Transcript People Building People Ministry

People Building People
(PBP) Ministry
Body Building the Body of Christ
What We Believe
• We believe in sharing Jesus Christ to the world
through our acts of service and our words.
• We have been called (Romans 8:28) to serve in
primarily in Juarez, Mexico but also anywhere the
Lord needs us (Isaiah 58:6-12)
• Through Jesus Christ, all things are possible
• We are OARS – Obedient, Available, Relentless
Servants for Christ
• Kingdom Building through the Body of Christ
What We Do
• Fundamentally shepherds who invite
people on a spiritual journey
• Teaching servant hood in the field of
short term mission trips
• Sharing the joy of serving others in cross
cultural servant hood
• Practicing our faith with our feet
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History of People Building People (PBP)
The Lord Expands our Borders
OUR Organization
Branches of OUR ministry
Getting Plugged into PBP
Summary
Slide Show from Mexico Trips
History of PBP Ministry
• First Mexico mission trip was in 1994
• Bible Passage was provide by the Lord at PK
event in Detroit in 1995 (Isaiah 58:6-12)
• Many people accepting Christ on our trips
• 22 trips, 55 buildings, 1800 participants in
first ten years
• 501C3 Non-profit Organization in Sep 01
2002 The Lord Expands our Borders
• Read & Prayed the “Jabez Prayer” in Jun 02
• Prayed for multiple trips to Juarez in 2002
• God provides 308 people on five trips with
over 40 churches
• 89,000 Individual Meals Ready to Eat
delivered to Mexico from Blue Ash, Ohio
2003 The Lord Continues OUR
Expansion
• 1.3 Million Servings of Meals Ready to Eat
(MREs) shipped across US and Mexico
• New relationship with Life Challenge Ministry
• Seven trips to Mexico with over 300 people
• Shared vision of Missionaries In Training (MIT)
campus in Juarez
• New website: www.peoplebuildingpeople.org
• First Medical Mission on Trip
• Mexican/American doctors provided free
medical services for about 150 people
2004 The Lord Calls His Body
• Eight trips to Juarez
• Two story Community Center and 8 homes
• 445 people registered in 2.5 months
• Vision of year around ministry emerges
• Two medical mission trips
2005 Widening Visions from God
• Seven Trips to Juarez (two medical missions)
• Built 14 homes and purchased 4 acres of land
in Juarez for a MIT Campus
• Started partnership with Mexican Government
to teach Mexicans to build homes with materials
provided by the Government
• 30 additional homes built by Mexicans through
our ministry
2006 MIT Campus
• Six Trips to Juarez (two medical missions)
• Started building the 4 acre MIT Campus
• Built a 32’ X 107’ X 10’ first floor dormitory and
30’ X 30’ bathhouse
• Two people went to Guatemala on a medical
mission
2007 People Building Constructively
• Three Trips to Juarez (one medical mission)
• Building a multi-purpose building at La Vid
Orphanage (our long term partner)
• Building more homes in Juarez near compound
• MIT Campus walls finished, septic tanks
installed, and dormitory getting ready for slab roof
2008 MIT Campus In Work
• Four Trips to Juarez (two medical missions)
• Built a caretaker house and kitchen on MIT
campus
• Helped people fix up their homes in Juarez
near our MIT Campus
• First concerts on MIT campus
2009 MIT Campus Opens
• Four fly-down Trips to Juarez (one medical
mission)
• Repair Community Center that was built in
2004 and helped people fix up their homes
• Some work on MIT campus and construction
of small businesses
• More interaction with community and concerts
at MIT Campus
OUR Organization
• Eight Board Members from two local churches
in Mason and West Chester, Ohio
• No one on fulltime payroll, all volunteer Board
Mexico Mission Trips
• Family-Oriented Mission Trips
Devotions every night
• Priced so anyone can participate
• We will stay at our Missionaries in Training (MIT)
campus in Juarez, Mexico for the first time in 2009
• Full kitchen, showers, bathrooms, electricity, water
• Team building, spiritual experiences, friendships
• Great mix of families, youth, adults, guys, and gals
• T-Shirt for each participant
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Evangelism
• Many opportunities to accept Christ
• Cross cultural servant hood, worship, and
experiences
• Practicing our faith through our actions and
sharing life experiences with others
Economic Development
• Providing assistance for ministries in Juarez
• Purchasing building materials in Juarez
• Supporting our friends in Juarez through
construction projects
• Supporting Life Challenge in their
community reform and development efforts
• Providing Community Centers for Life
Challenge’s full time programs
Networking with other Ministries
• Connected to over 70 churches in 17 states
• Tim Gamwell’s Life Challenge Ministry (our
partner in Juarez, Mexico)
• Teen Challenge in Milford, Ohio
• City Cure and Matthew 25 in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Rick Caywood Ministries (Moved MREs)
Mexico Medical Missions
• Provided a 24’ donated trailer from a local
church for a Mobile Medical Clinic
• Providing field pharmacy for our mobile
medical mission trips
• Dental technician assessed over 300 people
for dental needs
• Minor Medical, Health Care Checkups
• Provided free solar powered hearing aids
• More Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, and
Interpreters needed
Getting Plugged into PBP
• Lots of ways to get involved in serving the
Lord through PBP
• Internships, Medical, Construction,
Worship, and Spiritual growth and
development
• We are available to speak for any size group
SUMMARY
• http://www.peoplebuildingpeople.org
• We are preparing for the Lord’s next
expansion with His ministry “People
Building People”
• So what are you doing next summer?