JOHN SMITHWICK MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

GV MISSION TRIP PROGRAMGLOBAL VENTURES MISSION TRIP PROGRAM TAKES EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD AND INVOLVES THEM IN MISSIONS WORK. DURING A GLOBAL VENTURES TRIP, PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON MINISTRY THROUGH CHILDREN'S OUTREACHES, STREET EVANGELISM, AND EVENING FESTIVALS (CRUSADES). EVERYONE TAKES PART IN SHARING THE GOSPEL WITH PEOPLE IN VARIOUS SETTINGS. EVERY TRIP ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP A COMMUNITY WITH A SERVICE PROJECT SUCH AS GIVING FAMILIES CLEAN WATER FILTERS. THESE TRIPS ARE TYPICALLY 10 DAYS LONG. GV USUALLY TAKES 30 TO 80 TEAM MEMBERS ON EACH TRIP. (THERE IS A PROMINENT PART OF OUR MINISTRY THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM; MASS CRUSADES. THERE ARE TRIPS JOHN AND A FEW OF OUR LEADERS TRAVEL TO THAT WE WOULDN'T BRING A TEAM. JOHN CONDUCTS MASS CRUSADES WHERE TYPICALLY TENS OF THOUSANDS RECEIVE CHRIST.)IN 2024, GV TOOK A TOTAL OF 295 PEOPLE (SOME GOING ON MULTIPLE TRIPS) TO THAILAND, PARAGUAY, INDONESIA, AND CAMBODIA. THAILAND: 19,002 SALVATIONS AND 331 HEALINGS PARAGUAY: 25,725 SALVATIONS AND 607 HEALINGS INDONESIA: 3,164 SALVATIONS AND 58 HEALINGS CAMBODIA: 20,781 SALVATIONS AND 220 HEALINGS WE DISTRIBUTED:O 375 WATER FILTERSO 1 WATER WELLO 186 PASTORS & LEADERS TRAINEDO 57,595 GOSPEL BOOKS (FOLLOW UP MATERIALS)TOTAL IN-PERSON SALVATIONS (INCLUDING STATESIDE MINISTRY) FOR 2024 IS, 68,672 PEOPLE AND WE SAW 1,216 PEOPLE HEALED.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM / SCHOOL OF MISSIONSCORE (INTERNSHIP PROGRAM) IS A 1 TO 3-YEAR PROGRAM CREATED TO EQUIP THOSE WHO HAVE A HEART TO REACH THE WORLD. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN PEOPLE WITH A BIBLICAL FOUNDATION AS WELL AS THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF HOW TO DO MISSIONS / MINISTRY. THERE ARE A FEW CLASSROOM TRAINING CLASSES BUT MOST OF THE TRAINING IS DONE THROUGH HANDS ON MINISTRY WORK. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE EACH PARTICIPANT BECOME THE LEADER THEY ARE DESIGNED TO BE AND BE SELF-SUSTAINED TO DO MISSIONS OR OTHER MINISTRY WORK. THE CORE PROGRAM IS 9 MONTHS LONG AND 3 MORNINGS A WEEK, TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE INTERNSHIP IS OFFERED TO SCHOOL OF MISSIONS GRADUATES FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE FULL-TIME MISSIONS. SEPTEMBER 2024 BEGAN OUR THIRD YEAR OF OUR ONE-YEAR MISSIONS' SCHOOL. WE WELCOMED 5 NEW STUDENTS TO ANOTHER YEAR OF GV SCHOOL OF MISSIONS. THIS SCHOOL PROVIDES IN-DEPTH BIBLICAL STUDIES AS WELL AS PRACTICAL TEACHING DESIGNED TO HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL IN SHORT AND LONG-TERM MISSIONS. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SOUL-WINNER, LEARN THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORK OF MISSIONS AND MINISTRY, AND TAKE PART IN MASS EVANGELISM PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD. THE SCHOOL CLASSES ARE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM 8:30 TO 12:30. IN MAY OF 2024, 7 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE SCHOOL OF MISSIONS WITH GLOBAL VENTURES AND GRADUATED. STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2024, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 5 INTERNS IN TRAINING (2024 GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL OF MISSIONS). ALL GRADUATES AND INTERNS PARTICIPATE IN GV MISSION TRIPS WITH EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES WHICH IS A VITAL PART OF THEIR TRAINING.