YEAR IN REVIEW APRIL 2017 Waking Hearts to Life
A LETTER FROM KURT NELSON I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. Jeremiah 24:7 Regardless of the spiritual climate, God has placed a desire in people from every nation, tribe, people and language to know Him. And through your partnership, the lost living in spiritually dark areas are entering into a relationship with God through the gospel of Jesus Christ! Today I m thrilled to share more about how God used East-West to impact unreached and restricted access communities in 2016 through our annual ministry report. I pray you are encouraged by how disciples and churches are multiplying through your generosity and the labor of our frontline workers! Thank you for joining God s story with us! Kurt Nelson Chief Executive Officer
CHANGED LIFE STORY I n Southeast Asia, light is spreading as women of faith gather in increasing numbers. Together they are being equipped by East-West missionaries to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to people who do not know Him. Linh* is one of these women. Several years ago, she heard the gospel message and accepted the free gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. But Linh s conversion wasn t the end of her story it was the start. She wasn t content with keeping the sweetness of the gospel to herself. God filled her with a passion for the women in her village to hear about Jesus. This passion turned into action as she began sharing the Name of Jesus with over one hundred local women. One of the first to hear and respond to the good news shared by Linh was Mai*. Soon after, Linh taught Mai how to tell her story and God s story. These two women are now partners in ministry traveling from house to house in their surrounding communities to join God in the work of waking hearts to life. Linh and Mai are just two examples of what it means to be lights in a world of overwhelming spiritual darkness. Because of their faithfulness and the faithfulness of other women in Southeast Asia disciples are multiplying in this unreached region of the world. *Identities have been changed for security.
MINISTRY STATISTICS EAST-WEST WORKS IN 54 COUNTRIES, OF WHICH: 37 are considered unreached by Joshua Project 28 are on the World Watch List for Top 50 Most Persecuted Places for Christians country classified as unreached country classified as most persecuted country classified as both unreached & most persecuted BETWEEN JANUARY DECEMBER 2016: 23,037,610 people were exposed to the gospel 25,170 new churches were started 246,189 local leaders were equipped 349,353 disciples were multiplied IN 2016, WE SENT SHORT-TERM TRIPS TO: CARIBBEAN 42 TRIPS EUROPE 9 TRIPS MIDDLE EAST 3 TRIPS AFRICA 1 TRIP SOUTH ASIA 15 TRIPS EAST ASIA 1 TRIP A total of 874 short-term missionaries evangelized the lost in these region last year.
OUR MISSIONARIES AND STAFF FOCUS ON: Number of Workers 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Field Based U.S. Based Africa Central Asia Latin America East Asia Europe Middle East Russia/Caucasus South Asia Southeast Asia Development Equipping Field Ministry Office Marketing Mobilization Multiplication Operations Leadership Regional Managers Short-Term Trips U.S. Diaspora *287 total staff ON AVERAGE IT COSTS EAST-WEST: 6 to reach one person with the gospel $11 $101 to start to equip one new one believer church EAST-WEST IS FUELED BY: 255 daily staff prayer meetings each year 482 U.S. churches who partnered with us in ministry 1,951 people who partnered with us in prayer 17,389 cups of coffee enjoyed by staff in the office 13 U.S. based staff chapel gatherings 15 hardworking interns 8 partner organizations 14,474 faithful donors to our ministry THANK YOU for joining God s global work with us this year! *All statistics collected from January 1, 2016 December 31, 2016.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS E ast-west Ministries is supported by the gifts of partners who share our passion for multiplying disciples in the spiritually darkest areas of the world. As an organization following Jesus, we are convicted to steward well the resources we have been given to extend God s grace to those who ve yet to hear of Jesus Christ s saving work on the cross. In all of our communications, we strive to present the impact and the needs of these projects with accuracy and integrity. Because you are one of our financial partners, we wanted to share with you our financial highlights from 2016. REVENUE (October 1, 2015 September 30, 2016) EXPENSES (October 1, 2015 September 30, 2016) 26% 3% 10% 7% 5% 9% 10% 59% 3% 2% 43% General Fund $4,531,567 Short-Term Mission Trips $1,382,025 Missionary Support $10,121,405 Field Ministry $1,334,409 Other* ($191,763) Total Revenue $17,177,643 *Due to liquidated assets in Central Asia. 26% 59% -1% 100% Mobilization Evangelizing Equipping Multiplication Short-Term Mission Trips Missionary Missionary Gen. & Admin. Missionary Fundraising General & Administration Fundraising $554,106 $1,690,693 $1,262,157 $760,824 $1,456,566 $7,232,632 $305,915 $428,281 $1,753,382 $1,356,545 3% 10% 7% 5% 9% 43% 2% 3% 10% Total Expenses $16,801,101 100% ECFA MEMBERSHIP East-West is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). Membership in the ECFA is your assurance that East-West adheres to the highest standards of financial stewardship and ethical practices. For more information visit ecfa.org.
My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord Almighty. MALACHI 1:11
GET INVOLVED IN 2017 PRAY Partner with us in praying for the unreached and those ministering to them. GIVE Steward your resources for the expanse of God s Kingdom. GO Witness the gospel multiply by going on mission with us. Visit www.eastwest.org/ignite to find out how you can be involved in the minstry of East-West in 2017. The vision of East-West is to glorify God by multiplying followers of Jesus in the spiritually darkest areas of the world. We exist to mobilize the Body of Christ to evangelize the lost and equip local believers to multiply disciples and healthy churches among unreached peoples and/or in restricted access communities. 2001 W. PLANO PARKWAY, STE. 3000 PLANO, TX 75075 WWW.EASTWEST.ORG 972.941.4500 We would like to thank an anonymous print company for graciously providing their services at no cost to the ministry.