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We're excited to celebrate Matt Lammers' 10-year tenure with EMI, along with his wife Ashley and their family.

Matt moved from Canada as a structural engineering intern in the UK office, before relocating to Uganda in 2013 as a Long-Term Volunteer, then Staff Structural Engineer, Engineering Manager and, now, Deputy Director.

In Uganda, Matt met Ashley, who was working for another ministry in Kampala. They now have three children, Joshua Magezi, Abigail Mirembe, and Joanna Sanyu, and are foster parents to Shafik. Their family is an integral part of the community here, ministering to others and enjoying outdoor activities like camping trips, Nature Club, and even some canoeing on the African Great Lakes.

As Deputy Director, Matt’s wisdom and unflappable approach to situations help to keep the good ship EMI on an even keel. Matt’s desire to seek God in all things helps us to keep our Mission, Vision and Core Values at the forefront of our minds. “What’s most important, right now?”

He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

We celebrate this milestone with them, and pray that God will continue to richly bless them in the years ahead.

While many folks express surprise that Clarke didn’t come to EMI from an architecture or engineering background, none will challenge Clarke’s perfect fit among us and depth of contribution to our mission!

In 2013, Clarke and Erin were called out of private consultancies and lay church ministry in Florida, USA, to the work and mission of EMI Uganda. Their children, Charlotte and Liam, were only babies back then, and we have seen them grow up in our midst, bearing the marks of multi-cultural missional living that that their parents model for us all so well.

In the past 10 years, Clarke has served in a variety of pivotal roles for EMI Uganda – business development, finance manager, operations manager, and currently as Deputy Director Operations. Clarke is steady, faithful, consistent, and level-headed.

He can be counted on for insightful critical thinking as well as compassionate care for the people of EMI. He has demonstrated remarkable self-sacrifice in the service of others and offers wisdom and discernment in abundance!

Erin has blessed EMI Uganda with her expertise in graphic design over the years, and together they have served the EMI community with gracious hospitality – orienting, hosting, counseling, and serving the diverse and dynamic people of EMI Uganda.

Thank you for your faithful service and friendship, Clarke!

When Jonathan came to EMI ten years ago as a single man to help the EMI India team make the transition from a mountain town to the megacity of Delhi, he probably didn’t know what he was getting into. His faithfulness, diligence, and honesty smoothed and enabled that transition, and he brought order to the office adminstration and finances.

Jonathan himself has grown in the unique culture of EMI, and on that journey he’s married Preeti and is now a proud father to two young children, Liya and Ethan.

In 2019, Jonathan transitioned from his role with EMI India to be the IT Manager for EMI Global. It is in this role that Jonathan’s passion for IT, computers, and servers has become evident.  His attention to detail and persevering nature has allowed him to overcome any challenge thrown at him as he manages to keep EMI’s IT system up and running.  As a worldwide organization with a heavy reliance on technology to complete our project designs, we are especially grateful for Jonathan and his expertise in IT to accomplish our mission and vision.  

We’re so thankful for the investment in time and relationship that this family has made into the ministry of EMI. Thank you Jonathan!