Terebinth Ministries desires to offset ministry costs. One key way to do this is through business as mission (BAM). BAM Enterprises raises funds through farming, grain storage and livestock. This project will not only offset costs for the school and the clinic, but also provide jobs and discipleship opportunities. Training and discipleship for local farmers will create sustainable and reproducible programs to help the community. There is a large chicken house for raising and selling chickens, a rabbit project, goat project, along with a black soldier fly system.
The mills (rice, grain, sunflower, and bran) not only serve the community, they help produce food for the chickens and other livestock. Each aspect of BAM ministries helps to feed and offset costs for the other sections.
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What makes BAM Enterprises different?
Although the BAM Enterprises is a for-profit business, the goal is never to simply make money. All profits go to paying salaries of local employees, funding the school, and providing employment opportunities for our widows program. It’s also a training ground for the Bible school students. None of the money is ever paid to the western missionaries; it stays in Uganda.
This helps to bolster the local economy, but also helps to keep the need for fundraising lower. Self-sustainability is the best practice for a ministry, and BAM Enterprises helps to make that goal a reality.