Empowering Lives WebQuest

Tristan Duncan
I. History 10-29-09
1.What values does E.L.I. care deeply about?
E.L.I. cares deeply about the spiritual condition of all people.
II. Core Values
2. What do the leaders of this non-profit organization have to practice,
rather than them seeking power?
The leaders practice selflessness instead of seeking power.
3. What is meant by “holistic work” when talking about Empowerment?
Holistic work means that E.L.I. understands and targets the spiritual,
physical, relational, physiological, and economic sufferings faced by
Africa.
4. What is the value of empowering the African people?
The value of Empowering the African people is that it is a lasting
solution, instead of giving out something that may only last someone
for a day or week they give education and training that can last a
lifetime and can be pasted on.
5. What is meant by Christ-Centeredness?
To be Christ-Centered it means that their daily operations in Africa are
centered on bringing people closer to God in Service and Worship.
6. What does Incarnational Ministry mean?
To be an Incarnational Ministry means that your Ministry lets nothing
get in the way of spreading the word about Jesus.
7. What is the connection of Transformational Thinking in people’s
lives?
The connection of Transformational thinking is to get people less
focused on their possessions and more focused on God.
III. View of Poverty
8. State the major reasons there is poverty in Africa.
The major reasons for poverty n Africa is that the people lack
knowledge, skills and the opportunities to succeed in life.
9.What does Positional Power mean and how is the E.L.I. ministry
implementing it in their ministry?
Positional power means to have power for a certain role in
government. E.L.I. is implementing positional power in Africa through
National Leaders and showing the good that comes from it.
IV. Statement of Faith
10. What is a Statement of Faith? Is it good to have one?
A statement of faith shows what faith you believe in and yes, it is good
to have one so others know where you stand.
V. Our Ministries
11. View all areas of the their ministries and write a reflective
paragraph on one of those answering the following question…
Why is this a vital part of ministry and way of bringing Hope to
the African people?
VI. Get Involved
12. If you could select any ministry to get involved in, which one and
why?
If I could select a ministry to get involved in it would be the short- term
team one. I feel that it is important that when you donate money to a
cause you also try to donate time too.
VII. News and Updates
13. Write a reflective paragraph on one of the articles, why you chose
it and why you wrote about it… be sure to include the title at the top of
your paragraph.
Exciting Update from Tanzania
After reading the article Exciting News from Tanzania I was
amazed at the increase in the success of local farmers in Tanzania. A
select group of farmers surveyed said that before a new program was
in place to help them develop farming skills the group had only 296
chickens, leaving 4 chickens per household surveyed.
However after completing E.L.I.’s Farmer training program they have
over 4,000! I believe that is a huge increase. And since E.L.I. actually
gave the farmers the training to breed more chickens instead of doing
it for them the farmers will be able to pass the knowledge on and keep
independently breeding chickens.
VIII. Media
View these videos entirely…
– Empowering Lives International “Profiles in Caring” Part 1
– Empowering Lives International “Profiles in Caring” Part 4
– Empowering Lives International “Profiles in Caring” Part 6
14. After viewing these videos, write a reflective paragraph on what
you learned about what is being done to bring Hope to the African
people through E.L.I.
Reflective Paragraph
After seeing some of the great work that E.L.I. has been doing in
Eastern Africa it is inspirational to me. It makes me wonder what else I
can do to help the situation in Tanzania, or The Democratic Republic Of
The Congo. It makes me want to fly over to Africa and help do
something, I’m not sure what because I don’t possess any skills in
farming but I want to do something.