GOTEN INC

GOTEN SUPPORTED MISSIONARIES BOTH LOCALLY IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, AND GLOBALLY IN UNDISCLOSED LOCATIONS ACROSS ASIA. ALL MISSIONARIES FOCUS ON REACHING UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS THROUGH RELATIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND LONG-TERM DISCIPLESHIP. LOCALLY, REFUGEE-BACKGROUND MISSIONARIES AND STAFF BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEW ARRIVALS IN THE U.S., PARTICULARLY AMONG MUSLIM-MAJORITY POPULATIONS. GLOBALLY, OUR MISSIONARIES LIVE AMONG UNREACHED COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGE IN CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE OUTREACH AND DISCIPLESHIP EFFORTS.OUR FIELDWORK IS MEASURED THROUGH THREE KEY IMPACT AREAS: CONNECT, COMMUNICATE, AND DISCIPLE. IN 2024, OUR TEAM MADE 4,685 HOME-BASED RELATIONAL CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE OF ORGANIZED SERVICES. THESE VISITS OPENED THE DOOR FOR 1,410 GOSPEL-CENTERED CONVERSATIONS AND BIBLE STORY PRESENTATIONS. AS A RESULT, 224 ONGOING DISCIPLESHIP MEETINGS WERE LAUNCHED, SOME OF WHICH ARE NOW BEING LED BY LOCAL BELIEVERS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE, INDICATING EARLY STAGES OF A MULTIPLYING MOVEMENT.THIS WORK REFLECTS OUR LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE: TO FACILITATE SUSTAINABLE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE DISCIPLESHIP MOVEMENTS AMONG UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPSWHETHER THEY'VE ARRIVED IN THE U.S. OR ARE LIVING IN SOME OF THE HARDEST-TO-REACH PLACES ON EARTH.

SEWING PROGRAM AT GOTEN TRAINING CENTEROFFERED SEWING CLASSES TO APPROXIMATELY 15 REFUGEE WOMEN EACH WEEK, MANY OF WHOM COME FROM CONSERVATIVE BACKGROUNDS WITH LIMITED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SPACE FOR LEARNING PRACTICAL SKILLS, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND GAINING CONFIDENCE. PARTICIPANTS PROGRESSED FROM BASIC STITCHING TO COMPLETING MARKET-READY PRODUCTS.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, REFUGEE WOMEN CREATED SEWN ITEMSSUCH AS TOTE BAGS, APRONS, AND HOME GOODSTHAT WERE SOLD BY THE ORGANIZATION AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ONLINE. THESE PROJECTS GENERATED $8,174 IN SALES, OF WHICH $7,553 WAS PAID DIRECTLY TO SEAMSTRESSES AS SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME. THIS INITIATIVE NOT ONLY EMPOWERED WOMEN FINANCIALLY BUT ALSO HELPED THEIR FAMILIES WITH ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD NEEDS.BEYOND INCOME, THE PROGRAM CULTIVATES TRUST, BELONGING, AND SPIRITUAL CONVERSATIONS WITHIN A SAFE, WOMEN-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT. IT IS OFTEN THE FIRST PLACE REFUGEE WOMEN ENCOUNTER RELATIONAL SUPPORT AND DIGNITY OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES.