1. Planting Churches Among the Desperately Poor

2. Mission  To glorify Jesus Christ  To plant churches among the poor & needy  To equip each church to proclaim the Gospel in both word and deed

3. Methodology  Work with national church planters  LBM remains behind the scenes  Everything is done through the local church  The Lord is glorified  The church is the hands and feet of Jesus  Promotes ownership by the church members guarding against a mentality of dependency

4. History  Began in 2004  Began 1 st church plant in POA in 2005  POA 0.3% evangelical  POA 4.5 million people, 250,000 in the slums  Five church plants in greater POA as of 2009  Over 25, 000 lbs of food distributed  Thousands of meals served  Blankets and warm clothing distributed  School supplies, medicine, shoes, etc.

5. Vila Safira  In the most dangerous community in POA  Due to drug trafficking  Major crack cocaine problem  2 nd lowest standard of living in POA  Large portion of population forcibly relocated from other slums  Currently relocating 1200 families to the area

6. Ministries  Weekly worship services & Sunday School  Weekly Bible study  Feeding Ministry  Food kits for hungry families  Meal at weekly Bible study  Breakfast before Sunday School  Counseling for drug addicts and their families  Clothing, school supplies, & medicine

7. Neighborhood

8. Meeting Place

9. Worship Services

10. Feeding Ministries

11. Testimonies Jussania

12. Pamela

14. The Need  We need $11,000 to expand & fully fund this church plant through 2010  30 partners investing $30 per month  19 partners investing $50 per month  22 partners investing $500