In The Gap Inc

THE MISSION OF IN THE GAP IS TO EQUIP AND INSPIRE YOUNG ADULTS TO BE POSITIVE LEADERS WHO MODEL INTEGRITY, PASSIONATELY LOVE JESUS CHRIST, AND EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCE CHILDREN TO DO THE SAME.

PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT MINISTER TO THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. IN THE GAP EXISTS TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO EQUIP UPCOMING GENERATIONS TO PURSUE MORAL EXCELLENCE, WHOLE-HEARTEDLY STAND FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, AND TO BECOME POSITIVE ROLE MODELS WHO WILL TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITY, STATE, AND NATION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT EQUIPPING AND MOBILIZING THE BODY OF CHRIST TO HELP EVERY CHILD SEE, FEEL, AND KNOW HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES THEM!IN 2023 WE REACHED 755 CHILDREN'S LIVES THROUGH OPERATION IMPACT'S BACK-YARD BIBLE CLUBS.WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE 130 VOLUNTEERS GIVE OF THEIR TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY CHILDREN'S LIVES AND ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR LOCAL 18 OKLAHOMA CITY CHURCHES WHO PARTNERED WITH US TO BRING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH OPERATION IMPACT! 41 WEEK-LONG BIBLE CLUBS WERE CONDUCTED, 755 CHILDREN ATTENDED A BIBLE CLUB, 340 INDIVIDUAL GOSPEL PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE, 158 BIBLES WERE GIVEN, AND 37 CHILDREN TRUSTED IN JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR! FOR STORIES AND HIGHLIGHTS VISIT: WWW.INTHEGAP.ORG/BLOGNOT ONLY WERE THE CHILDREN REACHED BUT 54 TEENS WERE EQUIPPED TO WORK WITH CHILDREN AND WERE SENT OUT ACROSS OKLAHOMA CITY TO WORK WITH OUR CHURCH PARTNERS. THEY NOT ONLY MINISTER TO CHILDREN THIS SUMMER, BUT NOW THEY HAVE A GREATER CAPACITY TO SERVE BACK HOME IN THEIR LOCAL CHURCH. IF YOU HAVE YOUTH WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED, VISIT: WWW.INTHEGAP.ORG/OPERATIONIMPACTWE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE WHO PRAYED, GAVE FINANCIALLY, AND SERVED THE CHILDREN ACROSS OKLAHOMA CITY SO THAT EACH OF THESE BOYS AND GIRLS COULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE, FEEL, AND KNOW HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES THEM. THANK YOU!!MISSION 414: IN THE GAP BEGAN A CONCERTED EFFORT TO EDUCATE, RECRUIT, AND TRAIN LOCAL CHURCHES ACROSS OKLAHOMA ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO MINISTER TO CHILDREN THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL BIBLE CLUBS HELD ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES. CHURCHES CAN SERVE THEIR LOCAL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BY HOSTING AFTER-SCHOOL BIBLE CLUBS AND THROUGH PRACTICAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS WILL MULTIPLY EFFORTS ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND BEYOND TO HELP EVERY CHILD SEE, FEEL, AND KNOW HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES THEM.THROUGHOUT 2023 OUR TEAM RESEARCHED 4,606 CHURCHES, MADE 3,935 CONTACT ATTEMPTS THROUGH 2,935 PHONE CALLS, LEFT 874 VOICEMAILS, SENT 669 EMAILS AND 223 TEXT MESSAGES. WE VISITED WITH 580 CHURCHES AND TRAVELED 1,770 MILES ACROSS OKLAHOMA. AS A RESULT, FIVE AFTER-SCHOOL BIBLE CLUB MINISTRIES WERE LAUNCHED AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 137 CHILDREN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND!DO YOU EVER QUESTION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR WORK IN CHILDREN'S MINISTRY? IN MANY CASES, WE CANNOT SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR LABOR IMMEDIATELY, AND OFTEN NOT EVEN IN OUR LIFETIME. BUT IT IS INCREDIBLY ENCOURAGING WHEN GOD ALLOWS US TO SEE A LITTLE PIECE OF THE STORY HE IS WRITING IN THE LIVES OF THE KIDS WE WORK WITH!RECENTLY, RYAN STEPHENS SHARED THE INSPIRING TESTIMONY OF GIVING HIS LIFE TO JESUS AT AN IN THE GAP BIBLE CLUB OVER TEN AGO. DURING THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLUB, HE ENCOUNTERED GOD FOR THE FIRST TIME, CHANGING HIS LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MANY OTHERS FOREVER. TO HEAR HIS STORY, VISIT: WWW.INTHEGAP.ORG/BLOGIF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN SHARE THE GOSPEL AT YOUR SCHOOL THROUGH BIBLE CLUBS AND REACH KIDS LIKE RYAN, VISIT WWW.MISSION414.NET. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE LOCAL CHURCHES AND AFTER-SCHOOL BIBLE CLUBS.

IN THE GAP KIDS:IN THE GAP KIDS PROVIDES BIBLICALLY-BASED VIDEO LESSONS FOR CHILDREN, INCLUDING BIBLE LESSONS, SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSES, SONGS, CRAFTS, GAMES, OBJECT LESSONS, AND PUPPET SHOWS. IN 2023 WE RELEASED 52 VIDEOS FOR CHILDREN AND RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 838,838 VIEWS ONLINE (COMPARED TO 238,440 VIEWS IN 2022, AND 161,800 VIEWS IN 2021) FROM 129 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS GREW BY 4,800 BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 8,400! WE HAD A WATCH TIME OF 15,000 HOURS OF IN THE GAP KIDS VIDEOS, WHICH BRINGS THE CHANNEL'S LIFETIME WATCH TIME TO 36,700 HOURS! THESE RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE THANKS TO THE SUPPORTERS OF IN THE GAP. THESE VIDEOS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT: WWW.INTHEGAPKIDS.ORGYOU CAN ALSO FIND OUR CHILDREN'S VIDEOS BY SEARCHING "IN THE GAP KIDS" ON YOUTUBE. NEW VIDEOS ARE RELEASED NEW VIDEOS EVERY SATURDAY!

DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCES AND TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND CHURCHES:16 DISCIPLESHIP PODCASTS WERE RECORDED AND RELEASED THROUGHOUT 2023 TO HELP YOUNG ADULTS DRAW CLOSER TO JESUS AND TO GIVE THEM PRACTICAL ADVICE ON LIVING OUT THEIR FAITH DAY BY DAY.70 YOUTH AND ADULTS WERE TRAINED THROUGH OUR CHILDREN'S MINISTRY CULTIVATE TRAINING SERIES. ATTENDEES LEARNED HOW TO SHARE THEIR FAITH WITH CHILDREN, HOW TO TELL ENGAGING BIBLE LESSONS, AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY WORK WITH CHILDREN AS THEY SHOW THEM THE LOVE OF CHRIST.72 YOUTH AND ADULTS WERE TRAINED THROUGH BIBLE CLUB BOOT CAMP TRAINING SERIES. THIS TRAINING IS GEARED FOR CHURCHES WHO ARE LOOKING TO START AN AFTER-SCHOOL BIBLE CLUB MINISTRY AT THEIR LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. LEARN MORE: WWW.MISSION414.NET40 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE TRAINED THROUGH EDIFY, OUR ONCE A MONTH STUDENT MINISTRY, HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE GROW IN THEIR FAITH AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.INSPIRE BIBLICAL CHARACTER CURRICULUM PROVIDES FAMILIES, CHURCHES, AND MINISTRIES ENGAGING LESSONS TO USE IN THEIR INSTRUCTION OF ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. LEARN MORE: WWW.INSPIRECURRICULUM.COMTO ACCESS ALL OF IN THE GAP'S RESOURCES, VISIT: WWW.INTHEGAP.ORG/RESOURCES