Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions overview

The Reason We Give to AAEO:

To help our missionary force reach for Christ an estimated 235 million lost people in the United States and Canada; thats seven out of 10 people.

AAEO National Goal for 2005:   $55 million

Amount given to AAEO in 2004:   $53.8 million (an 8% increase over 2003 gifts)

Amount of AAEO used to support missionaries and their work:   100 percent

Number of NAMB Missionaries:   5,126 (About one third are career missionaries, one third are short-term funded missionaries, and a third are Mission Service Corps missionaries)

Total 2005 NAMB Budget:   $120 Million

Amount of NAMB budget that comes from AAEO:   44 percent

Amount of NAMB budget from Cooperative Program:   36 percent

Year Offering Started by WMU:   1895

Amount given in 1895:   $5,000+

Year Offering named for Annie Armstrong:   1934

What do AAEO-support missionaries do?

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