Adopt-A-People
                        "Within Our Reach"


1.  The Denomination's Role in Adoption - Office of UPGs

   - Provide UPG program, kits, profiles, maps, etc.
   - Be hub for information and support
   - Coordinate overseas journeys, prayer seminars, etc
   - Track adoptions participation and progress of UPG
   - Network adopt-churches through Internet Brigada/e-mail
   - Provide resources and materials for church programs
   - Be the liason between AD2000 and Within Our Reach

2.  The Missionary's Role in Adoption

   - To define and target UPG Within Our Reach
   - To write profiles of UPG
   - To correspond with adopting churches
   - To evangelize and plant churches among the UPG
   - To speak in Within Our Reach adoption churches when home
   - To invite, cooperate with On-site prayer journeys or study
         seminars to UPGs as able
   - To provide practical insights to the people's life, history,
         customs, folklore, language, food, recreation, etc.


3.  The Local Church's Role in Adoption

   - Financial: Commit funds to special projects among them.
   - Prayer: To provide prayer times public and private for UPG
   - Training: To provide a course in Intercessory Prayer, Prayer
             Walking, Missions Perspectives, etc. once a year.
   - Information: To distribute information printed, video, posters,
        newsletters, word of mouth, etc. concerning work among UPG.
   - Short Term Missions: To provide the assist in funding for church
        people going overseas on any missions related project
   - Outreach: To UPGs who might be within your reach, and/or adopted
         UPG who may live in your city, state, or nation.
   - Representation: Keep the needs of the UPG, and progress on their
         evangelization constantly before the people.

4.  The Individual's Role in Adoption

   - Financial: To make a pledge commitment of at least $20 a month
   - Research: To research the UPG history, customs, dress, food
               language, location, folklore, religions, etc.
   - Prayer: Daily prayer commitment for UPGs and work among them
   - Projects: Partipate in field projects, prayer ministry, building,
               projects, Research, and promotion
   - Sharing: To share his burden for UPG and what he has learned
              about his UPG with others.


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     Here us a practical UPG involvement church project.
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 1. Make 1st Sunday of month Adopt-A-People Day. Each family or
    individual should dress in some garb of the UPG.  A special time
    of prayer during the communion service by each advocate dressed
    in their native garb.

 2. Designate a day as "UPG family dinners" three times a year.
    Adopt-a-families will invite non-adopt-a-families to their home
    (to church after morning service or on as Wednesday evening
    prayer service) for a cultural introduction to their adopted
    UPG.  Dress and decorate, and prepare cultural foods for that
    the adopted UPG would eat. (Provide other foods also)  Either at
    beginning or end of meal introduce your UPG to the guests by way
    of explanation of who they are, where they are, some of their
    customs, dress, foods, and language.  Pray together for the UPG.
    During the meal introduce the Adopt-a-People concept and invite
    them to consider adopting a UPG.