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VISIT UGANDA IN 2013 Early June (service team) and mid October (charity walk and
celebrating 10 years of ROTOM in Uganda) with ROTOM USA
Form your own church team any time
Make a difference, be a CHANGE agent
Application deadline for June team is end of October 2012
For information contact ariedner@reachone-‐touchone.org
ROTOM USA A U G U S T 2 0 1 2 N E W S & 2 0 1 1 A N N U A L R E P O R T
CHRISTMAS IS COMING JOURNEY FOR CHANGE 2013
GIVE A BLANKET THIS CHRISTMAS
Weather patterns have changed -‐ Nights are much colder now
Send $20 per blanket today
Bring comfort and warmth in times of need
Join us to give 400 blankets
Don’t delay!
Dear Friends of ROTOM, Just a few weeks ago we returned from Uganda with our Journey for CHANGE (JFC) team. I have asked team members to share their experience with you. Enjoy! We are grateful for your support of our team and our beloved seniors and colleagues in Uganda! We changed and were challenged to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly. Blessings,
The Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 (NLT) Visiting Seniors The JFC team visited senior homes in two locations, Kabale and Mukono. The needs of the seniors tend to be similar. The burden of raising
grandchildren, looking for food and decent housing are universal to the seniors ROTOM serves. It is the highlight of the year for a grandma or grandpa to be visited by their sponsor or team members. What joy! Dave Meyer is ministering to special needs kids on his school bus route in CO
Staff Training Members of the team had the opportunity to present two staff trainings at each ROTOM office. The first, “cross-‐cultural training” offered the staff and team time to bond and laugh. We role played characteristics of ‘Hot and Cold Cultures’. This training not only helped all of us to appreciate differences of our cultures, but also made us aware of ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ personality traits within each of our groups. We will work better together after this! (For more info refer to: Foreign to Familiar by Sarah A. Lanier)
The second training revolved around physical changes that occur with aging (loss of vision, hearing and mobility). We simulated these changes by trying simple tasks like picking up a pill or buttoning a shirt while eyes were blurred with fogged glasses, ears were muffled with ear plugs and hands were in latex gloves. This training encouraged all of us to be more aware and sympathetic towards seniors. It was eye opening! Nancy Wellnitz is a Director of a Senior Activity Center in Arvada, CO Vacation Bible Schoool with Grandkids The VBS Day was fantastic! Being able to work with the grandchildren as well as the jajas (grandmas) gave us a whole new picture of ROTOM’s impact. Playing with the children really showed what Jesus meant when he said: “Those who become like children are considered greatest in the kingdom of heaven”. (Matthew 18) Theme was: The lost sheep and God’s love for us all. Emma Bean is a student at Allegheny College, PA. She plans to bring a group to Uganda next year through their International Service Club
Senior Fellowship Visiting the senior fellowships was one of the highlights of the trip. Seeing the delight on their faces as they greeted us with songs, hugs and dancing made the journey across bumpy, unpaved roads worth every minute. Sharing testimonies and Bible truths together added to the sense that although we live far away, we share the same Jesus.
Melissa Parks is member of the ROTOM USA board of Directors
REACH ONE TOUCH ONE MINISTRIES USA 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
VISION & MISSION ROTOM envisions: Older Persons living dignified and fulfilled lives ROTOM exists: To empower older persons and their dependants
To acquire a healthy form of existence through Jesus Christ! BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN 2011 Brad Beatty, President/Chair Dave Hampson, Vice President/Pastor Diane Hasek, Secretary Mark Landry, Treasurer Paul Kayima, Member Melissa Parks, Member Chris Porter, Member (missing on photo)
Diane, Andrea, Mark, Brad, Melissa, Dave, Paul Andrea Riedner, CEO/Ex Officio Member FINANCIALS 2011 Income 2011 Expenses We are grateful to God and our faithful supporters for allowing us to be stewards and servants. It is our desire to use wisely what was entrusted to us. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 2011 MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS Increase of seniors supported from the US: From 147 – 165 Mission trips named: Journey for CHANGE and material for preparation and training compiled into a training manual OH Walk to support building the Health Center in Mukono: over $4,000 raised CEO and board chair attended ROTOM International meetings in Uganda in April 2011. Plans were made to organize ROTOM entities
in different countries into a Covenant Fellowship. USA CEO serves on the leadership team as secretary. Subscribed to Lausanne Standards (committed to biblical standards of ministry and partnership) Major steps forward in the following areas:
o Improved donor and church relations and successful decrease of donor retention o By the end of 2011 one third of our monthly donors were giving through our automatic
debit service (EFT) or pay monthly online through paypal. You are saving us money and time. Thank you!
o Easy to navigate financial reporting through Quick Books o Streamlining senior/sponsor processing and tracking o Website improvement and move to new server o Facebook page and monthly eNews launched (sign up online for the eNews!) o Board: Training and increased involvement, especially through committees. Board book and policy file created
OUTLOOK We are striving to serve God as: Facilitators for Christ followers to get involved in what God has called all of us to do:
To take care of widows and orphans and not get ourselves corrupted with the world (from James 1:27)
Sowers of the seed and ready when God brings the harvest Partners with people like you and our teams in Uganda
ROTOM USA, P.O. Box 64186, Colorado Springs, CO 80962, www.reachone-touchone.org Andrea Riedner, CEO, [email protected], 719-265-5211 (office/home) Shelley McBride, Financial Assistant, [email protected] Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/reachonetouchoneministries
Total 100% = $190,283