Shelter. Seemingly one of the most basic yet important needs a person can have – Yet, many around us less fortunate or less able to meet this need find themselves or their family lacking of someplace safe, dry and warm. The focus of Kingdom Builders of CNY Ministry is to serve God by helping to address this need in the Greater Oneonta Area.
Years ago while on Mission assignments in both Papua New Guinea and Cambodia, Andy Deforest felt God calling him to serve those at home with this need and begin a ministry that would help those most vulnerable. Having been a skilled contractor for over 30 years in the building trades, Andy was well equipped to respond to this calling. Desiring to be obedient, he sought God’s guidance and direction on how to proceed. First, a Board of Directors was assembled both to begin the arduous task of forming a Not-For-Profit ministry (with all the stringent State and Federal requirements), but also to develop a process to receive requests, evaluate them and develop a plan to include funding to address them. Lastly and most importantly, this board would partner with Andy in this labor of service to God, and to hold each other and the ministry accountable before Him.
Kingdom Builders of CNY has been incorporated as a Not-For-Profit, 501-C3 organization having received New York State and Federal government approvals. Board By-Laws have been developed along with policies, procedures and processes governing Kingdom Builders ministry and ultimately serve those with construction needs. It is anticipated that our communication with local Churches, organizations and interested individuals will develop funding streams sufficient to address the projects that will be submitted to us via this website. Each project will be evaluated based on established ministry criteria, criticality of the situation and the needs of the individual – The intent is to prioritize those needs submitted, and address those most urgent first as our resources allow. Once a project is approved and prioritized, a schedule, work plan and budget will be set. Upon completion of each project, a board review is held to ensure that policies, procedures and processes were followed – Did the agreed upon need get addressed according to the schedule, budget and plan developed.
The heart of Kingdom Builders of CNY is to “Serve God through Serving Others” and therefore, in addition to the physical need of the project being addressed, the spiritual need of the individual being served, and their family members, will be an area of focus. Developing a personal relationship with the individual and their family will be of high importance as the ultimate desire is to bring glory to Christ through this ministry, and those on the job site will be His Ambassadors to this end.
We are excited and humbled to be a part of God’s plan of this work. Please consider being a partner with us in this journey.