EMI Canada 2016 Annual Report by Engineering Ministries International

Engineering Ministries International Canada

2016 Annual Report

EMI Canada EMI is a network of Christian design professionals who develop people, design structures, and construct facilities which serve communities and the Church. These facilities (including hospitals, orphanages, schools, clean water projects and more) directly impact communities by meeting physical needs and communicating Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love in a practical way.

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.

Core Values EMI revolves around the person of Jesus and serves the global Church to glorify God through:

Design EMI works within the local context to design and construct culturally-appropriate facilities that are sustainable, affordable, and transformational.

Discipleship EMI develops people spiritually and professionally through intentional discipleship and mentoring.

Diversity EMI builds the Church by connecting people of diverse backgrounds, abilities, and ethnicities to demonstrate our love for God, our love for the nations, and the unity we share in Christ.

Haiti ARISE Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village, designed by EMI Canada in 2011. Construction is now nearly complete. Photo: Abby Smith

Executive Director Greg Young

Gaining Clarity Explaining the intricacies of how the people of EMI design a world of hope can be a challenge. However, complexity can be simplified with a few stories, photographs and some concise, measured outcomes. We hope the clarity offered in these pages informs you of our “what”, reveals our “how”, and expresses the passion which fuels our “why”.

Living the Story Together, EMI volunteers, interns, donors and staff impact individuals and whole communities by meeting physical needs and communicating Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love in practical ways. In 2016, EMI Canada turned professional design and technical expertise into hope by serving Ratanak International in Cambodia, Reach One Touch One Ministries in Uganda, Benson Idahosa University in Nigeria, and YUGO ministries in Mexico. The visions of these ministries are to care for women rescued from human trafficking, to provide health care for isolated elderly in rural areas, to educate leaders of tomorrow, and to offer life-giving joy and direction to underprivileged youth. EMI turned each of these visions into practical, contextual, safe, and buildable master plans, facilities, and service infrastructure. In listening, learning, and working with these ministries, the people of EMI created just the right backdrop where life will thrive. Also, through the delivery of the Survey Practicum Program in Uganda, we brought training, mentoring, and discipleship to a new generation of young surveyors.

A Look Back, A Step Forward Whether contributions are counted in hours invested or dollars given, EMI leverages each many times over through the active involvement of our volunteers, interns and staff who directly impact invaluable lives. We pray that together, with your partnership, we can heed the call to design a world of hope.

EMI Canada Timeline The Rhythm of 2016

April 1 - 11 NIGERIA (Benin City)

Benson Idahosa University Infrastructure Development

February 4 - 15 CAMBODIA (Phnom Penh) Ratanak International Ministry Centre February 5 - 7 MissionFest Manitoba

January 29 - 31 Missions Fest Vancouver

May 29 Calgary Marathon

March 18 - 20 Jesus to the Nations, Halifax February 19 - 21 Missions Fest Edmonton April 22 - May 7 UGANDA (Mukono) Uganda Christian University Survey Practicum February 12 - 22 MEXICO (Rosarito) YUGO Ministries Outreach Centre

Project Conference Fundraiser

June 6 - July 29 UGANDA (Kajjansi) EMI Uganda Survey Practicum September 9 - 19 MEXICO (Ensenada) YUGO Ministries Outreach Centre

November 5 Dessert Evening/ Silent Auction

August 3 - 5 EMI Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference Colorado Springs, CO

August 6 - 12 EMI World Staff Conference Granby, CO

June 24 Jon Neufeld & Phil Callaway

October 27 - 29 EMI Network Conference San Diego, CA

42 Volunteers 9 Interns 4900 Hours of October 1 Ride For Refuge

professional services volunteered

September 7 - 20 UGANDA (Mukono) Reach One Touch One Ministries Centre for Geriatrics

Mobilizing Professionals Canadian EMI Personnel around the world

7 8 9500 23

Staff

Interns

Full-Time Staff Student Interns Professional Hours Projects led and supported

Canada

Staff

Intern

India

Staff

Interns

Nicaragua

Uganda 7

Cambodia

Interns Student Interns in the EMI Canada office

In 2016...

EMI Canada Interns

representing

Countries

Canada USA Malaysia Australia

and

Universities

served on

University of Melbourne University of Sydney University of Queensland Indiana Wesleyan University University of Calgary University of Waterloo

EMI Canada Projects

Mexico Cambodia Nigeria Uganda Mexico gaining over

4000 hours of high-quality professional experience

Partnership with EMI Multiplying to Achieve Great Impact The Feeding of the Five Thousand is a well known Bible story (Matthew 14: 13-21) where Jesus multiplies five loaves of bread and two fish to feed five thousand men, plus women and children. We believe that God continues to multiply to achieve great impact. Through EMI, a gift of $1 mobilizes almost $11 worth of professional design services provided to client ministries in developing countries. Even more importantly, these gifts have and will continue to change precious lives of the physically and spiritually poor in the name of Jesus.

For every

$3.72

donated to the EMI Fund

worth of professional design services were actualized through project trip volunteers

and

$7.22

totalling

worth of professional design services were actualized through project staff

$10.94 worth of professional design services...

Revenue Staff Fund $404,347 (51%)

Project Fund $186,513 (24%)

Total Revenue $787,241

Intern Fund $88,289 (11%)

General Fund $85,419 (11%) Other $22,673 (3%)

Expenses

Internship Program $26,549 (3%) Project Travel $178,493 (24%)

Staff Fund $337,949 (45%)

Total Expenses $754,612

Office & Administration $170,895 (23%)

Uganda (8%) Nicaragua (16%)

Rent $40,726 (5%)

Staff Development (6%)

Building Overhead (8%)

Conferences & Events (9%)

Office & Administration

Staff Fund Fundraising & Promotion (11%)

Canada (76%)

Professional Fees (3%)

General Administration (63%)

An EMI Story EMI & Ratanak International in Cambodia

Ratanak International is a Christian charity that has worked in Cambodia for over twenty-five years. It has provided emergency relief and has partnered with many Christian organizations to help orphaned and abused children. In 2004, Ratanak began to rescue and rehabilitate victims of sex slavery. To help these young women reintegrate into society, the Ratanak Achievement Program (RAP) was created. In 2016, Ratanak’s vision was to create a transitional home where residents could rest, heal, and learn vocational and life skills.

Engaging in lives... “So often, when you do something like engineering, it seems abstract. It seems far away from those lives, but it’s not. The role of EMI in creating that space is not abstract for those lives, it is absolutely central. It’s a very exciting process to see EMI engage in lives.” Brian McConaghy

Founding Director, Ratanak International

A Space For Hope An EMI team visited Phnom Penh in February 2016 to investigate the property and local construction practices. EMI’s task was to learn the vision of the ministry and the needs of its residents, and design a facility that would be tailored yet flexible, and practical yet comfortable. To bring this vision to life, the EMI team sought to understand the full story of the women that RAP aimed to help. Learning about the history of the country – the genocide, and the after-effects on the Cambodian people – while harrowing, exposed the challenges faced by these women. This facility will be more than a building. It will provide spaces to nurture community while offering quiet rooms for counselling and grieving. It will embody dignity, security, and peace for its residents. At the end of a six-month term, EMI’s deliverables to Ratanak included a 30-page report, a digital 3D model and a 34-page set of detailed building plans. These have been used to develop budgets, engage donors, employ contractors, and procure all required permits. By mid-2017, funds for construction have been raised, site preparations are complete, and construction is about to start. Soon this vision of hope will be a reality.