EMI is a ministry that designs facilities that serve the poor in developing countries. These facilities (incl. hospitals, orphanages, schools, clean water projects & more) directly impact communities by meeting physical needs and communicating God's love in a practical way. We partner with Christian workers, pastors, and other non-profits who have a vision to help the poor and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Since 1982, we've worked on over 2,200 relief and development projects in 100+ countries. From our offices around the world, over 200 staff and interns labor to bring the Gospel to the poorest and least reached peoples on earth. To produce our designs, we blend our team of in-house project managers with talented volunteer architects, engineers, land surveyors and construction managers recruited from around the world. These volunteers donate their time and travel costs to join our teams, adding their expertise and insight to give our clients the best designs possible.