Kids for the Kingdom Annual Report 2023

ANNUAL REPORT
2023

Kids for the Kingdom is transforming the living
conditions and spiritual lives of children around the world
so they can transform their communities for Christ

Dear Ministry Partners,
Thank you for your prayers and continued support for
Kids for the Kingdom! Every day I speak to our indigenous
teams around the world to help them, encourage them,
or sometimes just to talk with them about their ministries.
Often our local directors are apologetic when they call
saying, “I am always asking for your support so I can
help people in my community”. Each time I tell them,
“Don’t apologize, your job is to tell me about the needs
in your local community and my job is to support you.”
I sometimes use the example of an army and its critical
components that support the front line soldiers battling
the enemy in the trenches. Without this essential logistics
support, no army can function for long. Kids for the
Kingdom’s indigenous teams are the ‘soldiers’ on the
front line in ‘combat’ winning souls for Jesus, and we are
the logistics supply line supporting them. We may not be
physically battling in the trenches with them, but we can
pray, send support, and encourage them through our
partnership with their local ministries. Your gifts, prayers,
and support are a critical piece of the ‘logistical supply
line’ for Kids for the Kingdom’s workers in the field. They
enable our indigenous teams to minister to the sick,
hurting, downtrodden, widows, orphans, and children that
Jesus commanded us to serve. Thank you for your faithful
gifts, prayers, and support; each of you is part of the team
that works to minister to 443,521 children in 19 countries
around the world! Each gift means life-giving water,
necessities, and nutritious meals as well as the Good News
of the Gospel message for all to hear!
Thank you for partnering with us,
Timothy Dabel
Executive Director
Kids for the kingdom, Inc.

IMPACTS
FOR CHRIST
USA: 3,850
Guatemala: 82,470
El Salvador: 3,523
Nicaragua: 5,460
Costa Rica: 2,708
Germany: 8,000
Ghana: 5,045
South Sudan: 113,940
Zambia: 57,195
Malawi: 8,630
Kenya: 60,405
Russia: 17,547
Rwanda: 600
Ukraine: 2,247
Nepal: 1,190
China: 9,705
India: 55,713
Pakistan: 5,263
Canada: 200
Speech bubble of child saying: 503,590 children just like
me are being reached in 19 different countries through
265 active projects! Kids for the Kingdom provides Bible
Clubs, Feeding Programs, disaster relief, vocational
training, educational programs, clean water, and medical
care to children and their families around the world!
503,590 children just like me are being reached
in 19 different countries through 265 active
projects! Kids for the Kingdom provides Bible
Clubs, Feeding Programs, disaster relief,
vocational training, educational programs,
clean water, and medical care to children and
their families around the world!

Canada
China
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Germany
Ghana
Guatemala
Haiti
India
Kenya
Malawi
Nepal
Nicaragua
Russia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Ukraine
USA
Zambia
41,066 impacted by
clean water
58,178 impacted by
community outreach
2,443 impacted by
educational programs
STATS FOR GRAPHIC:
61,332 impacted by clean water
120,643 impacted by community outreach
2,108 impacted by educational programs
254 impacted by vocational training
304,213 impacted by Bible Clubs and Feeding Programs
14,607 impacted by disaster relief
USA: 5,537 impacts for Christ
Guatemala: 34,985
El Salvador: 3,473
Nicaragua: 7,466
Costa Rica: 2,700
Haiti: 760
Germany: 10,760
Ghana: 3,620
South Sudan: 111,940
Zambia: 57,185
Malawi: 15,630
Kenya: 76,261
Russia: 5,868
Ukraine: 945
Nepal: 1,548
China: 8,331
India: 53,024
Sri Lanka: 6,339
215 impacted by
vocational training
328,390 impacted by
Bible Clubs and Feeding Programs
13,088 impacted by
disaster relief

CLEAN WATER
PROJECTS
For the past 25 years, every time a new water project is dedicated in rural Kenya,
National Director David Maina shares Jesus’s words to the Samaritan woman at
the well from John 4:13-14: “Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will
be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed,
the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal
life.” This is the Gospel message in the most basic terms. Each time someone draws
water from that well they are reminded that ‘Jesus is the living water.’ When Jesus
saw the Samaritan woman at the well, he knew her story and she was amazed. Her
reaction is not unlike the response of the local people at the receiving end of a new
clean-water project. At each project, Kids for the Kingdom’s teams bring hope and
life-giving clean water but most importantly, hear the truth of the Gospel Message,
along with the practical aid of a new water project. Clean water projects can impact
over one thousand children and vulnerable people with a relatively small investment
from just a few hundred dollars for a water tank all the way up more complex systems
that help entire villages.
“LIKE COLD WATER TO
A THIRSTY SOUL, SO
IS GOOD NEWS FROM
A FAR COUNTRY.”-
PROVERBS 25:25

“For a long time, my village only had access
to dirty and disease-ridden water. But
because of Kids for the Kingdom’s Clean Water
ministry, we now have clean water and I can
spend my day in school rather than walking
long distances to collect water for my family.
41,066 other people like me are drinking clean
water thanks to Kids for the Kingdom.”

BIBLE
CLUBS
JESUS SAID, “LET THE
LITTLE CHILDREN COME
TO ME, AND DO NOT
HINDER THEM, FOR THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
BELONGS TO SUCH AS
THESE.”- MATTHEW 19:14
Matthew 28:18-20, commonly known as the ‘Great
Commission’ verse, is a command from Jesus to “go
unto all the earth and tell them the Gospel Message”.
This Good News is for everyone, not just some of us.
Kids for the Kingdom’s primary goal is to bring the
Good News Jesus spoke of to the world, just as He
commanded us. Our theme verse is Matthew 19:14
- “let the little children come to me…” In order to do
both of those things, we primarily work with children
around the world. We know that they have a hunger
to know God’s word, and they are uniquely situated
to absorb the truths of the scripture. At our new Bible
club in Nepal, the kids are already memorizing two
different scriptures each week. They earn prizes,
have a nutritious meal, play games and have fun.
Kids for the Kingdom’s teams love to make learning
about the Gospel fun and entertaining!

At my local Kids for the Kingdom
Bible Club, I gather with other
kids from my neighborhood to
learn about Jesus. But my teacher
tells me that there are 328,390
other children around the world
who also go to Bible Clubs just like
mine!

KIDS FOR THE KINGDOM IS TRANSFORMING
THE LIVING CONDITIONS AND SPIRITUAL
LIVES OF CHILDREN AROUND THE
WORLD SO THEY CAN TRANSFORM THEIR
COMMUNITIES FOR CHRIST

“FOR I WAS HUNGRY AND
YOU GAVE ME FOOD, I WAS
THIRSTY AND YOU GAVE ME
DRINK, I WAS A STRANGER
AND YOU WELCOMED ME,”
- MATTHEW 25:35
“I love coming to Kids for the Kingdom’s Bible
club and feeding program! I look forward
to games, treats, a good meal, and hearing
about Jesus who loves me and died on the cross
for my sins! There are over 50 kids in my Bible
club in the Tres Rios community, we are so
happy to see Ana and Darwin when they come
to teach us about Jesus!” My teacher said there
are thousands of kids around the world just
like me coming to Kids for the Kingdom’s Bible
clubs and feeding programs.”

FEEDING
PROGRAMS
At Kids for the Kingdom’s programs around the world, our teams combine meeting
physical needs with providing the message of God’s Word to every child. At each
feeding program, children are provided with a nutritious meal to fill their tummies and
the Word of God to fill their hearts. Costa Rica National Director Ana Cecilia is putting
this philosophy into action by incorporating a simple but powerful practice into her
feeding programs.
“On each meal box, I always write a Biblical truth or Bible verse about Jesus’s love
for His children.” says Ana. It’s a small gesture, but it ensures that before the children
enjoy their much-anticipated meal, they get to know the truth that God created them,
loves them, saves them, and provides for them.
At first, there were just 40 children. Now Ana Cecilia and her team minister to over
150 children each month and hold three programs at various locations. Every week,
new communities are asking for their teams to come and minister to the children in
their area. Ana Cecilia says, “We thank God for giving us the privilege of being able
to serve, share and carry the message of Jesus to children and parents, we want
everyone to know the love of Jesus Christ and hear the Gospel Message.”
After each child enjoys their hot, nutritious meal, the team also shares the warm,
satisfying Word of God through Bible instruction, teaching, praise songs, skits, crafts,
and Bible stories. These children are hungry for food, and their little hearts are
desperate for the Good News of the gospel message. At a simple feeding program,
Kids for the Kingdom meets both those needs at the same time.

DISASTER
RELIEF
Kids for the Kingdom’s teams always stand ready to assist
survivors during times of regional crisis or natural disaster.
We have contacts and workers in places around the world.
They have been first responders to earthquakes in Nepal
and Nicaragua, famine conditions in Kenya and South
Sudan, flood victims in Pakistan, tsunami survivors in India
and Sri Lanka, and hurricane victims in Louisiana, USA,
Nicaragua, India, and El Salvador. After the disaster, our
teams train local volunteers to ensure follow-up aid and
long-term programs are in place for years to come. Our
teams provide relief through hot, nutritious meals, necessary
supplies, water, clothing, and the Gospel. Afterward, we
also work to rebuild homes and family businesses.
“THE LORD IS GOOD, A REFUGE IN TIMES OF
TROUBLE. HE CARES FOR THOSE WHO TRUST
IN HIM.” - NAHUM 1:7

VOCATIONAL
TRAINING
I attend Kids for the Kingdom Vocational
Training in Nepal. Now, I am learning a
valuable skill and have strong community.
After I graduate from this program, I
hope to start my own business.
While most of Kids for the Kingdom’s programs are designed to
impact children directly our teams are also faced with many single
mothers in their communities working long hours at low-paying
jobs to support their families. Kids for the Kingdom Nepal national
directors David and Mariya saw an opportunity to help the women
of their local community gain real marketable skills as professionally
trained tailors so they could take care of their families while working
flexible hours. At the project, there is just enough room for 6 ladies
and their sewing machines to squeeze into the small shed outside
the church. The ladies learn sewing, tailoring, and making and
repairing typical local clothing. Once trained they can make a living
working from home and care for their families while sewing and
tailoring. Kids for the Kingdom’s other vocational training programs
around the world have produced architects, computer science
experts, carpenters, mechanics, jewelers, and more. Now we can
add tailors in Nepal to the list!
“WHATEVER YOU DO, WORK AT IT WITH ALL YOUR
HEART, AS WORKING FOR THE LORD, NOT FOR
HUMAN MASTERS, SINCE YOU KNOW THAT YOU
WILL RECEIVE AN INHERITANCE FROM THE LORD AS A
REWARD. IT IS THE LORD CHRIST YOU ARE SERVING.”
- COLOSSIANS 3:23-24

MEET OUR NATIONAL
DIRECTORS
ANA CECILIA AMADOR
Ana Cecelia is the daughter of Rodiver and Victoria, our
Program Directors from Nueva Guinea, Nicaragua but
she currently resides in Costa Rica. She has a heart to
share the message of Jesus with every child and family
in a way that brings them into a personal relationship
with Him. She and her husband Darwin organize Bible
Clubs, Feeding Programs, Community Outreach, and
Vocational Training Programs.
Costa Rica
DAVID & ANGELA WANG
David and Angela were born and raised in the
Henan Province of China and both trained to
work in medical professions. After becoming
Christians, they began ministry instead. They
provide services to youth, the elderly, and the
needy in their community.
China

SHAHZAD AND IRUM FATEH
Shahzad and Irum were both born and raised in
Pakistan where they met and began their ministry. In
a predominantly Muslim and anti-Christian country,
Shahzad and Irum eventually had to flee Pakistan for
their lives. They now live in Canada and still faithfully
seek to bring the Gospel message to all they meet.
Canada & Pakistan
CARLOS & MARIBEL DE LA ROSA
El Salvador
Carlos and Maribel De La Rosa are both trained
educators and began a small church and an
outreach to street children years ago. Carlos
pastors ‘Iglesia Familiar Cristiana Dios tu
Sanador’ (Church of Christian Family of God
your Healer) and directs the ministry for Children
and Youth in the neighborhood. They offer Bible
Clubs, Feeding Programs, Vocational Training,
and Community Outreach

JOSEF & MARIA PRENNINGER
Josef and Maria Prenninger pastor
“Lichtblick” (Bright Light) church in Germany.
They minister to children and families in the
East Berlin community of Hellersdorf. They
work each day to share the Good News of
the Gospel and to provide Bible Teaching,
Feeding Programs, Community and Refugee
Outreach, Job-training, and Counseling.
Germany
BERNARD & GIFTY ASARE
Ghana
Bernard and Gifty Asare run the Star of Hope
Medical clinic in Accra, Ghana which provides
free and low-cost healthcare to the local
community of about 3,000 people. Gifty works
as administrator and women’s counselor at
the clinic. They attend to the people first by
ministering to their physical needs, then by
presenting the gospel message to them and
leading them to the Lord.

ALVARO & LETY PERDOMO
Alvaro and Leticia Perdomo direct the Shalom
Baptist Church, Manos de Amor medical
clinic, and Shalom Christian School. They
provide a daily breakfast program for
children, job training programs, and medical/
dental services for families in need.
Guatemala
MARK AND THERESA WINKLER
Germany
Mark and Theresa Winkler are the son-in-law and
daughter of Josef and Maria Prenniger and are a
part of the next generation of Kids for the Kingdom
leaders. They are in charge of the ‘Kinderstunde’ or
‘children’s hour’ Bible club program in Hellersdorf,
Berlin founded by Josef and Maria. Mark and
Theresa work alongside them ministering to the
children in the Hellersdorf area of Berlin.

SAM & PREMA SUNDER
Samuel and Prema Sunder Raj have a heart
for the poorest of the poor in their country.
They focus on sharing the Gospel, feeding
programs, vocational training, and daycare
centers. Sam is a gifted speaker and
boldly pronounces the Gospel – especially
to children. Prema also has a heart for
children, is a gifted Bible teacher, and writes
a daily internet devotion in Tamal.
India
DAVID & SARAH MAINA
David and Sarah Maina run The Lifewater Kenya, a
Christian ministry focused on providing people with
clean drinking water – and telling them about Jesus- the
‘living water.’ Over the years Lifewater Kenya has also
added feeding programs, Bible clubs, health services,
vocational training, and mercy projects. They have a
heart to restore health to communities, renew hearts
and lives, and bring the Christian Gospel to children
and families in rural villages and inner-city slums.
Kenya

JESSE HARA
Jessie Hara began ministering to the hearts and
souls of the people in her community alongside
her husband Joseph – addressing both spiritual
poverty and physical poverty. Each day in Area
44 in Lilongwe Malawi, 150 children race to
the Hope Home Mission School run by Jessie.
The school provides the necessary education
and feeding to sustain these children and teach
them reading, critical thinking skills and biblical
values so they can grow up and change their
family, community and country for Christ.
Malawi
DAVID & MARIYA PRASAIN
David and Mariya Prasain minister to povertystricken
and needy people in their community.
Early on, they saw a need for a ministry that
would care for children in need. It was not
what David expected for his ministry but he
trusted in God and felt God’s provision and
encouragement. He and Mariya care for each
needy child as if they were their own.
Nepal

MARIO JOSE
Nicaragua
Mario José Aviles Jr. is the son of founding national
director Mario Avilés who began our local project in
Nicaragua. After being wounded in the war against
the tyrannical government and becoming a Christian,
Mario Sr. gave up his rifle for the Gospel. His testimony
is “I gave up my M-16 for John 3:16.” His son Mario
José has taken up the mantle and continues the fight
his father started by keeping the ministry going in spite
of ever increasing pressure and persecution by the
government which has turned back to its communist
roots. Today, Mario José runs schools, feeding
programs, vocational training, and orphan homes in
Nicaragua.
RODIVER & VICTORIA BARERRA
Rodiver and Victoria provide aid for
needy and abandoned children. They
run an orphanage, feeding programs,
Vocational Training programs, and
Bible Clubs in order to provide a ‘place
of rest’ for these abandoned children.
Nueva Guinea, Nicaragua

VALODIA & NATASHA BOGOMOLOV
Natasha and Valodia Bogomolov seek out the
isolated and suffering in their community to bring
comfort, understanding, advice, and practical
assistance. Their ministry to handicapped
children (and their families) extends to over 800
homebound and institutionalized kids. They
provide practical services for orphans including
clothing and food distribution, medical support,
counselling, Christmas and Easter programs,
Bible studies and Christian programming at
orphanages.
Russia
INNOCENT & DONATHA
Rwanda
Pastor Innocent and his wife Donatha are both
sole survivors from their respective families of
the Rwandan Tutsi Genocide. Their testimony of
hope and healing in Christ led them to want to
bring further healing to their communities via
the Gospel and Practical aid. They offer Feeding
Programs, Bible Teaching, and Community
Outreach to those in their community.

GARANG & TABITHA CHAN MAJOK
Reverend Garang Chan and his wife Tabitha
minister to people at several different locations
throughout the Aweil region of South Sudan.
He travels frequently to oversee the needs of
their church network in South Sudan and has
a vision is to transform their country which has
been ravaged for years by civil war and ‘ethnic
cleansing’ by meeting the practical and spiritual
needs of their people.
South Sudan
ESTHER MKANDAWIRE
Zambia
Esther Mkandawire runs Needs Care Center
in Zambia. She ministers daily to thousands
of children, widows, and families living in
Lusaka’s Ng’ombe Compound. Most of these
children and families are affected by HIV/AIDS
in addition to poverty, unemployment, disease,
and other elements of chronic poverty. Esther
provides two hot, nutritious meals each day
and Christ-centered education for each of these
children.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND STAFF
Board of Directors:
Rebecca Love | Chairman
Omar Tannehill | Treasurer
Valerie Williams | Secretary
Greg Dabel | Member
Pastor James Harper | Member
Peter Lundblad | Member
Wendell Walker | Member
Tom Youngblood | Member
Staff:
Tim Dabel | Executive Director
Sarah Herrera | Chief Financial Officer
Praveen Emmanuel | Media Director
Derekca McCarty | Senior Accountant
Whitney Begley | Social Media Coordinator

270
ACTIVE
PROJECTS
443,521
IMPACTS
FOR CHRIST
19
COUNTRIES
IMPACTED

ANNUAL SUMMARY OF
INCOME AND EXPENSES
INCOME SOURCES
Contributions and other support
Investment Income, net
Total Funding Sources
2022
$669,724
7,908,282
8,578,006
2023
$300,397
(9,464,572)
(9,164,175)
EXPENSES
Program Activities
Management & General
Fundraising
Total Expenses
2,076,863
279,496
-
2,356,359
2,195,805
256,408
-
2,452,213
EXPENSE RATIO
Program Activities
Management and General
Fundraising
Total Expenses
88%
12%
0%
$2,356,359
90%
10%
0%
$2,452,213
Our net investment income includes earnings and fees related to the permanently restricted endowment generously
gifted by a donor in 2018. Earnings from this endowment are used to fund our operations annually as dictated
in our spending policy. This means any donation gifted to Kids for the Kingdom can be used 100% towards program
expenses and we are grateful for your support! Please visit our website or contact our office if you would like to see
our full independent financial report and IRS form 990.
Kids for the Kingdom, PO Box 85,
Graton, CA, 95444
707-829-5504 CFC#11733

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