have a home.

BUILDING EMI A HOME...

Joint Office

Workshop

The changes God has built into the

lives of men give Richard hope for

the future of Uganda, a hope that

will grow as EMI & MAF increase

their reach in partnership

CM TEAMMatt HorneSteve Hoyt

Cossy OlupotYusufu SegawaCarey Steckler

Tony SykesRichard Tatyabala

Henry WattsJay Whisnand

Matt Zimmerman

UGANDA

Tenwek, Kijabe, and Athi River (Kenya)

JinjaMbale

KajjansiEntebbeRukungiri

Kasese

Gulu

Torit(South Sudan)

The EMI CM team has been active in many places around Uganda

and East Africa.

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Future EMI office + MAF terminal

Photographer: John Sauder2014, Kajjansi, Uganda

Site work on the Kajjansi airfield is being overseen by Richard.

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EMI EAST AFRICA

For over a decade, God has given EMI East Africa an essential role for fulfilling the Great Commission in this region of the world. Now we are building EMI a home in a partnership with Mission Aviation Fellowship - another ministry dedicated to serving East Africa for the long-term. Here’s how you can support this effort:

For more dedicated staff to follow God’s calling for EMI in East Africa to increase our capacity to serve.

Our new workshop & office at Kajjansi is slowly becoming reality. Help us complete it with a gift to the EA Office Capital Campaign at:

www.emiea.org/buildafricatogether.shtm

Explore a role in construction management and discipleship in East Africa with EMI. Join a CM exploratory team in early 2015 - write us at:

[email protected]

G R O W W I T H U S

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ABOUT: It has been five years since a team of EMI staff moved to MENA. Adapting themselves and the mission of EMI to the language and surroundings has not been easy, but they have found new partners in the local design professionals who have joined the team. With a focus on professional training and the start of a construction management program, the ministry has been steadily growing.

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Staff Architect: Stoien Foibse

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is growing globally through recruiting and integratingarchitects & engineers from the region as EMI staff...

Now that a ministry has a good design and is ready to enter the complicated construction

process, how can we help them navigate an industry known for corruption, while also

ensuring EMI’s design is implemented accurately?

It’s our biggest challenge: To leave the ‘clean’ world of design to enter the ‘messy’

world of construction, where redemption is truly needed. Initially we concluded

that, as a team of only foreigners, we would not be able to engage in this

world due to the intimidating barriers of language & culture.

Now as our staff grows with local design professionals, we have

an opportunity to engage the industry to serve, design and

minister more effectively, especially through construction

consulting and supervision.

I thought a lot about changing careers because I

couldn’t handle being in the construction field with all

the corruption and all the crooked ways I was asked to

take just to be able to survive. Then EMI asked me to

do a couple of designs for a local church in Egypt and

an orphanage. Through those experiences I realized the

Lord could use my professional skills. This discovery has

become a huge blessing to me personally as my work has

become my ministry.

In a field that is all about personal gain and benefits, we are setting a new

course by serving our clients and offering architectural & engineering services in a

way that glorifies God.

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These two girls are standing in the dry rolling plains of the area locally known as ‘Wajjuu’, just a few hours north of Addis Ababa. Unlike the little boy – who carries only a stick for keeping track of his goats – they are carrying water. The vessel is hidden behind their back, wrapped up in the shawl around their shoulders. They tug at these shawls while walking for kilometers each day just to bring home some water. The EMI team interrupted their trip for this photo.

A MODEL WELL

Photos by Joshua Kim & Dan Nebelsick (p.37) / EMI Middle East North Africa / Ethiopia

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Scattered along Wajjuu’s seasonal riverbed are a handful of water sources. The EMI team investigated them all. This one is an unprotected spring used both by people and their animals. This man is clearing away debris from the place where water flows out of the ground. Together, these sources of water support more than 500 families living in village clusters which dot the hilltops over 1000 hectares. Though the girls may need to walk for kilometers, water is always available. But what sort

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That’s what these village elders gathered to talk about with Great Commission Ministries and the EMI team: How to get access to water that’s not contaminated with bacteria, mud, and fecal matter. How to get access to water that is closer to home, so the girls don’t have to walk so far. How to get access to water without electricity or a diesel-powered pump, like the one the government installed a few years ago. Forty meters down, water sits in the government bore well – it’s too expensive to pump up.

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Great Commission Ministries became an advocate for the people of

Wajjuu as a way of sharing the gospel of Jesus. GCM invited EMI to

investigate the problems these communities identified.

Ten kilometers away, this girl operates a hand pump to fill her blue plastic cans without electricity or diesel. A fence stops the entrance of animals and a lock keeps the pump in place. A concrete pad covers the well head to stop contaminated water from getting into the well. A village co-op collects $0.25 every month from each household-user and maintains the well in working order. It’s been functioning this way for nine years. This is the model well the EMI team proposed to improve on and

replicate in Wajjuu.

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Read 'Wells of Salvation' at

inside.emiworld.orgFeatures

Cost to construct the first of ten new 100m deep hand pump wells

planned for Wajjuu

Minimum estimate of the amount of water carried home by

Wajjuu girls each day

LITERS

PROJECT TEAM

PROJECT NO. 12029FEBRUARY 2014

ETHIOPIA

“Wajjuu area”Oromia

EMI laid out a road map to improved water access

& community health by building on a sustainable

example of good practice in the area

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COUNTRIES VISITED IN 2014

CANADA STAFF


ABOUT: Canadians had been volunteering with Engineering Ministries International long before there was an EMI office in Canada. EMI Canada was born when a Canadian staff member at EMI USA needed to move home in 2002. Reaching out to Canadian design professionals and international ministries with Canadian connections, EMI Canada connects them to the worldwide network that is Engineering Ministries International.

LEARN MORE : www.emicanada.org

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CANADA

CALGARY, AB, CANADA

Bookkeeper: Susan Bernhardt

Administrative Assistant: Arlyne Larsen

Intern Coordinator: Braden Swab

Staff Architect:Phyllis Tsang

Strategic Development:Steve Ulrich

Staff Engineer: Kevin Wiens

Communications: Michele Wiens

STAFF DISCIPLINES

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Project Leaders

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This 8-week surveying practicum allows Ugandan students – well versed in the theory of

geomatics – to build competency and confidence. A small team of EMI surveyor mentors

deliver nearly 200 hours of hands-on practice time per student with a variety of survey

equipment. The practicum also includes time learning software and equipment, followed

by field time to complete a topographic survey for an upcoming EMI project.

Through this training, the EMI team not only has an opportunity to enhance

the technical capabilities of these students, but also to provide guidance

in standards and ethical practices.

This year, eight students from three universities

completed the full survey practicum. EMI surveyors

also delivered a two week survey practicum to 33

third year civil & environmental engineers at Uganda

Christian University – the pilot program of another

potential university partnership in Uganda.

GROWING GLOBALLY IN STUDENT

is growing globally through partnerships with several Ugandan universities to disciple geomatics students…EMI CANADA

GROWING GLOBALLY

It is our time as Christian Ugandans to bring back the integrity that has been lost in our profession.

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Joan was one of eight students to take part in the 8-week practicum in 2014. She says, “I’ve received more competence on equipment operation than I did in four years at university.”

2014 EMI SURVEY TEAM

Patrick Cochrane

Ben Craig

Matthew Horton

Jonathan Katamba

Martin Ludaga

Bob Smith

Duane Wetmore

Practicum Coordinator, EMI-Canada Board Member

Surveyor Volunteer, Australia

2014 Practicum Intern, USA

2013 Survey Practicum Alumni, Uganda

2013 Survey Practicum Alumni & 2014 EMI-EA Intern, Uganda

Staff Surveyor EMI-USA

Surveyor Volunteer, USA


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By Steve Ulrich / EMI Canada / Ecuador Photos by Rene Siu

A NEW IDEA

Rosa FarinangoMother of Luís who is a member of the Cayambi tribe

Luís ChicaizaSchool teacher who is the spiritual leaderof Pijal church

María QuilumbquinWife of Luís, who made her fall in love with him

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A Rosa and her family speak Quechua (or Kichwa), a language that

dates back to the Incas. Quechua is spoken by many tribes in Ecuador

and surrounding countries like Peru and Bolivia. Within two years of her

son Luís’s marriage, Rosa came to faith in Jesus through her daughter-in-

law María.

B Enrique is scrolling through the design proposal on Kendra’s laptop.

This was different from the original idea that was shown to the EMI team

on Saturday, so there was some consternation as a new design approach

was introduced. EMI's claim was that this new idea could meet the goals

of the church while being far less expensive than the original idea.

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At four o’clock on a Wednesday afternoon in Ecuador, the EMI team introduces a new design idea for Iglesia Evangélica Alianza – Centro Pijal. We take you inside this classic EMI snapshot to learn what was happening.

FannyEnrique’s wife who sees a new design idea

Lisa RenzFEDICE volunteer who helped mediate thediscussion

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C María became a Christian at the age of twelve. She first heard the

gospel from a visiting sewing machine salesman while staying at her

aunt’s home. Around the same time, she met Luís – who “made her fall

in love with him.” She told him he would have to follow Christ if their

relationship was to go any further. María was still a teenager when she

and her husband Luís had the first of their three children.

D Leaving the USA in 1968, Lisa Renz served the Lord as a missionary

to Mexico. Now a widow with four married children, she has been helping

Ecumenical Foundation for Integral Development, Training and Education

(FEDICE) in Ecuador since 2012. FEDICE invited EMI to Ecuador to

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This is the new idea everyone is looking at: A new one-level

sanctuary adjoins the existing church with a

plaza for community gatherings between

them.

develop plans for expanding the Pijal church,

so Lisa joined the EMI team as a liaison. A

fluent Spanish speaker (with some Quechua

as well), Lisa was key in mediating this

discussion about the new design which

lasted for several hours.

E As a young person without a father, Luís

was not religious in any way. At age 13 he

met a Christian girl he liked who gave him a

New Testament. He read it straight through

to Revelation and was deeply impacted

by the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew chapter

five. So, Luís decided to attend a church in

Otavalo. The first sermon he heard was on

November 2, 1982 – the date that “The Day

of the Deceased”* is celebrated in Ecuador.

This sermon was about there not being any

‘second chance’ once a person dies. To him,

it confirmed he should accept the challenge

and be saved. After Luís accepted Christ, he

and María were married in 1984. He was 16

years old.**

Overall, Luís spent three years in Otavalo

before moving to Pijal as part of a church

plant. This was in December, 1985. They

met in his father-in-law’s home but, due

to problems in the church, many people

fell away. The core group that stayed was

predominantly Luís’ family. During this time

he attended seminary (age 24-28) and read

the Old Testament. Luís took on the church

leadership role when he was nearly 26.

Though Luís is not the official, ordained

pastor of Pijal church, he has been the

Director of the Alliance group of Ecuador

Churches (about 27 churches) from 1995-

2001 and from 2010 until present. In Pijal,

Luís works full-time as a teacher and is

highly respected as the spiritual leader of

the community. He estimates that one in

five now follow Christ. Many people turn to

him for advice and help with their problems.

He says he tries to focus on integrity and

positive solutions for his community.

F “I was translating for Kendra, who was

explaining the preliminary design of a church

building with only one floor. The church

members had initially wanted two. Also, we

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Kendra Johanson Julie Lawson

Luke LeeRuth Manzanares

Kevin RogersRene Siu

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The construction cost of EMI’s design proposal is approximately

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SAVINGS

Pijal

In a classic case of the ministry

already knowing ‘what they want’,

EMI was able to understand their

goals & needs and point to a more

effective design. By Friday night,

everyone - including Enrique - was

delighted with the results

TEAM DISCIPLINES

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wanted to make a kind of plaza between the

old and new buildings to meet their need for

a community gathering space. Enrique had

questions about this concept, and a multi-

lingual conversation ensued. It continued

non-stop until everyone was satisfied.”

G Fanny reacts to the new design and her

husband engaging with the EMI team. The

time is 4:34 pm. The current church building

was built in 1987, mostly through the effort

of Mingas (shared community labor).

H “They needed a new sanctuary, offices

and classrooms. We were trying to figure

out a way to use the existing building but

also design a new sanctuary to hold their

growing congregation. Initially everyone

had different ideas about what this could

look like. By the end we were able to turn

those ideas into a cohesive plan. It was very

exciting for me to see the way God brought

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Oxford is more central in the UK and better known internationally. It is a good place to network amongst churches, Christian missions, development NGO's, academics, and professionals. EMIUK's new home will be within walking distance of the city centre.


Engineers Architects Needs: Project Leaders, Engineers, Architects

ABOUT: A chartered architect was flying aeroplanes for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Uganda when he came across some unusual passengers. A team of architects & engineers from EMI East Africa were headed into the bush for a project trip. After finishing his work with MAF, God called him back into mission work to start EMI in the United Kingdom. For over six years, EMIUK completed a range of exciting projects including EMI's 1000th project while located in Colchester. This year, Oxford became EMIUK's new home.

LEARN MORE : www.emiuk.org

UNITED KINGDOM

Admin.

OXFORD, ENGLAND, UK

STAFF DISCIPLINES

UK STAFF


Administrator:Edith Brooks

Accountant:Paul Brooks

Staff Engineer:David Burgess

Civil Engineer (LTV):Suzanne Cox

IT & PR:Michael Day

Staff Architect:John Pillar

Intern Coordinator:Jenny Pillar

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I’m sitting on a train watching the countryside go by. I keep thinking something

doesn’t look quite right. Five short months ago we were living in Costa Rica, learning

Spanish and preparing to join the EMI team serving in Atenas. After visiting the office

and joining a project team in Honduras, we knew God had called our family to step

into América Latina by faith.

I’m an architect and my wife Jenny is a psychotherapist – we wanted

to show our son Sean what it meant to follow God.

Just as we were beginning life in América Latina, the EMI

office was drawing to a close. Not long before we had

arrived, the team went through a strategic review. It

was decided the time was right to re-launch EMI into a

different country. It was a tough decision to make. The

purpose was to position ourselves to focus more on

building lasting relationships, realizing that projects are

about so much more than buildings. So we helped the

team finish their projects and make the transition well.

It was such a blessing to be part of the staff team in Costa

Rica, even for a short time. It will help us immensely when

we re-launch EMI América Latina... I drift out of my daydreaming

and remember we are on our way to a hospital in London.

Our daughter Amelie was also with us on that transatlantic journey last

summer, but it wasn’t until late January that she joined the world. One week

later, she was diagnosed with a serious heart condition. We were advised to return

is growing globally by sending British people like John Pillar around the world to serve in EMI....EMI UK

John Pillar / EMI-United Kingdom / England

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John gives a presentation on EMI architecture plans during the Honduras trip.

God has been stretching us, time and time again,

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Below:

The Pillar family :Jenny & John, Sean, Amelie

RE-LAUNCHING IN 2016to England as quickly as possible: Amelie

needed open heart surgery.

Three weeks later we found ourselves here,

back home in Oxford, dazed and confused.

We had seen God’s provision for Amelie and

His protection over her life many times. Now

it’s almost time for Amelie’s surgery. This

should really be a terrifying time. It’s certainly

not something I would wish on anyone, but

we have a hope so sure that God will ‘work

this together for good.'

Our time in Costa Rica included the best

months of our lives and since then the most

difficult. Over the last year, God has been

stretching us again and again, bringing us

to a place of total reliance on Him. There’s

been a lot of pain, but a lot more healing; a lot

of trouble, but a lot more peace. When the

Israelites were fleeing from Egypt they found

themselves pressed up against the Red

Sea with nowhere to go. Just when things

seemed beyond hope, God made a way. All

we need to do is look ahead, lift our eyes,

and trust…

Trust that after Amelie has recovered from

surgery, we will return to América Latina in

2015 to prepare to re-launch EMI. For now

we’re sitting here in the hospital, waiting.

Like the Israelites, we don’t know what is

ahead, but we know God has gone before us.

- 13 June, 2014, London

October 2014 :

The EMI family thanks God that

Amelie’s surgery in early August

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BELIZE, BOLIVIA, CHILE, COLUMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, JAMAICA, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PERU, PANAMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Engineering Ministries International / Est. 2001AMÉRICA LATINA

NICARAGUA

NICARAGUA

ECUADOR

ECUADOR

Two EMI volunteers moved to Guatemala to supervise the construction of an EMI project. In

2001, EMI asked them to start an office. Beginning in Guatemala City, the ministry continued from 2009-2014 in Atenas, Costa Rica. With major transitions

in the staff team and to act on a strategic assessment, EMI is considering re-launching to

either Nicaragua or Ecuador in 2016.

Structural Engineersneeded

Surveyorneeded

Construction Mgmt.

Architect Admin.Engineers

Jon BurgiFrom EMI-USA

Brent EllingsonFrom Canada

Mark HendersonFrom USA

John PillarFrom EMI-UK

Jenny PillarFrom EMI-UK

AMÉRICA LATINA RE-LAUNCH TEAM

AMÉRICA LATINA ZONE STATS

TEAM DISCIPLINES

Central in the region, Nicaragua has great needs as one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.

Many potential partners operate in the country, which is also relatively safe & stable.

A hub for Christian relief and development organizations in South America, Ecuador also

has great need in the rural areas. EMI has been asked by a number of organizations to

consider locating an office there.

R E - L A U N C H I N G

OR


América LatinaPopulation

4.61% 4.25%

América LatinaEconomics


11.9%

América LatinaReligion**


The EMI-América Latina team must be fluent in Spanish to work effectively in the region

“ HABLAS ESPAÑOL?”

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By Holly Guest / EMI United States / Colombia

CHRISTIAN’S PROGRESS

Christian Samuel Ortegon Timaran’s father was murdered when he was only one. It happened while his mother was pregnant with his sister. Christian’s father had lived on the streets of Bogotá, Colombia since he was eight years old. He was the last one alive out of a gang that bought and sold drugs when the violence finally caught him too.

His mother remarried when Christian was six. This new father caused many problems in the home, eventually kicking Christian out into the streets. He was only twelve years old. At first, Christian would go to a different friend’s house each day. Some days he stayed with people he didn’t even know. Eventually, as Christian put it, this became “ugly.” It lasted for a whole year – right until that day when he shared a smoke with a certain man in downtown Bogotá.

“That crazy man,” as Christian now calls him, taught him how to steal, how to break into houses, how to shoot guns, how to smoke cocaine, how to smoke marijuana. The crazy man told him, ‘I’ll show you how to be a man.’ For the next two years, work with the crazy man produced money. It kept Christian alive. It gave Christian contacts. With the crazy man, ‘work’ meant

Photographer: Holly GuestMarch, 2014, Bucaramanga, Colombia

One thing Christian told me is that he never did Crack. He knew he would never get off the streets if he did. Christian never lost that hope.

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selling drugs, pimping in closed hotels, and bootlegging alcohol. Christian knew it was a “terrible, terrible place,” but he was making $250 a day.

Once a month, he would visit his mother. Every time he came she cried because Christian looked terrible and so skinny from the drugs he was using. She would tell him to come back home, she would say, ‘Remember what happened to your father…’, but he could not return. One time thirty gang members came to his house looking for him. They decided not to hurt Christian’s family out of respect. To protect his family, Christian decided it was best to stay away. But he did not like his life. Once Christian had a hand grenade. He thought about exploding it – not on the crazy man, but on himself.

Yet Christian’s life continued in its painful perpetual motion, “until one day I just felt that something was saying, ‘THIS IS NOT YOU’.” One morning around five o’clock, he left the spot by the store where he was selling drugs and walked into the street. Looking up into the sky Christian suddenly remembered and understood God, and how He existed. In that moment

In that moment Christian spoke to God: “If you love me, take me out of here.”

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Christian spoke to God: “If you love me, take me out of here.” Christian realized he was in bondage to his life, to fear, to the crazy man who said, ‘If you leave here, I will kill you.’

Christian had already tried to escape twice. Three days after this epiphany he tried again. Christian ran as fast as he could until he reached his home. His mother was wet with tears. For three months he stayed cooped up in hiding. He passed the time watching the Christian Channel on TV. Eventually Christian went to church with his mom and was baptized. The church lovingly accepted Christian’s testimony, and he never felt more supported and welcome. The pastor introduced Christian to Youth With A Mission (YWAM). One meeting followed another, and in one turbulent month, Christian moved over 400km away from Bogotá and his past life to join the YWAM base in Bucaramanga.

During his time at YWAM, Christian started reading the scriptures and they began to transform him. YWAM also started teaching Christian that he has to work to live. This work was very different from the crazy man’s work. Few people at YWAM have the same background – most of them came from “good families with money.” So there was quite a bit of clashing in the first two months. He was warned three times that he had to change or leave. Christian says it was on the third time that Jesus changed him.

Since he’s been with YWAM he hasn’t consumed any narcotics, and everyone has seen Christian’s progress. They know who he was and they see who he is and they are very happy. But Christian says that God is the happiest: “I have received a lot of mercy. I know I am not worthy, but God gave me grace.”

Below: EMI-USA intern Holly Guest types notes while EMI volunteer Yolanda Venzor translates at the YWAM base in Bucaramanga. Team leader Bob Smith helps bring out Christian's story.

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PROJECT TEAMLeader : Bob Smith

Brian BeairdLisa Bischoff

Rafael Bombacini Holly Guest

Dan KingDanielle King

Peter RieckScott RuckerBilal Sherazi

Yolanda Venzor

UNITED STATESPROJECT NO. 5614

MARCH 2014

Phase 1 construction is in progress.

is the capacity of the new school designed by EMI.

CHILDREN

Christian feels called by God to serve as a missionary

in China with YWAM. He is planning to take steps in

education, training and language that will one day

bring that vision to fulfillment. The EMI team met

Christian at Bucaramanga and heard his testimony

(translated from Spanish) while designing a new

primary school for the YWAM base there

. TEAM DISCIPLINES

Engineers

Surveyors Architect

The YWAM base is locatedup in the hills on the outskirtsof Bucaramanga.

COLUMBIABucaramanga

Bogotá

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By Henry Watts / EMI United States / Gabon

Located over 500km from the capital city, Bongolo is an important hospital serving rural Gabon. This aerial photo was taken by EMI in June, 2012.

SITE TIMELINE

Bongolo Hospital pioneers a surgical resident training program to raise up more African general surgeons.

1998

Christian & Missionary Alliance doctors headed by Dr. David Thompson begin to create Bongolo Hospital.

1977

Missionary nurses start a dispensary in rural Gabon to reach people with zero access to medical care.

1950s

Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) is formed and the vision slowly spreads to 9 other African hospitals.

2004

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1st EMI team visits to create a masterplan and design a new Emergency Room & Pediatric Outpatient facility.

BONGOLOHOSPITAL

Many ministries have a history that goes back much further

than their first contact with EMI. Bongolo Hospital in rural

West Africa is no different. From a dispensary in the 1950s to

a 160-bed hospital today, God has used this healing ministry

to save people for nearly 60 years. Four years ago, EMI

became involved in a campus renewal program at Bongolo.

2010

2nd EMI team visits to design a new Outpatient Medical clinic & expanded patient waiting area.

2012

ER & Pediatric Outpatient facility (A) completed, USAID grant for new eye hospital on the site.

2013

Outpatient Medical Clinic (B) nearly complete, design of new eye hospital (C) by EMI-USA.

2014

3rd EMI team visit planned for early 2015 to design a new Lab & Consultation facility (D) and refine the masterplan.

2015

A B D

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In many ways, Bongolo is a typical mission hospital: Located in a remote corner of a developing country where qualified medical care is non-existent, it is operated by a mix of medical missionaries and local support staff. Bongolo’s hardworking team treats well over 30,000 patients a year – mostly from poor villages. People will walk for hours or even days - sometimes crossing international boundaries to get help.

Though a dispensary was in operation since the 1950s, the hospital officially started when Dr. David Thompson arrived with a medical team from the Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA) in 1977. For over 30 years and like many missionary doctors, Dr. Thompson did everything inside the hospital from surgeries to designing hospital expansions. He did everything outside the hospital as well, from fixing the generator to planting village churches.

But after 20 years, Dr. Thompson realized that his efforts had done little to increase the capacity for surgery in Africa. So, in 1998, Bongolo Hospital became the first mission hospital in Africa to open a surgical resident training program – a place where

African doctors could receive training and be discipled to ‘live the gospel and minister to the sick.’ Since then, Bongolo’s 5-year program has graduated 10 general surgeons. This vision, which became the Pan-Africa Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS), has grown to include nine other mission hospitals. The joint effort which spans across eight African countries (see image above) aims to develop 100 African general surgeons by 2020.

Hospitals tend to be the most complicated projects that EMI works on. They need to function with complex requirements of sterilization, moving patients, and ventilation. They need to isolate infectious diseases, and control access of non-patients into special

areas. Most need to be designed with the mindset that those coming to the hospital are from rural villages which may not have running water, flush toilets, or electricity. The aerial image (57) shows clearly how Bongolo grew over the years through many additions and extensions. Most of these were built out of immediate necessity on a tight mission budget. With little open space left, the biggest challenge for the first EMI team in 2010 was to respectfully capture

Above:

Since 2004, the vision for training African surgeons really has become a pan-African

reality. The newest PAACS partner hospital is currently being developed in Egypt

with the help of EMI MENA.

Above:

The new Outpatient Medical Clinic (B) takes shape immediately adjacent to the completed ER & Pediatric Outpatient facility (A). Both buildings were designed by EMI.

For the first time since the late '70s, a masterplan is

in place that will guide the ministry toward the goals

for campus renewal.

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Niger

Egypt

Ethiopia

Malawi

KenyaTanzania

A

B

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the history of the developments at Bongolo while at the same time position the hospital to become a greater, more efficient medical care & training platform in West Africa. For the first time since the late '70s, a masterplan is in place that will guide the ministry toward the goals for campus renewal.

But the hospital also needs to keep running while construction takes place. If an old building needs to be replaced, the new facility has to be ready before that function can move. Constraints like this went into the positioning of the Emergency Room and Pediatric Outpatient building. These functions were joined because the Pediatric Ward was already positioned directly behind this new facility. The Emergency Room area was designed to facilitate the surgical resident program by providing ample room in the ER bays and several consultation offices.

When the new Emergency Room & Pediatric Outpatient facility was finished in 2013, the old ER building could then be demolished to make way for the new Outpatient Medical Clinic. A second EMI team designed this building in 2012 to meet the need for more space to care for adult outpatients in an orderly way on the campus. This building is now nearly complete. Bongolo recently received a USAID grant for an eye hospital which EMI-USA staff designed ‘in-office’ this year. Next year EMI will take a third team to Gabon to refine the 2010 masterplan and design a Laboratory & Consultation facility that will increase the capacity of the PAACS program.

UNITED STATESPROJECT NO. 5633

FIRST QUARTER 2015

2015 PROJECT TEAMProject leader Andy Engebretson

is looking for the following project volunteers:

Hospital Architect

Master Planner

Civil Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Structural Engineer

Drafter/AutoCAD

Surveyor

EMI’s technical support, planning

and facility design at Bongolo has

allowed the doctors to focus on

patient care and the training &

discipleship of African surgeons.

Step by step and building by

building, Bongolo is moving

towards renewal

GABON

Lebamba

Libreville

The new Eye Hospital will be the 47th building element in the

complex Bongolo hospitalcampus core.

Join the 2015Bongolo team

emiworld.org/projects/projectprofile_5633.php

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COLORADO SPRINGS, USA


UNITED STATESABOUT: In 1981, a structural engineer chaperoned a youth group mission trip to Saipan. A typhoon had recently hit the island and he was able to help the missionaries by designing repairs to their damaged school. On the flight home, God gave a vision for mission that included design professionals and “EMI” was born. Bending the short-term mission model to suit architects & engineers was the seed idea which became EMI’s global ministry.

LEARN MORE : www.emiusa.org

Designers

Surveyor DrafterEngineers (9 CE / 5 Other)

Finance, IT, Admin., Support Needs: Project Leaders

Architects

STAFF DISCIPLINES

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VOLUNTEERS


INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT John Dallmann : Chief Executive Officer

PROJECTS TEAM Matt Hood : USA Office Director

WASH Program Manager:Jason Chandler

AP & Payroll Clerk:Alisha Crawford

Chief Operating Officer:Brad Crawford

Gift Processor:Gala Dallmann

Marketing andCommunications Director:Graham Frank

IT Director:Troy Glass

Chief Strategy Officer:Craig Hoffman

Publications Manager:Shalom Lazarus

Recruiting Director:Gary MacPhee

Intern ProgramAssistant:Vicky Mah

Intern Program Manager:Molly Mitchell

Human Resource Manager:Josh Neal

Bookeeper:Melissa Owen

Administrator:Jennifer Peck

Programs Director:Scott Peck

Personnel Care Provider:Wilson Phang

Finance andAdministration Director:Jason Reinhardt

Graphic Designer:Anna Seeley

Intern Program Director:Carl Tompson

Part-timeStaff

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Staff Designer:Danielle Adams

Staff Civil Engineer:John Agee

Staff Architect:Dirk Andersen

Staff Architect:Rex Barber

Staff Civil Engineer:Jon Burgi

Staff Engineer:Andy Engebretson

Staff Engineer:Kevin Keiter

Staff Engineer:Justin Rolfs

Staff Surveyor:Bob Smith

Drafter/CAD Manager:Laura Wendling


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God transformed my view of civil engineering as I participated on several short-

term mission trips during university. One of the most significant was a visit to John

Dallmann (now EMI CEO) and his family in Cameroon, where they spent 13 years.

Through this trip God began to develop within me a heart for West African people.

My vision of how engineering can be used in missions was enhanced

through observing John’s work to develop and improve water supply

for rural communities in Cameroon. I was amazed at how God was

working in the region. In fact, I set a personal goal to be involved

in community development projects in West Africa after gaining

work experience in engineering.

Meanwhile, I learned that West Africa is one of the

most ethnically and geographically diverse regions of

the world. It is home to 350 million people and over

300 people groups that have little or no access to the

gospel. Many people live on less than US$2 per day, yet

they are rich in culture and relationships. Rough terrain,

unstable governments, civil conflict, disease (like the Ebola

virus outbreak in the region this year), famine, and corruption

have all hindered development progress and gospel access for

decades, especially in the Francophone countries.

I learned of an opportunity to travel to Sierra Leone with Engineering

Ministries International, and volunteered for the first time in February 2009.

is growing globally by laying the groundwork for opening a new field of ministry in West Africa...EMI USA

GROWING GLOBALLY

Above:

John applying himself to French study in the language lab. He has completed level A2, scoring highly on every exam.

I began to research and pray for the region with the intention of moving

there someday.

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I traveled with the team and helped design

solutions for water supply and wastewater

treatment & disposal at a hospital site.

Impressed with EMI as an organization, I

joined another project team to Sudan a few

months later, and then to Nigeria after that.

By the middle of 2010, God had provided

for me to join the EMI-USA full-time staff to

become a project leader, to assist with civil

engineering design practices, and to research

and develop connections in West Africa for a

future EMI office.

Over these years, I’ve worked with

many West African ministries and design

professionals – primarily in English- speaking

Ghana and Sierra Leone. God has given me

a passion to work alongside West African

people as we grow in our understanding

and worship of Him through engineering

and design. Recognizing the needs &

opportunities in Francophone West Africa,

this year EMI sent me to Paris to study

French full-time. In April, I traveled down to

join the EMI-West Africa exploratory team on

a survey visit to Ghana and Senegal.

As a result of that time, we have prayerfully

decided to start EMI-West Africa near Dakar,

Senegal. Next year, I plan to move there for

office registration and preparation procedures

while the other team members study French.

LAUNCHING IN 2016

Together, we will connect West

African ministries, professionals,

and students to bring hope and

transformation in Jesus’ name

Below: During the exploratory trip, John had a chance to reconnect with George Adu, a Ghanaian design professional.

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Engineering Ministries International

WEST AFRICA

DAKAR, SENEGAL

For years EMI has been investing in ministries in West Africa, completing over 70 design projects in the region. Now a team of EMI staff are preparing to move near Dakar, Senegal to invest their lives more fullyin FrancophoneWest Africa.

Elec. EngineerNeeded

ArchitectNeeded

StructuralEngineer

CivilEngineers

CM / Architect

John AgeeFrom EMI-USA

Steve HoytFrom EMI-EA

Greg PerryFrom USA

David WrightFrom EMI-EA

WEST AFRICA LAUNCH TEAM

“PARLEZ-VOUS FRANÇAIS?”

WEST AFRICA ZONE STATS

TEAM DISCIPLINES

Dakar is a stable regional travel hub that makes it an ideal place for reaching EMI projects across West Africa.

With 100,000 university students, greater Dakar is the ideal place for EMI to have a role in discipling

the future leaders of West Africa.

EMI could implement water & sanitation and appropriate technology projects that bring the

love of Christ to the unreached poor.

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ACCESS DISCIPLE IMPLEMENT

Francophone WestAfrican countries

59.9% 4.2%


West AfricaEconomics

West AfricaReligion**



West AfricaPopulation

4.63%

(Excluding Nigeria)

The EMI West Africa team will learn French to work effectively in the region.

Team Leader:Craig HoffmanFrom EMI-USA

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By John Agee / EMI West Africa / Ghana

GRATIFY OR GLORIFY?

During our exploratory trip to West Africa, I spoke with my friend and veteran EMI volunteer, George Adu, to find out

what has kept him coming back to serve with EMI.

JA: Tell us about your family and background. How did you come to know the Lord?

GA: I’m married to Joyce and God has blessed us with three beautiful girls: Maame, Awura and Nana. I grew up in Accra, in a Christian home, and my parents always encouraged us to go to church. But there comes a time when you see a difference between going to church and living for Jesus. I was in secondary school when I committed my life to Christ.

JA: Tell us about your professional experience. GA: All through my career I have set myself towardbecoming what I call a ‘full engineer’ by getting involved in various aspects of my field. I had schooling in telecommunications engineering and also in electrical engineering. At times over the last 20 years I’ve worked as a telecom installation & maintenance manager for an international company and a power systems engineer at the same time.

AN INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE ADU

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There is nothing we have that we did not receive

from Him.

JA: George, what did it feel like when you realized you could serve the Lord using your professional skills?

GA: Oh man! This is the best part, believe me. You can have all the schooling in the world, all the experience, all the exposure, but you must remember that it came from someone. It came from God. He does this for you to be able to glorify Him. The question was really answered the first day I realized I could join EMI on the Liberia project team. At the end it was so glorious, and I felt peace in my heart when we made our final presentation. I had brought out everything in me to be of service for that ministry. I designed a robust network and we designed electrical systems for the entire project. It was just beautiful.

JA: What else do you remember from that first experience?

GA: It was my first time in Liberia and the conditions I saw were quite different: Going to sleep in rooms where you see that gunshots have gone through the roof. Now I’ve been in Africa and

Photographer: Alex YuenGeorge (left) on his way to the site with an EMI team in Ghana last year.

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I’ve been to certain remote places, so this was fine for me. But I was a bit concerned about the people who were coming from the West. People from all over the world were coming to join the EMI team: from the UK, from the US, from Australia, from New Zealand… I’ll just let that aircraft pass…

JA: And they came in by airplane – like the one we heard just now…

GA: Yes, I saw all these different people sleep in these rooms in Liberia. In fact, one of them shared my room. But the part that moves me is how God brought us all together. This is a general thing I see at EMI: People coming together who don’t know each other from anywhere, yet within a day or two a strong bond is formed. Their skills and talents come together to bring out a beautiful design.

JA: Can you tell us a little about the Aflao [Ghana] trip? How that impacted you and your church members?

... there comes a time when you see a difference between going to church and living for Jesus.

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WEST AFRICAEXPLORATORY TRIP TO

GHANA & SENEGALAPRIL 2014

GHANA

WEST AFRICACHAPTER

An EMI Chapter is the next step to better engage and mobilize Design

Professionals in Ghana.

Of EMI’s 166 West African database contacts,

103 are from Ghana.

WA CONTACTS

GA: I went on an EMI trip to Aflao. I was really broken by what I saw, so I sent word to our church members in Accra to see if some could join us. Though the conditions were a bit disheartening, immediately some of them were willing to adopt children. Today – I can say to the glory of God – a visit to this orphanage in Aflao is part of our yearly church calendar. We share the word of God, play with them, take a trip to the beach. I remember one year we stopped by the beach – we had brought some used clothes – and we invited people in the community to come around. For a moment I really felt ashamed. We have all these clothes in Accra and there are people in remote areas who are longing for them. It was an eye-opener for me, to be honest with you.

JA: In Ghana, are there things that make it hard to follow Jesus as a design professional?

GA: My answer is very simple: No.

JA: Tell us more –

GA: It all depends on you. The path is there: left or right. You have your skills. You can use them to gratify yourself or you can use them to glorify the Lord. There is nothing we have that we did not receive from Him, so give to Him and don’t hold back.

Accra, Ghana

EXPLORATORY TEAMJohn Agee

John DallmannCraig Hoffman

David Wright

TEAM DISCIPLINES

Structural Engineers

Civil Engineers

"Join in serving the Kingdom of

God. Pledge today that I shall

continually give my skill, my

talent, my all to Him"

Left:

George gives a math lesson at the Jesse Brooks Hope of Glory Children’s Home in Aflao, Ghana. This 2011 EMI project trip sparked a continuing involvement with the Home by George’s church in Accra.

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G R O W W I T H U S

JOIN EMIINTERNS 1- 6 monthsAn EMI Internship practically combines your faith, education and skills to serve the body of Christ worldwide. The vision God gave to EMI in 1981 will be carried into the future and around the world by you.

Go to emiworld.org/internjobs.php to see available positions.

Check emiworld.org/projects.php for project trip opportunities.

PROJECT VOLUNTEERS 10 daysA design professional on an EMI trip can affect the development of a Christian ministry for 20-30 years into the future. Project Volunteers put our clients' visions to pen and paper.

STAFF 1- 5 years& LONG TERM VOLUNTEERSStaff and Long-Term Volunteers are the backbone of EMI. Are you ready to talk with us about joining EMI full-time?

Write to [email protected] to learn more.

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