Our Board - by John Hendee

I have had the opportunity to share with you about the wonderful work going on in Trujillo, Peru. I have also had a chance to share what a great team we have assemble there. But I also have to tell you to tell you about our board. You can see a picture of them on on web site;

http://www.projectnewhopeinternational.com/whoarewe.asp

This is really the first time in my life I have worked with a board on a regular basis. As a board we try and meet every three months. There is phone interaction every week, including a regular Thursday Skype call between the U.S. and Peru involving about 6 people. Most of our board members are in Peru every year, some 3 or 4 times. They are an active board. They are responsible to take care of the costs of getting to the board meetings and Peru. Most of them come from Big Sister churches. Our Big Sister churches are the churches that are major contributors to the work in Peru.

The board takes their job of helping carry out our mission in Peru and representing all the churches seriously.

We have learned to trust each other. We are all different. And each person adds something special to the team. We have full time church workers as well as people with decades of experience in the business world. All have decades of working with missions around the world.

All see the uniqueness of what we are doing in Peru and believe in the importance of it. A few of our retired business people are basically working full time with us.

It is inspiring to see how hard this group is working.

NOW, we don't always see things eye to eye.

This is not a 'rubber stamp' group, or a group of yes men and women I've gathered. I wouldn't want that. We have learned to ask the HARD questions and not be offended.

We have learned to be challenged and be asked to explain why something is being done, or not being done.

This is a tough group, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

What makes it work is that we trust each other. No one is out for personal glory or control. We believe in what we are doing and that it is for God.

I have learned to really appreciate this group, knowing I can go to them individually and as a group and ask for support and direction, knowing I will get wise guidance. I have learned to sit back in some areas and let them make decision. I have learned to submit to them.

I thank God for this dedicated group. You can too! You can be resting assured that there is a group doing all they can to insure that the funds received for PNHI are being used properly and that all possible is being done to make this work for God.

God Bless!

John