IIM Field Updates

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Melvin Engineering Gives $1000 to Team Tractor

The Employees of Melvin Engineering give $1000 to kick-off the Tractor Project. This money was given and David Melvin was given a small replica of the tractor and a certificate for Christmas 2011 showing that this money was being donated.

Team Tractor Project - $20,000 Goal

The Team Tractor Project grew out of a vision by Bill Snyder. Bill and his daughter went on their 1st international Christian mission trip, sponsored by International Impact Ministries, with a group of middle school and high school students from Celebration Baptist Church, Tallahassee, FL to Costa Rica, in June, 2010. The group helped a second generation missionary family by working with them on their coffee farm in the Talamanca Mountains. Bill went again with another group of students to the same location in August, 2011.

This missionary family has been in the Talamanca Mountain jungle area since 1952 learning and writing the language of the native Chirripo Indians or Cabecars, as they are now called. This Indian tribe is one of the eight indigenous ethnic groups in Costa Rica. The missionaries' goal is to give the Word of God, in written form, to the Cabecar Indians. The Cabecar New Testament was dedicated after 40 years. During this time Aziel and Marian Jones raised eight children. One of their sons, Timothy and his wife Katie and their six children live on the coffee farm and are now beginning to translate the Old Testament. Timothy told me it is expected to take the next 20 years.

Timothy is incredible with building buildings and repairing and maintaining everything on the farm. He does it all with mostly old, worn hand tools - no motorized equipment! The basic equipment on any farm is a tractor. They would love to have one...but the cost is impossible...it knew that it would take a miracle.

IIM and their volunteers have taken on the project of raising money for a tractor.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Nicaragua Need/Opportunity

Bro Oscar Corea has identified property in Nicaragua that is needed for the feeding and sports ministries that IIM supports in Nicaragua. There are 8 lots that he is working on with the owner. He is willing to sell the lots for $4000 each and throw in the 8th lot if we buy the other 7 lots. That makes the property $28,000. Currently $11,000 has already been raised leaving $17,000 to be raised. We are planning to put a warehouse on this property that can be used to store the food and equipment for the ministry. This ministry feeds 9,000 children a day and host evangelist sports events for youth and children. Oscar and the team are making a tremendous impact for the Kingdom. This property would allow storage of the food and equipment, housing for the translators and sports fields for baseball and soccer. It would be a tremendous asset for our existing ministries and help launch new ministries in the future. If you or your group could help in any way, contact Bro Charles Pinkerton.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Touching 1 Life at a Time For Christ

As Charles feeds this child on a trip to Nicaragua he shares the love of Jesus and reminds me of feeding my own children. I can hear my wife saying are you going to take a bite with him every time. Just like telling them about Jesus, it seemed like the right thing to do. Lots of new trips have been added to the website for 2012. Check out the dates and get your group scheduled soon. The 2012 IIM mission year is shaping up to be a busy year!!!