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THIS IS MISSION CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY
2017–18 YEAR IN REVIEW
In 2017, we asked more than 2,000 Christians to tell us what they think “mission is”. We received a variety of responses, from “evangelism” to “social justice”, from “overseas” to “local”, to simply “life”. That’s the thing. To support mission means playing a vital role in a wide array of activities, because God is active in our world in a variety of ways – some of them surprising and unexpected. CMS people in mission are joining with God at work in a range of contexts: from meeting people’s needs for food, healthcare and shelter, to raising our voices in solidarity with the oppressed, to speaking and living the good
news of Jesus, to building bridges from conflict to compassion, to caring for creation… the list goes on. If you were to take a step back and view all of these things people in mission are doing simultaneously, you’d see a vibrant, colourful, moving picture of hands, hearts and minds joined together in bringing challenge, change, hope and freedom to our world. The following pages offer a glimpse of this. This is the call in action. This is mission. Thank you for being part of what God was doing in our world in 2017….
#missionis THE CALL – AUTUMN 2018
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MISSION IS… PEOPLE We are committed to setting individuals and churches free to play their part in God’s mission globally and locally. 1
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Grants have enabled support for 67 projects in 30 countries
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MISSION IS… LIVES CHANGED Here are some highlights from 2017 that you helped make happen through your prayerful support. Thank you! Mission is… making a splash for equality
Mission is… empowering through translation
In 2017 mission partner Helen Burningham (Uganda) started a dance company for people both with and without disabilities. Called SPLASH, this highly-acclaimed troupe has performed in several venues. SPLASH is helping transform negative attitudes towards disability in Uganda.
Working amid civil unrest and religious persecution, translators in Kurdistan, northern Iraq, completed the first translation of the whole Bible into the Central Kurdish Sorani language. The project took 28 years and will enable six million people to hear, read and share the Bible.
Mission is… changing lives in prison
Mission is… doing business ethically
One Sunday in Lima, Peru, a group of people gathered in a garden with a swimming pool for H’s baptism. H was part of a Bible study group that mission partner Anna Sims leads in a women’s prison. Before her baptism, H thanked God for rescuing her. Anna said, “There was not a dry eye in that garden.”
Clean for Good, a CMS-backed social enterprise, officially launched in 2017. Based in London, Clean for Good is a cleaning company that bucks the industry trend by paying its employees the Living Wage and offering opportunities for personal development.
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Mission is… reaching youth
In autumn 2017 the CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training course added two new pathways, for pioneering youth ministry and pioneering children’s and family ministry. Also, in an inspection report, the Ministry Division of the Church of England called CMS “an exemplar of pioneer training”.
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Our colleagues in CMS-Africa want to see 50 million families transformed through wholelife discipleship training by 2050. They’ve already trained thousands. Asia-CMS trains Asian Christians for mission within Asia; they are moving ever closer towards “the edge of God’s mission”..
Mission is… healing the sick in slums
Mission is… loving your enemies
More than 150 people, mostly children, in two Nepali slums received medical care and other vital support, thanks to two health camps held in 2017 by the National Mission Commission of Nepal. NMCN, a strategic partner of CMS, ran these camps in the Thapathali and Godavari slums, cleaning wounds, giving out medicines and praying for the sick. They also provided food and educational materials and invited children to attend the education centres they provide in these areas.
Lebanon and Syria have a recent history of conflict and violence, so the fact that millions of Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon means there’s great potential for tension within the country. However, many Christians, like CMS local partners Emil and Reem, have trusted God and opened their homes and hearts to Syrian refugees. Emil and Reem have started a school for 80+ Syrian refugee children, a powerful testimony to the love and grace of Jesus.
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GIVING FROM CHURCHES AND GROUPS
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WILLIAM LEECH TRUST INCOME
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INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
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There are many causes out there that are worthy of support. We are grateful to our Church Mission Society family for sharing what you have for the sake of God’s mission. Thank you again for your prayerful, faithful generosity and for understanding how vital mission is today.
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£1.491m LEGACY INCOME
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The 2017–18 financial year figures (1 February 2017 through 31 January 2018):
Total expenditure: EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS
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