PEACE GOSPEL MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
6124 HWY 6 NORTH PMB 144, HOUSTON, TX 77084

Total Revenue
$656,509
Total Expenses
$626,686
Net Assets
$152,998

Organizations Filed Purposes: THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, WE'RE EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE, NATIVE-LED, MERCY-BASED PROGRAMS IN ASIA & AFRICA: CARING FOR ORPHANS, CHILD TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, AT-RISK WOMEN AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN OF THE SLUMS.

SUSTAINABLE EMPOWERMENT OF NATIVE-LED SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES IN ASIA & AFRICA.

INDIA: END OF SCHOOL PARTY HELD WHERE THE CHILDREN RECEIVED A SPECIAL MEAL, DRINK AND DESSERT PLUS AWARDS WERE GIVEN.PURCHASED & INSTALLED NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ITEMS SUCH AS SWING SETS, SLIDES, SEE-SAWS, JUNGLE GYMS, JACOB'S LADDERS, AND MERRY-GO-ROUNDS.PURCHASED BARS OF IRON, BRICKS, SAND, CEMENT, GRAVEL, PLASTIC PIPES, AND IRON PIPES IN ORDER TO RAISE THE HEIGHT OF THE CAMPUS WALL 3 FEET HIGHER AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S HOMES IN INDIA; ONE-THIRD OF WALL WAS COMPLETED IN 2018. PURCHASED & INSTALLED CEMENT WINDOW FRAMES AND IRON ENTRY GATES FOR THE GIRLS HOME FOR EXTRA SECURITY.40 CHILDREN (AGES 6-13) RE-REGISTERED IN OUR ON-CAMPUS PRIMARY SCHOOL.35 OLDER CHILDREN (AGES 13-16) CURRENTLY RE-REGISTERED TO ATTEND HIGHER CLASSES OFF- CAMPUS.OUR NATIVE TEAM ACCEPTED 49 NEW RESCUES AND OTHER APPLICANTS (AGES 5-13) WHO WERE ENROLLED AT OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL.TOTAL OF 89 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ON-CAMPUS SCHOOL & LIVING IN BOYS AND GIRLS HOMES.6 GIRLS FROM OUR ORPHAN HOME GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL & ENROLLED IN COLLEGE. ROOFTOP BOX GARDENS AND OTHER CAMPUS GARDENS YIELDED 408 POUNDS OF EGGPLANTS, 452 POUNDS OF TOMATOES, 88 POUNDS OF GREEN CHILIES, AND 82 POUNDS OF CURRY LEAVES WHICH FED ORPHANS IN OUR BOYS AND GIRLS HOMES.

NEPAL: 11 NEW GIRLS (AGES 15-22) RESCUED IN JANUARY & 10 NEW GIRLS AND WOMEN (AGES 16-31) WERE RESCUED IN DECEMBER FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN INDIA AND NEPAL AND WERE BROUGHT TO LIVE IN THE SAFETY OF OUR NEPAL 'SHE HAS HOPE' REHABILITATION HOME WHERE THEY RECEIVED COUNSELING AND MEDICAL AID AND SAFE ROOM & BOARD. THEY ALSO BECAME PROFICIENT IN SEVERAL CRAFT-MAKING, SEAMSTRESS, AND COOKING AND GARDENING SKILLS, AND RECEIVED SUPPORT IN BASIC LITERACY THROUGH DAILY COURSEWORK OFFERED BY OUR FULL-TIME TEACHERS. THE GIRLS ENROLLED WERE ALSO TAUGHT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING WITHIN THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.7 GIRLS (AGES 16-22) GRADUATED FROM OUR NEPAL 'SHE HAS HOPE' TRAFFICKING REHABILITATION HOME IN FEBRUARY, 10 GIRLS GRADUATED IN SEPTEMBER. REGULARLY PASSED OUT LITERATURE TO GIRLS AT THE NEPAL-INDIA BORDER IN FEBRUARY OUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR DISTRIBUTED 300 TRAFFICKING PREVENTION LEAFLETS TO 300 YOUNG GIRLS. THE LEAFLETS CONTAINED TRAFFICKING AWARENESS INFORMATION AND OUR STAFF SPOKE TO THE GIRLS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TRAFFICKING. THEY ALSO LOOKED OUT FOR SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE BORDER.OUR NATIVE TEAM ORGANIZED TRAFFICKING AWARENESS PROGRAMS IN FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN DECEMBER WHERE WE TRAINED 202 GIRLS (AGES 14-19).IN JANUARY OUR NATIVE TEAM HARVESTED 143 POUNDS OF MILLET AT OUR FARMLAND ENTERPRISE. ALSO HARVESTED 55 POUNDS OF CAULIFLOWER FROM OUR REHABILITATION HOME GARDEN IN FEBRUARY; 20 POUNDS OF ONIONS AND 15 POUNDS OF GARLIC FROM THE GARDEN IN APRIL.TWO US JEWELRY DESIGNERS VISITED OUR 'SHE HAS HOPE' REHABILITATION HOME & TAUGHT THE GIRLS ENROLLED THERE NEW JEWELRY DESIGNS.ALL 20 ORPHANS AT OUR ORPHAN HOME PROVIDED WITH BACK-TO-SCHOOL NECESSITIES SUCH AS SCHOOL UNIFORMS, NEW SHOES, SOCKS, TIES, BELTS, BACKPACKS, TEXTBOOKS, NOTEBOOKS, PENS, PENCILS, CALCULATORS, AND LUNCH BOXES PLUS THEIR ENROLLMENT FEES.2 ORPHANS FROM OUR ORPHAN HOME GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOOL AND NURSING SCHOOL.11 GIRLS ENROLLED IN OUR 'SHE HAS HOPE' REHABILITATION HOME PARTICIPATED IN A 3-DAY PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTION WORKSHOP.OUR NATIVE TEAM HELD A CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN AT THE ORPHAN HOME. THE CHILDREN ENJOYED SINGING, DANCING, AND SPECIAL MEALS. ALL OF THE CHILDREN ALSO RECEIVED NEW CLOTHES SUCH AS PANTS, SHIRTS, JACKETS, SHOES, AND SOCKS AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

UGANDA: 143 STUDENTS (AGES 3-15) ENROLLED AT KAMPALA CHILDREN'S HOPE CENTER IN THE SLUMS OF KAMPALA, UGANDA, WHICH OFFERS A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 7TH GRADE EDUCATION. THE HOPE CENTER ALSO SERVED 2-3 MEALS EVERY SCHOOL DAY TO ENROLLED STUDENTS AND, WHEN AVAILABLE, TO OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. PURCHASED SCHOOL SUPPLIES INCLUDING 2,286 COMPOSITION NOTEBOOKS, PENS, PENCILS, LOOSE-LEAF NOTEBOOK PAPER, CHALK, AND MARKERS. PURCHASED 6 NEW DESKS FOR THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS WERE ALSO GIVEN NEW SHOES. REPAIRED ALL OF THE DESKS THAT WERE DAMAGED DURING PREVIOUS FLOODING, AND CLEANED OUT AND REPAIRED THE PIT LATRINE TOILET, PURCHASED THE MATERIALS AND RAISED THE FLOOR LEVEL OF THE HOPE CENTER SCHOOL HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT FUTURE FLOODING.UGANDA MAIN CAMPUS HARVESTED AN AVERAGE OF 440 POUNDS OF PASSION FRUIT WEEKLY, BANANA GROVE OF 100 TREES YIELDED A BIWEEKLY HARVEST OF 88 POUNDS OF BANANAS.EXPANDED FARMLAND BY LEASING 20 ACRES OF NEARBY LAND TO GROW CORN AND BEANS TO FEED STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAMS; HARVESTED 3.5 TONS OF BEANS AND 5.7 TONS OF CORN.68 OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (AGES 13-18) COMPLETED THEIR NATIONAL SENIOR 4 EXAMS IN NOVEMBER, COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL RANKED AS TOP IN THE WESTERN REGION OF UGANDA. NATIVE TEAM HELD A PARTY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, WHICH INCLUDED A HUGE FEAST OF CHICKEN, RICE, AND VEGETABLES, AND THE STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST SCORES RECEIVED PRIZES. ALL CHILDREN IN OUR RURAL UGANDA SCHOOLS ENJOYED SPECIAL YOUTH CAMP TO CELEBRATE END OF SCHOOL YEAR WITH GAMES, SINGING, AND PARTIES. ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL CONSISTS OF FIVE PERMANENT BUILDINGS INCLUDING A GIRLS DORMITORY, TWO EXTENSIVE CLASSROOM BUILDINGS, A FACULTY OFFICE BUILDING, AN ON- CAMPUS CLINIC, AND A CANTEEN. 370 BOARDING STUDENTS (AGES 13-18) ENROLLED IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL, 270 OF THOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED SCHOOL ON FULL SCHOLARSHIPS. CAMPUS CLINIC IS THE RAPHA MEDICAL CLINIC, HOUSED IN A FACILITY ON OUR MAIN CAMPUS. THE CLINIC SERVED BOTH OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IT CONTAINS A 35-BED IN-PATIENT WARD, SEVERAL EXAM ROOMS, A PHARMACY STOCKED WITH BASIC MEDICINES, AND OFFICES FOR MEDICAL STAFF. WE HAD FOUR FULL-TIME NURSES AND ONE RESIDENT DOCTOR, AND BROUGHT IN ANOTHER DOCTOR TWICE A WEEK FOR APPOINTMENTS.350 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (AGES 3-12) ENROLLED IN OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL IN MAIRINYA, WHICH HAS A PERMANENT, STORM-PROOF SCHOOL BUILDING WITH LARGE CHALKBOARDS BUILT INTO THE WALLS, CONCRETE FLOORS, AND A STRONG ROOF. STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED A QUALITY EDUCATION AND DAILY FRESH-COOKED MEALS ON SCHOOL DAYS.MAIN CAMPUS WOMEN'S CATERING BUSINESS ENROLLED 25 WOMEN WHICH EQUIPPED THEM WITH SUSTAINABLE SKILLS THAT CAN HELPED THEM EARN A DAILY INCOME IN ORDER TO MEET THE DAILY NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILIES.FOUR RESCUED TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS JOINED OUR KAMPALA 'SHE HAS HOPE' REHABILITATION HOME. HOME ACQUIRED A TAILORING MACHINE, EXPANDED GIRLS' DEVELOPMENT COURSEWORK TO INCLUDE TAILORING.NATIVE KAMPALA TEAM RESCUED 23 ORPHANS (10 BOYS AND 13 GIRLS, AGES 4-15), PROVIDED SHELTER, MEDICAL ATTENTION AND EDUCATION.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Kirby TrapolinoEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$114,600
David JetterBOARD MEMBER1$0
Lisa GauthierBOARD MEMBER1$0
Andy PechacekBOARD MEMBER1$0
Timothy Thompson JrBOARD MEMBER1$0
Eric ChiangBOARD MEMBER1$0
Marquis GatewoodBOARD MEMBER1$0
Chris MahaffeyCHAIR1$0
Dan WestcottBOARD MEMBER1$0
Melanie LeslieBOARD MEMBER1$0
Peggy MeeksBOARD MEMBER1$0
Wesley YuanBOARD MEMBER1$0
Nathan AdairBOARD MEMBER1$0
Aaron SensemanTREASURER1$0
Bryan PateSECRETARY1$0

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