Sharing theWord - The Gideons International in Canada

the gideons international in canada
Sharing
the
Word
with
the World
2013/14 impact report
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ZAMBIA
CHILE
BRAZIL
VANUATU
2,577,599 printed Bibles, New Testaments, and
Scripture portions shared in 21 nations on 5 continents
13,126 digital Scriptures downloaded in 132 countries
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nations
touched:
139 165
2013/14
3-years
CHINA
ZAMBIA
BRAZIL
RUSSIA
$1,126,482
Raised by Gideon members
at Special Events
24%
increase
in domestic
distribution
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ZAMBIA 2013
The mission of The Gideons International In Canada is to communicate
the gospel of Jesus Christ through personal evangelism and Scripture
distribution, in Canada and worldwide, so that people may receive eternal life.
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Strategic
impact
Friends,
It’s been another exciting year of ministry as an organization, all of it for God’s glory. What a
unique opportunity we have to share the gospel with the world in creative, engaging ways—
changing lives in the process!
Our emerging ministry in China is something you will continue to hear about in the coming
years. We’ve only just begun and the need for God’s Word in that country is endless. In order
to see the unique opportunities first-hand, I will be visiting China in 2014 and look forward to
meeting church leaders and pastors we are supporting with thousands of Bibles.
This year we once again sent teams to countries around the world, including Zambia, Chile,
Colombia and Russia. We were also engaged in Brazil in an unprecedented way: by faith we
committed to printing over 1 million copies of a bilingual Gospel of John. This was in support of
hundreds of churches and thousands of Christians in their dream of evangelizing Brazil in the
weeks leading up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Thanks to our donors, we were able to fulfill that
commitment, and in addition, sent 42 Gideons to Brazil to help share the gospel in 12 cities.
Our fiscal year also witnessed the increasing growth of the NewLife smartphone app. By
the end of 2013/14, the NewLife app was available in eight languages on three smartphone
platforms—making it available to 2.3 billion people around the world!
God’s Word was shared in new ways again this year. The new Redemption Scripture magazine
offered the Gospel of John and excerpts from the book of Romans in a visual way to prisoners
and others in rehabilitation and correctional facilities. The Hope magazine was released in
French (as Espoire) and we printed a special edition of our Gospel of John for YC youth events
happening in Canada.
What’s ahead in the coming year?
• The launch of the Global Church Partnership Plan
• A national campaign for Canada called “Love it. Live it. Share it.” that engages the
church in community evangelism
• An increased commitment to China
• New updates of the app in more of the most spoken languages of the world
• The introduction of a seasonal Scripture magazine called Light
• Some new ways of communicating with donors and supporters
• A redesigned website to help us in recruitment, fundraising and communicating the
cause
There has never been a better, more exciting time to be a Canadian Gideon than today. We’re
thankful to God for giving us these amazing opportunities to impact lives and share the gospel!
Yours in Christ,
DeWayne Fliss
Board Chair 5
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The Year of
china
H
ow appropriate that at the end of our first year of ministry in
Communist China, the NewLife app would be released in Chinese.
Now over 1.3 billion people would have access to a digital tool to
guide them to the gospel message of Jesus Christ.
Head and shoulders above any other development in the 2013/14 fiscal year
for The Gideons International In Canada was the beginning of its relationship
with the church in China. Following an invitation from Go With God (GWG) to
explore a ministry partnership, a small team from Head Office flew to China
on June 1, 2013 to see first-hand what this opportunity looked like.
It became immediately clear that a unique door had been opened to The
Gideons, one that connected this Canadian ministry to a massive church
body eager for Bibles and gospel teaching. Through its partnership with
GWG, The Gideons International In Canada would be able to help the
Chinese church grow, develop a working relationship with the China
Christian Council, and explore other unique ways to share the gospel in a
complex and highly controlled nation.
After that initial trip, four more distribution campaigns occurred over the
next 12 months.
• 75 churches were visited, from mega churches to house churches
• The gospel was openly preached in each church
• Over 78,000 Bibles were shared
• More than 1,300 people made public commitments for Christ
• A seminar on Christian business principles engaged over 30 Chinese
business owners
Recognizing the need for onsite support, we opened an office in Beijing
where a Chinese national will work for us as a full-time staff member. His role
will go beyond translation to include trip planning, relationship building with
pastors, and project development.
More campaigns to China are already scheduled for the 2014/15 fiscal year,
which will include participation from board members and their spouses.
These experiences in the complex and ancient nation of China will serve
to enhance our association’s commitment to supporting the burgeoning
church in evangelism and growth.
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And he told them, “Go
into all the world and
preach the Good News
to everyone.”
Mark 16:15 NLT
The
one thing
Since 1911, we’ve been doing the same thing—with no apologies. Year after year, Gideon members
have been focused on one singular goal: Sharing the gospel with copies of God’s Word.
The methods have evolved, the language has changed, the Scripture covers and versions have
changed. But the core motivation, the central theme, the overriding ambition­—this has never
changed in the history of the association.
It’s what makes us unique in the ministry world: we evangelize with Scriptures. We share the Good
News of Jesus Christ with Bibles, New Testaments and Scripture portions. Members have access
to free copies of God’s Word which they pass along to someone else while sharing the gospel
message whenever and wherever they can.
How we do that one thing will shift and change over time—like the picture above. But as long as
we remember why we do what we do, we’ll never stray from doing what God has called us to do.
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Global
Snapshot
nations
touched:
139 165
2013/14
canadian churches
3 years
Total
Scriptures Shipped:
2,590,725
(including app downloads)
The Testament Insert Program (TIP) is a partnership tool whereby Gideons help churches reach
their communities with God’s Word.
of TIP
52 Number
distributions in 2013/14
Scriptures
13,309 TIP
shared across Canada
International impact
One on One
Group
DecisionsDecisions
27,70052,560
Vanuatu10,300
Zambia
3,629 16,795
Chile & Colombia
6,387
12,034
China (four trips)
1,303
Russia
60700
Mexico
651,500
Brazil
5,95621,531
In 2013/14, The Gideons International In Canada sent Gideon
teams to eight countries to share copies of God’s Word
and the Good News of the Gospel. On each trip volunteers
worked side by side with local church members to distribute
Scriptures, and invite as many people as possible into a
relationship with Christ.
Wherever possible, new believers were asked to fill out a
card, like the ones pictured here, so that the church could
follow up with them and invite them into a church family.
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Mobilizing
for Impact
Mobilizing members, church partners and everyday
believers to share God’s Word and the Gospel
message is another way The Gideons International
In Canada is making an impact on the world.
In 2013/14, 143 Canadians volunteered to travel
overseas for the purpose of evangelism and
Scripture distribution. That total is eclipsed by
the number of volunteers in the receiving nations.
Hundreds of church volunteers spent long days
with the Canadians to reach their communities for
Christ.
Allana
Translator in
Fortaleza, Brazil
“It was really good to have the Canadian
team here today because before they came
we were a little bit afraid to go to the streets
and evangelize. We thought people were
going to be hard, but when I was with my
group, it just seemed so easy to talk to
people. They were so open to receive. We
thought, ‘Oh my goodness, we should have
been doing this a long time ago!’”
Canadian
Volunteers
Vanuatu
8
Zambia19
Chile/Colombia40
China12
Russia9
Mexico13
Brazil42
143
10:1
average ratio of in-country church
volunteers to Canadian volunteers
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Joining
the cause
The ministry is continuing to attract
men and women of all ages to the
cause. Canadians under 40 years
old made up just under 20% of new
members this year; the new recruits’
ages spanned 19 to 88.
300
new members
for 2013/14
56
Average age of new
members for 2013/14
Members are the arms and legs of
the ministry, distributing Scriptures
to institutions and giving them out
to individuals. They’re also the voice
of the ministry, sharing the gospel
wherever they are, and key fundraisers
coast-to-coast.
Erika Cardenas - In looking for
Bibles online, I found The Gideons.
They told me sharing the Word and
bringing people hope is exactly what
they do, not just locally—all around
the world. I was like, “Wow...this is for
me, I love this ministry.”
However, in a world that has rapidly
altered how people interact with
causes of all kinds, the Gideon
ministry is continuing to re-shape its
membership model. Finding relevant
and impactful ways for new members
to connect and work together is a
priority for future growth.
30
%
increase in
giving
by Members
in 2013/14
AARON CROSS - In Regina we have
so many immigrants whom I interact
with daily. To hand them a Bible—
which they’ve never had before—
gives me great joy! To explain how it’s
the Word of God and how to get into
heaven thrills me!
$1,126,482
Funds raised at over
150 Events in 2013/14
4%
3,771
total membership
at the end of 2013/14
15%
16%
9
%
7%
29%
10%
10%
NB/NS/PEI
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the redemption Scripture magazine was published this
year with two gender-oriented covers. Featuring selected passages
from the book of Romans, and the complete Gospel of John, this
magazine was designed specifically for prisons and other rehabilitation
and correctional facilities. French edition releasing Fall 2014.
The Hope magazine continued to impact lives across Canada in
places of crisis and many other places. The magazine was translated
into Russian and shared by our Canadian team during the February
distribution in Russia. It continues to be used by our partner Russian
Ministries in their evangelism.
MAGAZINES
27,474 Redemption
shipped in 2013/14
59,257
HOPE/espoir MAGAZINES
shipped in 2013/14
101,335
HOPE/espoir MAGAZINES
lifetime distribution
“I’m an inmate serving a sentence here in Milton’s Centre for Women
and a girl in my Bible Study program gave me a copy of your Redemption
magazine. Wow! Thank you so much for the beautiful wonderful articles.
I can’t seem to put it down. I’m so sorry I can’t make a donation to your
organization but I need you to know your magazine touched my heart and
brought light to a very low, dark time in my life. From the bottom of my heart...”
—JENNIFER C.
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Tools
for ministry
Usage and adoption of the NewLife app
continued to grow by leaps and bounds in the
2013/14 fiscal year.
The app was downloaded 13,126 times and
added 86 new countries to the total. It was
introduced into 6 new languages and onto one
new platform, BlackBerry.
A total of 751 Canadian churches registered
with The Gideons to be included in the app’s
“Find a Church” feature. Over 1,500 Russian
churches were added prior to the distribution
in February.
Since Dec 19/12:
18,364
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Global
downloads
The Gideons’ strategy to
reach the world with the
gospel includes offering the
NewLife app in the world’s
most spoken languages.
By the end of 2014/15,
the app is scheduled to be
available in the world’s top
12 languages—and more.
top 10
First Languages in Canada
English
19 million
French
7 million
Mandarin/Cantonese621,000
Punjabi
431,000
Spanish411,000
German409,000
Italian407,000
Arabic
328,000
Tagalog327,000
Portuguese
211,000
global first languages
Languages
Platforms
Included in NewLife app
Mandarin/Cantonese
1 billion
Spanish
405 million
English
360 million
Portuguese
215 million
Russian
155 million
French
74 million
Italian
59 million
Thai
56 million
scheduled for 2014/15
Hindi
310 million
Arabic
295 million
Bengali
205 million
Javanese/Indonesian 159 million
Japanese
125 million
Punjabi
102 million
German
89 million
Vietnamese
76 million
Tamil
70 million
Urdu
66 million
Tagalog
28 million
Creole
9.6 million
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Countries
downloaded
In-app
commitments
Commitments to Christ
have come through the app
from Brazil, Chile, China,
Curacao, Russia, South
Africa, the UK, USA and
Canada.
“I’ve been using this app
over the past week and it
has helped me to strengthen
my relationship with God,
and be a good witness to
others. This has truly been
a blessing and I have been
sharing it with my friends so
they too will know!” —Robyn
“Thank you for making this
app available. God Bless
your team real good.”
—Lagos, Nigeria
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truth, unless you are born again,[a] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”4
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and the Spirit.[b] 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Ho
say, ‘You[d] must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it wants.
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Sharing
us signs are evidence that God is with you.” 3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the
God’s word
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ure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water
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asked. 10 Jesus replied, “You are
assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t
bout earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heav-
n of Man[e] has come down from heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the
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t those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are
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disciples and a certain
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Equipping
our youth
How do you connect the gospel message to youth in
today’s cultural environment? Equip Christian students to
reach their peers with free Scriptures from SendMe.
The model is simple: register online, order free copies of
the Gospel of John, download the NewLife app to your
smart phone, and engage your friends with the Good
News. With the right investment in relationship building
and engaging young people with the cause, SendMe has
the potential to change young people around the world.
A staff member dedicates a portion of her week for
communication with churches, young people, and
ministries like YC who invite SendMe to participate.
In my community, I found that most
of the people in my school did not
have access to a Bible. I really felt
the Spirit driving me to take action.
Through The Gideons’ SendMe
program, I received free Gospels
of John to give out. It meant so
much to most of the students in
my school—to see that somebody
cared enough about them to share
their faith and a part of the Bible.”
—brandon roberts, Newfoundland
Gospels
Ordered
16,343
146
5,620
2012/13
2013/14
Registered
youth
155
Registered
churches
1,671 4,350
SendMe blog
subscribers
App cards
ordered
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Engaging
the cause
social media
Followers on The Gideons’ Facebook site more than
quadrupled over the past year. More importantly, the
reach of our postings vastly expanded, which means
the cause of the gospel was exposed to more and
more people.
May 2013 — 1,361 likes
21,255 weekly high “reach”
213 weekly high “talking”
May 2014 — 5,693 likes
34,000 in one day weekly high “reach”
797 weekly high “talking”
“As a Facebook user, I am happy The Gideons
have a Facebook account. I enjoy reading the
updates and looking at the pictures posted.
Often I will share the post with my friends so
they, too, can follow the ministry. I can be
aware of a distribution taking place somewhere in the world and I appreciate the timely
updates that are posted while the distribution’s
in progress.” —Eleanor Thompson
Cards for
the cause
Originally conceived in 1948, today’s Gideon Expressions card program
has matured and grown to become a major source of funds for The
Gideons. The program was relaunched in 2013/14 with new racks and
cards as well as an expanded distribution model to churches. Each of
the 1,180 racks shipped out last year contains 72 cards. The historical
average of $30/card means a potential revenue of $2.5 million.
In recognition of Gideon member Roy Spaetzel, the originator of this
giving concept, The Spaetzel Corporation donated $250,000 to the
Gideon Expressions program.
128,000 Cards sent out
66% in
card racks
28% to
donors
1,180
6% to
events
New card racks
shipped out
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Engaging
a Nation
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russia
In a country like Russia, hope is a
difficult thing to find. That’s why
The Gideons has joined forces with
Russian Ministries to form a long-term
partnership with one goal: to share the
gospel in Eastern Europe.
Following a successful fundraising
campaign through Gideon Fall
Banquets in 2013, thousands of
Scriptures in a wide variety of formats
were printed for evangelism, as well
as translating the NewLife app into
Russian:
• 100,000 bilingual New Testaments
• 100,000 Russian Hope magazines
• 25,000 complete Russian Bibles
In February 2014, during the Sochi
Winter Olympics, a Canadian team
flew to Russia to begin a two-week
evangelism campaign. From Southern
Caucasus up to the city of Moscow,
the team engaged with people young
and old to share the gospel.
$443,141
in funds raised for
this campaign
225,000
scriptures printed
36
downloads
of NewLife in Russia
during campaign
Nina wandered the streets
of Vorontsov, Russia, feeling
very alone. It was February
15th, the 25th anniversary of
the day when Russian troops
had finally pulled their troops
out of Afghanistan. Nina had
lost her son in that war, so for
her it was a significant day.
Taking her regular afternoon
walk,
Nina
encountered
something unexpected: foreigners came walking towards her. They were Canadian Gideons.
Nina received the Hope magazine. “How did you find me?”
Nina asked, “I need hope, I
am all alone. Especially today.”
Key to impacting change in Russia and other former Soviet republics is
equipping young Christians who have a passion to change their nation for
Christ. The Gideon team benefitted from the enthusiasm and translation skills
of some of the students from Russian Ministry’s School Without Walls, a
leadership and Bible training program to empower the next generation to lead
their nation to Christ.
“God found you. In fact God
is with you,” the Canadians
replied. “And He loves you
very much.”
Nina was lifted from her sorrow, and found new hope in
Christ Jesus that day.
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Engaging
a Nation
A Brazilian student is transfixed by the story of a Christian athlete. Each of the one
million Portuguese/English Gospels of John included several testimonies of well-known
Brazilian soccer players. Through these stories, the attention of people young and old
was captured long enough to understand that these booklets included a powerful story
of God’s Son and His sacrificial act of grace and love.
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brazil
How do you begin to touch a nation
of 200 million people with the gospel
message? You come alongside a
network of hundreds of churches and
support them in reaching their fellow
countrymen.
While one million copies of the
Gospel of John was the largest
order of Scriptures we’d ever
placed, in Brazil those bilingual
booklets quickly vanished. Walking
side by side with Brazilians from all
evangelical denominations, our team
of 42 Gideons shared the gospel with
people of all ages and from all walks
of life.
We will never hear all the stories of
lives transformed by the copies of
God’s Word shared in Brazil, but
based on the sampling we have, we
believe this is just the beginning of the
partnership with the Church in that
beautiful nation.
$607,650
in funds raised for
this campaign
1,020,005
COPIES of the
GOSPEL OF JOHN
324
downloads
of NewLife in Brazil
during campaign
We met Kelly in her classroom
at school. Her smile was not
always this big. But after
receiving Jesus, a joy filled her
heart and her smile lit up the
room. Later in the day we were
walking the streets sharing the
gospel and noticed Kelly with
her mom. Kelly wanted us to
share with her mom, too, and
give her a Gospel of John. But
that wasn’t all. Kelly wanted
another Gospel of John for her
brother who was in prison. She
wanted us to write him a note
on the inside explaining this
Good News so that he too could
receive Jesus.
With murder on his heart and
a large knife in his pocket,
Marcus was intent on murdering
someone who had insulted him.
God arranged for him to find a
friend in a bar with a Gospel of
John shared by someone on
our team. He began to read it
and something changed in him.
“I read this book, and I changed
my mind, I’m not going to kill my
friend.”
At 81 years of age, Marie
found Jesus. She finally heard
the Good News about His
love. Marie heard the gospel
while sitting outside her house
in Brazil. A Canadian from our
mission team shared with her
and equipped her with God’s
Word.
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Strength to
strength...
that’s the way The Gideons
describes the overarching
purpose of its strategic
partnerships with other
Canadian ministries.
By combining our collective
efforts, more Scriptures
can be supplied to more
people, and thus have a
greater global impact for
Christ.
Impactful
partnerships
Good Hope
Ministries
Development
Communication
Association
All of the teaching we do in Malawi begins with the foundation of God’s Word. Since we began our
partnership with The Gideons, we’ve given the Tumbuka people 32,000 Bibles. Not only do we teach from
it, but the people now have copies of their own to read. When we give out Bibles, we can almost start a
war when we don’t have enough. We learned to use a system of handing out tickets at the beginning of
the day so that we would have the exact amount of Bibles. Many were in disbelief that they could have
their own copy. —Anna Ebert, Good Hope Ministries (pictured above)
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Looking
forward
global church partnership plan
The coming year will feature the launch of a new
partnership model between The Gideons and local
Canadian churches. Formed to support Bible-starved
churches around the world, the GCPP will also equip
Canadian churches with Scriptures for existing—or
desired—evangelism programs.
By including The Gideons in their missions budget for
a minimum of $100/month, Canadian churches will
strengthen their own community outreach and impact
the global church family at the same time.
global impact
The 2014/15 year of ministry will
see Canadian Gideons sharing
God’s Word face to face in China,
Vietnam, Haiti and Russia—and
more! Partnerships will continue to
introduce our ministry to new places,
and NewLife will continue to plant
seeds all over the world.
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canadian impact
This fiscal year will see the beginning of a 2-year campaign
to be intentional in reaching urban Canada for Christ. From
coast to coast, The Gideons will be partnering with churches
as they reach their communities with the gospel, supported
by Gideon-supplied Scriptures.
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Sharing
Scriptures Shipped and Downloaded in
God’s Word
Canada
Comparative
Years
2011/12
June 1/11 May 31/12
Bibles
Testaments
Large Print
Medical
Youth
Personal Worker
Public Ministry
Bilingual
Foreign Language
Service/RCMP
Gospel Of John/
Scripture Portions
Print Domestic
May 31/13
137,065
31,284
30,739
23,591
6,721
163,727
13,071
152,882
40,590
13,014
4,501
20,626
7,600
155,262
9,351
180,116
1,660
11,001
7,590
16,109
6,537
119,494
11,797
170,052
7,370
12,802
6,977
0
88,936
255,639
555,162
513,426
637,516
0
3,989
8,091
555,162
517,415
645,607
Full Bibles
5%
Bible Downloads
1%
637,516
Large Print NTs
2%
Medical NTs
1%
Personal Worker
NTs - 2%
555,162
Scripture Portions
40%
513,426
2013/14
June 1/13 May 31/14
Bible Downloads
total Domestic
2012/13
June 1/12 -
Youth NTs
19%
Public Ministry NTs
26%
2011/12 2012/13
2013/14
Printed Scriptures
Shipped in Canada
Service NTs
1%
Foreign Language
NTs - 2%
Bilingual NTs
1%
Percentage of Total
Scriptures by Type
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Scriptures Shipped and Downloaded
internationally
Comparative
Years
2011/12
June 1/12 -
2012/13
June 1/12 May 31/13
June 1/13 May 31/14
794,047
0
572,655
1,249
1,940,083
5,035
794,047
573,904
1,945,118
May 31/13
Scriptures (Print)
Bible Downloads
total international
2013/14
2,590,725
Scriptures Shipped
and Downloaded
total
1,349,209
1,091,319
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
Vanuatu
Scriptures Shipped for
Gideon Team Campaigns
Zambia
1,587,158
Vanuatu10,929
Zambia130,000
Chile/Colombia113,940
Russia225,000
Mexico9,240
China
78,044
Brazil1,020,005
Chile/
Colombia
Russia
Brazil
China
Mexico
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Auditor’s Report
The Audit Committee and National Cabinet review and approve the annual financial
statements. In addition, the Audit Committee meets with financial officers of The Gideons
International In Canada and the external auditors, and reports to National Cabinet thereon.
The Audit Committee and National Cabinet also review the annual report in its entirety.
One item to note is that we deferred approximately $326,000 worth of restricted donations
received toward international campaigns that will occur in the subsequent fiscal year.
These donations will hit revenue in the 2014-15 financial year, and thus be matched to
their corresponding expenditures.
Kevin Cawthra CA CPA
VP of Business & Finance
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND FUND BALANCES
YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2014
Operating
Fund
$
Revenue (page 11)
Gideon donations
Non-member donations
Bequests and major gifts
Camp fund donations
Other income
Expenses (page 12)
Scripture purchases and placement
Services to members
Camp fund expenses
Excess (deficiency) of revenue
over expenses for year
(
1,609,440
4,117,321
1,220,726
664,538
5,962
Designated
Fund
$
2014
$
2013
$
211
1,609,440
4,117,321
1,220,726
664,538
6,173
1,471,919
4,335,847
957,120
578,611
3,447
7,617,987
211
7,618,198
7,346,944
6,002,698
1,930,672
657,845
5,344
6,008,042
1,930,672
657,845
4,467,814
1,521,449
574,923
8,591,215
5,344
8,596,559
6,564,186
973,228)
(
5,133)
(
978,361)
782,758
Fund balances, beginning of year
2,343,696
41,575
2,385,271
1,602,513
Fund balances, end of year
1,370,468
36,442
1,406,910
2,385,271
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
MAY 31, 2014
Operating
Fund
$
Designated
Fund
$
2014
$
2013
$
ASSETS
565,947
128,510
332,348
590,336
1,617,141
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory (note 3)
Prepaid expenses
Current assets
Investments (note 4)
Life insurance - cash surrender value
Capital assets (note 5)
565,947
128,510
332,348
590,336
1,617,141
1,035,970
115,994
269,242
439,078
1,860,284
38,016
53,069
606,391
36,442
74,458
53,069
606,391
76,038
48,349
723,663
2,314,617
36,442
2,351,059
2,708,334
590,437
353,712
590,437
353,712
205,624
117,439
944,149
944,149
323,063
36,442
1,370,468
36,442
2,343,696
41,575
1,370,468
36,442
1,406,910
2,385,271
2,314,617
36,442
2,351,059
2,708,334
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities (note 6)
Deferred revenue
FUND BALANCES
1,370,468
Unrestricted, Operating Fund
Restricted, Designated Fund
APPROVED BY THE BOARD:
DeWayne Fliss, President
Ron Magee, Treasurer
The explanatory financial notes form an integral part of these financial statements.
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