Attack Poverty

TO STRENGTHEN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES THROUGH SPIRITUAL GROWTH, EDUCATION, REVITALIZATION, AND BASIC NEEDS

DISASTER RECOVERY TEAM RESPONDED TO SEVERAL WEATHER RELATED DISASTERS, INCLUDING HURRICANES AND A WINTER STORM AND WITH THE HELP OF 62 UNIQUE VOLUNTEERS SERVING 535 HOURS COMPLETED HOME REPAIRS FOR 97 HOMES USING FUND GRANTS. IN ADDITION, WE COMPLETED 139 PROJECTS WITH 282 PARTICIPANTS, 481 VOLUNTEERS AND 2,712 HOURS SERVED.

OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, MERCY GOODS, EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS, ITEMS SOLD AND CUSTOMERS SERVED DECREASED THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST, NET SALES INCREASED. TOTAL SALES AMOUNTED TO $150K. MG SERVED LESS CUSTOMERS AND SOLD FEWER ITEMS, BUT AVERAGE DAILY SALES INCREASED, MEANING RETAILS SHOP CUSTOMERS ARE PURCHASING HIGHER PRICED ITEMS. NEW CUSTOMERS INCREASED BY 68% IN 2022.

WE ARE A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES LOCALLY, ADOPTING POCKETS OF POVERTY AND LAUNCHING WHAT WE CALL 'FRIENDS LOCATIONS'. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE LONG TERM COMMITMENTS THAT REQUIRE MUTUAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, RESIDENTS, AND STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. OVERALL WE WORKED WITH 2,943 UNIQUE VOLUNTEERS SERVING 51,463 VOLUNTEER HOURS, IMPACTING 28,970 INDIVIDUALS. ASIA HELD TWO 5-DAY SUMMER CAMPS FOR 72 YOUTH TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE, TO BUILD UP BIBLICAL CHARACTERS THROUGH SONGS AND DANCES AND OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES WITHIN GOVERNMENT-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. CAMPS IN ASIA ARE STILL SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN IN 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THESE CAMPS ARE BEING RECEIVED WITH GROWING ENTHUSIASM FROM BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN. WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND GRATITUDE FROM OUR CLEAN WATER PROJECT FROM LAST YEAR. IN INDIA, OUR TEAM VISITED AND PRAYED FOR WIDOWS AND THE SICK - 10 PEOPLE WERE BAPTIZED, OTHERS ARE RENEWING THEIR FAITH AND MORE ARE JOINING THE CHURCH. THEY VISITED 2 DISTRICTS TO SHARE THE LOVE OF GOD WITH 2,500 PEOPLE. IN EDUCATION, THROUGH SOME SPONSORSHIPS, 10 CHILDREN ARE AT UNIVERSITY, 10 IN NURSING, 15 IN BIBLE COLLEGE AND 5 IN ITI COLLEGE. IN UGANDA, FOR RUSHERE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL, DESPITE SOME CHALLENGES, WE HAVE 109 STUDENTS, 78 OF WHICH RESIDE IN THE DORMS OF ALL AGES AND SOME ADULTS. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT 19 TEACHERS EVEN DURING THE LOCKDOWN. MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED WITH STUDY MATERIALS, EMPOWERING THEM TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR EDUCATION AND REGAIN THEIR CONFIDENCE. BASIC NEEDS - WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 100 HOUSEHOLDS WITH FOOD, BEANS, SALT AND SOAP AS SUPPORT DURING LOCKDOWN. DOMESTICALLY, WE ADDRESSED SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH, COMMUNITY PRAYER WALKS, BIBLE STUDIES, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND OTHER HOLIDAY FAMILY EVENTS, EVANGELIZING, PRAYING AND CARING FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, CHURCH SERVICES AND BAPTISMS. WE HAD 1,112 PARTICIPANTS, 212 VOLUNTEERS AND 1,050 HOURS SERVED. FOR MISSION WEEK, ACTIVITY RANGED FROM BIKE RIDE, BASKETBALL AND SOCCER CAMPS, ADULT HANGOUTS, KIDS VBS STYLE CAMP, COMMUNITY REUNIONS AND PRAYER WALKS. 397 PEOPLE ATTENDED AND 263 VOLUNTEERED. FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, WE HAD 8,451 PARTICIPANTS, 860 VOLUNTEERS, 5,421 HOURS SERVED, 44 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS AND 894 ADMINISTRATIVE HOURS. FOR OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE HAD 1,371 PARTICIPANTS, 350 VOLUNTEERS AND 3,751 HOURS SERVED. BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS PROVIDING FOR FOOD, WATER, VACCINES, AMONG OTHERS - WE HAD 7,507 PARTICIPANTS, 396 VOLUNTEERS, 1,459 HOURS SERVED AND 7 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED 37 HOURS OF COUNSELING.