Nazareth Educational Ministries Association Inc

SUPPORT THE NAZARETH BAPTIST SCHOOL (NBS), NAZARETH, ISRAEL. CONDUCT K12 RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CONDUCT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. REPAIR, RENEW, REVITALIZE PHYSICAL PLANT. WORK WITH THE NBS BOARD ON RELOCATION INITIATIVES. ENGAGE PARTNERS WITH NBS.

THE NAZARETH BAPTIST SCHOOL (NBS) FACILITY HAS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR MANY YEARS DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING. THERE ARE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED. UNPRECENDENTED RAINS, EARTHQUAKE THREATS, AND THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC HAVE EXPOSED MANY OF THE DEFICIENCIES. SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2018, FRIENDS OF NAZARETH (FON) HAS BEEN ASSISTING NBS WITH REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS NEEDED TO KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN AND SAFE FOR ITS 1,000 STUDENTS. PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, TEAMS FROM THE USA HELPED RENOVATE THE CHAPEL. DURING THE 2020 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN, FON FUNDED THE PRAYER ROOM RENOVATION. DUE TO INCREASED EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY, THE ISRAELI MINISTER OF EDUCATION CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF THE SCHOOL AND IDENTIFIED A RISK OF A COLLAPSE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL WING IF THERE WAS A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE. THIS NEED WAS ADDRESSED AND REMEDIATED. THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, SAFETY AND HEALTH SUBPAR ACADEMIC ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED. EXAMPLES ARE: UPGRADING THE COMPUTER LAB, MODERNIZING RESTROOMS, ADDING A PA SYSTEM AND REPAIRING WATER DAMAGE. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR WHICH ALLOWED INFRASTRUCTURE WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. 194,589.67 IN REVENUE WAS RAISED IN SEVERAL MATCHING FUND CAMPAIGNS TO HELP FUND INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES AND REMEDIATE SAFETY AND HEALTH CONCERNS. THE BALANCE OF THE GRANTS WERE FROM GENERAL FUNDS.

DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE SCHOOL HAD TO CONDUCT CLASSES BY VIDEO CONFERENCE. THE DIFFICULTY IN ADDRESSING THIS REQUIREMENT LED TO A STUDY OF THE SCHOOL'S COMPUTER RESOURCES. THE EXISTING COMPUTERS WERE OLD, AND THE SCHOOL LACKED ADEQUATE BANDWIDTH TO MEET THE SCHOOL'S GROWING NEEDS. FRIENDS OF NAZARETH (FON) AND NAZARETH BAPTIST SCHOOL (NBS) CONDUCTED A STUDY OF EXISTING RESOURES AND DEVELOPED A DIGITAL INITIATIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL'S NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO THE COMPUTER AND NETWORK SYSTEMS, THE STUDY IDENTIFIED ISSUES WITH SAFETY SYSTEMS INCLUDING FIRE AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. FON PROVIDED A GRANT OF 94,765 TO ASSIST THE SCHOOL IN IMPLEMENTING THE DIGITAL INITIATIVE PLAN. IN ADDITION TO ADDRESSING THE NEEDS IMPOSED BY THE COVID VIDEO CONFERENCE CLASSES, THE PLAN HELPED POSITION THE SCHOOL TO MEET ITS ACADEMIC NEEDS. NBS IS ONE OF THE TOP-RANKED ACADEMIC SCHOOLS IN ISRAEL.

THE NAZARETH CHILDREN AND FAMILY MINISTRY IS A PROGRAM AT THE SCHOOL DESIGNED TO MINISTER TO THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DR. ELIZABETH AND MIKE BROOKSHIRE ARE APPOINTEES WITH THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION (SBC) INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD (IMB). THEY ARE SUPPORTED AND MANAGED BY THE IMB, HOWEVER, THEY MUST RAISE DONATIONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT. FRIENDS OF NAZARETH (FON) SUPPORTS THIS MINISTRY. FON PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THEIR HOUSING AND OTHER MINISTRY COSTS INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION AND PROGRAM EXPENSES SUCH AS THE MOTHERS DAY PROGRAM, WHICH HAS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM BUDGET OF 18,000. SHANDON BAPTIST CHURCH, COLUMBIA, SC IS THE IMB CHURCH SPONSOR FOR THE BROOKSHIRES. SHANDON ALSO AGREED TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THREE (3)YEARS. EACH YEAR THE SUPPORT DECREASES. DUE TO LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT SHANDON, THE CHURCH STOPPED ACCEPTING DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BROOKSHIRES. FON AGREED TO ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AS CHILDREN AND FAMILY MINISTRY (CAFM) IS ONE OF FON'S INITIATIVES. DONATIONS FOR CAFM ARE SUBJECT TO A 5% ADMINISTRATION FEE. THE REMAINDER OF THE DONATION IS PLACED IN RESERVE FOR THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND IS PAID OUT MONTHLY. FON ABSORBS CREDIT CARD FEES. DR. ELIZABETH BROOKSHIRE IS A MEMBER OF THE FON BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HOWEVER, THE IMB MANAGES HER EFFORTS AS AN IMB APPOINTEE. THEY ARE NOT FON EMPLOYEES. SEE SCHEDULE F FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

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