engineering ministries international
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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 Peck Disaster Response Director. EMI’s Vision. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
www.emiworld.org
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
www.emiworld.org
Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for Me.- Matthew 24:40
Scott PeckDisaster Response Director
719-633-2078 [email protected]
for a world in need
Designing a world of
hope