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Rachael Htwe Htwe Hla passes on what she learned in Bruce and Ann Borquist’s Certificate Course in Social Entrepreneurship to her own students at the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary in Myanmar (Burma).

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After attending a Certificate Course in Social Entrepreneurship lead by IM Missionaries Ann and Bruce Borquist in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Rachael Htwe Htwe Hla decided to pass on what she had learned to her own students. As a Business Administration teacher at the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary, Rachael found the Borquists’ insights and encouragements invaluable. She also put her training

in entrepreneurship to practical use, starting a new class on English for the Service Industry. Rachael credits the Borquists for her newfound sense of empowerment to make a difference in her community and in a new generation of entrepreneurs.

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Letter from the Executive Director ................................. 1

Evangelism ...................................................................... 2

Human Trafficking ........................................................... 3

Economic Development ................................................. 4

Health and Healing ......................................................... 5

Peace and Refuge ........................................................... 6

Education ........................................................................ 7

Theological Education .................................................... 8

Vocational Development: Into a New Era .................... 10

The Future of Events ..................................................... 10

Mission Partnerships ..................................................... 11

Volunteers in Global Mission ........................................ 12

Global Mission Projects ................................................ 12

2012/2013 Financial Snapshot ...................................... 13

Volunteers Build Mission Capacity ............................... 13

Global Personnel ........................................................... 14

Board of Directors......................................................... 15

IM Staff Leadership ....................................................... 15

Sources of IM Funding .................................................. 16

Letter from the Board PresidentWe live in an ever-changing, challenging world. Crossing cul-tural boundaries with the good news of Jesus has never been more complex. Yet God is calling a whole generation of us to rise to this challenge.

Long ago, God called the Apostle Paul and his companions to rise to the challenge and go to the people of Macedonia. Today,

God is calling women and men from all walks of life to go where there is need. As a result, people are turning to International Ministries in unprecedented numbers to clarify God’s sending call on their lives.

This is extraordinary to witness, yet it also challenges us. Will we rise to the challenge of so many men and women being called? Will we provide the necessary net-works of prayer, encouragement, financial support and mission expertise? Since 1814, we have said, “Yes!”

I invite you to read these pages. See how and where God is at work today. Then, as you hear God speak, join us in personally rising to the challenge.

Reginald Mills

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We are thankful for God’s remarkable work in and through International Ministries throughout 2012–2013 and the past two centuries. We have sent more than 4,000 missionaries to serve in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and the Americas since our first appointed missionar-ies, Adoniram and Ann Judson, arrived in Burma (now known as Myanmar) in 1813. Today, we are seeing new signs of God at work as we rise to the

challenge of entering our third century of mission and calling forth a new generation of mission workers.

In 2012–2013, the rich network of IM’s partners grew to include the Union of Free Evangelical and Baptist Churches in Estonia, the Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches and the Baptist Union of Hungary. Partners’ invitations for IM to send people to work alongside them are signs of God at work. In 2013, our oldest partners, the Baptists of Burma, invited us to send mission personnel to resume ministry with them that had been dis-rupted by the Burmese military’s 1966 expulsion of missionaries.

The gifted individuals participating in IM’s Call Retreats and discerning God’s call to mission service are other signs of God at work. In 2012–2013, IM appointed four previously endorsed missionaries (to Macau/China and Liberia) and assigned two newly appointed missionaries for active service (to Mexico). In addition to this, six associate missionaries (to Honduras, Philippines, and Central Asia) and three special assistants (to Vietnam, Russia and India) were appointed.

Among those whom Jesus is sending into mission (John 20:21) are the 12 people whom IM endorsed in 2012–2013 to prepare for work in Thailand, in Southeast Asia, in the Congo, in the Dominican Republic, in South Africa and globally.

The proven ability of IM to faithfully preserve and manage legacy gifts is yet another sign of God at work. Since 1823 when we established our permanent fund, endowed gifts to IM have been protected long beyond the lifespan of the givers and have produced revenue for mission far exceeding the initial gifts.

Feedback from international leaders underscores the value of our partnering relationships. Rev. Dr. Parush Parushev, the rector of the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague, Czech Republic, ob-served that IM is “an inspiring and committed supporter who listens and desires to help by collaboration and not by imposition. We applaud you for your constancy.” Unsolicited comments have also come from respected U.S.-based ministries: “In this age of changing approaches and political shifts, International Ministries is finding both relevance and effectiveness in meeting the needs of our world” (Dr. J. Nathan Corbitt, president of BuildaBridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).

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When a married man studies to become a pastor, his wife can be a crucial pillar of support, both personally and in the work of his blossoming ministry.

Such is the case with the story of Matondo Nswala, a pastor’s wife and former prostitute who studied under International Ministries missionary Rita Chapman at the Women’s School of the Kikongo Pastor’s Institute in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

At the annual opening retreat, both student pastors and their wives were asked to write a list of burdens, bring them to Jesus and then burn the paper on which they were written. As Rita explains, this symbolic act went a long way to relieve “Mama Nswala” of the heartache of her past.

“During the next three years she was like a sponge, eagerly soaking up God’s Word,” Rita continues. “Upon graduating, Matondo [lower left of this photo] returned to her village a changed person. Before learning the good news of Christ in Rita’s classes, this woman was known for never refusing a drink, sleep-ing around and fighting. Upon returning to her village, Matondo said, ‘I have become a new person in Jesus.’ To test her resolve, the villagers offered her palm wine, enticed her to cheat on her husband and teased her. But Matondo demonstrated her new life in Christ and is now bringing others to Jesus. She is a living example of ‘by their fruits you shall know them.’” (Matthew 7:20).

Rita’s husband, Glen Chapman, also serves at the Kikongo Pastor’s Institute. Glen’s teaching prepares men for ministry and to return to their homeland. Rita works with the women to raise food and visits them in their homes.

To learn more about the ministries of Glen and Rita Chapman, visit their profile page at www.InternationalMinistries.org/teams/Chapman.

EVANGELISM

IM invites people to faith in Jesus, helping them form churches to live together under God’s reign and work together in God’s mission of transforming all creation.

Matthew 7:20 Comes Alive in AfricaBy the Rev. James G. Layton

“…make disciples of all nations….” MATTHEW 28:19

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International Ministries missionary Mylinda Baits travels throughout Iberoamerica and the Caribbean, teaching people what they can do to help stop human trafficking. For her, building trusting relationships is the first step. She says, “Traffickers invest a lot of time and energy in building trust. Once the vulnerable trust them, they begin to believe their lies and are captured in a spi-ral of demeaning activities. Christians need to make that same investment as we listen to the tragic stories of the vulnerable and share with them the truth of God’s love!”

Mylinda explains: “I met a teenage girl who was selling hand-woven textiles to earn money for her school fees. Though she was not yet a trafficking victim, she was vulnerable for a number of reasons. Her family was paying her broth-ers’ fees, but she had to earn money or sacrifice her education. She told me that she wanted to become a teacher because her teacher believed she was worthy. She was choosing to listen to the teacher’s hopeful voice, but without actions like ours, the roar of poverty and cultural lies could wear down her resolve.”

In September 2013, Mylinda was in Chichicastengo, Guatemala, building relationships with indigenous leaders. While there, she was inspired by sev-eral individuals who demonstrated deep resiliency and creativity in the face of an oppressive social context, such as a shop owner (pictured below) who was making a living through empowered entrepreneurship. Stories like these are helping others dare to dream, rather than remain bound by the chains of inequality, exploitation and injustice.

To learn more about the ministry of Mylinda Baits, visit her profile page at www.InternationalMinistries.org/teams/Baits.

IM combats modern-day slavery, sometimes called

“human trafficking,” through ministries of rescue and after-care, addressing physical, mental, spiritual, educational, relational and vocational needs.

Vulnerable Women Experience God’s LoveBy the Rev. James G. Layton

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING

“He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to

bind up the brokenhearted….” ISAIAH 61:1

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Therese Codio was born into poverty in Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the world. As an infant, she was abandoned by her parents. As an adult, she struggled to support a family. In spite of her efforts, it seemed that she would remain trapped in poverty. That’s when Kihomi stepped in to help.

International Ministries missionary Kihomi Ngwemi (left in photo above) has served in Haiti with her husband, Nzunga Mabudiga, since 1998. While Nzunga has ministered in theological education at the Christian University of Northern Haiti, Kihomi has focused on bringing economic hope to Haitian women. She often works with women’s church groups, training them to be-come teachers to others, with a focus on economic empowerment.

“I tell them that they can’t afford to be totally dependent on men,” Kihomi explains. “Sometimes men abandon their wives or simply don’t take responsi-bility for their families. Others are not able to find work. The women must act by creating jobs for themselves.”

Through personal contact with Therese, Kihomi learned that she was strug-gling to pay for her children’s schooling. Kihomi says, “Her husband was in the Haitian military. But the country no longer has an army, and he can’t find work. I wasn’t able to help by providing scholarships, but I was able to give Therese boxes of clothes and shoes, which she then sold.”

From this seed, Therese has grown a small business. She used the initial profit to buy more used clothes, selling them as separate items. She also sells dishes and food. “As a result,” Kihomi says, “her children are not only com-pleting high school but also attending college! Therese has even been able to buy a piece of land and has begun building a decent house.”

Kihomi could only give Therese a few boxes of clothes, but Therese took them and built a new life.

To learn more about the ministries of Kihomi Ngwemi and Nzunga Mabudiga, visit their profile page at www.InternationalMinistries.org/teams/86.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

IM mentors local leaders, helping communities build and strengthen their economies, using expertise in agriculture, finance and technology to achieve short-term goals and long-term sustainability.

An Abandoned Infant in Haiti Becomes a Successful Woman Entrepreneur By the Rev. James G. Layton

“I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood

since my youth.” ZECHARIAH 13:5

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Even with proper training and resources, it can be a challenge for a teacher to meet the educational needs of a deaf child. In northern Thailand, few deaf children receive specialized attention in school. In 2001 that changed for Bua (pictured above right) when International Ministries missionary Kim Brown (above center) began reaching out to chil-dren challenged by a variety of disabilities.

Kim intially worked with Bua’s family to have her hearing tested. Months later, Bua was enrolled in a boarding school for the deaf. Even though Bua was 10 years old at the time, she had to begin at the

kindergarten level, as her previous teachers had done little more than “put her in the back of the classroom and just let her color,” says Kim. In this new environ-ment, she began to excel.

Bua is now continuing her studies while living at The House of Love, which Kim founded as a place of refuge for children with special needs, AIDS orphans and women escaping prostitution. There, she receives care and tutoring from staff members specially trained to work with the deaf.

On March 15, 2013, Bua graduated from the ninth grade, the highest grade re-quired by the Thai government. Kim says, “It was truly a celebration for all of us as well as for Bua, who is now 21 and an excellent student. She plans to continue her schooling at the deaf school and is active in the Chiang Mai Deaf Church, where she was baptized in 2005. Bua also has a ministry of caring towards the three younger deaf children now living at The House of Love.”

To learn more about the ministry of Kim Brown, visit her profile page at www.InternationalMinistries.org/teams/Brown.

IM helps people experience abundant life, including physical and mental wholeness, by serv-ing alongside national medical professionals including doctors, nurses, therapists and preventive health care workers.

Young Deaf Women Have a Bright FutureBy the Rev. James G. Layton

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HEALTH AND HEALING“...that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.”

3 JOHN 1:2

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Adalia Gutiérrez and Ray Schellinger seek to bring God’s love to situations of abuse. In 2001, they founded Deborah’s House in Tijuana, Mexico, as a place of refuge for women and children who have been abused by the men in their lives.

But what about the abusers?When Adalia and Ray first began their ministry, the unspoken answer was

that these men should be disciplined. Ray says, “Most of us would rather see those perpetrators punished than for-given, and I was no exception. My own father was violent with my mom and us kids. And my first reaction in my ministry wasn’t from a place of grace and hope for these men. I was protecting the women and children.”

But nearly 10 years ago, when Ray was speaking to a local congregation, something unexpected happened: “After preaching that it is never too late—that God’s love can reach everyone—a man came up to me,” Ray explains. “He had scabs covering his face and smelled hor-

ribly. He asked, ‘Is it too late for me—even after I’ve mistreated my wife and abused my children?’ When I told him of God’s forgiveness, he wept uncon-trollably. The instinct of placing my hands around his throat was transformed into having my arms become God’s embrace.”

Ever since then, Ray has been reaching out to such men. He says, “I ask, ‘Where do you hurt? How can I help you?’ Amazingly, their harsh exteriors melt. They share their secrets and pains, and together we expose their dark truths to the light of Christ’s grace. As a result, these men who have done monstrous things find their redeemed humanity.”

To learn more about the ministries of Adalia and Ray Schellinger, visit their profile page at www.InternationalMinistries.org/teams/Schellinger.

God’s Love Reaches a Man in His Darkest PlaceBy the Rev. James G. Layton

Mexico

PEACE AND REFUGE

IM trains individuals in skills of conflict transformation and assists local workers to provide refuge to those displaced by violence, persecution or natural disaster.

“Seek peace, and pursue it.” PSALM 34:14

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In Japan, education is a high-intensity and high-stakes venture. Test results are often watched with more interest than are sports scoreboards. Gordon and Lee Ann Hwang began their ministry in this priority mission field in 2005, working primarily with the Soshin Girls’ School.

The Hwangs are deeply involved with the life of the school. Lee Ann teaches English, works with two student clubs and speaks regularly during chapel there. Gordon leads a hospitality ministry out of their home, hosting a Bible study group as well as visits from Soshin faculty members and neighbors. The Hwangs both pray that the Soshin students will follow the one who said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6)

In her position, Lee Ann has opportunities to be a witness for Christ. One such opportunity comes during the annual English recitation contest, in which students present a memorized speech at an assembly of their 500 junior high classmates. The winner goes on to compete at a state level.

In this competition, victory is an honor, but also a fresh source of stress. Dur-ing preparations for the next stage of the contest, Lee Ann helps the student not only to practice, but also to seek the Lord’s peace.

In a recent year, as Lee Ann accompanied one of the school’s winners to the state contest, they observed some other competitors at a shrine by the side of the road. She says, “I had already prayed with my student and reminded her that we believe God is greater than any shrine, and that God will always help her.” The student was not a Christian at the time, though she was attending church, and she seemed to understand what Lee Ann was telling her. She nodded as they passed the shrine and she didn’t look back.

To learn more about the ministries of Gordon and Lee Ann Hwang, visit their profile page at www.InternationalMinistries.org/teams/Hwang.

Teaching in Japan Goes Beyond the ClassroomBy the Rev. James G. Layton

IM provides education that reduces child labor, improves health, empowers local econo-mies and enables people to read, make informed spiritual commitments and exercise leadership in their churches and communities.

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God…with all your mind….” MARK 12:30

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“This was a precedent-setting trip from start to finish!” reported Ann and Bruce Borquist of their 2013 ministry in Myanmar (formerly Burma)—a trip made all the more significant by the Myanmar Baptist Convention’s request to renew and expand its partnership with Interna-tional Ministries.

The Borquists—IM missionaries who currently serve in Brazil with the Convenção Batista Nacional do Brasil (CBN)—received an enthusi-astic response during their month-long visit to Myanmar in August 2013. Their work was sponsored by IM; Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and the Myan-mar Baptist Convention (MBC). The CBN also wholeheartedly supported this special ministry.

“This was God bringing together our partners in an amazing way, a living parable of the Body of Christ working together,” said Ann. “We re-ceived so many comments and warm handshakes from our brothers and sisters in Myanmar saying, ‘We’re so glad you’re here.’ Prayer times often included thanks to God for our presence and American Baptists’ long relationship with them.”

This level of international coop-eration may not have been possible in the past, but the government of Myanmar is steadily opening the country to allow greater involve-ment of commercial enterprises and nongovernment organizations in the country’s economy and society. This will give the MBC and American Baptists new opportunities to work together to witness to the good news of new life in Jesus in word and deed.

Bruce and Ann’s visit came during a year of celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Adoniram and Ann Judson’s arrival in Burma in 1813, an event that sparked the 1814 for-mation of the Triennial Convention of the Baptists in the United States (today’s American Baptist Foreign

IM Receives an Official Welcome from the Long-Closed Country of MyanmarBy Roger Amerman

IM equips pastors and the laity by working alongside national leaders to provide training in seminaries, Bible schools, pastoral institutes and non-traditional settings.

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“And what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.”

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Mission Society, currently known as IM).

Social Entrepreneurship and National DevelopmentIn Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, the Borquists taught an intensive course called “Social Entrepreneur-ship for NGO Leaders” under the auspices of Payap University located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This unique program was hosted by the Royal Thai Embassy at the invitation of the Ambassador himself.

In the Social Entrepre-neurship course, Bruce and Ann offered practical steps in how to develop a business that creates social benefits as well as financial profit. Par-ticipants included leaders

from 11 Christian and secular orga-nizations, such as the International Refugee Committee (IRC) and the Karen Baptist women’s organizations associated with the Myanmar Baptist Convention.

“People were really excited and inspired,” said Ann. “Some par-ticipants said they would be able to immediately apply these principles to their own businesses. Others, espe-cially those in teaching positions, said, ‘This is fantastic because now I can pass this on to my students.’ And our colleague from the IRC is considering the possibility of offering this kind of training to refugees in camps on the border between Myanmar and Thailand.”

The Myanmar government ex-pressed enthusiastic support for the program. Dr. Aung Tun Thet, chairperson of the country’s Na-tional Economic and Social Advisory Council, told the students during the opening ceremony, “Social Entrepre-neurship is a tool that could transform this country.”

The Rev. Stan Murray, IM’s area director for Southeast Asia and Japan, echoed the importance of this training: “The infrastructure is very poor due to so many years of being a

closed country, so this kind of ethical business training is critical.”

Cross-cultural missionary training While in Myanmar, Ann and Bruce also taught short classes for the MBC’s “Basic Evangelism and Mis-sion Training” program for national cross-cultural missionaries. They pre-sented modules in servant leadership, spiritual journeys and evangelism and discipleship to a group of 24 pas-tors and missionaries representing at least six ethnic groups. In addition, they were invited to preach at eight different churches and seminaries. At each of these churches, Ann and Bruce sensed a great deal of warmth, as if they were part of a long-awaited family reunion.

The next steps In a meeting with Ann and Bruce, Dr. Yam Kho Pau, the general secretary of the Myanmar Baptist Conven-tion, reiterated his desire to renew a hands-on partnership with IM.

In a historic moment, in 2013 Dr. Pau extended the MBC’s first formal invitation for IM to return to Myan-mar when he attended the American Baptist Churches’ Mission Summit/Biennial in Overland Park, Kansas. A year later, his enthusiasm for interna-tional collaboration had not changed. As Ann explained, “Dr. Pau is plan-ning to bring international partners to be physically present in Myanmar to cooperate more closely with its member conventions on their vari-ous ministries, from church planting to evangelism to cooperatives and women’s shelters.”

As God opens doors for new kinds of witness and ministry in Myanmar, American Baptist churches are being called to rise to the challenge issued by our sisters and brothers there:

“Come and serve with us.”

To learn more about the ministries of Ann and Bruce Borquist, visit their profile page at

www.InternationalMinistries.org/teams/Borquist.

IM Receives an Official Welcome from the Long-Closed Country of MyanmarBy Roger Amerman

“I am really thankful to the Borquists, for they opened my eyes and boosted my spirit for a new start for a new venture. I know I cannot thank them enough. The blessings of their contribution will flow through all of us who received their precious training. I also thank International Ministries for sending missionaries like them all over the world.”

— Rachael Htwe Htwe Hla, graduate of the Borquists’ 2013 Certificate Course in Social Entrepreneurship

“…I first met Rachael at her Baptist church, Vinton Memorial Chapel in Yangon, Myanmar. She met me, Reid Trulson, and 11 pastors from the Rocky

Mountain and Nebraska Regions who were traveling in Burma…”

— Area Director Rev. Stan Murray

“The first thing you notice about Rachael is her giggle. Though she is of medium height and

wears traditional Karen dress, you can still pick her out of a crowd…”

— Coordinator of Volunteers in Global Missions Angela Sudermann

Read more of these articles at www.InternationalMinistries.org/read/53786

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Since 2012, when International Ministries relaunched its ministry of vocational development, its global mis-sion force has been growing. With new recruitment and training processes, IM continues to work toward its goal of sending out 15 new global personnel every year. Current-ly, over 200 people are engaged with IM in considering a

call to international service!As we look forward into the future of what God is doing through

IM, it is IM’s hope is that we can move more fully into providing intern-ships, apprenticeships and other experiences in missiological education and practice to prepare people—especially young people—for long-term cross-cultural mission service.

New to IMIM has appointed six new missionaries and development workers:

� Debbie & Keith Myers – Mexico � Becky & Larry Stanton – Liberia � Emerson & Ivy Wu – Macau

One new global consultant has joined the team: � Sharon Buttry – Community Transformation

Nine individuals are currently engaged in the process of building their Mission Partnership Networks and preparing for life and ministry as IM missionaries and development workers:

� Kathy Charland – Democratic Republic of the Congo � Cheryl Jones – South Africa � Peter & Sarah McCurdy – Dominican Republic and Cuba � Jennifer Pedzinski – Southeast Asia � Katrina & Kyle Williams – Democratic Republic of the Congo � Debby & Kyle Witmer – Thailand

The appointment of associate missionaries and development work-ers is enabling IM to enter into creative partnerships with organizations around the globe. Recently appointed associates and their partners include:

� Dwayne & Janet Doyle – Central Asia (Interserve USA) � Kathy & Tim Rice – Democratic Republic of the Congo (New City Fellowship)

� Dagoberto & Dilia Zelaya – Honduras (First Baptist Church, Marshalltown, Iowa)

To learn more about vocational development, contact Jim Bell at [email protected].

VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: INTO A NEW ERABy Jim Bell, director of Vocational Development

THE FUTURE OF EVENTS

By Karen Mason, special events/ web content manager

International Ministries has a new strategy for events as we move into our third century

of mission.

Starting in July 2014, the national World Mission Conference will be held every other summer. This key event provides opportunities for participants to engage in conversa-tions and build relationships with mis-sionaries, development workers and international leaders fresh from their fields of service.

On odd-numbered years, IM will con-tinue to have a major presence at the Mission Summit/Biennial, a gather-ing of members of American Baptist Churches USA from across the U.S. for celebration and sharing.

In the summer of 2012, IM introduced a new event, the Call Retreat week-end, which met with such success that it has become an annual event. Attendees enter into a process of discernment to determine whether God is calling them into cross-cultural global mission service. Call Retreats will be held annually in varied loca-tions.

To learn more about IM events, contact Karen Mason at

[email protected].

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When First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Oregon, voted to become a Matthew 25 Church in 2013, it put into writ-ing what it already practiced: a recognition that, through providing for those in need, we can encounter Christ.

This vision of mission extends throughout the congre-gation, where dozens of ministries, thousands of volunteer hours, offerings and inventive ideas and countless prayers

shape the life of the church.

Through Inter-national Ministries Mission Partnership Network relation-ships, the church supports IM mis-sionaries and projects in the Dem-ocratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico,

Nicaragua and Thailand. Its building hosts 30 recovery support groups; a free community clinic; a winter warm-ing shelter, breakfasts and morning coffee for their homeless neighbors; a community food ministry and a relief nursery, to name a few.

“We see permeable walls where people from the com-munity feel the freedom and the welcome to come in and use the building in a way that serves their needs,” says Pastor Kent Harrop, speaking of the church’s expansive community mission.

The church has also entered its fifth year of an eight-year commitment to AMOS (A Ministry of Service) in Nicaragua, a partnership through which it fosters health care in the rural village of La Pimienta. In addition to funding a village Health Promoter, the congrega-tion has sent four volunteer teams to La Pimienta since 2008. These teams have worked with AMOS and the commu-nity to restore the village clinic, screen residents for anemia and initiate a locally sustained clean water filtration program.

AMOS directors Drs. David and Laura Parajón (photo above) say that the benefits and encouragement of this long-term relationship have helped team members from First Baptist grow spiritually as well as benefit the community. Of the group’s most recent efforts, Laura Parajón says, “The church inspired [the villagers] to work together and get along better toward a common goal.”

MISSION PARTNERSHIPSEncountering Christ Locally and GloballyBy Gregg Brekke

Ruthie Stevenson Mission Partnership

Coordinator


Over the past few years, a group from Michigan has taken cross-cultural ministry to new and exciting levels. This team first served in Haiti in 2011, sprucing up a camp and applying their International Ministries training in cultural sensitivity as they built relationships with members of the Cap Haitien First Baptist Church community.

In 2012, after more consultation from Herb Rogers at IM, they planned a return trip to Haiti, with an extraordinary idea: They got back in touch with their friends in Cap Haitien and invited them to join the team and help build rubble houses in the city of Grand Goâve. Three young men accepted. One of these men was Azer Jean Baptiste.

Azer had been the construction crew leader for the 2011 building project. He is a deacon, leader and man of position in his community, but during the visit to Grand Goâve he shared that he had never felt equal to the missionaries who had come to his area. He had always been on the receiving end. But this week, working side-by-side with the team from Michigan, he finally saw himself as their brother and partner.

As Azer and his community were encouraged, equipped and engaged by the volunteers, they learned that they too can be mission-aries—that they can be a significant part of serving and uplifting the people of their own country.

See page 13 for statistical data on volunteer contributions in 2012–2013.

To learn more about the Volunteers in Global Mission team and opportunities to serve, visit www.InternationalMinistries.org/get-involved

or contact Angela Sudermann at [email protected].

VOLUNTEERS IN GLOBAL MISSIONBy Angela Sudermann, coordinator of volunteers

Europe: Gypsy Ministry $2,335 for the Obed

Day Center in Romania. $100 provides 25 picture

books; $250 buys educational games; $500 provides lunches for 20 students for 3 months.

Iberoamerica/Caribbean: Health Care Supplies $5,500 for health supplies for partner organizations in places like Mexico, Haiti and Chile. $100 buys a

blood pressure cuff; $275 buys lab supplies and test equipment; $550 buys a health care worker’s bag.

Asia: Pastoral Training $3,300 for seminars for 50

pastors and evangelists in India’s Banjara Baptist

Convention. $100 provides a leader’s seminar kit; $250 pays expenses for resource

people; $500 provides meals for attendees for 2 days.

Asia: Women’s Health Care Training $4,510 for 25–30 young women to receive health

care training. $100 provides hospitality for lecturers; $250 covers field trips to rural villages; $500 pays

honorariums for lecturers.

GLOBAL MISSION PROJECTS

Global mission projects fund immediate needs around the world. These projects, unlikely to be supported in any other way, are identified by International Ministries missionaries and partner organizations, which also monitor the projects to ensure that good stewardship principles are ap-plied and that donations from individuals and churches are wisely used.

Visit www.InternationalMinistries.org/projects to learn more.


2012/2013 FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT2012-2013 Revenue

2012-2013 Expenses

Endowments15%

Planned Gifts1%

Individuals/Families

24%

Church-Related Groups

2%

Congregations41%

Other Income11%

Other Organizations6% Other Expenses

0%

Development and Fundraising

6%

Investment Fees1%

Home Office Ministry Support

13%

American Baptist Churches USA

Programs1%

Education and Communication

6%

Donor-Specified Projects

16%

Global Partner Projects16%

Global MissionPersonnel

41%

Endowments15%

Planned Gifts1%

Individuals/Families

24%

Church-Related Groups

2%

Congregations41%

Other Income11%

Other Organizations6% Other Expenses

0%

Development and Fundraising

6%

Investment Fees1%

Home Office Ministry Support

13%

American Baptist Churches USA

Programs1%

Education and Communication

6%

Donor-Specified Projects

16%

Global Partner Projects16%

Global MissionPersonnel

41%

Note: 80.3% of the Total Operating Expenses was used to fund Program, 13.9% was used to fund Administrative Support Services and 5.8% was used for Development and Fundraising.

Note: Management reports represented here are unaudited financial statements.Note: For a copy of IM’s audited financial statements,

please visit the Resources section of our website.

Sources of Operating Revenue for Ministry Fiscal Year Ending 09/30/2013

Revenue Sources Amount (In $)

Congregations 6,371,718

Church-Related Groups 283,140

Individuals/Families 3,762,185

Planned Gifts 175,000

Endowments 2,338,000

Other Organizations 1,016,823

Other Income 1,643,124

Total Operating Revenue 15,589,990

Where Operating Ministry Dollars Were Spent Fiscal Year Ending 09/30/2013

Operating Expenses Amount (In $)

Global Mission Personnel 5,956,538

Global Partner Projects 2,402,409

Donor-Specified Projects 2,295,892

Education and Communication 895,014

American Baptist Churches USA Programs 120,000

Home Office Ministry Support 1,826,767

Investment Fees 109,148

Development and Fundraising 843,041

Other Expenses 77,289

Total Operating Expenses 14,526,098

All of the directors on the board1 are donors of record to International Ministries. They contribute their time, skills and wisdom while serving without pay. As a group, in 2012–2013 the directors invested 3,440 volunteer hours in the ministry of governance.

Other volunteers also contributed to the mission of IM. These included 480 members of Missionary Partnership Teams, 1,387 short-term missionaries, 17 special assistants giving international service and 4 home staff special as-sistants in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

Volunteers greatly expand the global mission capac-ity of IM. The time that 1,915 volunteers invested in 2012–2013 totaled 173,702 hours. That is equivalent to $3.8 million in additional revenue,2 or another 90.5 full-time staff members.

VOLUNTEERS BUILD MISSION CAPACITYBy Reid Trulson, executive director

1 See page 15 for members of the Board of Directors from September 30, 2013 to April 30, 2014.2 “The estimated value of volunteer time for 2012 is $22.14 per hour. The estimate helps acknowledge the millions of individuals who dedicate their time, talents, and energy to making a difference. Charitable organizations can use this estimate to quantify the enormous value volunteers provide.” http://www.independentsector.org/volunteer_time#sthash.7stcAseG.dpuf )

2012–2013

Board of Directors 27 people 3,440 hours

MPTs 480 people 18,525 hours

Short-Term Missionaries 1,387 people 143,224 hours

Special Assistants 21 people 8,513 hours

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GLOBAL PERSONNEL

Africa

Dem. Rep. of the CongoGlen & Rita ChapmanJill & Mike LoweryKatherine & Wayne NilesEd & Miriam Noyes

LiberiaLarry & Rebecca Stanton

South Africa Anita & Rick Gutierrez

South SudanAnn & Bill Clemmer

Regional Missionary Charles West

Asia

China (Amity) Judith Sutterlin

PhilippinesJonathan & Thelma Nambu

Japan – Mainland Gordon & Lee Ann HwangRoberta Stephens

Japan-Okinawa David & Leslie Turley

Thailand Duane & Marcia BinkleyKim BrownScott & Tan CoatsAnnie & Jeff DieselbergChuck & Ruth FoxLea LinderoBecky MannJan & Larry MartinKit RipleyKaren Smith

Europe & Middle East

Bulgaria Terry & Tom Myers

Czech Republic Nora & Pieter Kalkman

Lebanon Dan & Sarah Chetti

United KingdomHermelinda & Jorge

Damasceno

Regional MissionaryDebbie Kelsey

Development Workers

Dwayne & Janet DoyleKatie & Taku LongkumerJoel Hoefle & Trish MagalLori & Matt MannDeb MulneixCarole SydnorEmerson & Ivy Wu

Endorsed as Missionary Candidates

Sharon ButtryKathryn CharlandCheryl JonesPeter & Sarah McCurdyJennifer PedzinskiKathleen & Timothy RiceKyle & Katrina WilliamsKyle & Debby Witmer

Special Assistants

(Volunteers assisting specific IM staff in global mission under formal agreement)

Gail Aita – MyanmarPaul Aita – MyanmarGreg Creasy – RussiaRob Ely – Youth Leaders

Training in IndiaSamuel Escobar – Spain Connie Gates – East Asia &

IndiaVic Gordon – HaitiMax Hill – Fraternity of

Cuban Baptist Churches Joseph Huse – Christian

Stewardship Development in India

Anthony Ng – Capacity Building Ministry

Herb Rogers – Haiti & VIGM Carla Romarate-Knipel –

Philippines David Sagar – Leadership

Development in South India

Bob Santilli – Global Prayer Ron Schlosser – Media

Distribution and Archiving

Sandra Schoeninger – Finance

Alan Selig – VietnamGam Shae – Yunnan, China Lisa Simmons – Missionary

Partnership TeamsDavid Wong – Swatow,

China

Iberoamerica & the Caribbean

Bolivia JD & Rhonda Reed

Brazil Ann & Bruce BorquistCorenne & Phil Smith

Chile Barb & Dwight Bolick

Costa Rica Sue HegartyRuth Mooney

Dominican Republic Madeline Flores-López

Haiti Nancy & Stephen JamesKihomi Ngwemi & Nzunga

MabudigaDeliris Carrión-Rosa

HondurasDagoberto & Dilia Zelaya

Mexico – CICEM Doris & Ricardo MayolDebbie & Keith MyersChuck & Ramona Shawver

Mexico – Baja North Mercy BarnesPatti & Tim LongAdalia Schellinger-Gutiérrez

& Ray Schellinger

Mexico – Baja South David & Joyce Reed

Nicaragua Carlos Bonilla & Mayra

Giovanetti David & Laura ParajónKetly & Vital Pierre

Panama Ingrid Roldán-Román

Regional MissionariesMylinda BaitsKristy EngelKim Kushner DominguezMario Morales

Global Consultants

Lauran BethellDan ButtryMike MannWalt WhiteStan Slade

Colleagues in Mission

(American Baptists in recog-nized relationship with IM serving with other agencies)

Dan Sparkman – Japan: teacher, Kanto Gakuin University

Partner Missionaries

(Personnel from international partners whose ministries are partially supported by IM)

Africa – 14East Asia & India – 169Europe & Middle East – 9Southeast Asia & Japan – 53

October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013



BOARD OF DIRECTORS

IM STAFF LEADERSHIP

Board Directors Calendar Year 2013

Hopeton Scott, Conn., PresidentReginald Mills, Ill., Vice PresidentPaul Vick, N.Y., TreasurerLacey Alford, Ga.David Gnirk, S.Dak.Sharon Gober, Wash.Lorna Hansen, MaineManuel Hernandez, Ind.Mercy Johnson, Ore.Danica Keefe, Ind.Thomas Lacy Jr., Va.Kathy Longhat, Okla.Lee McDonald, Ariz.Jorge Medero, P.R.Paul Nelson, Va.Timothy Pantoja, N.Y.Roger Raikes, W.Va.Richard Schweissing, Colo.Nancy Shaver, N.J.Allen Yeh, Calif.

Hopeton Scott, Board President 2012-2013

Reginald Mills, Board President 2013-2014

Board Vice President 2012-2013

Reid S. Trulson, Executive Director

Stanley D. Slade, Associate Executive Director

Program

Patti Glasser, Associate Executive Director

Administration

David Worth, Associate Executive Director

Development

Mercy Johnson, Board Vice President 2013-2014

Paul Vick, Treasurer 2012-2014

Board Directors Calendar Year 2014

Reginald Mills, Ill., PresidentMercy Johnson, Ore., Vice PresidentPaul Vick, N.Y., TreasurerLacey Alford, Ga.Wendy Bernhard, Nev.David Gnirk, S.Dak.Sharon Gober, Wash.Lorna Hansen, MaineManuel Hernandez, Ind.Thomas Lacy Jr., Va.Kathy Longhat, Okla. Vivan Martindale, N.H.Jorge Medero, P.R.Paul Nelson, Va.Timothy Pantoja, N.Y. Jenny Quey, Calif.Roger Raikes, W.Va.Richard Schweissing, Colo.Nancy Shaver, N.J.Allen Yeh, Calif.

Staff Leadership, 2012-2013

Reid S. Trulson Executive DirectorStanley D. Slade Associate Executive Director for ProgramPatti Glasser Associate Executive Director for AdministrationDavid Worth Associate Executive Director for DevelopmentPaul Vick Treasurer, IM Board of Directors


Project SupportGiven by: Churches, Individuals

Global staff regularly create special projects based on great needs that they have identified. Last year, $231,925.73 was given toward 89 projects from 21 of the countries in which IM has a presence. Projects vary in size and scope and can be found on the IM website. You can search for projects by country or ministry focus area.

SOURCES OF IM FUNDING

Planned GiftsGiven by: Individuals

The American Baptist Foundation (ABF) “connects people who care to ministries that matter,” like those carried out around the world through IM. ABF helps donors select the option for planned giving best suited to their needs and interests.

As you consider how you can support IM, you may want to choose an endowment or another type of planned gift. A Charitable Gift Annuity, for instance, provides immediate tax advantages and guarantees you fixed income for life. In naming IM as the annuity’s beneficiary, the portion that remains will go to the work of IM. You may also make gifts from a retire-ment plan, appreciated stock, life insurance or real estate.

To learn more about planned gifts that can support God’s work through IM, contact ABF’s Executive Director, Perkin Simpson, at 1-800-222-3872, ext 2281, or email him at: [email protected]. For general infor-mation on planned giving, go to: www.abcofgiving.org.

World Mission OfferingGiven by: Churches

Each year, congregations promote the

World Mission Offering (WMO) to focus on the biblical imperative to share the good news of Christ “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Church-es use WMO materials, received in July, to build worship and educational programs, encouraging congregation-al understanding and participation. Gifts to the WMO enable the giver to support the entire spectrum of IM’s mission.

Generous giving through the WMO is the single greatest source of support for all of IM’s work around the world. WMO dollars help to grow and sustain IM’s ministries and global staff who serve in more than 70 countries worldwide.

WORLD

OFFERINGMISSION

The Luther Rice SocietyGiven by: Individuals

The Luther Rice Society (LRS), established in 2001, has more

than 700 members who express their commitment to mission through higher levels of giving to IM. Luther Rice (1783-1836) began his mission work with Adoniram and Ann Jud-son, but ultimately found his calling in the U.S., raising financial support for the first generation of American Baptist missionaries. Today, people who donate a minimum of $1,000 annually are honored by being named LRS members.

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Supporting International Ministries Through Faithful and Generous StewardshipThere are many ways to partner with International Ministries financially and impact lives today and eternally. A few of these options are outlined below. Should you have any questions, please contact: Al Evon, Ray Schooler or Jim Wiegner at 1-800-222-3872.

What to Do with a Windfall

First Baptist Church, Palo Alto, California, had long supported missionaries and projects through IM, but when it received a large sum through a land sale, mem-bers took the opportunity to practice extraordinary giving.

The church dedicated $30,000 to projects associated with missionaries that it had previously supported. These included Clean Water for Haiti, managed by Nzunga Mabudiga and Kihomi Ngwe-mi, and the Centre for Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, managed by Sarah Chetti (pictured above).



United MissionGiven by: Churches

American Baptist congregations provide financial support for mission everywhere—regionally, nationally and internationally—through United Mission. This type of support is often given through a church’s mission budget and helps fund IM

missionaries, global consultants and development workers.

One Great Hour of SharingGiven by: Churches

One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) is a congregational offering that provides domestic and international relief and development grants in times of natural disaster, conflict and severe economic hardship. In fiscal year 2012-2013, IM

received eight OGHS emergency disaster grants totaling $61,500. These grants aided relief efforts in nine areas around the globe. OGHS also funded 12 development projects in nine countries totaling $317,590. Additionally, through funds previously given to OGHS, IM continued to support recovery activities in Japan and Haiti. For more information, go to: www.abc-oghs.

Personalized SupportGiven by: Churches, Individuals

IM missionaries, global consul-tants and development workers are able to “Rise to the Chal-

lenge” of the Great Commission because they receive a living allowance, benefits and ministry funds through IM. Churches and individuals help meet these needs through Personalized Support—sending contributions to IM for the support of named individuals. This is called “Targeted Giving.” Givers receive personal news updates to enable deeper involvement and informed intercessory prayer.

Churches and individuals can choose a mission-ary and send gifts directly to IM or give online at: www.internationalministries.org/give.

PersonalizedSUPPORT

White CrossGiven by: Women’s Groups, Churches

Organized at the conclusion of World War I, White Cross offers a variety of opportunities to provide urgently needed supplies for health, medical and social ministries throughout the world. In 2012–13, White Cross met needs in 22 countries through gifts to 40 IM partner orga-

nizations with a total value of $334,604. American Baptist Women has a long history of participation and leader-ship in White Cross—from rolling bandages to preparing health kits. And men, youth and entire congregations are increasingly participating with them in this critical minis-try. For further details on White Cross, go to: www.internationalministries.org/topics/white_cross

When “Goodbye” Is a New Beginning

Rev. Judith “Judy” Sutterlin (pictured at left) attended First Baptist Church, Portland, Or-egon, during her early life. Her father was an associate pastor at First Baptist, and it was there that she was baptized. When

Judy’s parents became missionaries to China, the church supported them; and when Judy started her own ministry in China through IM, the church supported her.

Judy retired from missionary service in early 2014, but First Baptist wanted to continue to be involved with a similar ministry. Judy recom-mended Emerson and Ivy Wu, new IM develop-ment workers to Macau. The church also voted to add IM missionaries Dr. Tim and Kathy Rice to its ongoing support for Ann and Bruce Borquist and Lauran Bethell.

A Man and His Bees

Erwin (pictured at right) is a father, a husband, a church leader... and now, thanks to White Cross, a beekeeper. In Mapuche commu-nities in Chile, stable jobs are hard to come by. Beekeeping is an inexpensive and sustainable source of supplemen-tal income, and IM missionaries Dwight and Bar-bara Bolick have been helping villagers start up small apiaries, or places where beehives are kept.

In the second year after White Cross gave Erwin the beehives and equipment to get started, sales from his harvests generated the equivalent of over two months’ income. Erwin has more than doubled the size of his apiary and has voluntarily repaid the cost of the equipment. The small investment has made a difference for Erwin, his family, his church and his community—and now that he has repaid that gift, this same investment will go on to help someone else.

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help IM staff and partners discern and articulate a fresh vision of how we will serve the mission of Jesus Christ in 2015–2020. Foundational to this process is the recognition that God calls IM, not in isolation, but together with partners throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the world.

As we enter into the Responding to the Call process, our goals include:

� a shared statement of vision, priorities and goals � a plan for IM’s work in 2015–2020 � deeper mission relationships throughout IM’s entire partnership network

� new energy for the transforming work of Jesus Christ

We welcome your voice and participation!

Please contact [email protected] for more information.

All Responding to the Call materials are located on the IM website at http://internationalministries.org/read/53125.

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