Building on Promised Land

March 2021

Building on Promised Land

Getting a school construction project back on track in Cambodia

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J--

Director of EMI MENA

One of the clear lessons we have learned over the 10 years EMI in the Middle East / North Africa region is that developing local leaders is key to our sustainability and impact.

Over the past year, as we have adjusted to an increased difficulty for short-term expatriate involvement on projects, our local staff have really stepped up.

They have developed and strengthened relationships with local ministry leaders & design professionals and they have grown as team contributors and project managers.

It is a joy to see our staff grow in their spiritual and professional leadership and influence.

We’re excited to see more local professionals catch the vision of bringing glory to God through quality design and loving service.

Staff Opportunities in Alaska

EMI USA is looking to add one or two full-time staff to assist with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene projects in Alaska, USA. The Field Engineer and WASH Project Manager positions would develop and implement community WASH projects in the rural western area of the state

Unrest in Senegal

Please pray with us for peace to prevail in Senegal over the political situation and recent civil unrest, and the discontentment underlying it. The EMI team continues to monitor the situation.

CE Student Practicum in Cape Town

EMI South Africa recently completed a pilot one-month practicum with two civil engineering students from Stellenbosch University! The team is excited to have space to take this idea further within the new, larger offices they moved into this year.

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Design-Build for the Great Commission

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Profile

Rob Quail

Project Manager

Birthplace: West Sussex, UK
Profession: Project Manager / Services Engineer
Launching with EMI: 2021
Verse: Psalm 24:1

Helen and I have been praying about the possibility of joining staff at EMI since we visited EMI Costa Rica back in 2012, ahead of volunteering for a project in Honduras.

Six years later, we felt God calling us to step out in faith and look more closely at EMI. Following a further project trip and then a family holiday in Nicaragua, we were ready to take the plunge and apply.

We have been taken aback by the incredible support that we’ve received from our sending church, friends, and family through what has been a difficult year. Now, we are excited to be just a couple months away from starting Spanish school.

Psalm 24 has been a recurring passage for our family, including during a memorable sermon in a Nicaraguan church back in 2012! And it speaks to the moment we find ourselves in now as we recognise God as our King and invite Him to lead us.

The Quails are one of a dozen staff on-boarding with EMI around the world in 2021. We thank God for calling these people into ministry at EMI, and we thank you for giving to make that possible. emiworld.org/give

Moses Clark & Megan Weaver

Construction Manager & Teacher

Birthplace: Moses – Cameroun, Megan – Delaware, USA
Profession: Construction Management / Education
Joined EMI: 2018
Verse: 1 John 4:7-19

Moses grew up in a village in Cameroun in francophone West Africa. His parents are missionaries to his native Fulani tribe. Moses’ heart is in Africa and he was always sure God would call him back. Having studied Construction Management in the USA, Moses volunteered on many missions trips back to Africa to confirm this calling.

Moses was offered the opportunity to join the EMI Senegal team and help launch a Construction Management programme. He happily accepted and moved in 2019 full of faith that God would do amazing things.

Three weeks after landing in Senegal, he met a woman working as a teacher. Megan’s first impression of Moses during an EMI project trip was that he was ‘quiet and boring.’ But over the next several months of their relationship, her perspective changed. Moses & Megan will be married in Senegal on the 19th of March!

Join Moses on EMI’s Construction Management Staff—there are full-time opportunities in India, Uganda, and Cambodia.

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Contributors

US Corporate Partner: Areté Engineers

Building on Promised Land — Anna Seeley is a graphic designer at EMI Cambodia. After joining staff with EMI USA in 2014, she moved to Cambodia with the launch team in 2017. Anna lives in Phnom Penh with her Cambodian husband, Sdam.

Lead — J— is an architect passionate about seeing EMI's vision and mission inspire local professionals from the Middle East | North Africa. He has lived with his family in the region for nine years, and has lead the EMI MENA team since 2017.

Design-Build for the Great Commission — EMI USA's Rex Barber has been leading EMI teams around the world for over 20 years, always on the lookout for opportunities to get hands-on. Rex and Sally have two adult children and live in Colorado Springs, USA.

Editor: Matthew J. Coffey, EMI Global

Web Design: Shalom Lazarus, EMI Global

Issue Cover & Videography: Anna Seeley, EMI Cambodia

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