Details from the 2013

calendar year of ministry

income and expenses.
Updates and sponsorship
information for each of the
children in our care.
Learn more about how
you can join us in winning
India for Jesus!
page 3 page 4-5 page 8
2013-2014; victories, faith projects,
fnancial records and more.
Te ministry of Mike & Jyoti
Van Buskirk; An Embassy of
Hope Outreach.
HARVEST REPORT
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SIKKIMS HOPE HOME PARTNERSHIP PROFILE
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For so has the Lord commanded us, saying I have set you as a light for the Gentiles,
That you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.
Acts 13:47
W
e are overjoyed to report to you some of
the amazing things that our glorious God
is doing through our ministry
in India. In this report youll catch a
glimpse, and through it all we hope
one thing is abundantly clear; we
couldnt do it without the support
of our dear ministry partners.

Weve been working on many
fronts, developing many
diferent facets of ministry.
Each area of focus is designed
to efectively reach more people
with the gospel, and help them become
committed disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Our aim is to do both: win souls and make disciples!

Te key ministry focuses covered in this report include:




Everything we do is centered around the local church,
which involves planting new churches as well as
overseeing Embassy of Hope Church in Sikkim, India.

Embassy of Hope is the ministry founded by Pastor
Kevin Cooley of Harvest Church in Mobile, Alabama.
We are honored to serve in Pastor Kevins
vision, overseeing our missions base in
Sikkim and developing the Embassy
of Hope Network, which includes
strengthening our Bible School
graduates and their ministries.

Our work continues to grow locally,
as well as around the nation of India
and beyond. Te Lord has given us
strategic partnerships whereby our
infuence is expanding and greater fruit
is being produced for the glory of Jesus.

As I mentioned from the onset, none of what we
do could be accomplished without our ministry
partners standing with us. Your prayers and fnancial
support are enabling us to make an eternal impact,
and together we have great reason to rejoice.

Tank you for taking the time to read this report. We hope
youll be encouraged by what God is doing through us,
and we pray that your eyes would be opened even wider
to the wonderful task of reaching this world for Jesus.

- Mike Van Buskirk
Winning
Souls
and Making
Disciples in the
Nation of India and
Beyond!
Sikkims Hope Home
Ambassador Academy
Out of the Ashes
Hope Academy
And the A.I.M. Project
Total Income for 2013 = $120,035
Soul Purpose Ministries
2014 Annual Report
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G
od Almighty has always provided for Soul
Purpose Ministries. We make it our aim
to steward the resources God gives us
with utmost integrity, and as the Lord promised;
being faithful with a little opens the door to much.

Tis year we are happy to report that our ministry is
100% debt free and by the grace of God weve been able
to consistently maintain a savings account for the very
frst time. Being debt free and being able to save gives us
greater strength as we move forward to make a greater
impact for the Kingdom of God. Tis is not only a blessing
to our ministry, but a great blessing to our family as well.

On this page youll fnd details of our monthly support,
and some of our key areas of expense during the 2013
calendar year.
Ministry support
Total Income for 2013 = $120,035
FinancialOverview
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You can always fnd updated sponsorship details for
Sikkims Hope Home on our website.
Visit soul-purpose.org/hope-home for more
information.
Rescuing
boys and girls
from a life of
uncertainty, giving
them a hope and
a future.
Sikkims
Hope
Home
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T
his year we made some major advancements in the establishment of Sikkims
Hope Home. One victory was the ofcial government registration we recieved,
and the other was the long awaited purchase of property to expand the Embassy
of Hope campus. Now that we have the additional property that weve been standing in
faith for, well be able to move forward with construction. For several years now weve
rented a house for our girls, and our boys home has shared a building with our church and
academic school. It will be very nice for both our boys and girls to have their own homes
on our campus, and for the Van Buskirk family to have a home on the same campus as well.

With this we have a few large building projects pending. Our frst priority is for our
boys home, number two is for the girls, and fnally the Van Buskirk residence.
Heres an idea of what our budget for the next phase of building looks like:


Please join your faith with ours as we move forward in the next phase of this project. We
look forward to seeing how God will provide.
Hope Home Boys
The Lord has given us
8 wonderful boys. They
range in ages from
7 to 17.
Gideon
Solomon
Steve
Bristo
Babul
Silas
Vinod
Raj
Hope Home Girls
Were blessed to currently
have 6 beautiful little girls
in our care. They range in
ages from 4 to 14.
Srijana
Sanjana
Diksha
Sweta
Mamta
Destiny
We have 8 boys
in our care. All but
two of them have full
sponsorship; giving us
$80 per month still
needed.
We thank God
and our Hope Home
Sponsors that each
of our 6 girls have
full support. God
faithfully provides!
1. Boys & Girls Homes:

Each of these homes will accomodate up to 12 boys or girls, one staf family,
and one full time residential helper.

Te cost to build a 3 story building with an approximate total size of 5000 sq.
f. is about $25,000. Tat works out to about $8,500 per foor and breaks
down into just $5 per squre foot.

Boys Home / $25,000 + Girls Home / $25,000 = $50,000 for our next phase
of construction.
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M a k i n g D i s c i p l e s
We continue to partner with local pastors to raise up
disciples of Christ. Yearly discipleship training sessions
are going on in both Nagaland and Punjab, and we have
a vision of establishing training centers in other states of
India as well. In 2013 we participated in the discipleship
training of 36 students from two diferent states.
Di s a s t e r Re l i e f
A growing part of our vision involves disaster relief
and reaching out to those stricken by poverty. In India,
this is a huge opportunity to share the love of Jesus
with multitudes who experience disaster or who live in
extreme poverty. To efectively do this we are partnering
with local pastors in areas of need, and making local
churches the centers of relief.
Excellence in Education
Our academic school is ofcially registered with the
government of Sikkim, and in its frst year has 30
students. With our Hope Home children the grades range
from nursery all the way to 7th grade. We have lots of
work ahead of us as we expand the school to accomodate
more children. Again, this facet of our ministy is giving
us a greater voice to our community.
Therefore
go, and make
disciples of all
nations...
Matthew
28:19
He
raises up the
poor out of the
dust, and lifts the
needy...
Psalms 113:7
Ambassador Academy
Out of the Ashes
Hope Academy
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Practical tools. Tings like vehicles, buildings, and bibles.
Te A.I.M. Project exists to resource local ministers of
the gospel with practical tools, which will assist them
in their ministries. Tis is something that we are
actively doing.
Over the years weve helped many
ministers, mostly our Bible School
graduates. Weve helped purchase
vehicles for personal use and for
business use. Weve also helped
with building projects, in fact a
building project is currently our
A.I.M. focus.
Trough the A.I.M. Project we are making
a big diference in the lives of local ministers.
Sometimes its the little things; the natural things that
will help us surge forward in the plan of God the most.
We understand this. What preacher wouldnt be more
efective with wheels as opposed to walking or taking
public transportation? What pastor wouldnt be more
efective with a church building, rather than renting
space or having no suitable place to gather his fock?
We are able to assist in these practical ways because of
the fnancial support of our ministry partners. When you
support us, you support a lot more than just us. Together
we are helping many!
Our current
project focus is
to build a place of
fellowship for the church
in Titpur, West Bengal. For
more information visit:
soul-purpose.org/
aim.
Equipping ministers of the gospel with the resources they need to get the job done.
Te A.I.M.
Project
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Tere are two
primary ways you can partner
with us. #1 is to pray: Include our ministry
and family as part of your devotional prayer life. Te
Lord will use you to accomplish important tasks in the Spirit
when you hook up with us in prayer. New prayer requests are
available every month, just sign up for updates at: soul-purpose.org.
#2 is to give: Commit to a specifc amount of monthly support. Trust God
and allow Him to bring supernatural increase for the amount He impresses you
to give. Afer you know what the Lord is leading you to do, make a commitment.
When you say it, your faith is released and you will be empowered
to keep your word. Sometimes our faith is short-circuited
because we fail to release our commitments with our
words. Trough prayer and through giving you can
be an active part of our mission. Tis creates a
partnership through which supernatural grace
can fow. Tat grace fows mutually and both
sides of the partnership are blessed. As our
partner, we believe you will experience
a supernatural fow of Gods grace in
each and every area of your life.
If you are not currently partnering with us to fulfll the Great Commission in India and
beyond, then we welcome you to join us. God has called us together to gather fruit
for eternity, and your support will make a huge diference!
Individuals Churches Other Ministries Businesses
In 2013 we saw 66
individuals partner with
our ministry.
Tere were 9 Churches
who joined us in 2013 to
reach India for Jesus.
We also had 4 other
ministries who partnered
with us.
And 4 businesses joined
us in fulflilng the Great
Commission.
Mike & Jyoti Van Buskirk
A Plan for
Partnership