Summit Missions Inc

“Summit Missions International SMI partners with national pastors, church-planters and Christian leaders in Eastern Eruope, providing support, supplies and encouragement. SMI was responsible for coordinating and sponsoring three short term mission trips to introduce residents of the USA to the needs of people in the region of Moldova known as Transnistria and provided opportunity for them to serve in a variety of capacities. SMI raises the visibility of the local church in a culture that historically has persecuted these same churches. Members of our teams met with area pastors to assess their needs, promote partnership and schedule actgivities that are church based. SMI sponsors men skilled in church-planting to visit pastors throughout Moldova. They train these pastors how to start new churches in other communities. SMI sponsored six of these training sessions in 2015. SMI conducted a conference on growing the local church that was attended by 50 people representing four countries. The long term goal is to establish a training center in the capitol city of Chisinau, Moldova. SMI also assists in the Kiev-based training center for new pastors. SMI is responsible for maintaining accurate records, local and international communications, public relations, publications, information technology and other duties that are an integral part of the daily operation. These are some of the aspects of administration Smi operates with staff consisting of only one full-time and five part-time employees 3,320 newsletters were created, printed and distributed during the year A new electronic newsletter was created and initiated 1,020 prayer calendars were designed, printed and mailed all financial records, receipts and expenditures were accurately processed, reviewed by a CPA board member and an independent CPA firm SMI staff worked 7,770 hours conducting day-to-day operations in both the office and warehouse.”

“Youth-oriented mission programs were designed and conducted by the SMI staff to emphasize Gods love for children and their personal worth and value. Here are some of those programs Summer Bible Clubs held during the months of June, July and August were sponsored and underwritten by SMI. These clubs provided activities, Bible lessons, crafts, games, meals and snacks for more than 2,000children at 32 locations in Transnistria Summer programs were sponsored and staffed by SMI at state-run orphanages for 200 children. A variety of activities and treats were provided as well as equipment for the orphanages Children of the Street is an after-school program in the City of Grigoriopol that provides food, tutoring, activities and games for underprivileged children. It is sponsored by SMI and averages 15 - 20 extremely poor children. During the Christmas holidays, food parcels were distributed to the childrens families English clubs were held by SMI in April, July and October to give university students the opportunity to converse with native English-speaking people. These clubs are sponsored and underwritten by SMI. 125 students participated in this program Help the Children is a registered trade name of SMI and is associated with our children-at-risk projects. 65 children have been placed in the homes of local families in Transnistria and 15 young adults have completed the transitional care program after aging out of the orphanages To promote the foster care program, three homes were remodeled to make additional space for children to be adopted from the orphanages. Building supplies and labor were provided by SMI.”

“SMI is a compassionate mission that receives and processes material goods for shipping and distibution to the needy and to promote business as missions. Here are some of the ways that SMI was involved 5,300 hours of volunteer service were donated by friends of the mission in various capacities Preparing relief products, working in the warehouse, traveling with the mission teams, clerical work, loading shipping containers and many other projects Our SMI staff and volunteers prepared and shipped 368 tons of products that were used for humanitarian purposes as well as the thrift store project More than 80 tons of locally donated clothing, shoes and household items were sorted, baled, packaged and shipped SMI processed a total of 33 shipping containers for humanitarian distribution and to help supply 22 thrift shops. The shops are designed to provide employment for local people, as a resource for the very poor and to provide income for the foster care progam.”