We will continue to share incredible stories from the field where you have helped bring about God’s transformation through the gospel expressed in both words and actions. Be on the lookout for the exciting new ways we will report on your global impact.

Your contributions in 2023 have made significant impacts on families and communities around the world. 121,102 people benefitted from our programs last year. With food security being one of our major areas of focus this past year, nearly 30,000 people received food assistance including sustainable programs for long-term solutions.

For the first time, the entire Canadian Baptist family joined together to raise funds for the Active in Mission campaign. We set a goal of raising $100,000 for food programs both locally and globally. We are thankful for the generosity of Canadian Baptists who helped us to exceed our goal!

2023 was a year of milestones, in which we marked 20 years of the Hopeful Gifts for Change Gift Catalogue and Kids Care mission resource for children. As a founding member of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, we joined in celebrating their 40th anniversary.

This year, we are excited to celebrate 150 years of Canadian Baptists serving in global mission together with you. You are part of a long history of faithfulness and prayer that has helped bring hope and healing to a broken world. We have embarked on a 14-month journey looking back at where we came from as well as forward to where God continues to lead us. None of this would be possible without generations of faithful service and the legacy we all share. Canadian Baptist leaders who have walked with us over the years have contributed 14 inspired words that reflect our history and shared hope for the future.

Our world continues to face unforeseen disasters and crises in addition to longstanding issues surrounding war, poverty, and the economy. As part of our creation care focus, our church partner in Togo has implemented a reforestation initiative. Our partner on the ground in the Philippines has started a disaster preparedness project. Topics such as waste management, resource conservation, reforestation & environmental protection are addressed in these programs.

We also look forward to working with our new partners in Egypt and Sri Lanka to provide social supports for women, children, and those living with disabilities by training leaders with strategies for integral mission. You can find out more about these new partnerships and your impact around the world throughout these pages.

Thank you for making all these programs possible, as together we embrace a broken world through word and deed.

Grace and peace,

Jennifer Lau

Executive Director