Ministries
Community Development

What is Community Development?

Community development is a collaborative process where community members identify their needs to improve their quality of life, mobilize resources, and take collective action. It involves working together to create a more equitable, resilient, and sustainable future—economically, socially, environmentally, and spiritually. It goes beyond simple physical improvements, meaning the empowerment of individuals to shape the well-being of their communities.

One of the essential ministries that must be carried out alongside gospel ministry in Maya villages—where even the basic necessities of life (food, clothing, and shelter) are not yet secured—is "Community Development Ministry," which involves the improvement and diversification of these basic conditions.

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Projects

• Installation of solar panels for electricity and lighting in homes, hospitals, and schools

• Installation of improved kitchen ovens

• Installation of water purification systems for safe drinking water

• Establishment of local cooperatives (e.g., poultry, agriculture, handicrafts) for income and ownership generation

• Community health education (nutrition, hygiene, maternal health)

• Construction of schools, health clinics, and toilets

• Vocational training in carpentry, sewing, and computer literacy

• Dairy goat ministry

• Providing educational facilities

• Introducing Korea’s Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement)

• Improving dirt floors in village houses with cement floors

• Internet installation, soccer ministry

• Photography ministry

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Our Approach

By consulting with the leaders of the Community Development Councils (COCODEs) in each village, we identify the specific needs of the residents. Our role is to facilitate the creation of long-term plans for economic self-reliance by leveraging resources from local governments and universities.

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Grounded in the spirit of stewardship and biblical values, our short-term approach involves providing partial financial support and technical expertise for the plans adopted by the villages during our annual mission outreach.