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INSIDE EMI
Buildersof Menp. 25
Engineering Ministries Internationalemiworld.org
GROWING GLOBALLY
Second Edition
MINISTRIESWORLD-WIDE
700+
VOLUNTEERS YEARLY PROJECTS YEARLY
Children’s Homes, Hospitals, Schools & more
300+ 70+
PEOPLE COMMUNITIES & NATIONS
IMPACTING
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PARTNERwith Christian ministries
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MOBILIZE design professionals
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DESIGNa world of hope
Growing Globally - 2014Engineering Ministries International
inside.emiworld.org
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,
non-profit Christian development organization.
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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
New Delhi
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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
JOHN DALLMANN, CEO OF EMI
GROWING GLOBALLY
Photographer: Jihea KimFebruary 2014, Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia
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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
GABONBongolo Hospital by Henry Watts
GHANAGratify or Glorify by John Agee
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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
SEE THE PHOTO CONTEST GALLERIES ATinside.emiworld.org/gallery.php
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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
Take-off speed of a Boeing 747
Leyte
Cebu
Negros
UNITED STATESTYPHOON HAIYAN
DISASTER RESPONSENOV 2013 - MAR 2014
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.
emiworld.org/donatenow.php
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:
emiworld.org/disasterresponse_volunteer.php
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Water/Wastewater EngineersCivil Engineers
Geotechnical EngineersStructural Engineers
ArchitectsTransportation EngineersConstruction ManagersSurveyors
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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BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MYANMAR, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA
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
SOUTH ASIA ZONE STATS
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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30.8% 1.95%
World Population(2013)*
South AsiaEconomics
South AsiaReligion**
% of people living below $1.25/day (2013)*
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Matthew Coffey : Director
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GROWING GLOBALLY INLOCAL STAFF
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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A WOMANPREPARED
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.
BOYS
PROJECT TEAM
TEAM DISCIPLINES
Leader : Matthew CoffeyMadhulika Baronia
Ivy Ng-CoffeyLisa Morrell
Janelle PrangeAlyssa Webster
SOUTH ASIAPROJECT NO. 8231
FEBRUARY 2014
INDIA
Engineers Architects
Subathu
Mizoram(Hmuni's
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.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SNCH & CHILD OF MINEwww.childofmine.ca/welcome/
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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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The 2009 plan for orphan homes was ultimately abandoned.
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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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Above:
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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LEARN MORE ABOUT SHOW MERCY INTERNATIONALhttp://showmercy.org/smi/
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
BUILDINGS
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
UNITEDKINGDOM
PROJECT NO.11017FEBRUARY 2014
UGANDA
Architects Spouse
SurveyorEngineers
Teacher
Wakiso District
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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.
LEARN MORE : www.emiea.org
* 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
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
OFFICE STAFF
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TEAM
54.2% 25.9%
World Population(2013)*
East AfricaEconomics
East AfricaReligion**
% of people living below $1.25/day (2013)*
Evangelical Christians+
East AfricaPopulation
4.44%
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STAFF FAMILY MEMBERS
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John Sauder : Director
TOTAL DESIGN PROJECTS TO DATE: 161 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO DATE: 37 Part-timeStaff
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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
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH emiea.org/buildafricatogether.shtm
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:
Ground breaking at theKajjansi airbase in March
STAFF FAMILY MEMBERS
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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
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Approximate number of Ugandan workers impacted through EMI’s
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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
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Tenwek, Kijabe, and Athi River (Kenya)
JinjaMbale
KajjansiEntebbeRukungiri
Kasese
Gulu
Torit(South Sudan)
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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:
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TOTAL DESIGN PROJECTS TO DATE: 40
* 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
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 Civil Engineer:Rauhoul Farshini
Staff Architect: Stoien Foibse
Staff Civil Engineer:Sidoun Kosi
Staff Architect: Ali Shazaban
Staff Struct. Engineer:Euwin Lsin
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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
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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
TEAM DISCIPLINES
Spouse Volunteer
Hydrogeologist Engineers
Leader : Daughter VolunteerCivil Engineer
Joshua KimDan Nebelsick
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COUNTRIES VISITED IN 2014
CANADA STAFF
TOTAL DESIGN PROJECTS TO DATE: 61
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
Engineering Ministries International / Est. 2002
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
Needs:Structural Engineer,
Project Leaders
Engineers Architects
India
Ghana
Myanmar Dem. Republicof the Congo
HaitiUganda
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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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Kendra JohansonVolunteer architect from the USA on her 3rd EMI trip who proposed a new idea
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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
*In Ecuador, this more respectful title for the festival is used.**In Ecuador, child marriage is both common & legal.
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PROJECT TEAMLeader : Steve Ulrich
Kendra Johanson Julie Lawson
Luke LeeRuth Manzanares
Kevin RogersRene Siu
CANADAPROJECT NO. 10044
JUNE, 2014
ECUADOR
“Truly the work you are doing for us is very special... I think that we have become one family.” - Luís
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The construction cost of EMI’s design proposal is approximately
40% less than the original idea
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
Architects
Drafter &Translator
Engineers
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
us all together!”
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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.
Engineering Ministries International / Est. 2008
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
TOTAL DESIGN PROJECTS TO DATE: 17
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
THE OXFORD MOVE
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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
GROWING GLOBALLY
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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,
to a place of totalreliance on Him.
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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
was successful and that she
continues to recover well
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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
World Population(2013)*
América LatinaPopulation
4.61% 4.25%
América LatinaEconomics
% of people living below $1.25/day (2013)*
11.9%
América LatinaReligion**
Evangelical Christians+
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
C
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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.
GabonCameroon
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
Engineering Ministries International / Est. 1982
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
110
31
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STAFF
INTE
RNS+
VOLUNTEERS
STAFF FAMILY MEMBERS
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
=
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
TOTAL DESIGN PROJECTS TO DATE: 594
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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%
World Population(2013)*
West AfricaEconomics
West AfricaReligion**
% of people living below $1.25/day (2013)*
Evangelical Christians+
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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