{"id":15,"date":"2012-10-24T22:45:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T22:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/susablt.wordpress.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2019-01-01T02:56:44","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T02:56:44","slug":"purpose-statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/about-2\/purpose-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Purpose Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. JOY Ministries (JM)<\/strong> &#8211; is the umbrella organization<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/joymlogo_clear-fw.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-919\" src=\"http:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/JOYMLOGOTask.fw_.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"75\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose\/Mission:<\/strong> JOY Ministries exists to expand the Kingdom of God by \u201cmaking disciples\u201d among all peoples of the world in obedience to Jesus\u2019 Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) according to the pattern He gave in Acts 1:8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. JOY Travel USA<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;(JTUSA) \u2013 an arm of JOY Ministries<\/strong>&nbsp;specifically to reach the Basque Country<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/joy_trave825clear-fw.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-920\" src=\"http:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/joy_trave825clear-fw.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"75\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose\/Mission:<\/strong> \u2026to create discipling relationships that develop individuals, churches and other organizations and engage the people of the 7 Basque provinces of Spain and France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. JOY Teen\u2013 a program of JOY Ministries<\/strong> to introduce the Gospel and build relationships with Basque teenagers and their families.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/joy_baske_w140-fw.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-921\" src=\"http:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/joyteenlogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"58\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose\/Mission:<\/strong> \u2026to provide a premier English immersion and cultural exchange program that enriches the people of the 7 Basque provinces of Spain and France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. \u201cprogram\u201d \u2013 is a culturally relevant term the Basque people identify with as valuable. The program opens opportunities to build relationships which otherwise would not be available.<br \/>\nb. \u201cenriches\u201d \u2013 English immersion and exposure to Christian sub-culture benefits their children and culture. The experience enriches their lives through hearing and seeing the Gospel through Christian love and action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. JOY Ministries (JM) &#8211; is the umbrella organization Purpose\/Mission: JOY Ministries exists to expand the Kingdom of God by \u201cmaking disciples\u201d among all peoples of the world in obedience to Jesus\u2019 Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) according to the pattern He gave in Acts 1:8. 2. JOY Travel USA&nbsp;(JTUSA) \u2013 an arm of JOY Ministries&nbsp;specifically &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/about-2\/purpose-statements\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Purpose Statement&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1109,"parent":13,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/1114"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyministries.net\/blt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}