The CMF Annual Report For 2006

CMF President and New Creation Editor : Elmer Weeks.

Board of Directors for 2006-2008: Denis Couture, John DiCesare, Mildred Glass, David Karavas, John Karavas, Joe Knapp, Eva Mazzotta.

Manager of the CMF Printing and Distribution Center:

John DiCesare Distributors of the NC magazine to our readership: In England - Alan Buxton; in Australia - Duncan McKay; in Romania - Vasile Giloan; in India – P.M. Babu & P. Manoj Kumar; in the Philippines - Agripino Polistico. The New Creation magazine subscriptions presently are: USA: 310; Foreign (excluding Africa & Asia):103; Africa & Asia: 457. Some of the subscribers receive multiple copies that they share with others. The New Creation magazine is distributed in 37 countries.

Manager of the CMF Worldwide Bible Correspondence Course Outreach: Anna Karavas - assisted by teachers performing the important service of aiding students desiring to learn God’s Word. Current teachers are: Shirley Ammerman, Joyce Bateman, Arlene Boswell, Mary Clonar, Dianna Middleton, Thelma Trent, Laureen Shaw, Roberta Jo Dickson. Mary Ellen Moore does calligraphy for the graduates’ certificates. There are 174 students currently taking the BTC courses. There were 504 Certificates of Completion awarded to students in 2006. Evelyn Glass distributes Bibles to some of the qualified students. 369 Bibles were given to students in Africa and India in the year 2006. Managers of our Bible Courses in Malawi, W. Africa - J. K. Mphamba; in S. India - M. Samson Raju in Telugu dialect & W.S. Vedha is translating the Ransom Course in the Tamil dialect and will act as our teacher in 2007.

CMF Liaison Representative to Europe: Trip Report by Joe Knapp to England & Romania: There were two trips made to England and Romania in 2006. The first trip in March was one week in England and two in Romania with Sr. Pat who had not been to Romania since 1999. It was a fast but blessed time of reunion with the brethren in both countries, with much joy at seeing each other again. And for Sr. Pat it was also an opportunity to be renewed in understanding more closely the value of the annual trips to these brethren.

The second trip was from July 23 to Oct 30, with one month in England and two months in Romania, our longest trip yet. In England we visited the brethren at the retirement center, and at Stonehouse, Crick, Rugby, and Warrington, and attended the week long conference at High Leigh. We had the special pleasure of leading some rewarding teen studies at High Leigh. We also had great studies and discussions with all the brethren, and a chance to see a recently purchased building that will soon be the new home of the Warrington Fellowship.

In Romania, we revisited brethren of past years, and met many new brethren. We visited in Cluj, Alba Iulia, Baia Mare, Simpetru, Tirgu Mures, Gilau, Iadera, Ruginoasa, Lugasu de Jos, Rodna, Ruginoasa, Satu Sasar, Catcau, and Finisel. We met many new brethren, especially in Cluj and Baia Mare at the existing fellowships, and also visited many individual families at their homes. We had discussions on many technical truths, but mostly on living truths, and especially on the Lord’s providences in our lives, and on leading with our minds rather than our hearts and letting the heart follow instead in appreciation. And we spoke often of faith, patience, and love as most necessary ingredients in our daily lives. With the remembrances of communism, and with the difficult economy there, and with the uncertainty of what entry in the European Union in January would mean, there are all greatly relevant subjects to the brethren.

A great special joy was the extra time we were able to spend with some teens and some young adults to answer their questions, and to encourage them on in their walk with the Lord. We also visited the orphanage at Brosteni with Cecil Pagel, and saw its many continuing needs, but also its faith and hope.

In all these trips we were greatly blessed as usual, and received great welcome and hospitality in every place. We continue to pray for these brethren, and look forward to our next visits there.

Joe Knapp

CMF Internet Website; Manager: Andrew Weeks; Asst. Mgr.: Gordon Coulson . Some statistics for 2006:

Unique visits: 18468. Some of the countries that have contacted the site: Italy, Canada, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore, Poland, Netherlands, Finland, Brazil, New Zealand, Sweden, Philippines, Greece, Israel, South Africa, U.S.

Manager of the CMF Audio Tape Service: Ralph Moore is managing this service. Dan Anas reads the New Creation on tape. These are copied and distributed to those with sight impairment. Total subscribers: 25. (U.S.:9; India:3; Malawi: 5; Nigeria:1; Canada: 1; Australia: 1; West Africa: 2; South Africa: 1; England: 1; Mauritius: 1).

CMF Secretary: Jeannie Weeks, does proofing, typing and donation acknowledgements.

Magazine Proofing: Jean Weeks and Joyce Bateman

CMF Treasurer: Eva Mazzotta handles all finances and records.

Financial Report for 2006:

Balance as of Jan. 1, 2006 $28,690.34

Donations received in 2006 24,549.92

Interest received in 2006 316.17

Total $53556.43

Expenses for 2006 33,603.49

Balance as of Dec. 31, 2006 $19,952.94

Please note: We hope and pray our monthly donations continue to increase, so that CMF will be financially able to continue its ministry. Printing and postal costs continue to rise as you know.

The CMF President and the CMF Board of Directors along with the CMF and New Creation Staff wish to express their sincere thankfulness to all our donors and especially our regular monthly donors. May the Lord bless each of you richly for your faithful stewardship and generosity! Keep all of us in your prayers that somehow the Lord will work out something so that our work will be able to continue. Our aim is to always praise and glorify our Heavenly Father and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

A Personal Note of Thanks:

Once again I want to thank all of you that help us so graciously with donations. It is comforting to know that our efforts to share God’s word is appreciated and that there are many who are willing to contribute to us the funds that are necessary for CMF to continue as it has for more than fifty years, offering free of charge the New Creation magazine, booklets, tracts, as well as audio tapes of the New Creation magazine and some booklets to those who are sight impaired. I also want to express my thanks to all the CMF and the New Creation staff, as well as all the Bible Truth Correspondence teachers who volunteer many hours of their time and expenses so that God’s Word can continue to go out around the world.

E. Weeks – CMF President