Ezzie and Max seek to share the love of Jesus in all they do . They have been serving with the team in South East Asia since 2011 and work through the Creation Care platform .
Intercultural workers from many organisations study culture and language at the Education Foundation . In this way , the foundation is having an impact far beyond itself as it helps equip new workers who will be serving God in many communities .
The foundation also has a benevolent purpose to relieve poverty and distress . Most of the local staff come from the majority faith community and were struggling with poverty prior to working within the foundation . The foundation provides them with stable employment , fair wages , health insurance and a safe workplace where they experience dignity .
All the staff participate in weekly devotion times where they discuss spiritual matters . Several have come to faith in Jesus and others are on the journey .
For our team , the Education Foundation also provides a natural place to develop rich relationships with local people . Pray with us that through these relationships , we will be making Jesus meet-able .
CREATION CARE
Max and Ezzie
Creation Care has been a ministry platform for the South East Asia team since 2016 . The initiative runs activities for social and community development among underprivileged communities , along with environmental campaigns and activities .
Under Creation Care there are two regular programs that we run , which are the Reading Garden and the Trash Bank .
The Reading Gardens are a signature program that combines the objectives of child literacy and environmental education .
The two Reading Gardens are in underprivileged areas where children have little access to books . The initiatives also provides rich opportunities for the team to build relationships with the parents and others in the community .
The Trash Bank is set up to connect and serve the Scavenger community , who are seen as very low on the social ladder in South East Asia .
During 2021 , the Trash Bank collected around 133 tonnes of trash from its network of Scavengers .
Why ?
1 . To contribute to waste solution and help protect the environment
2 . To support and empower Scavengers and their families by purchasing their collected recyclable trash for a fair price
3 . To build relationships with the Scavengers and bring about emotional and spiritual transformation
Praise God that some Scavengers are gathering as a faith community through the Trash Bank . They meet every week to study the word of God together .
One of them is a man who has a deep passion to share about Jesus and reach out to new people . One of these new people is Abel , who has gone through various challenges in his life but was brought to Jesus by this man .
Before this , Abel lived a life of heartache and pain . He had even considered ending his own life . Now he has been transformed by Christ . Praise God !
Pray with us that the good news of Jesus will be shared with many throughout this community .
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