VP | VANTAGE POINT

May 03, 2023

THAILAND | Thai Thaim | VP BaM

Avacado Fields & Micro-Ag BaM
Long Time Friend, Missionary, & Colleague

Craig Clark (along with his wife Ann),

have been practicing Business As Mission

before BaM was a coined phrase.

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With a heart for education & bringing sustainable income

to indiginous pastors & people ~ Craig & Anne have pioneered

Thai Thaim a non-profit based in MN & serving SE Asia.

Vantage Point BaM is gleaning from Thai Thaim

comparing notes, testing the philosophy, and experimenting

with the Micro-Ag paradigm in East Africa (SOHI)

(attached below is Craig's most recent newsletter)

Genious Thai Philosophy ~ More than Sustainability,

Rather it is generating exponential garden of eden husbandary...

April 30, 2023

Cimarron East HOA | VP 360 | Commercial Properties

Vantage Point Consult - Commercial Property Inspection

Driveway Assessment - Cimarron East HOA

Driveway/Pavement to be replaced.

Consulting with OMEGA/HGM Driveway Projects

Frost/Thermal Damages (Upheavel & Settle)

Map Out Each Driveway

186 Addresses (shared driveways - Each Duplex)

Plus Pool Loop, and Main Drive

Each Commercial Property has a unique HOA Board

Vantage Point Consults with the Board to draw up strategies for future projects

This particular project was to inspect & report on each individual driveway.

In the end the Board choose to replace all drivewas that scored below average.

VP | 360

April 29, 2023

SOUTH AFRICA | VP BaM

Cape Town & Johannesburg vs. Rural Villages

SOUTH AFRICA VP | BaM

Vantage Point BaM is Identifying a cross over mission

in both the city & rural livelihood, with our neighbors to the south.

Recent consultation with a Lady from Johannesburg,

has inquired about our SOHI mission | philosophy | success.

There seams to be evidence of a dicotomy in a lot of the

surrounding African countries. Yet, eventhough there is a vast divergence, between rural and city folk in a 2nd/3rd world country, the trouble shooting to assist the most vulnerable is still the same. Just as in Uganda's Capitol city Kampala, has it's share of slums, so too do the big cities of Cape Town, & Johannasburg.

And just like in Masaka or Gulu, Uganda (Rural Villages), the culture of small villages in South Africa are much the same. The "religious" back stories may be unique but there are very similar cycles to both...

Our family has supported some long term missionaries for decades in South Africa, & recently a seredipitous consult with a national, has encouraged our efforts with SOHI, not only in East Africa, but also some mutual missions in South Africa. The consultation was an inquiry about how SOHI is operating in both the city & rural contexts ~ after a lengthy dialogue a kindred relationship has formed.

There is still much to be written,

but for now we have bonded over the mutual effort

to love on the least of these.

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April 20, 2023

Dandelions in the Wind | VP 360

~ Dandelions in the Wind ~

This is one of the companies that
Vantage Point flies for (VP|360)
Consultant / Drone Specialist
(stellar advert)

A new season is taking flight starting in April.
Vantage Point Consulting (VP|360)
Logging an aveage of 2 missions a day.
At this rate VP|360 will surpass
last years total missions
by the end of May.

soo, grateful for the work...
May God not give me more than I can handle,
May the Spirit grant me wisdom beyond myself,
May Jesus continue to make himself known
through our Business as Mission (BAM) initiatives.

VP | 360

April 18, 2023

CONGO | Saidiana | VP BaM

SAIDIANA VP | BaM

Vantage Point BAM LOOKING & LEARNING

through the lens of a like minded mission.

This Non-Profit: Saidiana is running an operation

across the adjacent border of SOHI (Uganda),

in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

and is based in the Twin Cities

saidianacongo.org

Founder of Saidiana (DRC)

Hoping to Collaborate with Saidiana in the coming months.

SOHI (VP BaM) Praying for mutual encouragement and counsel to be multiplied.

SOHI's (Uganda) Neighbors to the West (DRC)

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April 04, 2023

MINNESOTA | Fire & Ice | VP 360

VP | 360 - Homemade Ice Rink

FIRE & ICE

Bonus Footage

VP | 360

March 30, 2023

VP BaM | East AFRICA | Field VISITS | G-NUT PASTE

Vantage Point | Consulting with SOHI | Field Visits

G-NUT PASTE

Our Field Visits are mutually beneficial. We are able to evaluate and gather intel on the businesses that we have supported and launched into operation. It allows us to encourage & build up these fledging new business owners, while giving them an on site perspective of how they might experiment with potential growth opportunities.

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Bonus Playlist | BAM | More Field Visits

March 21, 2023

SOHI | FAQs Frequently Asked Questions | VP BaM

VANTAGE POINT | BaM

Business As Mission

SOHI FAQ link ~ Frequently Asked Questions

March 10, 2023

MALAWI | VP BaM

Vantage Point | BaM iNViTE

Consulting or Collaborating on a Missional Adventure

to Malawi (East Africa)

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Praying through a MALAWI iNViTATiON to join a collogue,

as a presenter/consulter/pastor ~ Malawi Missional Conference '23.

Malawi is just a few clicks south of our base camp in Uganda.

This landlocked country has a diverse landscape & history.

Fun Fact: Lake Malawi other wise known as Calendar Lake

Roughly ~ 365 miles long, 52 miles wide, 12 Tributaries.

...more than you wanted to know about MALAWI

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Update: 4/4/23 - Phil will be consulting / interceding from a distance for this particular trip slated for fall of 2023. Due to schedule conflicts and other factors he will not be able to personally attend the conference this year. However, the bridge has been made for a potential future VP segway into MALAWI ~ so stay tuned...