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2025 CELEBRATION REPORT
Your generosity fueled urban churches, strengthened leaders, and transformed individuals and families with the gospel across Latin America.
Your Impact at a Glance
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3,421 patients served
By medical brigades with partner churches. -
100% increase in mission trips over last two yearsMore transformational trips through church collaboration. -
5% annual growth in local church fundingCMI's innovative Quito Seed Fund is accelerating. -
100+ pastors equipped
Latin American pastors united and strengthen.
PRIORITY 1: CHURCH HEALTH
Stronger Leaders, Healthier Churches
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ENCUENTRO360® Launched: Digital church wellness diagnostic tool now serving churches across Latin America. - Quito Leadership Summit: Quito pastors united in prayer and vision.
- Post-Pandemic rebound: All seven Encounter with God Churches in Quito, Ecuador have weekly attendance greater than their pre-pandemic numbers.
- Evangelistic Growth: Evidence of evangelistic impact is seen in Quito’s Norte Church where more than 750 people have come to faith in their regular Sunday services over the last 3 years.
PRIORITY 2: CHURCH COLLABORATION
Partnerships That Multiply Impact
- 3 medical brigades
- Served and care for 3,421 patients (Fairhaven/Puembo, Fairhaven/Chillos, Crossroads/Norte)
- 85 US participants + 56 host families + 67 interpreters + 36 support team
- Regional Breakthroughs:
- Bogotá Summit: 30+ participants, 4 denominations, breakthrough collaboration.
- Quito Leadership Summit: Quito pastors united in prayer and vision.
- International Growth:
- Growth in new international partnerships: 100% increase in mission trips over past two years.
PRIORITY 3: CHURCH CAPITAL
Seed Fund: Investments That Keep Giving
- Seed Fund Milestone:
- Historic Achievement: Local churches now contribute annually more funds to church multiplication and mobilization than ever before
- $1.9 million invested in Quito Seed Fund projects since 2021.
- $414,561 invested forward by local churches.
- 5% average annual return
- Proving to be a revolutionary model for forming local sustainability.
- Norte Church Facilities Completed (July 2025)
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2026
On the Horizon:
- Expansion of ENCUENTRO360® to include coaching and advisory consultations led by experienced missionaries and pastors.
- Next Steps for expanding Bogotá to an Encounter with God Initiative.
- Two 2026 Discover Trips → potential new partnerships.
- Continued Quito Seed Fund growth toward full sustainability.
- New medical brigades and youth trips planned.
This Is What Partnership Looks Like
Every highlight above represents lives changed, leaders equipped, and churches strengthened. None of this happens without partners like you who believe in the power of healthy, multiplying churches. Thank you for making 2025 a year of fruitful growth for CMI and the Encounter with God Churches in Latin America.
God is working through your partnership
and lives are being changed!
and lives are being changed!
What happens when success collapses, dreams crumble, and loss becomes unbearable? For José Luis and Paulina, the darkest chapter of their lives became the doorway to an encounter with Jesus that restored their family and reshaped their future.
How your gift works
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CMI Executive Director Craig Murray shares a brief year-end message expressing gratitude for your partnership and highlighting the continued importance of our mission. As we close the year and look ahead, we invite you to take a moment to hear this update and join us in celebrating the work your generous partnership makes possible.
THANK YOU!