IMPACT REPORT 2018
NAZARENE COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES
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FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries partners with local Nazarene congregations around the world to clothe, shelter, feed, heal, educate, and live in solidarity with those who suffer under oppression, injustice, violence, poverty, hunger, and disease. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries exists in and through the Church of the Nazarene to proclaim the gospel to all people in word and deed.
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GOOD NE WS TO THE WORLD In reviewing the impact of our church’s
These efforts represent countless
compassionate response across the
connection points that offer tangible hope
globe, it is crucial to draw attention to the
to people living in the midst of poverty,
congregations behind these incredible
illness, and natural disasters.
efforts. Collectively, the following numbers of impact represent the church
Behind any numbers of impact are people
working together to spread the love of
and communities mobilized in the name
Christ across the world. Together, these
of Jesus.
efforts are our church. This annual report represents not what Holistic child development, disaster
NCM is or does, but what NCM has been
response, and water supply and
privileged to facilitate in and through local
sanitation/hygiene training would not
churches as the hands and feet of Christ
be possible without committed Christ-
in their communities. Together, we are the
followers seeking to live out a holistic
church offering good news to the world.
response to needs in their community.
NELL BECKER SWEEDEN Director, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
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WHO WE ARE THE CHURCH IN ACTION
NAZARENE COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES (NCM) IS THE CHURCH IN ACTION.
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We are an outflow of the Church of the Nazarene in our world, working to mobilize
Emergency Relief
local congregations to live out Christ’s call to care for those considered the “least
Anti-Human Trafficking
of these” (Matthew 25). Through your partnership, NCM walks alongside local churches when they are looking for ways
Economic Development
to meet the needs around them. We use a holistic ministry model that both proclaims
Hunger
and demonstrates the gospel of Christ, resulting in lives that are transformed through Christ.
Together, we partner with congregations
Clean Water
Health Care
around the world to provide tangible expressions of Christ’s compassion through church-led community development and
HIV & AIDS
emergency relief work. We are seeing lives and communities transformed through these 10 areas of work:
Refugee & Immigrant Support
Women & Girls
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HIGHLIGHT
HOLISTIC CHILD DEVELOPMENT We implement a holistic child development model designed to address all aspects of a child’s life—spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, and relational. Our child-centered programs happen in partnership with local churches, helping children understand that God loves them, they have value, and they can have a relationship with Jesus. Our programs also help improve the lives of children’s families, knowing that the best child development happens when children grow up in healthy families. Our child sponsorship program is critical to the success of the child development programs. Through child sponsorship, children are enrolled in child development centers, where they receive education, preventive health care, nutritional support, psycho-social support, recreation, and spiritual nurturing.
18,000+ children who are vulnerable were cared for through holistic child development
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Nazarene child development centers in 39 countries provided children with opportunities to grow and learn as they learn about Christ
3,435
children of Nazarene pastors received educational support through NCM’s child sponsorship program
10 million+
cumulative hours were invested in the lives of children through the care and support of child development centers
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DAYANI’S STORY Dayani*, who lives in Sri Lanka, attended her local child development center for years. Her family lives in poverty, and the afterschool programming at the CDC allowed Dayani to thrive in school. As Dayani approached her final school exams, though, she stopped attending classes. The staff at her CDC finally discerned that she was being bullied. Miss Shiromi, a staff member and counselor from the CDC, began visiting Dayani regularly. When Dayani did return to school after four months, Miss Shiromi continued to provide counsel and prayer. Dayani passed her exams at the top of her class. “It was Miss Shiromi who encouraged her, and if not for that encouragement and the support, my daughter wouldn’t have ever got through this examination,” Dayani’s mother says. *Children’s names are changed for their protection.
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HIGHLIGHT
WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH) Through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs, local churches are serving their communities all over the world with the support of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries. Through a combined, holistic approach, access to clean water, proper sanitation facilities, and hygiene training are all creating long-term health benefits.
We are continuing to support comprehensive programming that goes beyond just drilling wells. In the last year, we have supported mobilized churches as they engage their communities through hygiene training, safe water resources such as wells, and sanitation facilities.
Tippy taps like this are easy to make with training from local volunteers and materials available for free. “We believe that this is a transformation here,” one woman in Mozambique says. “Our behavior is changing because people are teaching us about sanitation and hygiene.”
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PLACES: • •
13 countries improving the health and lives of people through WASH programs Communities, churches, schools, and clinics are all part of training and education
PEOPLE: • •
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CONSTRUCTION: 55 boreholes were drilled to provide clean water to whole communities 573 biosand filters were distributed in addition to those used in emergency response 500+ latrines were constructed, four of which were improved public toilets
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60,000+ people have been directly impacted by WASH services 44 churches actively mobilized communities, assigned volunteers, partnered with leaders, and used church property for WASH programs and wells
TRAINING: • •
5,000+ schoolchildren and 140+ teachers participated in consistent WASH activities and training In Mozambique, 8,000 people participated in awareness meetings and sanitation campaigns, and 315 households received waste management training
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HIGHLIGHT
EMERGENCY RELIEF In 2018, local churches continued to mobilize in response to emergencies like storms, flooding, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, famine, disease outbreak, and more. During disasters and emergencies, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries assists local churches as they meet the needs of their communities during the disaster and the long-term recovery, meeting both physical and spiritual needs. This year, we provided training in disaster-prone areas before disasters struck and continued to support churches after immediate emergencies were over.
When the Fuego volcano erupted in Guatemala, Nazarenes mobilized within hours of the disaster. They obtained and organized emergency relief supplies and converted churches into shelters and storage for donations, working closely with other organizations who were responding.
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IN 2018, A FEW OF THE WAYS WE SUPPORTED CHURCHES WERE BY Monitoring and support for hurricanes and tropical storms, impacting thousands of people in the United States, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Supporting a mobile medical clinic providing care in Mexico and Guatemala. Providing emergency food aid—Nazarenes served an estimated 2,100 people in Burundi after extreme flooding. Equipping disaster-prone regions to prepare before disaster hits—more than 240 people received training in Chile, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Distributing crisis care kits—approximately 6,500 CCKs were distributed in the United States, and more than 20,000 were sent around the world. Churches in Mexico and the Philippines also made and distributed CCKs after disasters. Guiding rehabilitation for years after disasters—a rehabilitation program in Nepal is engaging 188 families in two churches and 316 children in an active child development center. Supporting ongoing refugee response through local churches, Nazarene schools in Lebanon serving more than 150 children, and the care of displaced families.
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H OPE FO R L I F E A SAFE SPACE FOR LOVE & SUPPORT On the second story of a small, two-
a vocational training space, hosting
story building, a group of women
tailoring and beautician training to
gathers regularly to pray. They are on
offer women a chance at different
the outskirts of a large city in India,
work. The Nazarene congregation hosts
and they are in a red-light district.
a second center in their building where
Below, on the first story, they live in
children come for tutoring, singing,
small rooms lining the street.
crafts, and stories from Scripture. Hope for Life works both to prevent
The prayer group is part of a drop-
the trafficking of children who are
in center run by a nearby Nazarene
vulnerable because of poverty and
congregation. They call it the “Hope
to provide women who are being
for Life” center. In India, an estimated
exploited a path toward freedom.
2 million-plus women and girls are forced into prostitution in red-light
Reshma* owns the building where
areas like this one. Most of the women
Hope for Life meets on the second
who come to the center to pray and
floor—she offered the space to the
listen to Scripture readings didn’t
congregation. Since the center has
choose this life. Others have come out
been running, Reshma has experienced
of a desperate desire to survive, or
God’s transformation.
help their children survive. “Hope for Life is somebody who will In the afternoons, the Hope for Life
hold your hand and walk with you
center offers a safe space for children
toward something else—out of this
to enjoy the activities of childhood
life,” she says.
through crafts, games, singing, and education. Other times, the center is
*Names are changed for protection.
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY FY 2018 REVENUE
Revenue
2018
2017
2016
Undesignated (Greatest Needs)
$2,098,103
$1,993,661
$1,906,855
Designated & Restricted
$3,757,736
$3,766,790
$3,479,461
Child Sponsorship
$4,130,991
$3,858,518
$3,630,807
Total
$9,986,830
$9,618,969
$9,017,124
2018 2017 2016
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Programs 86%
Spending
Administration 6% Donor Engagement 8%
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“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. … Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:35-36,40, NIV
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