Servenow

SHARING CHRIST'S PASSION FOR THE WORLD BY SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE THROUGH NATIONAL CHURCHES AND LEADERS.

EQUIPPING THE CHURCH - AT THE CORE OF SERVENOW IS ASSISTING LOCAL CONGREGATIONS IN REMOTE AREAS AND IN SLUMS. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING CHURCHES WITH BIBLES, LITERATURE, AND PASTORS AND MINISTRY LEADERS WITH TRAINING IN A SERIES OF DISCIPLESHIP MATERIAL OVER 7-10 YEARS, SO THEY CAN SYSTEMATICALLY INSTRUCT THEIR CONGREGATIONS. 263,752 PIECES OF SCRIPTURE, BASIC SERIES, AND OTHER CHRISTIAN LITERATURE WERE DISTRIBUTED. 227,452 OF THIS WAS OUR BASIC SERIES DISCIPLESHIP BOOKS AND 36,300 WERE NEW TESTAMENTS, THE GOSPEL OF JOHN, AND GOD'S LOVE FOR YOU. THERE WERE MORE BASIC SERIES PRINTED, BUT NOT YET DISTRIBUTED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. 105 PASTOR CONFERENCES WERE HELD IMPACTING 8,242 KEY PASTORS AND LEADERS. 5,266 CHURCHES ARE PARTNERING WITH SERVENOW IN THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF THE BASIC SERIES BOOKS. 118 BICYCLES FOR PASTORS WERE ALSO DEDICATED TO PASTORS IN UGANDA, IVORY COAST, BENIN, TOGO, AND INDIA. A VIDEO SERIES CALLED THE ROAD TO PARADISE AND OTHER ONLINE MESSAGES SENT OUT VIA SERVENOW REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 76 MILLION PEOPLE, PRIMARILY IN ARABIC SPEAKING COUNTRIES AND IN ASIA.

EDUCATING FOR ETERNITY - THE SECOND PILLAR OF SERVENOW REVOLVES AROUND EDUCATION AND TUTORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND SKILL-TRAINING AND MICRO-ENTERPRISE PROJECTS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE. SERVENOW WORKS WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, ORPHANS AND STREET CHILDREN IN CENTERS LOCATED IN A MAJOR SLUM IN KOLKATA, INDIA AND ONE IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL. ADDITIONALLY, WE STARTED SOME SMALLER TUTORING CENTERS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF INDIA. IN INDIA A SCHOOL FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 4 IS IN OPERATION; IN NEPAL, CHILDREN ARE TUTORED, AS WELL AS TAUGHT LIFE VALUES THROUGH TEACHING, DRAMA, MUSIC, CRAFTS, GAMES, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. 105 CHILDREN BENEFITED FROM MULTIPLE CENTERS IN INDIA AND 160 CHILDREN RECEIVED ONGOING TUTORING IN NEPAL, MINUS DURING SOME TIMES OF LOCKDOWN MEASURES IN PLACE AROUND COVID. ACROSS INDIA 703 CHILDREN WERE ALSO REACHED THROUGH VBS/SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS. SERVENOW ALSO OPERATED TWO SUMMER CAMPS FOR 173 CHILDREN IN UKRAINE. IN UGANDA 80 CHILDREN AND 2 COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE SPONSORED FOR THEIR EDUCATION. A CLASSROOM BLOCK AND MULTI-PURPOSE BLOCK WAS COMPLETED TO SERVE A COUPLE HUNDRED CHILDREN. A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND WAS INSTALLED AT A WOMEN'S REHAB CENTER IMPACTING UP TO 20 CHILDREN AT A TIME WHO OTHERWISE HAD NO ACTIVITIES WHILE THEIR MOMS RECOVERED IN REHAB. SERVENOW OPERATED SEVERAL TAILORING SCHOOLS AS WELL AS COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS AND BAKERY CLASSES TO TRAIN YOUNG WOMEN IN A TRADE TO AVOID BEING DRAWN INTO TRAFFICKING. 133 WOMEN WENT THROUGH A TAILORING CLASS. 65,000 WOMEN RECEIVED AWARENESS TRAINING ON SOCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CHILD LABOR LAWS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING ETC. 27 WOMEN IN INDIA RECEIVED VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND COUNSELING IN INDIA AND 12 RECEIVED MICRO-ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE. 33 WOMEN WERE TRAINED IN COSMETOLOGY, BAKING, TAILORING, AND STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES IN UKRAINE. AN ADDITIONAL 345 PEOPLE RECEIVED SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS WEB-DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIAL MEDIA, BUSINESS CLASSES, ETC. 201 PEOPLE IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES OF AFRICA (IVORY COAST, BENIN, TOGO, BURUNDI, KENYA) WERE EMPOWERED TO START SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR MICRO-ENTERPRISE PROGRAM PROVIDING A SELF-SUSTAINABILITY INCOME THAT IMPACTED 935 PEOPLE.

OUTSTRETCHED HANDS - THE THIRD PILLAR OF SERVENOW REVOLVES AROUND THE MORE IMMEDIATE, URGENT, PHYSICAL, TANGIBLE SIDE OF MEETING BASIC NEEDS TO DEMONSTRATE GOD'S LOVE. COVID CAUSED US TO RESPOND IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY TO NEEDS RELATED TO FOOD/CARE PACKAGES. OVER 37,192 PEOPLE RECEIVED FOOD/CARE PACKAGES TO MEET BASIC NEEDS RELATED TO COVID HARDSHIPS OR OTHER CRISIS REFUGEE AID. AN ADDITIONAL 5,113 PEOPLE AND 5 CHURCHES WERE PROVIDED VARIOUS KINDS OF SANITIZING NEEDS TO RE-OPEN SCHOOLS/CHURCHES IN A COUPLE COUNTRIES. 15 WATER PUMPS WERE PROVIDED FOR IN A REMOTE VILLAGE OF "UNTOUCHABLES" IN NEPAL TO SERVE 650 PEOPLE. IN AREAS WHERE IT GETS FREEZING COLD AND CHILDREN AND ELDERLY HAVE NO WINTER COVERINGS, WE PROVIDE WINTER CLOTHING IN REMOTE VILLAGES AND IN SLUMS. 2,800 PEOPLE RECEIVED WINTER CLOTHING AND BLANKETS IN INDIA AND NEPAL. SERVENOW ALSO PROVIDES CONTAINER LOADS OF HUMANITARIAN AID SUCH AS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, WHEELCHAIRS, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE FOR UNDER-EQUIPPED HOSPITALS AND DISABLED PEOPLE. 65 DISABLED PEOPLE RECEIVED A WHEELCHAIR OR CRUTCHES. 11 HOSPITALS OR ORGANIZATIONS ALSO RECEIVED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, BEDS, FURNITURE, CLOTHES, ETC. SERVENOW GAVE OVER 5,500 CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN FROM DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES BOTH IN THE WAR-TORN AREA OF UKRAINE, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, AS A TOKEN OF LOVE. 2,000 POUNDS OF CLOTHES WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO AROUND 180 PEOPLE MOST IN NEED, MOSTLY ORPHAN TEENAGE KIDS.

MINISTRY COORDINATION - SERVENOW PROVIDES MINISTRY, LEADERSHIP, AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR PARTNERS AS PART OF ITS PROGRAM SERVICES. THIS SUPPORT ALLOWS THE OUR NATIONAL PARTNERS TO HIRE COMPETENT NATIONAL STAFF, WHICH THEREBY ALSO SUPPORTS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THESE COUNTRIES. WE WORK WITH NATIONAL LEADERS, COORDINATORS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION.