Who We Are

“….inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these.., you have done it unto Me.”

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MATE/FCC

To promote theological education on an evangelical level as a religious missionary order within a standard of Christian faith that adheres to the following:

 

A - The Holy Scripture as originally given by God, divinely inspired infallible, without error, and the only supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

 

B - One God eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

 

C - Our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life.  His divine miracles, His bodily resurrection His ascension, His mediatorial work and His personal return in power and glory.

 

D - The salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit.

 

E - The Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life to witness and work for the lord Jesus Christ.

 

F - The unity in the Spirit of all true believers, the Church, the body of Christ.  

 

G - In Satan a personal enemy of the souls of men.

 

H - The resurrection of both the saved and lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

 

I - The unity in the Spirit of all true believers, the Church, the body of Christ.

 

J -  In Satan a personal enemy of the souls of men.

 

K - The resurrection of both the saved and lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

Arnold Doobay - Executive Director

Guy Oliasola - Chairman

Andrew Wilson - Treasurer

Marilyn Daniels  - Acting Secretary

Marilyn Awong - Chair of Fundraising

Pat Forbes - Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Matthew Craig - Director

Jack Van Halteren- Director

Ethel Wright- Director

Claudette Lindsay - Director

Gary Anderson - Director

Marilyn Daniels - Office Coordinator

Mission for Advancing Theological education (MATE) was born in 1985 out of one man’s love for the Lord Jesus Christ and a desire to see Bible Schools and Seminaries better equipped with much needed books that could enrich the lives of men and women preparing for ministry. This vision of Delvin Alexis was shared with his pastor, Dr. John Moore, and his home church, Willowdale Baptist, who greatly encouraged and supported him.

 

Many schools and seminaries throughout the Caribbean, Asia and Africa were beneficiaries of books shipped to them in the sum of over 50,000 volumes, in the first 10 years. Some institutions were able to proceed toward acquiring their accreditation with the appropriate additions to their libraries.

 

To date we have sent  over one million volumes to 140 institutions in 41 countries. These books went to Bible schools, seminaries, public schools, universities and hospitals. Some of our larger shipments have been 3,200 volumes to Myanmar (Burma) and about 20,000 volumes to India.         

For the next 14 years we saw an explosion in the ministry where an additional arm -  Friends Committed to Caring (FCC) - a Health Care Ministry which provides Health Education, Training and Clinical services was introduced to complement what was already being done. Now we are taking medical teams each spring to South America and each summer/fall to Africa to provide clinical services to the community, and professional development for local health care workers.

 

Other areas of ministry have been to supply equipment, tools and the setting up of projects that will provide employment and assist the nationals in becoming more self- sustainable.

 

We give God thanks and glory for all that has been, and continues to be, accomplished.

 

“Little is much

when God is in it.”