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ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 2015 Serving people in need by caring for orphans, widows, underprivileged children and youth as well as equipping the Church for greater fulfillment of its ministry and providing humanitarian assistance where needed. Mission Statement: ServeNow 5550 Tech Center Drive #302 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Tel: 719-323-2222 Email: [email protected]

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Page 1: ANNUAL REPORT - ServeNow · ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 2015 Serving people in need by caring for orphans, widows, underprivileged children and youth as well as equipping the Church

ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 2015

Serving people in need by caring for orphans,

widows, underprivileged children and youth as well

as equipping the Church for greater fulfillment of

its ministry and providing humanitarian assistance

where needed.

Mission Statement:

ServeNow

5550 Tech Center Drive #302

Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Tel: 719-323-2222

Email: [email protected]

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ServeNow Board of Directors

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to

serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its

various forms (1 Peter 4:10).

Equipping Believers Providing Education

Training in Life Skills

Introducing the Christian Faith

Encouraging Children

Meeting Physical Needs

ServeNow exists to meet ministry needs around the world that most often are

birthed by nationals on location. They need people to come alongside to fulfill

what God has called them to do.

Fred Sharpe

Chief Dental Officer, Avesis Inc.

Kingwood, Texas

Board Chair

Committee Member:

Executive

Kyle Pewitt

Chief Financial Officer,

Solara Surgical

Flower Mound, Texas

Board Vice-Chair, Treasurer

Committee Member: Executive,

Finance and Audit

Ray Brown

Realtor

Monument, Colorado

Committee Member:

Finance and Audit

David Conklin

Chief Marketing Officer

Today’s Growth Consultant

Quarryville, Pennsylvania

Committee Member:

Development

Lars Dunberg

International President,

ServeNow

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Committee Member: All

Gentry Gardner

Engineering Director

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Committee Member:

Finance and Audit

Mike Romero Vice President, Trust Counsel

The Baptist Foundation of

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Committee Member:

Development

Jenn Tamburro

Business owner

Ingrained

Point Pleasant Beach,

New Jersey

Committee Member:

Development

Jayme Thompson

Vice President Entertainment

Christman, Kelley & Clarke

Lantana, Texas

Committee Member:

Executive

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Dear ServeNow Friends, The second year of ServeNow has been incredible. Ministry

projects were launched in India, Nepal, Ukraine and Uganda.

Volunteers joined our ranks. Qualified staff were willing to come

and serve the Lord in a variety of projects. Partners, willing to

invest in ServeNow, joined hands with us to make many things

possible in such a short time, which we never could have

imagined .

That is what the Lord has promised, Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty

power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think (Eph 3:20).

We present this first “proper” annual report to give you a scope of what God has done at

the grassroots level in all of these nations: to work with street children in the slums, to

provide a safe home environment for HIV-affected children, and to make sure young

women are trained in life skills to avoid being trafficked.

Pastors are not equipped just for themselves, but are able to train their entire

congregations in the basic things a church needs to know to be fully devoted followers of

Christ. Orphans and disadvantaged children, who have no hope, face a brighter future

because they are made new for tomorrow and eternity.

I am so grateful to the partners who have faithfully invested in the Kingdom of God

through ServeNow, as well as the staff and board members around the world who work

endless hours to fulfill this mission.

As we enter new areas of ministry, we have found that time seems short. Political doors

are closing, some more rapidly than others. This is the time to continue with even greater

intensity to fulfill the Great Commission, to make disciples of all nations.

God bless you and thank you for partnering with us this coming year.

Lars Dunberg

International President

FINANCIAL Summary

ServeNow consolidated statement of worldwide activities for the years ended:

The Consolidated Statements of ServeNow were audited by CapinCrouse LLP. Copies of the complete

audited financial statements are available at www.WeServeNow.org or upon request.

How funds were ap-

Program 79%

Admin 9%

Development 12%

3/31/2015 3/31/2014

Support and Revenue

Contributions 799,766 480,914

Gift-in-kind contributions 370,885 109,512

Investment income 965 205

Total Support and Revenue 1,171,616 590,631

Expenses

Program Services 948,398 362,431

Supporting Activities

General and Administrative 107,430 62,087

Fundraising 138,132 61,543

245,562 123,630

Total Expenses 1,193,960 486,061

Change in Net Assets -22,344 104,570

Net Assets, Beginning of Period 146,329 41,759

Net Assets, End of period 123,983 146,329

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Overall Impact Churches involved in God’s Word

for God’s New People 489

(Approximate number of people impacted in those churches) 36,675

Other churches networking with ServeNow 705

Free education provided for children 172

Assisted children in Uganda 3,000

The Story of Jesus provided for children 60,000

Life skills training for women 640

People treated in medical clinics 5,150

People ministered to in hospitals 595

Winter coverings provided in India and Nepal 5,950

Water for families in India 500

Mosquito Nets provided in India 500

Bicycles for pastors 15

Children ministered to in HIV Centers 118

Children in VBS programs 5,920

Pastors’ and leaders’ training 2,198

Christmas boxes distributed in Ukraine 7,500

Mission trips 2

40-foot medical containers sent to Ukraine and Uganda 3

Worldwide staff 66

Serving in India India is a huge continent with over 1.2 billion

people. While a very small percentage of the

population is extremely wealthy, more than two-thirds

of the country’s population live in villages. Most people have

never heard the Gospel, and village churches lack Scriptures

and basic training materials. Sadly, many villagers have never

seen a medical doctor. In the summer people suffer, and some

die of thirst, because water sources dry up or are polluted. In the winter

many children and elderly die from exposure due to frigid temperatures.

Because of the excessive oppression, human trafficking rampant.

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Bible School for Europe

Evangelism

Developing partners

The past year ServeNow has reached out to more than 40,000

people in various ways:

God’s Word for God’s New People God’s Word for Young People

Story of Jesus Medical Clinics for the hurting Water of Life

for the thirsty Winter Coverings for the frozen Havens for

outcasts A Children’s HIV-Positive Center Literacy training

for street children and adults Tailoring Schools Cosmetology

Schools Primary Schools Handicraft Schools Mosquito Nets

ServeNow India is led by National Director,

Supratim Dey, based at the India office in

Hyderabad.

I received the comic book called the ‘Story of Jesus.’ I

finished reading it the same evening. The next day I

read it again and then took it to my school and my

friends started reading it. It was my treasure and when

my parents saw me glued to it for a few days that asked

me what this book was all about, so I showed it to them.

They read it too. Now I have this full pictorial Bible,

it’s a great present for me.

Serving in the USA

Serving in Sweden

New Testaments for India and Nepal

The Basic Things You Need to Know

The Story of Jesus Containers with

relief and medical equipment

The ServeNow global office is based

in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A

small staff works with leadership,

accounting, development, teams, and

communication. Some ministry

projects are managed directly

through the USA office.

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Nepal is a country of 30 million people,

who are primarily Hindu. It ranks

among the 25 percent lowest income

nations in the world, with abject poverty and rampant trafficking of

women and children. The winters are cold and each year thousands of

people freeze to death. Medical care is scarce. The church has grown

tremendously in the last decade, but there is great need for training

materials.

“These booklets are very

useful for my congregation,

not only for the newcomers

but also for every new

believer. This book helps

them to go “in depth” in

their Christian walk. Some

people can pretend to be

Christians, but anyone who

reads these books will never

be the same !

Pastor in Nepal

Andrey

Tanya

Christmas programs including gift boxes Ministry to refugees

Medical Equipment Summer camps for disadvantaged children

Story of Jesus God’s Word for God’s New People Bakery

training to teach a trade and Life Skills to young women

Anti-trafficking education and life skills programs for girls

Providing clothes to refugees

Serving in Nepal ServeNow has met many of these needs head on:

Because of the war in Eastern

Ukraine more than one million

people were forced to leave their

destroyed homes and no longer have

a place to stay.

One grandmother and her

grandchildren, who live in a rented

apartment, tearfully thanked us for

the loving attention and gift boxes.

Everyone received a present and

items that they really needed, like

soap, towels and toothpaste.

In this difficult period of their

lives, they have met Christians for

the first time, and heard that Jesus

cares for their basic needs.

ServeNow Ukraine is based in Irpin and

led by National Directors, Andrey and

Tanya Shpygunov.

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Ukraine is the largest country in Europe

with a population of 42.6 million. Due to the

military conflict on the country’s Eastern

border, there are now over one million refugees.

Unemployment and human trafficking have created incredible social

problems.

God’s Word for God’s New People The Basic things you need to

know The Story of Jesus Tailoring School and Life Skills

training Winter coverings for children in the freezing cold

Awareness programs

ServeNow Nepal was officially launched in October 2014 and

serves to meet the needs of the people. Serving in Ukraine

Arjun Dhakal, National Director

for ServeNow Nepal, is based in

Kathmandu.

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Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa,

with a population of 37 million people.

Malnutrition, disease, and lack of a basic

education are some of the major challenges in

the nation.

In Uganda ServeNow works in partnership with

Gospel Messengers and Imani Milele Children,

who oversee eight schools with 3,000 students and over 200 churches.

School materials Child Sponsorships School buildings and

infrastructure Pastoral Training Bicycles for pastors

God’s Word for God’s New People Leadership development

Here, Rev. Moses Ssemanda Mbuga, who

leads the work in Uganda, and Lars receive

two chickens as a gift toward the Sunday

offering.

Serving in Uganda This past year our partnership involved: