Baca Valley Ministries, Inc.

"Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them, who, passing through the valley of Baca, make it a well." Psalm 84:5-6
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Our Approach
 
Our ministry program was established with three purposes in mind- to be religious, charitable, and educational. These purposes often overlap. While everything that we do has religious value, many things are also charitable and/or educational in nature
 
Over the years, we have developed four pathways for carrying out our purposes. Each path has multiple aspects to it. 
 
 A)  Evangelism
         1) Preaching-Thousands of people have accepted Christ during 23 preaching trips to
              Ukraine, 9 to Russia, 4 to Philippines, and 1 to India. We hope that many more souls
              will be saved in those countries, and anywhere else that the Lord might sends, through
              the continuation of these trips.
         2) Evangelistic meetings- Our ministry sponsors tent meetings, missions conferences,
              and other evangelistic meetings held by our national workers.
         3) Expenses-We help to cover the transportation expenses of our national workers as
              they carry out day-to-day evangelism in the above countries.
         4) Multi-media outreach- We also spread the Gospel by helping to provide Bibles,
              other Christian literature, and audio/visual materials in the above countries.
         5) Church planting- We seek to help new believers organize into local churches with
              ongoing evangelism in mind.
 
 B)  Support of National Workers
         1) Church leaders- We presently give financial support to 10 church workers in
              Ukraine, 4 in Philippines, and 1 in Uzbekistan/Kazakstan. We have selected
              workers in Russia and India to begin supporting when possible.
         2) Building projects- When the workers we support are ready, we help them develop
              adequate facilities. We have given many thousands of dollars to building projects in
              Ukraine, Russia, and Philippines. This includes helping with church construction,
              purchase and/or repair of church vans, and purchase of church lots.
          3) Outreach ministries- We give financial support to prison ministries, rehabilitation
               centers, and other church-sponsored outreaches that our national workers are
               involved in.
 
 C)  Humanitarian Aid
         1) Widows and orphans program- We presently support 7 orphans in Ukraine. We
              would like to help more orphans there and spread the program to the other countries
              where we work. Over the years, we have supported several children as they grew 
              into adulthood and were able to subsist on their own.We take on more as sponsors
              come forward to give a small amount each month.              
         2) Children's hospitals- We buy supplies for a children's hospital in Ukraine on a
              monthly basis and help several orphanages on occasion.
         3) Needy- We help with food, medicine, and clothing whenever, and however, possible.
 
 D)  Christian Education
       1) Bible college students- We give financial support to students training for the ministry.
             Several of the national workers that we support are people who we helped financially 
             while they were in Bible college. 
         2) Training center- We are in the planning stages of building a training center to offer
              missionary internships to national workers. Candidates would receive supplemental
              training in Bible and Missions while being assisted in the deputation process of raising
              U.S. suppport for their ministries back in their home countries.
         3) Christian library- Lord willing, the centerpiece of the new center will be a Christian
              library which is also just in the planning stage.
         4) Bible study aids- We hope to produce correspondence courses and other home-
              study materials in multi-media form.
         5) Recycling Christian literature- Presently, we collect used Sunday School quarterlies
              and ship them to Philippines. This is a good project for Sunday School classes to
              sponsor. Many churches are willing to donate their used materials but we do not have
              enough sponsors to cover the shipping.