2022 Annual Report

2022 ANNUAL REPORT
WITH 2023 CALENDAR

Portraits
FROM GOD’S KINGDOM

PORTRAITS FROM GOD’S KINGDOM LETTER FROM KURT

What does God’s Kingdom look like? After more than 25 years of representing ReFrame
across Canada, Hans Mulder will be retiring at the end
As a worldwide media ministry, the answer to that changes of 2022. If you’ve ever met Hans, you probably know
every year. This past year was no different. that he loves to travel and experience different parts
of God’s world. You may not know that Hans is also a
• ReFrame continued responding to people affected by the gifted photographer. As we celebrate Hans’ service to
pandemic by offering new and relevant biblical content over the ministry, we are pleased to share a special version
the internet and on radio and television. of our Annual Report this year—a wall calendar
that offers updates from ReFrame’s global ministry
• As war began in Ukraine, one of your Russian language alongside beautiful photography from Hans Mulder.
ministry partners had to flee her home in Kyiv. But she
continued sharing the go od news, ministering to fellow This report is also availible online at
refugees and to those who remained in Ukraine. ReFrameMinistries.org/AnnualReport.

• Laws across China made it more challenging to openly share
the gospel on the internet, so ReFrame’s Chinese ministry
had to pivot to publishing printed materials

All these situations represent the work of God’s Kingdom, even
in the challenging times. I hope this special report in the form
of a calendar will offer you a glimpse into that Kingdom every
month as you see images and read testimonials from people
around the world who have heard and responded to the good
news of the gospel.

You too play a vital role in God’s Kingdom and the work of
ReFrame. As you read this report and look into the eyes of the
people in these images, I hope that you will be reminded that
your prayers and your generosity truly reach people all around
God’s world. And I hope that you will know that I and your
partners in each of our 10 language ministries are so grateful for
your partnership in this ministry.

Kurt Selles

MINISTRY IMPACT STORY

YOU OFFERED RUSSIAN SPEAKERS STRENGTH IN DESPERATE TIMES

ReFrame Ministries’ partners around the world often receive I was invited to serve at a meeting with Ukrainian
messages from people who are lonely and exhausted. women and children who fled the war,” Lika
shared. “The kids cut out and painted little paper hearts
As ReFrame’s longest-serving ministry leader, Sergei Sosedkin has and wrote a prayer to God on them. They sang a song of
been responding to messages like these for 20 years. Yet he says he prayer for Ukraine and went outside, tied these prayers
has seen more messages than ever during the pandemic, and the war to balloons, and released them into the sky with words of
in Ukraine. gratitude to Jesus.”

Recently, Sergei received one such message from a woman named Lika (pictured, centered) is ReFrame’s Russian language
Nina, who lives in Siberia. ministry partner who spent most of 2022 serving fellow
Ukrainan refugees after fleeing her home in Ukraine’s
“Nina said she is married with two children, and she has a supportive capital, Kiev.
church family,” said Sosedkin. “But that didn’t stop her from being
lonely.”

Nina shared that both of her parents had died from COVID-19. Soon,
her grieving had spiraled into depression.

“I don’t have any emotional strength left,” Nina wrote. “I recently
spent an entire day in bed, depressed, wearing one of my late father’s
shirts. Please help me.”

In Sergei’s response, he told Nina that Jesus, too, knew this feeling of
being alone despite being surrounded by people. Referencing Mark 3,
Sergei shared the story of how Jesus found himself surrounded by a
crowd of people who believed he was out of his mind and possessed.
In the end, Jesus took comfort in his closest friends, his disciples,
who believed in his words and that he is God.

“In him we find friends everywhere,” Sergei said. “ReFrame connects
with believers in Burkina Faso, Mexico, and Japan, among other
places, and in Jesus’ name, we have friends in all of these places.”

Nina was grateful for Sosedkin’s thoughtful and biblical response.
She said she would continue to seek comfort in the words of Christ
as well as the community she has in him, through both her church
and ReFrame’s Russian media ministry programs.

Thank you for encouraging hurting people like Nina, praying for them
as they look to Scripture as a source of strength in times of crisis.



JANUARY | 2023 WT ARABIC MINISTRY

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Martin Luther King Day (US)

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Your partners in Egypt created two new video programs to S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
share the gospel with Arabic speakers. These video series are 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
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May God bless you and bless your ministry, may it be fruitful
and may it continue to bless others,”
—Rafaat, after viewing one of these new Bible study videos



FEBRUARY | 2023 WT CHINESE MINISTRY

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Presidents’ Day (US) Ash Wednesday

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In early 2022, new laws in China made it more difficult to share Thank you, Lord—I was spiritually awakened immediately
the gospel online than ever before. In response, ReFrame’s when I read this. God is so great and wonderful! Amen!”
Chinese ministry team has shifted to creating timely, biblical —Chuang, Chinese ministry reader
content in print. This year, they’ve published 7 books including
testimonies from Christians, devotionals about the Psalms, and
a book for Christian mothers.



MARCH | 2023 ENGLISH MINISTRY

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Daylight Saving Starts St Patrick’s Day

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Josh Larsen, a film critic and the producer of Think Christian, These passages, verses, and words in Today help me know
hosted a virtual movie club using Zoom to discuss biblical that I’m not alone in this,” Cynthia shared. “Many blessings
themes in a series of popular movies. This is just one of the in all that you do.”
many ways that ReFrame’s English-language ministries helped —Cynthia, Today reader who has undergone many trials the last
audiences find Christian community and grow deeper in their year—from her husband’s Parkinson’s diagnosis to the struggles
relationships with Christ. that came along with that new reality. “



APRIL | 2023 FRENCH MINISTRY

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lives with other internally displaced people is able to
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 encounter God’s love. You helped change her story, and so many
more, to a testimony that will go on to touch many others.”
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 —Rev. Marc Nabie, French ministry leader

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As people grew more fearful and tired of attacks from extremist Muslim groups, the
national goverenment in Burkina Faso was overthrown in January 2022 by a militant
group. In response to the country’s unrest, your partners created new radio programs that
specifically reach out to people who are displaced by the violence.



MAY | 2023 T WT HINDI MINISTRY

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Mother’s Day Ascension Day

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Victoria Day (CN) APRIL JUNE

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In addition to using printed materials and podcasts, your As I listened again, I felt all my burdens lift from my heart.
ministry partners in India are using the popular messaging The Lords’ peace and joy began overflowing in my life,”
app WhatsApp to deepen connections with new Christians or —Manoj, member of Hindi Ministry WhatsApp discipleship group
seekers. On the app, these partners canhost smaller discipleship
groups for podcast listeners or social media followers.



JUNE | 2023 INDONESIAN MINISTRY

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Our partners in Indonesia have added several video programs Watching your videos in a community meeting, I understood
for children’s ministry leaders including Christian Indonesian and got enlightened that the life I am living now is a gift from
songs for children and curriculum-based videos. the Lord Jesus. Now I feel calm in living life in my twilight years.”
— Atalisi, Indonesian ministry



JULY | 2023 JAPANESE MINISTRY

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30 31 Thank you for your great
broadcast. I want to change from
Japanese Christians continue to deepen a self-centered way of life to a God-
their relationship with Jesus using ReFrame’s centered way of life through prayer.”
devotions and audio programs. —Yamato



AUGUST | 2023 WT PORTUGUESE MINISTRY

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Facebook, and continue to add new social media accounts as 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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This course arrived at the exact right time. Thank you so
much for letting yourself be used by the Lord for this time
of new learning and spiritual awakening.”
— Alexandre, who recently took part in an online discipleship
class created by ReFrame’s Portuguese ministry.



SEPTEMBER | 2023 RUSSIAN MINISTRY

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For a brief time, after the height of COVID and before war National Day for Truth
broke out in Ukraine, ReFrame’s ministry began hosting a few and Reconciliation (CN)
in-person events again in partnership with Ukrainian churches.
While the war has interrupted these events, ReFrame continues I heard your gospel message, as I was going through some
to use media in new ways to reach young Russian speakers who really tough period in my life. It was as if the Lord himself
are deeply hurting and open to the gospel. sent you over there to encourage and sustain me.”
—Umilda, who recently attended an event hosted by ReFrame’s
Russian-language ministry partners.



OCTOBER | 2023 WT SPANISH MINISTRY

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Thanksgiving Day (CN)
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Covid-19 is still affecting churches in Mexico and our audio and S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
video programs are helping people who are still isolated by the 1 2 1 2 3 4
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May God continue to bless you. Your messages give me so
much support and strength for my walk with Christ. Thank
you. May the highest and eternal God guard and protect you forever
in his arms, brothers and sisters. In Christ we are all saved!”
—Gloria Maria, Cuba



NOVEMBER | 2023 PRAYER

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Daylight Saving Ends Veterans Day (US) Remembrance Day (CN)

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Thanksgiving Day (US)

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Every day ReFrame Ministries receives requests for prayer from people around the world. These requests are shared with more than
7,500 volunteer prayer warriors in North America who have committed to lift them up as part of ReFrame’s Prayer Ministry.

Meanwhile, in other countries around the world, our partners offer similar opportunities to pray for one another online in different languages.



DECEMBER | 2023 REACHING PERSECUTED BELIEVERS

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ReFrame’s 84th Anniversary

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Christmas Eve Christmas Day Boxing Day (CN)

31 Following Jesus in North America often comes at a cost. People may act differently around you, label you a hypocrite,
or even exclude you. But in some parts of the world, people are physically injured, abandoned, or even killed for their
New Year’s Eve Christian faith. This level of harm is called persecution. ReFrame Ministries has the privilege and challenge of working
alongside believers in some of the dangerous places where Christians are persecuted. In many of these places, media
resources help believers or seekers hear the gospel or grow in their faith when it’s not safe for them to be part of a church.

7,500 54REACHING 45

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