{"id":19626,"date":"2021-01-26T13:14:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=19626"},"modified":"2021-01-26T13:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:14:03","slug":"2020-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/news\/2020-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We will not soon forget the year 2020! But even in the midst of a worldwide pandemic EFM witnessed the Lord\u2019s faithfulness and saw his mission move forward. Here are some of the highlights so you can rejoice with us!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19629\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Giving-Banner-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Giving-Banner-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Giving-Banner-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Giving-Banner-1024x228.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Giving-Banner-768x171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Giving-Banner-1536x341.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Giving-Banner-2048x455.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Giving-Banner-600x133.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Lord protected the lives\u00a0of the missionaries and national leaders during the pandemic and brought healing to those who became infected with COVID-19. The same is true of the people they work with.<\/li>\n<li>We were able, through our emergency fund, to help meet some of the needs created by the spread of COVID-19.\u00a0Twelve fields\u00a0benefited from your generous giving. Most of it was used to buy food and hygiene items.<\/li>\n<li>We were able to build\u00a0nine homes\u00a0for vulnerable families who lost their homes last April due to the flood that swept through the city of Uvira, Congo. Aid was also distributed in August to Friends families who were displaced because of civil war within the Congo.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0Brad and Chelsea Carpenter Family, who serves in Rwanda, Africa, was able to return to the U.S. for a time of rest, healing, and deputation. Carpenters welcomed baby Ian to their family before leaving Rwanda.<\/li>\n<li>Maria Giron, the Missions Mobilizer for Hispanic Friends, was able to\u00a0translate EFM\u2019s monthly prayer letter as well as many of its updates and fundraising materials into Spanish.<\/li>\n<li>EFM\u2019s Christmas Catalog\u00a0had another big year.\u00a0Many, many families (both believers and unbelievers) are being blessed by practical gifts and ministries of various kinds are now funded.<\/li>\n<li>We did not suffer loss of income due to the pandemic. Instead we had\u00a0one of the strongest financial finishes\u00a0in EFM\u2019s history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19628\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Year-In-Review-Banner-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Year-In-Review-Banner-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Year-In-Review-Banner-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Year-In-Review-Banner-1024x228.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Year-In-Review-Banner-768x171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Year-In-Review-Banner-1536x341.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Year-In-Review-Banner-2048x455.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Year-In-Review-Banner-600x133.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New disciples\u00a0of Jesus Christ were made and some\u00a0new churches\u00a0planted even though physical movement was restricted due to the pandemic.<\/li>\n<li>Many churches reached\u00a0wider audiences\u00a0by holding their worship services online and using venues like Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>In May the EFM Board felt led to commit to sending at least 10 new missionary households from North America to launch at least 5 new fields by December 31, 2025. We are calling this the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/five-year-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meta de Cinco A\u00f1os<\/a>.\u201d A strategic plan was developed and the first steps are being implemented.<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/q27QLIPvvsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">short video<\/a>\u00a0was produced to promote the Five-Year Goal and is now in use.<\/li>\n<li>EFM revamped its approach to educating children about Friends missions by creating a new series called \u201cChildren\u2019s Missions Focus.\u201d Lessons were prepared and distributed that told the story of the first missionary sent by Evangelical Friends in North America and the fruit of the ministry she started. Her name was Esther Butler and she was sent by Ohio Yearly Meeting (now called Evangelical Friends Church-Eastern Region) to China in 1887.<\/li>\n<li>Further progress was made\u00a0in incorporating 10 missionary\/national worker households and 9 fields into EFM\u2019s systems. Prayer cards are now available for all these households as well as information about their ministries on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.friendsmission.com<\/a>. These missionaries and national workers were put under the care of EFM by Northwest Yearly Meeting and Evangelical Friends Church-Eastern Region in 2018 and 2019 respectively.<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Yearly Meeting\u00a0became an associate member of EFM. There are now eight yearly meetings\/regions in North America that are collaborating through EFM to reach more of the world for Christ.<\/li>\n<li>Two\u00a0Field Support Teams\u00a0(FSTs) were set up, one for Bangladesh and the other for Central Africa. FSTs are groups of five-six people who assist in caring for the missionaries and national workers in those particular fields. We anticipate learning from these two groups (and a similar team we started in 2019 that helps send English teachers to a creative-access country) so that we can set up many more in the months and years to come.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0International Friends Church Multiplication Conference, which EFM supported in various ways, went totally online and took place in November. Well over 500 Friends leaders from around the world participated via Zoom and YouTube. The prayer gatherings were especially powerful. Many of the workshops and messages are being passed on to others in order to spur church multiplication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are grateful for the partnership in the gospel that we have with you, and we are looking forward to continuing that partnership in 2021 and beyond!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1514 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dan-Signature-e1552946689697-300x56.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dan-Signature-e1552946689697-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dan-Signature-e1552946689697-768x143.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dan-Signature-e1552946689697-1024x191.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dan-Signature-e1552946689697-600x112.png 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Dan-Signature-e1552946689697.png 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dan Cammack<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We will not soon forget the year 2020! But even in the midst of a worldwide pandemic EFM witnessed the Lord\u2019s faithfulness and saw his mission move forward. Here are some of the highlights so you can rejoice with us! 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