Report of i2 activity for Fellowship Bible Church ending Dec 2009.

2. We hosted the Out4Life conference on the issue of the transition from prison to successful living. The conference attracted over 200 participants + 60 volunteers from all over Arkansas and several other states including representatives of government agencies, churches and non-profits that work with prisoners.

3. Our work in South Mid-Town and the inner-city has continued to grow with emphasis on building relationships through literacy, education, health and families:

4. The Passport to Success program at Franklin served more families

5. New literacy programs were launched with Summer Reading Camps

6. We hosted training for 100 leaders to use Christian Literacy materials in working with children or adults

7. Shepherd’s Hope medical clinic expanded its services and doubled its service hours

8. We launched partnerships with Arkansas Baptist College and the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections to provide college training for inmates we work with in our prison ministry

9. The Lord provided funding for us to give away more grants than ever before and to dedicate more staff and lay time to serving real needs.

10. Working with our Congregational Pastors we have expanded our focus and increased the level of service to our community with new ventures in Little Rock, Maumelle, North Little Rock, Cabot and Benton.

11. Russell Rainey and Linda Slaton continued their life-coaching work with people seeking to pursue their passion to live out their faith in service. They presented at 2 Fellowship Network conferences.

12. We launched our new Fellowship Unleashed website.

13. Entered a new partnership in Guatemala to launch Fellowship Guatemala, a Pastoral Residency program for Central America.

14. Engaged in research that will lead to launching 2 significant social entrepreneurship initiatives: A Transitional Living facility for parolees in Little Rock and a Business Incubator in Rwanda.

15. The Evangelical School of Theology in Poland hosted the first Festival of Protestant Culture. It joined a partnership with Yale University and to house the Jonathan Edwards Center for Eastern Europe.

17. Partnered with Goodwill and Prison Fellowship to organize the Central Arkansas Re-entry Coalition that has community stakeholders representing non-profit service providers, State and Local agencies, and educational institutions coming together to reduce recidivism in the community.

18. Fifty volunteers teach Men’s Fraternity and Women’s Ministry in 4 central AR units.

19. Completed teaching Men’s Fraternity year 2 to senior DOC staff in Pine Bluff. Two of the wardens have started teaching year 1 to their staff.

20. Ark Baptist College program launch saw 7 of 9 DCC students score perfect 4.0’s. The other 2 made 3.75’s. Six new men started their 1st semester in January 2010.

22. To Bring the Scriptures to the Dadiya in their language by 2013.

23. To increase our awareness of and connection with God’s work worldwide.

24. To increase our own appreciation and use of the Bible.

26. International Friendship Outreach: Fellowship members partner with IFO to provide host families and training for the families, Conversation Club volunteers and support for numerous events. Eleven Fellowship families are host families.

27. Team Rwanda Soccer Team: Formed 2 teams from 25 Rwandan students providing uniforms, coaching, food and transportation.

29. Community Bible Study: FBC members launched and led CBS International for both adults and children in Rwanda in 2009 and it now has over 3000 official members.

30. Rwandan President Kagame’s Advisory Council: An FBC member is on this very influential personal advisory board to the president.

31. Upward Rwanda: In 2009, FBC members launched a church and Christian based soccer program in partnership with Upward Intl.