DEVELOPING TIMES: god is working

Welcome

Mission Statement
Rural Empowerment Initiatives (REI) mission is to collaborate in the reduction of poverty through investment in rural areas and training of local people.

Vision Statement
REI's vision is to treat every created being with dignity, respect and love. We strive to work with those most in need by empowering people to recognize their God given talents, enabling them to make the world a better place and providing them hope for the future.

Our Principles
REI believes that all people are created equal.
REI will develop small to medium businesses (SMEs) as one approach to reach those most in need by creating jobs that build the economy in rural areas.
REI's partner businesses will be led, managed and majority owned by local people.
REI will always seek a triple bottom line of economic, spiritual and social transformation.
REI seeks to build sustainable community-oriented business models.
REI's focus of support is to the economically disadvantaged.
REI will seek attractive market and growth opportunities.
REI will incubate pilot projects with capable management.
REI believes in collaboration. We seek partners whose strengths complement our own in an effort to build well-rounded projects of lasting economic value for the communities in which we work.
REI is inspired by the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, and is therefore rooted in the Christian faith.

Friday, April 17, 2009

god is working

( a story from a young senaglese missionary)

i wanted to share a little bit about my last medical team in my home town and surrounded villages.
Every year since four years, i am hosting a team from the US. Usually, i put them together with Africans brothers and sisters working for the same goal which is God to be glorify.
As many people knew, in our country before you show the Jesus film, you need to ask permission at the mayor or the local government represent but personally i didn't. I showed the Jesus film right in front of my dad (who was a retired coranic teacher) compound at the stress. There were over to 500 or 600 people watched this film included a five years girl named 'A'. She is my friend' daughter. When the film started 'A' asked her mom and her uncle wife if they want to go to watch the film, basically they replied no. She left by herself. She watched the film until the end. She followed the crowd who she can go back home during the night in the dark of course. 'A'said to her parents you should see this by yourself how they killed him on the cross. When 'A' mom reported these things to me i almost cry because of joy. Personally, i never met a christian until i was 17 years old. Praise because the gospel is preaching where they never hear this wonderful news about the way of salvation through Jesus-Christ.