Summit Missions Inc

“MOBILIZED PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO ASSIST NATIONAL CHRISTIAN PARTNERS - Summit Missions International SMI was responsible for coordinating and sponsoring the following activities 1. Three mission trips to the region of Moldova known as Transnistria in order to raise the visibility of the local church in a culture that historically has persecuted these same churches. 2. Members of our spring mission trip team met with Tranistrian area pastors and Christian leaders to assess their needs, promote partnership and schedule activities that are church-based. This resulted in the following a SMI committing to provide resources for more than 2,000 children to attend Summer Bible Clubs at 34 locations in Transnistria, Moldova and recently Ukraine, b Conducting Spring, Summer and Fall 5-day English Clubs for 165 university students with follow-up by a local mission partner, c Continuing construction of Annas Home, for discipling young women in a safe environment, d Renewing suppor for Children of the Street, an after-school feeding and tutoring programs. MULTIPLIED CHURCHES THAT POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR COMMUNITIES - 1. SMI sponsors a church planting ministry based in Kiev, Ukraine. There are two leaders involved using training materials called Generation. Potential church-planters come to Kiev three times each year for specialized training. Currently the trainees are from five countries. 2. In 2017, through the church planting network, many people received Christ and are attending new home churches. MAGNIFIED THE LORD AND REVEALED HIS MERCY, LOVE AND GRACE - 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 1 SMI operates with staff consisting of only one full-time and four part-time employees. 2 3,500 newsletters were created and distributed during the year. 3 800 prayer calendars are designed, printed and mailed each year. 4 All financial records, receipts and expenditures are accurately processed, reviewed by a CPA and Reviewed by an independant accounting firm each year. 5 All day-to-day operations in both the office and warehouse are conducted by the SMI staff.”

“MOTIVATED YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE GODS LOVE AND RECOGNIZE THEIR PERSONAL WORTH - 1 SMI employs a part-time Bible Club Coordinator in-country as well as a summer staff to manage more than 2,000 children meeting at 34 locations in Transnistria. This year a club was also held in Ukraine and in Moldova. 2 Adventure Camp for teens is a Summit Missions sponsored program. In addition to providing monetary help, SMI also shipped 32 bicycles, camping supplies and other items for this program. 3 SMI sponsored a team from Ukraine that provided significant help with the childrens ministries. Bringing teams from neighboring countries is part of our long-term objectives. 4 The future development and hope for children and young adults are of primary importance to SMI. This is reflected in the prartnerships we have with these ministries a Help the Children Foster and Transitional Care, b English Clubs, c Summer Bible Clubs, d Children of the Street feeding and tutoring, e Orphanage Ministries, f Construction Projects for children and g Adventure Camp.”

“MET NEEDS THROUGH PRODUCT SHIPMENTS AND PROMOTED BUSINESS AS MISSIONS - 1 Mobilized 195 volunteers who served a combined total of 5,763 hours valued at 139,000. 2 SMI sorted, packaged and prepared 397 tons of aid in 35 shiping containers for distribution to the needy and for our Thrift Store partner in Eastern Europe. Currently we help supply 24 Thrift Stores employing more than 200 people in a severly economically distressed region. 3 SMI provided administrative services without cost for more than 70 kids in the Help the Children foster care and Transitional Care programs for at-risk children and vulnerable youth.”