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Meet physical needs such as clean water and sanitation systems, share the gospel and train new believers to start churches.
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About This Project
Some UPGs in Southeast Asia live in poverty, both physically and spiritually,
cut off from basic needs like clean water, sanitation and also from a gospel
witness. This project will open doors to these formerly inaccessible communities
by addressing felt needs and sharing the good news. Your gift to this project
will provide the resources needed for national believers to enter these areas
and drill water wells, provide water filtration systems, build sanitary toilets
and make disciples.
Imagine the shame of always having to go out of your house to relieve yourself
in the early morning twilight or the evening dusk because there are no toilets
except the great outdoors. Think of the real fear of a python or cobra coming
upon you in this vulnerable situation. Consider the burden of having to hike
long distances to bathe and wash clothes in an open place and then the
difficulty of hauling water back to your house for cooking and cleaning. The
peoples living in this part of the Philippines encounter these challenges
daily.
Civil conflict in these areas of Mindanao has, for decades, created barriers
between people groups of different religious backgrounds and built walls of fear
and separation. These ethnic tensions have caused marginalization and kept away
development efforts that would improve living conditions. In countless villages,
people have lived the same way for generations.
By addressing the physical needs identified by community residents, an IMB team
and national believers in this area can tangibly show Christ’s love, share the
gospel and make disciples. Give today to help alleviate impoverished conditions
and help new believers to be a light in what was previously unpenetrated
darkness.
Why direct giving matters
Giving directly to a missionary team helps fund the specific, on-the-ground needs your missionaries care deeply about—needs that aren't covered by CP and LMCO alone.
In the next five years, a globalization goal of all IMB workers is to mobilize 500 local believers to become global missionary partners serving on IMB teams.
100% of your gift directly supports missionaries and their ministries overseas.
100% of your gift directly supports missionaries and their ministries overseas.
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