EV-006
Tree of Teaching 4 Spiritual Laws
Current status: Urgent
Tree of Teaching 4 Spiritual Laws
Current status: Urgent
After finishing with the project of " Galatians 5:22-23 Tree of Fruits of Holy Spirits" this summer, as part 2, we'd like to do another follow up project on the other side of same tree, " Tree of 4 Spiritual Laws" to use to teach our congregation of homeless and deported about the simple illustration of God's plan of salvation for us. They will learn for themselves and afterward to teach others to lead them to Jesus. The tree is located right next to our Church On The Street in Zona Norte.
For more information on 4 Spiritual Laws, you can go to:
https://www.gotquestions.org/four-spiritual-laws.html
https://www.compellingtruth.org/four-spiritual-laws.html
It involves making 4-5 pieces of wooden plaques and writing 4 spiritual laws on them. You can see sample in Spanish in the photos below. The installation is as simple as nailing them to the tree. Incidentally doesn't it rhyme with nailing Jesus to the tree ? So it will be a vivid reminder to us why Jesus had to die for us.
Estimated cost: under 25 dollars and basic carpentry tools. 3 people but more people if you want to more to participate in the project and be impacted.
For more information on 4 Spiritual Laws, you can go to:
https://www.gotquestions.org/four-spiritual-laws.html
https://www.compellingtruth.org/four-spiritual-laws.html
It involves making 4-5 pieces of wooden plaques and writing 4 spiritual laws on them. You can see sample in Spanish in the photos below. The installation is as simple as nailing them to the tree. Incidentally doesn't it rhyme with nailing Jesus to the tree ? So it will be a vivid reminder to us why Jesus had to die for us.
Estimated cost: under 25 dollars and basic carpentry tools. 3 people but more people if you want to more to participate in the project and be impacted.
EV-005
How to evangelize Rosarito B.C. Police force by first helping them repair the patrol cars and interaction with them in the process to the ends of bringing Good News to them.
Current Status: To plan and start
How to evangelize Rosarito B.C. Police force by first helping them repair the patrol cars and interaction with them in the process to the ends of bringing Good News to them.
Current Status: To plan and start
- Nature of Project - Way to get closer to the Police force by addressing their acute need, help repair more than half of their fleet of police patrol cars enabling them to return to active service intended.
- Ministry Focus - Evangelism to the Police force first for the municipality of Rosarito and once tested and improved the approach, same effort can further be expanded to Tijuana, Tecate and Mexicali
- Benefit - By working alongside the police, you interact with them and bring evangelism in the manner most appropriate, Holy Spirit's way. Citizen of Rosarito, after seeing our good needs, will open their heart to us
- Desired Completion Time - As soon as possible
- Approximate Cost - More than 46 of 82 patrol cars, more then half of them are out of service endangering the life and security of policemen and the citizen they are supposed to protect. First have to recruit a small army of volunteer mechanics from the US side and locally ( may be 10) and 20 more people perhaps as assistant. Next have initial funding raised to buy the parts and cover the incidental expenses. Only after then we can arrange to meet with Rosarito Mayor and police chief to present our plan and try to get financial estimate for the project. It's a project that can last for few months if working only few cars at a time intermittently or 1 week in a row. All depends on the available human resources and etc. Getting help from the local mechanics is the key. Donation for the part, instead of purchasing in cash, can be secured from major automotive part suppliers, manufacturers from both sides of the borders. Or even from junk yard at reduced price.
- Details - Please read the enclosed article titled " 10 Ways to Minister to Police Officers" to get more ideas
EV-004
Part 1 - A Small Reading Room at the Reception Center for Deported ( See also Project 2017-W14 under "09. Work Project" Menu Tab)
and Part 2- printing of flyers to distribute to deported about the spiritual helps available to them
Current Status - To Start for Part 1 & Committed by Strong Tower Central Valley Ministries for Part 2 ( as of Nov 19, 2017)
Part 1 - A Small Reading Room at the Reception Center for Deported ( See also Project 2017-W14 under "09. Work Project" Menu Tab)
and Part 2- printing of flyers to distribute to deported about the spiritual helps available to them
Current Status - To Start for Part 1 & Committed by Strong Tower Central Valley Ministries for Part 2 ( as of Nov 19, 2017)
- Nature of Project - Setting up reading room inside the reception center and printing of flyers
- Ministry Focus - Evangelism to deported and a quite place for soul to read Bible, Christian books and etc.
- Benefit - An Oasis for the soul and spirit of deported for the first few days of deportation and during their longer stay in the city
- Desired Completion Time - As soon as possible
- Approximate Cost - We want to start with 10,000 Flyers whose printing cost in Tijuana is about $ 100 Usd for half page and in 2 tones. Bibles and other reading materials to be donated by the interested. Bookself, sofa set and furniture can be purchased at amount ranging from $ 200-$ 300 Uds for second hand good.
- Details - More than 100 people a day ( or more than 36,500 a year) are deported to Tijuana and all of them enter through El Chaparral crossing. We'd like to serve them a cup of hot coffee or icy drink depending the time of day and with that a flyer with pertinent information about their spiritual needs and available care. They can always come back to the center to read Bibles, Christian books and other materials available at the center.
EV-003
Distribution of Bible tracks and evangelism flyers in Playas de Tijuana to visiting Chinese Tourists
Current Status - Urgent
Distribution of Bible tracks and evangelism flyers in Playas de Tijuana to visiting Chinese Tourists
Current Status - Urgent
Photos below taken on Oct 1, 2017
- Nature of Project - Evangelism to Chinese Tourists coming to Tijuana
- Benefit - The opportunity to evangelize Chinese which usually not feasible in their home country
- Desired Completion Time - As soon as possible
- Approximate Cost - We want to start with 10,000 Flyers with evangelism message in Chinese whose printing cost in Tijuana is about $ 100 Usd for half page and in 2 tones
- Details - You've must have seen a surge of Chinese tourists in Tijuana. First they just toured Avenida Revolucion downtown area and then started to venture out to Tijuana Beach about 15 minutes west of downtown by car. I was in Playas de Tijuana the other day and saw 2 tour buses pulling in 5 minutes interval with Chinese tourists getting off and on.
Even though Christianity reached to China in 7th century during Tang Dynasty, only a tiny fraction of population or 2.3 % ( 31 million) are Christians today. That tell us 97-98 of each 100 Chinese tourists we see in Tijuana are not Christians ( which is also true for another astonishing 1.3 billions in China)
Why not distribute Bible tracks or flyers with evangelism message in Chinese language and just hand them over to them as they exit the tour bus..no preaching but just silently and prayfully. Bible tracks are not expensive and can receive as donation and printing of 10,000 flyers in 2 colors 1/2 page sized cost me $ 100 usd or 1 penny each.
Someone provides with materials to distribute and we can do our part by finding volunteers to distribute to each Chinese visiting Playas de Tijuana on weekends first and then expand days as we go along.
Who is in for this Great Commission project with us ?
Photos below taken on Nov 3, 2017. During short 15 minutes I was there, I saw 2 buses pulling away and 2 parking. Each bus is full of Chinese tourists. This tell us the extent of this evangelism endeavor can impact life of each of them.
EV-002
Planting a Church open to everyone at the Border
Current status - To start ( Lease for the space signed on Oct 2017)
Planting a Church open to everyone at the Border
Current status - To start ( Lease for the space signed on Oct 2017)
- Nature of Project - Church for the unchurched people focusing on the maginalized sector of population, namely homeless and deported. For those already Christians provide a place of worship in the time of most urgent need.
- Proposed name of church - " A place for Everyone Church" ( "Iglesia Un Lugar Para Todo")
- Benefit - There will be a place for everyone including homeless who are not well accepted by most churches because they are culturally different from the rest of congregation.
- Desired Completion Time - As soon as possible
- Approximate Cost - $ 1,000 USD for building a restroom and $ 2,000 USD to refurbish the interior. Musical instrument and other equipment to be donated to the church in several stages. 10 - 15 people 2 full days of working at the most once we have the master plan. We just one good general contractor or someone who can fill that shoes.
- Details - The Bethesda Outreach Ministries in Zona Norte as its names states is merely an outreach. We desperately need to follow up with them and invite to integrate into church life where they can be baptized, learn the word and grow in faith to the point that they start serving in the churches and they themselves are sent to duplicate/multiplicate what we are doing right now.There are others churches in the vicinity of our outreach ministries and elsewhere in Tijuana and we encourage our people to go there and make them as their home church. At the same time we feel the acute need to open a church of their own where homeless, deported and anyone else un-cared for who needs Jesus can feels comfortable in the environment.
Hence the idea of opening a church for all people near Zona Norte was born. As of August 2017, we have found a place suitable for that purpose and leadership of Pastors to lead the congregation. That place is in Colonia Federal right at the borders with the US just across from Inspection station El Chapparal through where people are deported at a rate of 100 people or so daily and 365 days a year.
Thanks to one of our ministries leader, Daniel Ruiz, we now have this place to start putting idea into practice. Now the next step is to rehabilitate the same to use as church. Plumbing for new bathroom and electrical work is urgent. Then building sheet rock divisions, pews and platform to serve as alter.
The rest of details we can go making improvements little by little after the first service.
We will wait on you Lord !
EV-001
Bible Verse Banners
Current Status - Finished on Nov 19, 2017 by Strong Tower Central Valley Ministries
Bible Verse Banners
Current Status - Finished on Nov 19, 2017 by Strong Tower Central Valley Ministries
- Nature of Project - Design, printing and making frames for Bible verse banner
- Ministry Focus - Teach people of God's message in 5-7 short words
- Approximate Cost - Graphic design we already have it. Printing and material for frame - $ 100 USD. 3 people half day. Basic carpentry tools ( Final Cost - About $ 100 USD.. 2 people all day)
- Details - We had 4 banners like these ones in the photo but at the request of the church who paid for the original cost of material and printing, we donated back to them. Now we need to duplicate the banners to use for the same purpose. With the fund you'd donate, we will print the banners from the graphic files we already have and you can make the wooden frames to complete the task. Voilà