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INSIDE EMI, FIFTH EDITION 2017 – Into the Dual World Engineering Ministries International (EMI) is a non-profit Christian development organization.
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VISION People restored by God and the world restored through design.
MISSION To develop people, design structures, and construct facilities which serve communities and the Church.
The stories in this edition of Inside EMI are about our work of expansion to South Africa (10), our work for a Kingdom business in rural India (18), and the messy cross-cultural teamwork in Uganda (34). Dr. David Thompson has something to tell us about work as well (26). In the aftermath of his parents’ murder by communist soldiers in Vietnam, Dr. Thompson—then studying in university—dedicated his life to God as a missionary. After working himself to death for over a decade at the hospital he launched in Gabon, Dr. Thompson understood something new in God about his calling as a missionary surgeon. Something he has pursued for the
last 20 years. I believe that ‘something’ was more than the idea to train African surgeons. When he says, ‘Our reason for being here is not just to work… It’s to bring Jesus into the room,’ let us recognize the voice of our Master: ‘…apart from Me, you can do nothing.’ (John 15) Only Jesus calls us to work to life, not to death. May life of the Vine flow in us dead branches and bear much fruit.
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Contributors Editor Matthew J. Coffey, EMI Global Graphic Designer Christine Christophersen Web Support Shalom Lazarus, EMI Global Distribution Support Justin Rolfs, EMI USA Front Cover Photographer: Jenni Keiter, EMI Global Site of the Beulah Center, Rustenburg, South Africa, February 2017 “Fulu Matumba (R) has a vision to bring the Gospel of hope into the lives of juvenile offenders and at-risk youth in Rustenburg. South African architect Tim Hughes (L) and the EMI team worked hard to express that vision in design.”
10 Gerhard (Urban Designer) & Trudie (Lawyer) van der Merwe are pioneering EMI in their home town of Cape Town, South Africa. 18 Andy K. from Tennessee, USA, is a Structural Engineer and the EMI India Director. Andy & family live in New Delhi, India. 26 Jenni Keiter is a part-time photographer and videographer for EMI Global. The Keiters live in Colorado, USA. Dr. David Thompson is the surgeon pioneer of the Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS). The Thompsons live in Menouf, Egypt. 34 Steve Hoyt (Architect) from Maine, USA, has worked to develop construction management programs at EMI Uganda since 2008.
Round 2 Photo Contest Winner EMI Uganda staff Harriet Tumusiime and Patience Kulume review plans with the contractor at the Empower school site. Jason Chandler
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OUSE H N I % N 0 0 1 PRODUCTIO INSIDE EMI is produced entirely inside EMI. No Ad-Agency. No Paid Photographers. No Professional Authors. Print circulation (2016): 7900 copies. Net Cost to EMI (2016): US$3,500. This magazine is from the people who are living and being EMI around the world.
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Engineering Ministries International 05 From the CEO 10
by John Dallmann
FEATURES 10 Into the Dual World by Gerhard & Trudie van der Merwe Gerhard & Trudie tell the story of how God has called them to bring EMI home—into the dual world of Cape Town, South Africa...
18 The Quidditas Herd by Andy K. A former banker lives out his faith in a business aimed at poverty alleviation through goat dairy farming in rural India...
26 Bringing Jesus into the Room with Dr. David Thompson
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20 years ago, as a missionary surgeon working himself to death in Africa, God gave Dr. Thompson a vision to train African surgeons...
34 Learning to Learn by Steve Hoyt In the messy cross-cultural teamwork of Construction Management in Uganda, the greatest challenges come from subtle yet powerful differences...
PROFILES 16 EMI South Africa Launch Team 24 EMI Senegal Director David Wright 32 Volunteer Architect Jorge Aguero 40 Intern Architect Elisabeth von Hausen 02
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2017 EMI PROJECTS Do you recognize the Majority World?
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Isidro Medina, Beekeeper
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Round 3 Photo Contest Winner 43 men and women from EMI’s construction site at The Amazima Ministries Secondary School were baptized in the Nile River on September 27. Jared Kakono was one of them. One cannot contain or express in words the joy of this day. Mary McLeod
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JOHN DALLMANN
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“Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord...” Psalm 102:18 (NIV) The good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been in South Africa for many years. But each generation needs to embrace and own the Gospel message for themselves. EMI has the amazing opportunity to begin work in Cape Town, South Africa. Incredible partnership opportunities are already forming to touch the lives of the disadvantaged and advance the Gospel. At the same time, a platform is emerging that will allow us to engage design professionals throughout the country. This generation of South Africans are ready to see and experience the Gospel lived out in their profession. An EMI team has been forming from multiple countries and God has been blessing the vision. Gerhard and Trudie van der Merwe are heading up this launch team with a passion for seeing God change lives and bring hope through design. I hope you enjoy learning Gerhard’s story of how God brought him to EMI and called him to bring EMI back to South Africa as much as I did. God is on the move in South Africa! Beyond our new work in South Africa, in this edition of Inside EMI you’ll also hear about changed lives in Mexico, India, Uganda, and beyond. EMI’s vision is, “People restored by God and the world restored through design.” We welcome you to come and be a part of His great work! Designing Hope,
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EMI NEWS
EMI NETWORK, LONDON Dave Lambert, EMI UK
Gary and Judylynn
20 FRUITFUL YEARS Brad Crawford, COO of EMI Few Christian workers stay at the same ministry for two decades. That’s why we’re especially thankful for EMI Global Director of Recruiting (and architect) Gary MacPhee, who in August became the first person to pass the 20-year milestone of EMI service. When Gary & Judylynn, along with children Drew, Zac, and Hillary first joined EMI back in the summer of 1997, EMI was a handful of staff sharing a small office in downtown Colorado Springs. Since that time Gary has led more than 55 project trips to over 30 different countries, while also marrying off his now adult children and proudly welcoming three grandchildren to the family! 06
The number of volunteers and interns Gary has mentored both spiritually and professionally at EMI is in the hundreds. Expanding that to include all the people who have been impacted by Gary through trips, events, and conferences puts the number into the thousands. It’s hard to think of a part of EMI that doesn’t have Gary’s fingerprints on it at some level. But beyond this, Gary’s passion for teaching truths of Scripture and for discovering God’s unique workmanship in people’s lives stands out as his true calling. We at EMI honor Gary & Judylynn for surpassing this milestone, and thank them for all they’ve given at EMI over the past two decades!
EMIUK’s first conference was on 3rd November. It was a full day in London with interested engineers, architects, and reps from churches sending UK staff overseas. Mike Woods, former EMIUK Director, opened proceedings and EMI CEO John Dallmann spoke about EMI’s vision. We thank God for all who came and are planning smaller conferences at Belfast, Edinburgh, Sheffield, and Bristol in 2018.
WEST AFRICA GROWTH David Wright, EMI Senegal The Senegal team has seen God’s faithfulness through the challenges of language, culture, forging relationships, and seeking out design professionals to partner with. We led project teams in the Ivory Coast and Liberia, hosted our first interns, and moved into a new office space. In all of this we give thanks for continued growth in West Africa as we take part in what God is building here.
EMI Cambodia family
A YEAR IN PHNOM PENH Anna Seeley, EMI Cambodia Our initial staff group (Gambles, Hardricks, Mah, Seeley, and Wassenaars) have been in Cambodia for nearly a year, while new staff (Ebersoles) have joined us recently. We thank God for sustaining us through the ups and downs of this transition. Our
CHANGES IN CANADA Greg Young, EMI Canada 2017 was a year of transition and change. Two Canadians, Phyllis (Architect) and Jaimee (Civil Engineer) joined Matt (Structural Engineer) to serve in EMI Uganda. Also, Kathleen (Civil Engineer) and husband Colin joined EMI Cambodia, while Brent (Construction Manager) is now Director of EMI Nicaragua. At EMI Canada in Calgary, Hilary became our Office Administrator, providing support on donation management, communications, and HR
primary focus this year has been learning Khmer. We have been blessed with an awesome language school and a Christian community that has welcomed us in. We have begun making the connections that will serve us in the next stage of office start-up. We eagerly anticipate a busy 2018 when we will register as a business
duties. And Reinette, with experience in both for-profit and charity finances became our accountant. Despite personnel changes, 2017 largely followed our rhythm of projects, conferences, and fundraisers. Our project trips were also highlights of 2017. Teams led by Steve, Greg, and Braden planned a pre-school in Argentina for underprivileged children, master-planned a ministry facility in Uganda, designed a medical training facility for university students in Haiti and a boarding secondary school in Rwanda.
here in Cambodia, set up our physical office space, begin hiring Khmer design professionals, and start project work. We realize we have a lot more to learn about working in our new context, and we are eager to start learning from and investing in our local staff. See EMI's projects & locations in 2017
3D’S IN NICARAGUA Brent Ellingson, EMI Nicaragua EMI is growing through design, discipleship, and diversity in Nicaragua! September marked the one-year anniversary of opening our office in Managua, and we give God glory for the design projects delivered and the applications pending. Our first construction project is underway at Tesoros de Dios and we’re thankful to have local design professionals Roger Duarte and Jorge Rosales on staff. With nine staff and three Nicaraguan interns, we’re considering a larger office space— God is good!
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DOES YOUR WORLD LOOK UNFAMILIAR?
Maps tell us about our world. The first maps told navigators about coastlines. This map was created to tell us about the “majority world.” Each country (or groups of countries, as in the case of Europe) is scaled according to it’s share of the world’s population as of 2009. That is why India and Asia are inflated, Africa is nearly unrecognizable, and North America has shrunk. The 26 highlighted countries are where EMI was active in 2017. 08
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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ARGENTINA BURUNDI DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ETHIOPIA GHANA HAITI
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NIGER NIGERIA PHILIPPINES RWANDA SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA TOGO UGANDA ZAMBIA
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By Gerhard & Trudie van der Merwe | EMI South Africa | South Africa
INTO THE DUAL WORLD
Photo by Jenni Keiter (2017)
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Gerhard and Trudie van der Merwe share about God’s call to bring EMI home—into the dual world of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Gerhard: The story actually starts whilst I was in high school. I felt a strong call to missions and didn’t want to accept that call. I tried my best to get around it. My natural talents and skills were toward engineering and architecture, so I convinced myself that must be God’s purpose for my life. That was how He had skilled me. I managed to get through about two weeks of the engineering course and my heart just
heritage branch. This in time became a stand-alone company, with which I was involved for 13 years as director and shareholder. Trudie: God really intervened in our lives. We had always intended to take a sabbatical. Then He took that dream and changed it into eight months volunteering at the Delhi office for EMI. While we were there I
“A picture speaks a thousand words... Sometimes architects and engineers can provide that picture.” couldn’t do it anymore. I changed to studying theology, with the intent of becoming a pastor and missionary. I studied for two years then spent a year doing mission work in Namibia. During the time in Namibia I was unsupported and really struggled. The work was very successful, but I was struggling personally. I ended up walking away from my faith. I completed my degree in theology but went back to my original dream, which was to combine engineering and architecture in some way... I ended up in architecture school, studied for three years, and went to work in London for two years. I then returned to Cape Town to specialize in urban design. After the Masters in urban design, I joined the architecture firm DHK, and assisted in starting an urban design and
1992 Began studies in Theology at Stellenbosch University. Gerhard meets Trudie.
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Year of missions work in Kaokoland, Namibia.
could see Gerhard’s heart catch flame in a way I’d never seen before, and I realized something must be happening. Eventually Gerhard started saying to me, ‘This can’t just be about eight months in India—there must be more.’ Then the Lord specifically guided Gerhard, speaking that the door He had opened could not be shut again, and that Gerhard should walk through that door. The Lord keeps on confirming that... So it seemed good and right to us to start EMI here in Cape Town. Gerhard: I’ve often been asked whether it took a lot of faith. Whether it was difficult for us to do what we’ve done – both in going to India and now in starting EMI in South Africa. And the honest answer is no, it didn’t take a lot of faith. I’d done missions before in Namibia, I was burnt. In fact, Trudie
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Architecture studies at the University of Cape Town.
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Work at an architecture firm in London, England.
Gerhard returns to South Africa, studies for a Masters in Urban Design at the University of Cape Town.
2003 Gerhard starts work at DHK Architects in Cape Town, reconnects with Trudie.
had told me, ‘I’m so glad we met after you did that because I would not have been interested in joining you.’ But God had spoken to us so clearly and prepared the way so thoroughly, both of our hearts leapt at the thought. It took obedience and just stepping into a beautiful thing that God had prepared… For instance, I was physically healed from an illness in confirmation of our going to India. And God provided the finances so generously. We had multiple people speaking into our lives—people who didn’t know us from a bar of soap—speaking of God’s call and how He would provide. It’s been such a wonderful experience of God preparing your heart before you actually are called to do the thing He wants you to do. Trudie: The experience in Delhi was really formative for us. We so appreciated and enjoyed the culture of EMI, the sense of walking into a close-knit family, and the immediate common ground we felt with everyone there. It was such a graphic experience of the bonds that bind the body of Christ
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together. And we would very much like to duplicate that model—just with South African food! We want EMI in Cape Town to be a place where people can feel safe immediately and deal with cultural differences in a caring environment. Gerhard: Cape Town has this sort of dual world. On the one hand, South Africa is a wonderfully developed country with resources, professionals, and fantastic training facilities. We have a strong development sector, and a non-profit sector that provides a significant portion of social services. On the other hand we’ve got tremendous need in South Africa: Poverty, lack of skills, and a lack of training. We have a massive AIDS crisis which means we’ve got a large population of orphans or children who are not well cared for. And it’s not only South Africa. Some of the countries surrounding South Africa are of the poorest countries in the world. Some of the areas in those countries are also some of the most unreached places
Gerhard is a partner at Urban Concepts, an urban design & architecture practice.
2006 Gerhard & Trudie are married on 1-April.
2014 First EMI project trip to Nagaland, India
2015 Sabbatical volunteer work with EMI India in Delhi, MarchNovember.
2016 EMI is registered as a non-profit organization in Cape Town on 17 August.
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Photo by Sam Hummel March 2015, Maharastra, India Gerhard consults with a client on the design of a children’s hostel during his sabbatical in India.
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in the world. So there’s a tremendous need for the gospel both as service to the poor, as well as the gospel as hearing the truth about who God is, and who Jesus is. EMI in a location like this has the opportunity to successfully speak into that. The other thing I find exciting is that EMI has the ability to very strongly start with a South African contingent as well as the international flavor. It can be a place where people are sent into the rest of South Africa, Southern Africa, and farther, as well as serving locally in our community in Cape Town. Trudie: But there is a tremendous resentment of colonial rule in South African culture. To be effective, we have to provide a service that is not coming from a place of superiority, or a sense that a Western approach is better. If you can’t do it with a Christ-like attitude in South Africa, your help is actually not welcome. We absolutely need to rely on the bonds that the church puts in place between people in order for EMI to be successful here. Gerhard: In fact, much of the social service in South Africa is provided by the NGO sector, and that is led by the church: Mission hospitals, schools, early childhood development, feeding schemes, community-based medical care. The church is incredibly involved and does a fantastic job at providing what the government can’t provide. EMI has the ability to come alongside churches and church organizations and enable them to significantly improve the services they provide. For example, I recently started a conversation with an NGO in a local township (an informal settlement of shacks, or an area formerly consisting of shack-housing). They provide medical services, in-home medical care for people with HIV and tuberculosis,
as well as a preschool and feeding scheme. But their ability to serve their community is constrained by the facilities they have. And they don’t have the ability to fundraise for a significant expansion without putting forward a clear vision. That’s one thing EMI does well. I think EMI in South Africa can help develop and communicate vision well. A picture speaks a thousand words... Sometimes architects and engineers can provide that picture. Our biggest need is funding. Fundraising in the South African context is challenging and we’re looking at a variety of ways of doing it. What’s incredibly special to me is that our first two major donations were both unsolicited. Our story is a story of God providing abundantly, even before we ask. That was so evident in the start of our fundraising efforts, both from America and locally. The other major need is people to join us in starting a new thing. I’d love to have a combination of South African staff as well as staff who are already part or have been a part of the EMI family. I myself am an urban designer, so I’m looking for engineers and architects to join our team for a two-year or indefinite period of time. The need in South Africa—both physically and spiritually—is great. And EMI speaks to both of those. It’s so much fun being in an environment where you can see that the work you’re doing is going to have a lasting impact on people’s lives, for generations often. It’s a privilege, it’s a tremendous privilege to support people who are directly missional. Not only are we part of that, but also the discipleship aspect of EMI is so close to my own heart... So I hope God will save people through this ministry. That’s why we do what we do.
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SOUTH AFRICA PRAY Pray that God would call more South African design professionals into ministry with this EMI team.
GIVE The initial funding needed for this office launch in Cape Town is $65,000. Help get this team off and running with a gift toward Growing Globally, South Africa. emiworld.org/give
GO EMI is seeking architects and engineers to join this launch team. Is God calling you to join them in Cape Town for two years or more? Write to us at humanresources@emiworld.org.
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Matthew Moeckel Architect, USA
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Tim Hughes Architect, South Africa
Nicolette Hughes Xhosa Educator, South Africa
Gerhard van der Merwe Urban Designer, South Africa
Trudie Broekmann Lawyer, South Africa
Kendra Hansen Civil Engineer, USA
Brad Hansen Mechanical Engineer, USA
‘I pray that Christ may dwell in Capetonians’, South Africans’, and all people’s hearts through faith. And I pray that they, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that they may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.’ Based on Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV) God has opened a door for EMI to enter the dual world of Cape Town. On the one hand, South Africa is a highly developed country, and on the other it is a place of tremendous poverty and need. The
opportunity for EMI is to support the South African church as it leads in the social service sector, to help develop and communicate vision well.
Matthew joins EMI in South Africa after two architecture internships at EMI USA. Architect Tim Hughes and engineers Brad and Kendra Hansen are beginning their EMI staff journey with this launch team. Finally, God has called Gerhard back into mission in Southern Africa to use his professional skills in architecture and urban design and his heart for discipleship through EMI. The team will be starting together in Cape Town in early 2018.
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By Andy K. | EMI India | India
THE QUIDDITAS HERD Poverty Alleviation through Goat Dairy Farming
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Nikhil Ratnam is a former banker with a plan for wide-scale poverty alleviation in his home state of Karnataka, India. He is just one of many Christians around the world who are exploring how to live out their faith through business. Nikhil’s unashamedly Christian company, Quidditas Farms, aims to create new job opportunities for thousands of rural farmers. And, it is set up to invest its profits into children’s education, health insurance, and sanitation facilities for these farmers.
While living in Singapore, Nikhil identified a major business opportunity in both liquid and powdered goat milk. In Asian markets goat milk is in demand for its health benefits and low lactose content. The Quidditas herd is being bred to meet this demand. The business will benefit the associations of local farmers who lease and care for the goats in each dairy unit, as well as the farmers who grow fodder for the goats.
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Quidditas Farms is developing their EMI master-planned breeding and processing facility near Kalaburagi, in the poorest district of Karnataka state.
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Designed and built as a pilot to house the first 200 goats, 27 additional 42m x 15m sheds are planned for the 20-acre site.
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A primary factor in high-quality milk is high-quality water. As the farm is in an insecure water region, fresh rainwater from each shed roof will be collected and stored for use.
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EMI has worked with Quidditas to refine and optimize the design of the steel sheds to make them affordable for dairy farmers.
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Future sheds will have elevated floors to allow goat excrement to fall through, keeping the goats as hygienic as possible – a vital aspect of organic farming.
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Currently, the little Quidditas herd’s milk production stands at between 20 and 25 Litres per day. The milk is coveted by customers for its novelty and health benefits, including its low lactose content.
MILCH GOAT YB-050 A central element of the Quidditas business plan is to increase the milking yield of the Indian goat, which is typically 1-1.5 Litres per day. By comparison, European goats can provide yields of 10-12 Lpd. The Quidditas herd will be bred using genetic material from higher milk-yielding goat species which are also acclimated to hot weather. YB-050 is an Indian milch goat currently pregnant with an embryo from a South African goat species. Selective breeding will be employed as the herd grows, focusing on traits such as health, milk yield & quality, and whether the ideal of twin kids are
delivered. YB-050 is eating fodder with Indian lentils, which northern Karnataka is well-suited to growing. Thousands of farm acres will be required to grow fodder to support the Quidditas herd. When fully developed, Quidditas Farms hopes to have over 100,000 milking goats divided between 100 dairy units, and provide a means of income for 25,000 rural famers, dairy workers, and their families. They are aiming for a sustainable goat dairy farm model which can be replicated for poverty alleviation in other needy areas of India.
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CEO of EMI John Dallmann
Brad Crawford : COO EMI Global Directors: John Breitenstein Matthew Coffey Graham Frank Gary MacPhee Jason Reinhardt
Brittany Coulbert Gala Dallmann ^ Troy Glass Molly Harris Michelle Ignagni Jenni Keiter^
Randy Larsen Shalom Lazarus Diana McGahan Josh Neal Melissa Owen
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UNITED STATES Henry Watts : Director Danielle Adams Dirk Anderson Ben Banta ˚ Rex Barber Jason Chandler Andy Engebretson
Matt Hood Jesse Hoye Dan Kane Kevin Keiter Will Kirchner †^ Brittany Meloni Hannah Peterson †
Terry Podmore †^ Justin Rolfs Bob Smith Laura Trimble
MOBILIZING AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS | EST. 1982
CANADA NICARAGUA Brent Ellingson : Director Jon Burgi Samuel Carrara Roger Duarte Lester Espinoza Jenny Pillar ^
Greg Young : Executive Director Hilary McGuire Reinette Otte ^
John Pillar Jorge Rosales Jamey Smith Lesley Smith ^ Bill Tatom †
Braden Swab Steve Ulrich Bianca Zhou
MOBILIZING CANADIAN PROFESSIONALS | EST. 2002
SERVING AMÉRICA LATINA | RE-LAUNCHED IN 2016
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Neth Kong ^ Vicky Mah Anna Seeley Kathleen Wassenaar
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INDIA Andy K. : Director Madhulika B. David B. Tanisha C.
Terry F. † Susan K. ^ Preeti P. ^ Berlin R. †
Surajeet R. Jonathan S. Dan S. Frank T.
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UGANDA John Sauder : Director Hope Aparo Jeff Austin Henry Buyinza Patrick Cochrane † Philip Greene Steve Hoyt Jim Jose Stephen Kambasu Jonah Kirabo Laurence Knoop Patience Kulume
Matt Lammers Mathieu Lembelembe Claire Lugaajju Semei Makumbi Maggie McNeil ^ Clarke Means Erin Means ^ Larry Moos Julius Mugonde Pauline Nanyombi Cossy Olupot Jim Pocock †
Daniel Propst Andy Scheer Jaimee Sekanjako Yusuf Segawa Tony Sykes Siima Syson Richard Tatyabala Rick Taves † Phyllis Tsang Harriet Tumusiime Jesse Van Gorkom Matt Zimmerman
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SOUTH AFRICA Gerhard van der Merwe : Director Tim Hughes ˚ Brad Hansen ˚ Matthew Moeckel ˚ Kendra Hansen ˚ Cat Wilson †˚ SERVING SOUTHERN AFRICA | LAUNCHING IN 2018
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STAFF PRAY Pray that God would call design professionals into the full-time ministry of EMI. This is our greatest need.
GIVE Many EMI staff find it challenging to stay at full financial support year after year. Help an EMI staff member stay fully-funded with a new or upgraded gift at: emiworld.org/give
GO Are you ready to talk with us about joining EMI full-time for 1-5 years or longer? Write to humanresources@emiworld.org. We would love to hear from you.
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PROFILE
DAVID WRIGHT, EMI SENEGAL DIRECTOR Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Profession: Structural Engineer
Joined EMI: 2013
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” Psalm 32:8 (NIV) In 1998 Melanie and I left Ireland to work for the Namibian government. For 14 years we worked for NGO’s, African goverments, & consultants in Southern Africa. Despite being very settled in South Africa, we felt God’s call to use our skills in a mission organisation. We joined EMI in 2013 and served in Uganda for 18 months. We were then invited to be part of the EMI team beginning a new work in Francophone West Africa. We could see how God might use our skills
and experience there, so we moved with our four children first to Paris to learn French, and then to Senegal where we have now completed our first year.
We do not pretend it is easy to live in this spiritually dark and challenging place, but we serve a God who knows us and cares for us.
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By Jenni Keiter | EMI Global | Egypt
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a missionary surgeon in rural Gabon, Dr. Thompson was working himself to death when God gave him a vision to train African surgeons. The Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) began with one resident in 1997. Now at Harpur Memorial Hospital in Egypt developing one of the latest of the 11 PAACS training programs, Dr. Thompson spoke with Jenni Keiter of EMI about this 20-year journey.
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An interview with Dr. David Thompson of PAACS
BRINGING JESUS INTO THE ROOM Our reason for being here is not just to work—to work ourselves to death ... It’s to bring Jesus into the room.
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DT: Actually, it was out of desperation, because I was just overwhelmed as the only surgeon at Bongolo hospital in Gabon. The hospital had grown rapidly and I was working 120-hour weeks. I knew I couldn’t sustain that. I was neglecting my children and my family. So I began to pray, ‘Lord, please help. Please send somebody to help me.’ Finally, after about two years, I was really desperate. As I was praying, the Lord spoke to me and said, ‘You train them.’ I could think of a hundred reasons why that wouldn’t work and why I couldn’t do that. But, as I continued praying over the next weeks, it always came back to: ‘You must train them.’ I talked with other missionary doctors and surgeons. I discovered we all had the same problem—we were all wondering, ‘How can we sustain this?’ Hospitals were closing without specialist surgeons and younger missionaries were not coming, so in 1996 I proposed this idea to train African surgeons. Some thought it was crazy, but there was a group that said, ‘Let’s try and do something.’ So PAACS was created as we prayed together and said, ‘Let’s set a goal of training 100 African surgeons by 2020.’ We had no money, we had no government permission, and we had no residents. It was just an idea. It started with one resident at Bongolo Hospital in Gabon. Today we have eleven PAACS training programs in eight African countries. We’ve graduated about sixty surgeons— all of them are working in Africa, most of them in poor areas among their own people—and we have sixty-five in training now. It looks like we’ll reach our
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goal by 2019. The Lord kept this vision expanding and growing—so it’s been very exciting! JK: How has EMI been involved in the growth of PAACS? DT: As soon as we started a training program in Gabon, we had to build housing. The hospital had to expand to accommodate residents and the surgery they would be doing. At first I had to design that myself, drawing plans with pen and paper. Supervising the construction was horrible, and some buildings didn’t turn out so great. Then I heard about EMI. They looked at our hospital campus and said, ‘Do you want us to do a long-term project study?’ We said, ‘Yes, how about a ten-year project? How do we get there?’ They helped us come up with a plan and it’s been great to see Bongolo hospital develop with common sense and good planning. When we came to Harpur hospital, we saw many needs and changes that had to be made. This hospital has been in Menouf since 1910, so it has grown with the city. We have this dream that God gave us to start a surgical training program, but it immediately brings up problems for housing. We can take steps like scratching out a room meant for patients and temporarily turning it into a classroom, but it’s not enough—it’s not enough space. So I contacted EMI and said, ‘This is a very small campus—we can only go up. Can you help us plan for the next twenty years?’ For us, EMI is a wonderful partner, because they have given us not only beautiful ideas about the space we have, but also how we can phase the project over time. They develop a plan and suddenly, we have all the housing we need. Twenty-eight apartments instead of nine. So we can
Top photo: Under the surgery lights, by Rex Barber.
JK: PAACS crossed the twenty-year mark last year, tell us how it began.
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“We prayed together and said, ‘Let’s set a goal of training 100 African surgeons by 2020.’ We had no money, we had no government permission, and we had no residents. It was just an idea.” expand our staff, the students that we’re training—we can house them. That’s a discipleship program. It just multiples everything that we can do. JK: Tell us more about the work of discipleship with the residents. DT: Basically, we are multiplying ourselves. We’re making disciples. It’s a very powerful model—the model that Jesus showed us—so I spend ninety percent of my time with the residents. Here at Harpur, we have a clinic where we’ll see thirty to forty people three
Phase 1: Nursing school.
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days a week. The residents will see the patients first, then we’ll go talk to the patient together. I’ll give the resident advice, counsel, and I’ll teach right there. In the right situation we’ll pray—so the residents have learned to pray with the patients. And when we pray, it’s like oxygen in the room. At first the patient is anxious, and we say, ‘Can we pray for you?’ ‘What? Yes!’ And we’ll say, ‘We’re going to pray to God for you, that He will bless you and heal you and that He will help us.’ I’ll pray and the residents will translate to Arabic, but now more often the residents will pray. We’ll put our
Phase 2: Dormitories and eight 2-bedroom apartments.
Phase 3: Nursing school, dormitories, and eight 2-bedroom apartments.
hands on the patients as we do this and end our prayer, ‘in Jesus’ name…’ Often when we open our eyes, some of them are crying—if not the patient, then one of the family members with them. So imagine doing that day after day. It just has a huge impact. Patients will come back the next day saying, ‘I felt so much better after you prayed. Could you pray again?’ So we pray again. This is a door to deeper relationships with these people. The residents make it possible. JK: This is part of what you mean by “living the gospel”, isn’t it? DT: Living the gospel is what attracts people. The biggest attraction is not us—it’s Jesus who is in us. Over ninety percent of the patients are of the majority faith. When we talk naturally about our love for God in front of them, when we pray and talk to Jesus as if He’s in the room—which He is, they see this.
Phase 4: Twelve 2-bedroom apartments.
Our residents see this, and they want it too. Over 700 patients come through Harpur each day—maybe 1,000 people including the family members. So it’s a very, very busy place. Living the gospel is the idea that we’re not just here with our heads down, working in operating rooms late into the night. We’re not just here to train, or teach, or take care of thousands of sick people. We’re here to do it as the followers of Jesus. And we do it with Him. Every once in a while, a patient we prayed for will tell us the next day, ‘Doctor, my pain went away!’ That’s when everybody knows God is in the room. That’s what really excites us. Because suddenly our reason for being here is not just to work—to work ourselves to death. It’s to bring Jesus into the room.
EMI’s phased development plan for housing at Harpur Hospital prepares PAACS for growth.
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PROFILE
JORGE AGUERO, EMI PROJECT VOLUNTEER Birthplace: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Profession: Architect
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“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.” John 15:16 (NIV) Serving with EMI here in Mexico was a lifechanging experience for me. It changed the way I relate to my career, the way I relate to my country, the way I relate to my social surroundings... It’s just the experience of doing something for your community, for your country, but also for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You come to understand that this is actually so much greater than just
regular work or a normal job, and the experience stays with you for the rest of your life. So you start to think, ‘what’s next?’, ‘how can we do it better?’
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By Steve Hoyt | EMI Uganda | Uganda
Photo by Phyllis Tsang February 2017, Jinja, Uganda (L to R) Architect Jim Jose reviews with Construction Manager Laurence Knoop and Foremen Tatyabala Richard and Segawa Yusuf after a site meeting at Amazima School.
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LEARNING TO LEARN The messy cross-cultural teamwork of Construction Management in Uganda
Twelve years ago, Melinda and I embarked for deepest interior Africa... After a crocodile attack during our canoe ride and a daring flight over militant tribals shooting poisoned arrows, our bush pilot landed the sputtering prop plane onto Uganda’s untamed savanna. We’d arrived— ready to change lives!
Or you might imagine a similar drama when I say life in Africa has not been easy. But here’s the truth: Unlike the movie stereotypes, unlike what we expected, the greatest challenges come from the subtle, yet powerful differences that are confusing and difficult to explain. But I’ll try. After several years of failed attempts at ‘changing lives’, I blamed my chair. It was in an office demanding my allegiance. (This is how our excuses sound when reworded.) So, in early 2008 I parted company with my chair to manage construction for a partner ministry. To that point I had learned that I hadn’t learned much. So I surrounded myself with Ugandans—Richard, Hope, Yusuf, and Jonah. We began learning the
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“This is an issue in the cross-cultural environment of the CM program, but we all seem to accept it. To date no wars have begun.�
Photo by Phyllis Tsang July 2017, Kajjansi Airfield, Uganda (L to R) Mwanje Keneth, Kigongo Julius, Steve Hoyt, Kafeero Siraje, Mubiru Lawrence, Kirabo Jonah, Jesse Van Gorkom, and Buyinza Henry at the Construction Workshop at EMI Uganda. They are making wood cabinets for the Amazima School project in Jinja.
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Photo by Phyllis Tsang
practical points—the hows, whys, dos, and don’ts of each other’s construction industry. But now I realize the most critical thing we began learning was how to function cross-culturally as a team. It has not been easy for me or for them. The process was and continues to be messy. There are so many cultural differences throughout the world. Books have been written about them, wars fought over them, and countless well-intentioned missionaries have returned home because of them. I’ll tap into two which come up all the time in construction: First, there is the difference between my cultural orientation of “Guilt” and the Ugandan cultural orientation of “Shame”1.
Thanks to system and contract champions John Sauder and Carrie Steckler, EMI Uganda has seen marked improvement in the CM program. But crossing cultures is a messy journey so naturally tension remains. In fact not too long ago, I finally stopped using a particular aggregate
For more on this topic, see “The 3D Gospel, Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures” by Jayson Georges, 2014
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At the beginning of each project I set up policies & rules with consequences for breaking them. It ‘worked’ and that’s good right? Well, not so fast. The ends were important, but the means could have leaned less on legality and more on grace, thus reducing shame. If the law was broken consequences would come, but what did I understand about the culture I was serving? What about an approach that better points to the God of mercy?
supplier after he repeatedly failed to meet specific job requirements. Despite the agreement he had signed, which spelled out the requirements which he failed to meet, he sued (unsuccessfully). His main argument was that since he had been having truck problems for months, I should have been more patient. On the other
On several occasions one of the fabrication subcontractors (we’ll call him “Otim”) had failed to communicate that he would be unable to come to work. Several heartto-heart discussions had taken place, but to no avail. I asked Jonah to produce a letter. It was to express that since we care about Otim’s future, we are giving him
“There are so many cultural differences throughout the world. Books have been written about them, wars fought over them, and countless well-intentioned missionaries have returned home because of them.” hand, I had scheduling responsibilities to the partnering ministry. To me, the agreement (Law) was broken so another supplier was needed. To him, a broken truck was out of his control—even an act of God, so being replaced by his competition was unacceptably shaming. The bottom line is that meeting our partner ministry’s needs while also considering the Christian witness of the EMI CM ministry makes for a very difficult balance. All too often something has to give. Second, there is the difference between direct and indirect cultures. This is an issue in the cross-cultural environment of the CM program, but we all seem to accept it. To date no wars have begun. Direct communication can be shaming to Ugandans, while indirect communication feels like deception to Westerners. With time we can recognize the indirect style as an effective form of communication used throughout the world. But even after lengthy stays many Westerners aren’t comfortable speaking it. It’s like understanding a little French, but responding in a lot of English. And it happened at the workshop just the other day.
one last chance at drastically improving his communication skills. Pretty straightforward request right? Again, not so fast. Later that day Jonah produced a wellwritten letter. Though he had heard exactly what I said, he interpreted it indirectly. From what I said, Jonah understood that Otim had been shaming me by “purposefully” not communicating with me, so a formal letter of apology from Otim to myself was needed. And since it would be shameful for me to ask directly for such a letter, I was asking indirectly. Ironically it never dawned on me that there was shame involved—especially toward me. But Jonah saw shame written all over this situation. I thought I was looking out for Otim, but Jonah was looking out for me. Well, after 12 Ugandan years Melinda and I still have a lot to learn, but I’m not having the same issues I did nine years ago. Though it’s in a new office now, my chair is pretty much the same—it’s the occupant that is different. Yes, we’ve seen lives changed here—our own most of all.
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PROFILE
ELISABETH VON HAUSEN, EMI INTERN Birthplace: Kassel, Germany
Profession: Architecture
Intern At: EMI Canada
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) For over three years I had been dreaming about the possibility of combining my profession with mission and never really knew how it could look. Joining EMI my dream has come true. My
internship granted me many precious encounters with people who encouraged me in my professional and spiritual growth.
The project trip to Uganda had a great impact on me. People from all over the world came together to work to the best of their abilities and to pursue excellence in their professions. They came to invest in each other’s lives and in the ministry we partnered with. My desire to serve God through architecture has grown during the last months. I trust He will continue to guide my path as an architect after God’s heart.
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Photo by Anna Seeley January 2017, Phnom Penh, Cambodia A glimpse of Toul Tom Pong market. You could call this the Khmer Walmart. Here I can pick up anything from dried fruit to auto parts to new clothes, and practice bargaining in Khmer.
I(Continued from page 44) “I am 62 years old and I was born in this community of Guayabal. When the original pump system was installed in 1975, there was an enormous increase in production and our community started taking shape. After 20 years, the pumps were dysfunctional and irrigation problems arose. Thanks be to God for World Vision who made investments to kick off this project—the pumps are now installed. Thank you EMI for leaving your homes in other countries to help us and aid this project, which will benefit the entire community...
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I feel glad because my 22 bee colonies will benefit. With more crop production, the more my bees can pollenate. That means higher honey production and great progress for my business. Thank you!” Postscript: Isidro was part of an EMI training program in Guayabal in April. EMI has been assisting World Vision in this pilot project in the Dominican Republic to renew irrigation water supply to this community’s 400+ acres of farmland which have been lying fallow for 15 years. Using local contractors, local materials, and orality teaching principles, EMI is empowering this community to own and steward their restored irrigation system.
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