Support Missions Worldwide with ACCMBC

2. Exhortation • Many scriptures exhort us to mission work: • (Gal 6:10) As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. • (1 John 3:17-18) But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. • Past number of years we have been hindered in fulfilling this scripture • Canadian Government does not allow us to send to the ACCF • Needed to establish our own organization within Canada

3. ACCMBC • Current trustees - Brothers Frank Binder, Doug Savin, Edmund Reinhardt, Werner Weinhardt and Gary Tomic (chairman). • Treasurer Sis. Jessie Nitz and Assist Treasurer Bro. Werner Weinhardt • Main presence is through website www.accmbc.org and through mailing lists

4. Missions • Missions are both foreign and domestic • Foreign • Missions (spreading the gospel) • Schools (education) • Humanitarian (food, clothing, shelter) • Domestic • Work teams • Website (disseminating information) • Singing groups (e.g. Common Garments) • Support projects such as the Lighthouse after school program • Shared equipment among the churches (e.g. projector)

5. ACCMBC Provides • Means of donating to projects that are outside the domain of the local church • Central contact point for mission related activity • Website that contains the most up-to-date information on missions, donations, sermons, church websites, presentations • Mailing lists (more on that later)

6. Examples • Work teams both domestic and foreign • Equipment to be shared among ACC churches • Tax receipt for travel expenses when conducting church activities (topics, meetings, sermons) • Disaster relief • Short term mission work • Supporting mission activity

7. Mailing list • Located at lists.accmbc.org • Means of receiving information via e-mail from others, without them knowing your address • You maintain control of your e-mail address • Control which e-mails you are interested in • Change or remove your e-mail address

8. Mailing lists • Missionary news • News from the missions • Provides information of upcoming work teams, needs that arise, new initiatives, monthly mission focus • Devotional • Many inspirational items are e-mails that are forwarded rather than authored by the sender. Some would rather only receive inspirational items that are authored by a mailing list member. An example of an authored item is a periodic devotional article by Elder Bro. Mark Igic. • Prayer • North American prayer request list. Elder Bro. Kirk Huber had started this, but now it is hosted with this list • Inspirational • Poems, stories, experiences that would be an inspiration to others

9. How to sign up • Sign up on the paper going around or sign up at lists.accmbc.org • To send a prayer request, you send an e-mail to prayer@accmbc.org. That distributes to all those on the list. • Archives are stored, so you can view all the e-mails sent to all the lists.

10. Mission Activities • Children’s ministries • Green Olive Tree Ministries Public School • Public school in Paraguay • Papua New Guinea Girls School • Nepomuceno children’s home (Brazil) • CLM/Turvo (Brazil) • Recent Work team led by brother Werner to CLM and Paraguay

11. Future • Setup Eastern Europe relief for Romania and Ukraine • Need volunteer that has e-mail and willingness to correspond and promote needs. Not necessary to know Romanian or Ukrainian • Develop posters of missions for churches • Future work teams • Sign up if you are interested in going on one • By-law establishment • Trustee terms, local representation etc

13. Green Olive Tree Ministries Public School

14. GOTM Overview • Founded in 1992 by Brent and Debbie Freeman • Located North Eastern part of Brazil near small town of Pombos • Poorest state in Brazil • Freemens have 21 children • 16 of them are adopted • Live on a 5 acre lot

15. Freeman family

16. GOTM School • In 1998, established a school for area children called “Escola Missao Oliveira Verde” • Meant to minister to both the children and their parents • Ninety percent of the families cannot afford to pay for their children’s education • Families that have money send their children to private schools since the government schools are over crowded and poorly run

17. GOTM School • GOTM School is now state recognized as a private school • Has 75 children in 4 grades • Only the poorest children are allowed to come.

18. School Involves Mothers • Mothers required to attend weekly Bible study and literacy program • Mothers must be involved in school activities • Take turns helping in the classroom • Preparing lunch for the children • Cleaning the school after hours • Provides training for the mothers in hygiene, nutrition, and involvement in their child’s learning

19. Children receive points for good behavior and attendance. Once they reach a certain level they receive food packages to take home.

21. Blind teacher teaching Braille to 2 blind students

25. Sponsoring 20 children

26. School Needs • Funds for food, lesson materials, books, uniforms, and other supplies, as well as teacher’s salary • For one year, all the above requires $600 dollars per student • 30% is used for food since many are so poor. • Currently have 20 applications to fill

27. Papua New Guinea School for Girls

28. PNG Culture • Unemployment is greater than 75% in towns • Most people live off a small garden plot and one or two pigs • Stone age culture. Never seen metal or a wheel prior to 1957 when Australian Bush Patrols came across them. • Very simple people. Average life expectancy is about 50

29. PNG School • Bro. Timothy and Sis. Ruth Hondolwa were educated externally, and returned to teach the people both spiritual and life skills • Established a school for girls aged 12-15 who have good reputation and willing to learn • PNG culture is very hard to change. Must go beyond telling and teaching to showing and demonstrating

30. Skills that are Taught • Sewing • Gardening • Crocheting • Cooking • Understanding Biblical teachings on • Being a child of God • Being a wife and mother • Serving others

31. Cooking Class

32. Crocheting and Knitting

33. Morning Class

34. Dormitory

35. Graduation Class

36. Needs • About $100 dollars per year per student • 19 student applications • Almost closed school because girls cannot pay to cover costs • Very thankful to hear that the ACCMBC could support, and are waiting for financial assistance • School needs are covered for upcoming year • $3000 for Bibles still needed

37. Paraguay School

38. Paraguay School • Started in February 2003 with 41 students • Using the church facility for school (this is the church that the work team is helping finish) • Certified by the government as a private school to teach up until 9th grade • 2004 School year has 118 students! • Half the classes are in the morning, and the other half in the afternoon because of space constraints

39. Students • Some parents can afford to send their children to school - some cannot • Some come from larger families that can only afford to send a few of the children • All students must pay a fee to attend. Some students receive a bursary. The bursary amounts vary depending on the need

40. Current SanctuaryUse during the week

44. Church Renovations Before Work team After Work team began to help

45. Needs • Tuition costs $450 per student per year (two terms) • Have filled 9 scholarship applications • Expect to receive 30 bursaries in the next few months for students that need assistance ($9000 U.S)

46. Canaan Land Ministries

47. CLM Details • About 40 children at the orphanage • Approximate cost is $200 per child per month • Beginning construction on another orphanage in Turvo

48. Turvo • Construction site as of September 8 2004 • Can’t donate directly, but donations for the CLM kids will help free up other funds not earmarked specifically to the Turvo project • Raise up missionaries to help

49. Nepomuceno Children’s Home Brazil

50. Nepomuceno Facts • Handed over from the local Presbyterian Church to the ACCF in 1963. One stipulation – that the land and buildings be used to minister to needy children • First children’s home established by ACCF • 44 children are currently living there • Cost of about $200 per month per child • Website www.nepobrazil.com • Shortfall for the last 2 months