An Amazing Year

God has so blessed Living Stones this year! Here is quick look:

·         2500 meals served to needy children and their families

·         7 Birthday parties (“$10 for Them” program)

·         7 children saved (that we talked with personally and continued discipleship)

·         300 children heard the Gospel (most of these children heard multiple times)

·         35 children enrolled in our Cajueiro Claro program: shown love every weekday this year, and regularly attending church and school.

·         175 children ministered to at the Christmas party, 150 at the Easter party, and 200 at the children’s day party.

·         Two pool parties and a pizza party with Cajuerio Claro program.

·         Over 30 homes visited, multiples times.

For those of you who have been so kind to support Living Stones, here is our 2011 Financial report. If you would like more detailed information, please write to amobrasil99@hotmail.com

Costs: (Exact numbers are impossible, with the constant change in real to dollar, but this is our best estimate)  $9590 USD:

·         $6,895 USD in program expenses ($4,025 Flavio’s salary,$ 1,000 food, $870 for parties, $1,000 for supplies)

·         $1,662 USD in promotion costs (books with pictures :$874, business cards: $240, camera: $80, jewelry and other things for sharing Brazil: $470)

·         $1,033 USD in administration costs (10% of what is donated)

Donations from 2011: $10,331 (We have a $740 surplus to help with extra reopening expenses in Paudalho early 2012)

For 2012 we will have a new system for even better accountability.  Rachel will be in charge of filling out a monthly form with the following information:

·         Living Stones report from:   (each project will be listed separately)                                                                                                 

·         For the month of:

·         Food expenses: ($400 budgeted)

·         Salary expenses: ($520 budgeted)

·         Copy and curriculum expenses: ($50 budgeted)

·         General supplies: ($50 budgeted)

·         Party/Presents: ( whatever is given from “$10 for Them” campaign)

·         Promotion expenses: ($100 budgeted)

·         Other:  ($100 budgeted)

·         Receipts attached to the back

There will also be information about how many meals were served and children ministered to, as well as prayer requests and praises. At the end of the month, World Renewal will send the money donated over the course of that month. The program will be using the rollover from 2011 to begin in February (January is summer vacation), and then receive the funds given the month before to fund the next month, and so on.

Steve Turner, the Johnsons, Rachel Winzeler, as well as Tele will receive the World Renewal information on how much was given directly to Living Stones, as well as these monthly forms, reporting where that money went to directly.

Thank you so much for joining us this year! Imagine all the great things God has planned for 2012!