Christian Reformed World Missions

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Christian Reformed World Missions
Helping Christian Reformed Churches to fulfill
the Great Commission
Global Update 2008 Annual Report
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What do we do?
Transforming Lives and Communities Worldwide
through
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Where do we work?
More than 250 missionaries serve in over 25
countries.
Transforming Lives and Communities Worldwide
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What is God doing?
CRWM is on site but it is the prayers and
gifts of the CRCNA which makes it all possible.
It is only proper that you also know and rejoice
with what God is doing. Were an international
team many people play a vital role in this
ministry. Glory be to GOD! Larry
Vanderaa, CRWM missionary in Mali
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More than 9,000 people came to Christ through the
work of CRWM and its partners worldwide.
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In Guinea, there is a new openness to the
gospel. Some Fulbe families traditionally
Muslim are listening with interest to the Good
News.
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In Guatemala, ministry to gang members in prison
continues to bear fruit.
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In West Africa, the New Testament was recently
released in the Pular language.
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More than 70 new worshipping communities have
been established worldwide.
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The Haitian CRC and a CRCNA congregation
partnered to construct church facilities, making
a huge impact on the community.
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In Liberia, the recently-released Bassa Bible is
giving new life and awakening to the churches.
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Over 5,000 leaders are being trained and
mentored, including 750 youth leaders in Latin
America alone.
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In the Philippines, leaders being trained in a
Biblical worldview are seeing their churches grow.
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In both Japan and Nigeria, Christian leaders are
thinking critically about ways to develop healthy
relationships between the church and the
government.
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Students in many countries learn to apply the
Bible to all of life graduates go out to make a
global impact.
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A partnership between WM and the Mizoram
Presbyterian church in India assists 4 Mizo
nurses to serve in Nepal and 10 teachers to serve
in Myanmar.
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6,600 students in Latin American schools receive
CRC support.
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CRWM is developing a network of Christian
schools in North America and Christian schools
internationally that learn from and support each
other.
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More than 200 volunteers from the CRCNA are
participating in missions through CRWM.
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Due to the influence of Summer Mission Program
volunteers, university students in Nigeria
established an outreach team to serve in their
community.
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More than 200 CRCNA members attended
In the GO conferences to better equip their
churches for global outreach.
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How can you make a difference?
Learn
www.crwm.org
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How can you make a difference?
Pray
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How can you make a difference?
Give
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How can you make a difference?
Go
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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached
in the whole world as a testimony to all
nations Matthew 2414
Christian Reformed World Missions
Music We Can Make a Difference by Jaci
Velasquez. Used with permission.