BROOKLINK INC

BROOKLINK EXPERIENCED A ROBUST 2023 AS THE RESIDUAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 DECREASED. WITH LEE HEYWARD RETURNED FULL-TIME AS CEO, WE EXECUTED A FRUITFUL INTERNATIONAL TRAINING TRAVEL SCHEDULE AND AN EVENTFUL DOMESTIC CALENDAR.LEE AND OUR FAITHFUL TEAM OF FACILITATORS CONDUCTED AND PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING IN CANADA, INDIA, ROMANIA, UGANDA, RWANDA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GHANA, WEST KENYA AND SINGAPORE. A PLANNED TRIP TO ARMENIA IN OCTOBER WAS CANCELLED BY OUR HOST DUE TO CIVIL UNREST AND SAFETY CONCERNS. DOMESTICALLY, A BROOKLINK FACILITATOR CONTINUED TEACHING TRINITY EVANGELICAL DIVINITY SCHOOL COURSEWORK TO INMATES AT WAUPUN PRISON. BROOKLINK WAS ALSO INVITED TO TEACH AT MISSIONS AND FAMILY CONFERENCES IN WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, AND ALABAMA. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED OUR LARGEST BUDGET YET, LEADING BROOKLINK STAFF, FACILITATORS, AND BOARD TO DEVELOP VISION 2033, A TEN-YEAR ROADMAP LAUNCHING BROOKLINK TO A MODERATE-AGGRESSIVE PLAN FOR STAFFING, FINANCIAL, TEACHING, AND TRAVEL DEVELOPMENT. TO THAT END, WE HOSTED TWO FOOD TRUCK EVENTS TO SHARE VISION 2033 IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA DURING THE SUMMER. WE ALSO HOSTED AN ANNUAL GATHERING WITH OUR STAFF, BOARD, AND FACILITATORS TO SHARE VISION 2033.RECOGNIZING MANY OF OUR DONORS ARE NEARING OR ARE IN RETIREMENT, WE INTENTIONALLY BROUGHT A YOUNGER AUDIENCE INTO THE BROOKLINK COMMUNITY AND HOSTED A FALL "DATE NIGHT EVENT" WITH SEVERAL COUPLES IN THEIR 30S. WE ARE PLANNING A SIMILAR EVENT IN EARLY 2024. AS WE FINISHED OUR ANNUAL YEAR-END CAMPAIGN, WE ARE PLANNING OUR FIRST EVER GALA IN EARLY MAY 2024, ALONG WITH ACCEPTED INVITATIONS TO TRAIN DISCIPLE-MAKING MOVEMENT LEADERS IN LIBERIA, INDIA, NEPAL, UGANDA, RWANDA, BURUNDI, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, LAOS, AND CZECH REPUBLIC. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AND DEVELOP CHURCH LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD.