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Somethingincredible ishappening.Moms who started a relationship with Jesus throughtheir MOPS experience:

Dear Faithful Supporters,

More than 10,000 moms – 10,123 to be exact. That’s how many women started a relationship with Jesus during our 2017-18 MOPS Ministry year! This kind of impact is not possible without the support of donors like you. Our focus on outreach to new moms is working, and we are ecstatic to see a 60 percent increase in moms meeting Jesus through MOPS! This result is what drives our vision to reach 1 million moms each year. It is a plan that has little to do with a number and everything to do with the fact that moms who know Jesus change their families and their world.

MOPS is expanding its reach in a way we have never been able to before, and, with your continued partnership, we can achieve our million-mom vision. During our 2017-18 fiscal year, MOPS added 1,096 new groups around the world and launched inaugural groups in 16 new countries including Cuba, Vietnam and Mozambique. We also equipped more than 30,000 leaders to reach women in their communities and encouraged 2,526 moms at our annual MOMcon conference which was held in Kansas City.

Together, we’re working hard so that no mom, in any part of the world, goes another day feeling isolated and abandoned when we have the tools that can change the course of her life. Thank you for being a vital part of this Ministry.

Gratefully,

Mandy AriotoPresident and CEO of MOPS International

2017-18 THEME VERSE

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor, he has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are

oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.

- Luke 4:18-19

Each year, MOPS comes up with a rallying cry – a concept that guides our entire tribe of women throughout the MOPS year. In 2017-18, our theme was “Free Indeed,” and our MOPS moms were led by three tenets of freedom:

LET LOVE BE THE LOUDEST VOICE – This is about putting in the work to live fully loved and fully free. God tells us, Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. - Matthew 11:29-30

BE GUTSY – We proclaim release from the unwritten expectations that tell us we are supposed to live in ways that are incongruent with who God created us to be. Let us move with freedom and passion just like Paul tells us to, Live freely, animated and motivated by God’s Spirit. - Galatians 5:16

GO F IRST – Going first means stepping out in faith in order to set people free. It is encouraging women to get honest about their failures, fears and secrets. Because what we know is, The truth will set you free. - John 8:31-32

MOPS International encourages and equips moms of young children to realize their potential as mothers, women and leaders, in relationship with Jesus, and in partnership with the local church.

92,028MEMBERS

57COUNTRIES

4,686MOPS GROUPS

10,123WOMEN WHO BEGAN

A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS

2,526MOMCON 2017

ATTENDEES

31,682VOLUNTEERS

Mission and Impact

2017-18 HighlightsM COLLECTIVES

MOPS’s newest program, M Collectives, was introduced in fall 2017. Collectives are short, topic-based gatherings that typically meet once a week for six to eight weeks. These small groups work through a short workbook that focuses on growth and discovery within a single topic. The first workbook created, The Fierce Love Collective: What To Do With the Big Emotions of Motherhood, addresses the issues of postpartum depression and anxiety. These studies are catalysts and easy entry points for MOPS International to meet moms outside of the church setting and invite them into community, conversation and their own faith journey toward Jesus.

DIGITAL GROUP K IT

In early 2018, MOPS began offering a Digital group option to women who have limited funds to purchase a classic “hard-copy” MOPS group or who meet in non-traditional locations. They have digital access to all the same great resources as our mailed resources groups including videos, online theme resources, Membership welcome package, personal Coach access and Collectives.

SPANISH GROUPS

MOPS expanded our global reach in 2018 with the official release of our Digital Spanish MOPS curriculum. It is now available to our Spanish-speaking groups nationally and internationally with similar digital access that our Digital groups receive. Also, MOPS recently had great success introducing a Spanish-language app for use throughout Latin America, taking us from word-of-mouth to having access to women in nearly 20 countries.

MOMCON 2017Over one weekend in September, 2,526 moms met in Kansas City to connect with each other and Jesus. Designed to encourage and help women grow as both moms and leaders, our annual MOMcon featured nationally-renowned speakers including Bob Goff, Ann Voskamp and Mike Foster, and offered 26 different workshops focusing on relevant topics such as “Leading Like Jesus” and “Fostering Empathy in a Comparison Culture.” Learn more about our upcoming MOMcon at mops.org/momcon.

“Our Collective is made up of moms from two different English speaking schools in Zurich. We are a small group, but we wanted a good study and when MOPS published the Collective, we jumped at the opportunity! These moms are from different Protestant faiths and several do not go to church regularly. I feel the Collectives are very easy to lead and the leader book was laid out in a way that allowed me to engage our group but have minimal preparation time.”

– DAWN BEAVERSZurich, Switzerland.

“[Our Collective] quickly gained momentum and brought new faces! There were moms showing up who had never engaged in any type of ministry at the church. Moms who had fallen off the radar were returning. Some moms who never attended our MOPS group and only engaged through our social media, showed up for the Collective.”

– T IFFANY DANLEY Overland Park, KS

What moms are saying aboutThe Fierce Love Collective

“Today was a bittersweet day! It was the end of our MOPS 2018 season, and the laughter, smiles and happiness (along with a few tears) were overflowing! Most of these women were strangers back in September when we started our Free Indeed year, but now we are a tribe. We are there for each other, and we share our journeys in motherhood without fear: the good, the bad, the perfect, the not-so-perfect, the silly, the messy and the everything-in-between parts of being a mom.

This is a group of women I know I can count on if I need a 3 a.m. friend. When we spend time lifting one another up, listening and sharing, we inspire, grow and learn. MOPS is the best thing I do for my sanity and for my soul.”

- J ESS LYNN BLACK Virginia Beach, VA

Better Moms

“When I received this year’s MOPS packet, I was so encouraged by the care that MOPS puts into loving moms. At the same time, I felt burdened for the women that we work with at Oasis International, a refugee center in St. Louis that my parents run. I wanted them to feel this encouragement, purpose and drive, with a deep knowledge of the love of Jesus. At the front of the journal that MOPS provides, there was a map of MOPS groups around the world. I felt like there needed to be a MOPS for refugees, for the moms who no longer have a home country and are ‘in between’. Many have lost family and friends to war and the very people who would be walking through motherhood with them have passed away or now live thousands of miles away. It grieved my heart.

I emailed MOPS International and just a few months later, we started the first MOPS group for refugee women at Oasis. It’s a group for women to come and be loved on by God and learn how to be better moms and wives, with the hope that this love leads them to a relationship with Jesus. My desire is for these women to meet Jesus, and then be the leaders who share Jesus wherever they land.”

- JESS ICA ANDREWS St. Louis Refugee MOPS Leader

Better Communities

“MOPS has grown immensely in Africa in the past seven years, and now we host 44 groups in 11 countries. In January, 16 MOPS Leaders from three countries (Kenya, Zambia and Uganda) met in Nairobi for a training conference, and they received the brand new Global MOPS curriculum to use in their groups this year. There are so many difficulties mothering in a developing country; teaching these women leadership, mothering skills, and support for each other, all based on a relationship with Jesus, will have a positive effect on entire communities, and I hope will change families (and the next generation) for the better!

I have felt a calling to work for Africa for many years, and this work has given me the path to do that. I am so passionate about bringing the simple news of Jesus into mother’s lives, so getting to do that regularly brings me such joy. I have been in awe so many times by the work that God is doing. I really am just along for the ride many days!”

– DESTINY LEAHYGlobal Volunteer, Africa

Better World

MOPS GROUPS ARE MEETING IN NEARLY 60 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD AND THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES TO GROW.

The beautiful part about the MOPS model is that it is so versatile and the foundation of spreading the hope of Jesus takes on the culture and language of the community around it. We are proud to provide leadership training to moms around the world, reaching women in many countries where women do not have access to this level of training.

A global Mom Movement

active MOPS Groups*

*Some countries are not highlighted due to security sensitivities.

Financials

FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES

Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,981,095Fundraising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$215,358Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$746,406

TOTAL $4 ,942 ,859

EXPENSES

Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,281,524Convention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$699,571Fundraising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$215,358Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$746,406

TOTAL $4 ,942 ,859

Administration (15%)

Fundraising (4%)

Convention (14%)

Programming (66%)

REVENUE

Program Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,457,370Convention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$756,972Contributed Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$710,280Contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$588,619Sponsor Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$216,653Other Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$138,462

TOTAL $4 ,868 ,356

(18%)Contributed

Services

Sponsor Income (4%)Other Income (3%)

Program Fees (50%)

Convention (16%)

Contributions (12%)

Administration (7%)

Program (81%)

Fundraising (4%)

Dear MOPS Family, Now is the time.

In the midst of cultural chaos, now is the time to equip and encourage moms of young children. Now is the time to gather and send out all who understand that moms who follow Jesus bring strength to their homes, their communities and their world. Many of you have joined us in this effort this past year, and we thank you for your partnership.

Jesus designed us to become our best selves in the context of family. The message of Jesus is a message of hope that families with little ones need. MOPS communicates that hope along with the practical life skills needed in parenting.

This past year, MOPS has:

� Welcomed nearly 33,000 moms to MOPS for the first time. � Started more than 1,000 new groups in churches and other

venues across the country. � Provided evangelism tools for churches and leaders to better

share their spiritual journey and the path to Jesus with the moms who don’t know that path yet.

� Trained more than 31,000 leaders to reach more moms.

Now is the time. As you have seen in the previous pages, MOPS is making a difference. The cultural issues facing families are different today than they were when MOPS started in 1973. However, the needs of moms are the same: to have a sister on the journey, to learn mothering skills that she doesn’t yet have, to share her own skills with the mom next to her, and to walk closer to Jesus no matter where she is starting from.

On behalf of the board of directors, thank you for your help. Thank you for your voice. Thank you for your persistence alongside us as we strive to reach mothers of young children in every corner of this country and around the globe.

Now is the time. I hope you will continue partnering with us or join us now to reach every mother of young children with the hope of Jesus.

In His service,

Catherine K. Penshorn, M. Ed.Chairwoman of MOPS International Board of Directors

CATHY PENSHORN , CHAIRWOMANCommunity Volunteer, Schertz, TX

GAIL WOZNIAK , V ICE CHAIRCommunity Volunteer, Irvine, CA

GREG BOWLIN , TREASURERStrategia Global, LLC, Aurora, CO

TRACEY SOLOMON, SECRETARYMOPS Volunteer Team, Canton, MI

DEROZETTE BANKSOvercomer Covenant Church, Kent, WA

KNEELAND BROWN, ED.D.Trinity Academy, Wichita, KS

PAMELA CHRISTIAN , PH .D.Biola University, San Bernadino, CA

ROGER FRANKLIN Ritchie Company, Maryville, TN

MAKIKO HARRISON , PH .D.Community Volunteer, McLean, VA

K IMBERLY LAYDONLewan Family Foundation, Lone Tree, CO

YVETTE MAHERDream Centers, Colorado Springs, CO

JEANNE MCMAINSNational Christian Foundation, Cumming, GA

KEITH MCVANEYSave Our Youth, Denver, CO

CAROL TAYLOR O ’LEARYThe Focus Group, Surrey, BC, Canada

ED OLL IEHarvest Bible Chapel, Chicago, IL

CATHY ROBERTSCherwell Software, Colorado Springs, CO

NICHOLE TAUTZ Tecra Industries, Denver, CO

EL ISA MORGAN President Emerita, Denver, CO

Board Members

MOPS MEMBERSHIP gives a gift of ongoing encouragement to a mom in your life. mops.org/membership

MENTOR women at a local MOPS group.

MEET us at MOMCON to experience this motherhood movement.

MAINTAIN a connection to MOPS through our alumni network.

MAGNIFY the impact MOPS is having by inviting others into your home to hear our vision.

MOBIL IZE MOPS to new places by volunteering to start or support a group. mops.org/startagroup or mops.org/volunteer

MIX with moms internationally through our Global Sisterhood Program.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE around the globe by supporting the growth of MOPS in new countries.

Get Involved

• Donate online at mops.org/donate• Join our monthly giving program, The Village

• Donate through gifts of appreciated stock or estate plans

For more information, contact Deidre Hamilton, Director of Development, at dhamilton@mops.org or 303-696-2718.

We’re financially accountable. Your investment is prayerfully, intentionally and strategically used to maximize our reach to moms for Christ.

MOPS International reminds women that they are not alone, that motherhood is significant and that Jesus calls them beloved. From these foundations, we teach women to lead because they are raising the next generation.

Thank you for your support.

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