Here's what former volunteers had to say about their trips:

"eMi is a strong witness to our home churches about willingness to serve others."

"I enjoyed working with and encouraging the interns to step out & design on their own rather than dictating ideas to them to just draft. I think it's an awesome time for them to learn their profession and be creative while serving others"

"The entire trip experience was very rewarding. I particularly appreciated spending time in fellowship with the other believers that volunteered and who are on the EMI staff."

"Getting to know the hosts and spending down time with them. is life changing and allows time for ministry, friendships, prayer etc. to be sown."

"We were well prepared with information before and during the trip."

...And about their project leaders:

"EMI staff were very helpful and available to answer any questions. I think as a volunteer, the process of preparing for the trip was easy. All we had to do was . just make ourselves available... Even during the trip, EMI staff did a lot to make things run smoothly and make it a great experience. I don't think I could have asked for more."

Chad
"Chad has a leadership style that encourages cooperation and fosters good relationships."

"Chad got the right people to tell us what we needed to know, the places to take us for building products, and the right info to put it all together."

Janet
"...Janet was excellent and one of the strong points of the trip. She is not only an effective leader in that she is adaptable, a good mediator, and confident, but is also very knowledgeable about a diversity of applicable professional skill sets - she is both a good civil engineer and has a solid fundamental knowledge of other disciplines, as well. She was able to give us good advice in the field that often worked, and often anticipated needs to keep us one step ahead of foreseeable challenges. Janet both worked and prayed hard, and it was clear that she had a genuine servant's heart. EMI would be well-served with a small army of project leaders like her."

Steve
"Steve was very helpful in answering questions before and during the trip. He even gave me a call the evening before I left to see if I had any questions. Steve seemed to make himself available to team members and do anything he could for them, whether it was answering questions or just talking with people. He seemed to really care for the team."

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