EMI enables design professionals to engage with global ministry through our Volunteer Program. Overseas trips (10-14 days long) are the heartbeat of EMI's work. We travel to the site, meet with our client, survey the land, and produce a preliminary conceptual design, all in a short visit. Once we return home, we complete the design report and drawings. Below lists the typical stages that an EMI volunteer takes to be involved before, during, and after the trip.
VOLUNTEER STAGES
Click on one of the stages below to see how you can engage with EMI as a volunteer.
Find out what EMI is all about. You can read about EMI's different volunteers opportunities, talk with a EMI Representative near you, see what newspapers and magazines have to say about EMI or click through our PowerPoint.
Now that you understand what EMI is about, how can you get involved? By filling out our Volunteer Interest Form we can get your general information in our system. Then you just need to find an upcoming project trip that interests you and contact the project leader listed. If you don't find your discipline listed on a project trip, then check out our Discipline Descriptions list to learn more.
Whether or not you have committed to a project yet, you can still prepare for your upcoming EMI travel. You will definitely want to explore the EMI Trip Guide (pdf) as it is an excellent source of information that can help prepare you for a great all around trip. Also you can find other useful trip preparation links below.
You possess years of experience for designing in the Western World, but how does that translate into an overseas EMI Project? Here are some resources that can prepare you for developing world design and your project's final presentation.
We hope you had a powerful experience serving God in global ministry with EMI. Through your experiences you have story that we hope you will share with others to encourage them in missions work and to get the word out about EMI.
Would it be beneficial to do a presentation about your trip experience to your church, business, or supporters? Feel free to use this Trip Report PowerPoint as a starting place to edit for your needs.
Help spread the word about EMI through YouTube or see if you can talk to your local newspapers or media about your recent EMI trip. We can post a media link to it on our website once it's published.
Now that you are a veteran EMI Volunteer, you are in a prime position for greater impact. Many have found it rewarding to plug into EMI beyond a single trip overseas.
Repeat volunteers are a tremendous blessing to our project trips. Your previous experience overseas can not only help serve the next ministry well but also first time volunteers.
A one or two week project trip with EMI is a life-changing experience. Join us on an upcoming trip, using your professional skills to make a difference in the lives of the poor.
Become an EMI Rep - Have you volunteered on an EMI trip and are you interested in encouraging others to get involved? Become an EMI Rep and join us on EMI Near You.
2011 Volunteer Awards -Announcing EMI's 2011 President's Volunteer Service Award. Join us in congratulating volunteers who went above and beyond in last year's project trips.
Become an EMI Rep
