MERF (Ireland) 5 Mount Royal Donaghadee BT21 OQY Trustees Annual Report 1 st January 2021- 31st December 2021 charity number 103181 Trustees Rev Victor Atallah, Larnaca MT Jim Butler. Donaghadee Rev Raymond Kelly. Garvagh Rev lan Mcclean, Coleraine Other Council Members . Rev Prof. David McKay (chaimlan) Rev Norman McAuley Mr John Mcclean Rev Stanley Millen Rev Richard Murray Mrs. Isobel Gilmore Constitution The Fellowship is govemed by the Deed of Twst daled November 11 1999. Trustees are nominated by Ihe Council and appointed by the Tnjstees. Potential members are considered against Ihe Council's requirements conceming av8ilability, competence and specialist skills. Members of Council wll have an interest in the welfare and progress of the Gospel in the areas covered by the charity. Prior to appointment to Council. members are appraised of the objects and ethos of the Fellowship and of the duties and responsibilities they wtll be expected lo undertake. Council continues regularty to review any major risks relating lo the charity. Trustee and Council changes none Objects The object of the Fellowship is to support Christian work in the lands of the Middle East, North Africa and Asia through funding national church leaders. Iraining, lilerature, broadcasting and practical aid. The Fellowship beneffts greaï¿¿Y from the involvement of Council members and volunteers. Income The Fellowship continues to be supported by donations from churches, other organisations and by individuals. We are grateful to God for the continued financial support for the work. Finance Details of our finances and auditors report are given in our Statement of Accounts Promotion We have been visiting churches. other Christian groups and organisations wrth powerpoint presentations ofthe WOTk of MERF. Our MERF News {monthly by e-mail, bi-monthly by postl is circulaled and continue5 lo provide information. Information is also available on the MERF website. Throughout Covid Lockdown we also ran regular online infom)2tion and prayer meetings including video calls speakers from Lebanon, Indonesia. Cyprus and Jordan. Statement of Public Benefit Nl Council has continued to be directly involved in the bible training work at Lokichoggio, Kenya as we arrange for lecturers lo teach pastors, evangelists and other Christian workers. Radio and intemet broadcasts in Ihe Nuer language are also prepared at our compound there. Also, thiough our local evangelists. the gospel is being preached to the local Turkana people and practical aid is also distributed to the needy. Our Arabic Media Broadcasling. operated by teams in Egypl, Lebanon and Cyprus has been very effective, especially among young Arabic speaking people. The Farsi websites have hundreds of thousands of visitors. In Indonesia we now broadcast in 6 languages in that counlry. Our involvement in Pakistan continues lo grow. There is a special interest in education through the 4 Calvin Academies and in the medical clinics which we support. With the ongoing famine conditions in Ethiopia we have been able to contribute lo the relief effort. as well as our ongoing broadcasts in the local languages. Further relief has been provided through the local churches in Aleppo and Damascus in Syria We continue to publish and distribute Christian books which are much appreciated by pastors. Our children's resource material is proving particularly popular.