VALUES
We are committed to and passionate
about:
Jesus Christ
- It
is of supreme importance that this ministry remains a Christ-centered
endeavor and is not reduced only to relief or social justice work as
divorced from the gospel. This ministry has more than a
Christian
motivation or beginning, but endeavors to also have a MEANS and END
that will bring glory to God. We intend to accomplish
this by living
and working according to biblical principles
and also valuing the following.
Sharing the Gospel and Making Disciples
- Whether
overtly or covertly (as dictated by the situation), we intend to share
the gospel and make disciples by showing God’s love in both
attitude and action.
- We
believe that personal and national restoration or renewal ultimately
has little
to do with meeting physical needs. Therefore,
evangelism will be an
intentional and purposeful element of every project.
- We
recognize the importance of following-up with new believers so that
they can be discipled and connected with a local church, where
possible.
- We endorse
and affirm the primary role of national Christians to reach the people
of their
nation.
Mobilization
 We
are called to release national Christians to do the work of the
ministry in
their own nation and beyond.- We are
called to engage those Christians who may not typically feel called to
vocational missions or ministry, but who have a valuable area of
professional
expertise and could fill a specific permanent or short-term need.
- We are
called to create opportunities for the involvement of diverse groups of
internationals who live passionate, open and contagious lives of
steadfast commitment to Christ.
- Recognizing
the mutual benefit, we endeavor to mobilize the church on both a
personal and
financial level.
Relationships
- It
is imperative that we and all those with whom we work walk in integrity
and are
upright in relationships.
- We
are not called to start a project and then hand it over. Rather, we are called to
start projects with
our national partners so that both they and the community have
ownership of the
project throughout its lifecycle.
- We
recognize the global completeness of the Body of Christ. Therefore, we do not
assume that either
nationals or internationals will
have all the answers or resources. Cooperation
and
partnership is paramount to
the success of individual projects and the ministry as a whole.
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