BUV's BIG Fans

The mobility that we often take for granted in the United States can be a life-giving tool for people in developing nations. BUVs open up possibilities – for faster water delivery to remote villages, for quickened access to medical care, and for the safe transport of goods and people through rugged terrain.

Since it’s inception in 2001, IAT has worked stateside with local business leaders, corporations, volunteers, churches, families, and nonprofits to build connections between people that care for the world’s poor. We then strive to serve as a bridge between our U.S. affiliates and the churches, missionaries, nonprofits, and local leaders in the developing world.

The BUV has many applications and can be tailored to meet specific community needs. The most common uses include a delivery truck, school bus, water/food transporter, and ambulance. There are also many options for agricultural implements for light tillage plowing, cultivating, planting, raking, and spreading fertilizer. There is also the added benefit of easily transporting crops to market.

IAT operates under the idea of “Business As Mission” [link to article] and has a vision for sustainability and economic growth within the areas that the BUV has had success. It is our idea that BUV micro-factories could be viable if there are local, reliable businessmen to run them, and U.S. investors who can initially fund them.

We hope to partner with local business people in the countries that BUVs are serving in order to start micro-factories for “in-country” manufacturing. These potential businesses will generate jobs, produce a needed product, help to fund ministries, and serve as a witness as it is run according to biblical principles.

Ways to Donate

With your support, our work has brought hope and help to thousands of poor people in crucial ways. Our stories from Africa and Central America are astounding. The speed and efficiency at which food, water, and medical care is provided is drastically increased with the help of a BUV. Healthcare improves, business takes shape, and people are given hope when they are provided the gift of transportation that we daily take for granted in the United States.

It’s about giving people a tool that enables them to provide for themselves. Thank you in advance for your generosity towards our ministry and the people that we strive to serve. Please give generously through any of the options listed here.