ANNUAL REPORT

PASSPORTM AT T E R S

2015

With Christ as our foundation, Passport empowers students to encounter Christ, embrace community and extend grace to the world.

P A S S P O R T MATTERS

Passport matters to the 5,618 people who attended one of our camps this summer, to the 383 church groups who brought them, and to the 64 college and seminary staffers who ministered among them. We matter to the 75 ministry sites that received our campers this summer and the three ministries who received our mission offering.

Passport matters to the present and future of the church – as we help nurture an active faith in the students we serve. In this report, you will see that what we are teaching matters like community, Christian service, thoughtful theology, and student leadership, and you will be introduced to our capital campaign, PASSPORT MATTERS.

Passport matters to students like Alfarouk Majid whose family moved to the United States from Iraq and who came to camp for the first time this summer. He was our 100,000th camper. Learn more about his story at passportcamps.org.

This week made

me feel like Jesus

is someone who

will be there for

you. Even though

it's a big world,

he is everywhere.- Alfarouk Majid

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Meet Samuel Lian who came to the U.S. from Burma. He was a Passport camper and has now served on the summer staff for 2 years!

Caring for community has been a theme of Passport since our first summer in 1993. Our goal is for meaningful engagement where our campers receive as well as give, learn as well as teach.

Our youth invested over 7,200 hours reading one-on-one with children, 12,000 hours rehabilitating homes, 14,800 hours working with dozens of agencies across 5 states, and our PASSPORTkids! campers participated in 6,600 hours of mission education.

Mission Hours: 40,600

Mission Offering: $46,111

C O M M U N I T YMATTERS

I spoke Burmese to

the refugee group and

they were stunned, and then surrounded

me to ask questions.

I experienced the

presence of Christ

and it was as if

we have known each

other for years.- Samuel Lian

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“Children reading with James Hutchinson and MissionBASE students at Park Avenue Baptist Church Literacy Camp in Atlanta, GA.

T H E O L O G Y MATTERS

Passport speaks with a specific theological voice that is Christ-centered, helping our students engage their faith with their hearts and minds. We speak with a voice similar to the theology taught and preached in our participating churches. Our voice speaks of neighborly welcome, respect and under-standing of other faiths, and of God’s call on all people.

Passport also produces a daily online devotion for youth and young adults – d365.org. This year the d365 community spent a collective 34,000 hours in prayer and reflection on the site. d365.org is sponsored by grants from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, The Episcopal Church, The Presbyterian Church (USA), and donor gifts.

Discipleship Hours at Camp: 44,400 Visits to d365.org: 2,080,800

Addison can't stop

talking about all

she did at Passport.

As she continues to

grow in her faith,

Passport helps her

define what her

journey will look

like in the years

to come.- Kelly Meeks, Addison's mom from Auburn FBC.

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Traci Thomas bringing a word from the Lord at MissionBASE Birmingham.

L E A D E R S H I PMATTERS

Passport offers leadership training to college and graduate students, like Summer Hyche, a former camper now serving as a Passport staffer. See Summer’s story on our website.

Our work to develop strong leaders is an investment in their future. All leadership positions, including pastor, are open to women and men.

Since 1993, Passport has trained over 600 young adults from the United States and around the globe. This past summer we hired 64 students from 15 states and 3 countries. 11 of those are currently attending seminary.

I can still see

the faces of young

pastors who made

me believe I, too,

could one day be

in ministry.- Summer Hyche

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Vicky Nguyen loves Passport. She comes every year with Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church in Silver Springs, MD. Our goal is to continue our ministry for years to come – so students can be part of our life-changing camps.

Passport is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, receiving no operational support from any denominational group. Registration income covers about 75% of expenses, which means we rely on grants and donations to cover our costs. This underwriting keeps camp affordable for shrinking congregations and economically diverse students. To support us, please use the enclosed envelope or give online at passportcamps.org/donate.

G I V I N G MATTERS

PASSPORT is a

very special week...

it's better than

Christmas!- Vicky Nguyen

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50% Youth Programs

27% Kids Programs

23% Administration

53% Youth Programs

23% Kids Programs

24% Grants, Gifts, & Other

Income Expenses

PASSPORTmissions camper working at a community garden in Danville, VA.

For Passport to continue empowering the next generations of students, we need your financial support. We have launched the PASSPORT MATTERS capital campaign with a goal to raise $1.5 million, and as of September 30, 2015 we have pledges that total over $974,000! But we need your support to achieve our goal. The campaign funds will be used for:

• A scholarship fund to provide a way for all who want to attend. • Leadership training to allow Passport to continue to empower young leaders called to excellence in ministry. • Capital improvements which will allow us to remain relevant by upgrading technology, equipment, and supplies. • Securing a solid financial foundation for Passport’s future.

Please consider joining our campaign with a donation. Learn more at

passportcamps.org/matters.

There is no

more practical

way to invest

in the future

of compassionate

christian leaders

than to give

to Passport.-Jackie Baugh Moore

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“Seated: Passport President David Burroughs, Babs Baugh, and Jackie Baugh Moore of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation. Standing: Passport Vice President Colleen Burroughs and the Youth and Leadership from Woodland Baptist Church, San Antonio, TX.

You are invited to accept the Baugh Challenge to match this $500,000 grant!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John AdamDiane AdamsRonnie AdamsJanice AginJerald & Millicent AlbrightLibby Allen*Jane AllinghamAmy AndersonCarolyn Anderson*Daphne AndersonMary AndersonMaureen AndersonRoss AndersonBilly ArimesAnn ArmstrongMary Ann ArnottThomas ArringtonRandy & Ann AshcraftAuburn First BaptistPat AyresBeverly BabbThomas BaileyCarolyn BaillieDoug BakerBaptist Church of the CovenantBaptist Health System, Inc.Emma BarbourRobert BatesTheodore BatesBrian BelangerKristin BelcherJoy BelliniSheila Patel & Steve BenfieldLouise BennettElan Jean (Eljee) Bentley

Wendelyn BerryStacy BezansonGlenn BindleyChip BlankinshipJames BlaySarah BobergSue BogsethTerry BorchlewiczKatherine BortonMaryette BostHannah BowersCharlott BramwellBarbara BrewerBroadway Baptist, LouisvilleJosh BrooksGlorious BroughtonAmy BrownAndrew & Robyn BrownCathy BrownDan BrownDebbie BrownLoretta BrownPatricia BrownAnn BryanSherri BullardGail BunnDavid BurkeBob & Esther BurroughsDavid & Colleen Burroughs*+Terri ByrdSuryani & Paul CappsKaren CardmanRaymond CarlsonFred CarrAllison Case

CBF of North CarolinaPamela ChanGwynneth ChandlerXian ChangSusan ChapmanJanet ClaassenJennifer ClatterbuckSamuel ClawserTamara ClementsTimmy ColemanMicheal ConwayWayne CookPeggy & James CopelandRobert CopelandJohn & Jeanette CothranCheryl CragoJ. D. CrawfisDonna CriderJan & Bill Crouch*Mary CrouseMollie CrowellSusan CrowleyCarla CrumpColleen CurleeBronwyn CurtisKelly DahleGeorge DahlmanMartha Sue DaleChris DaughteryLorraine DavisPatricia DavisBeverly DeakCarrie DeaneParke DeansBart Depury

David DixonEmily DouglasSue-Anna DowdyDavid DronkowskiErin DuChanoisJohn DulinMr. & Mrs. Walter E. DuPreSonyia ElderPat EngJordan & Anne EnglandEpiscopal Church in MNKaren EstochinSusan EthertonCharles Evans*Christine EvansFirst Presbyterian, TallahasseeCameron FalzoneJamie Farish-WillifordMarsha FarrellKelley FenelonFirst Baptist, ColumbusFirst Baptist, FrankfortFirst Baptist, RomeFirst Baptist, SavannahFirst Presbyterian, GreensboroKen & Edna Mae FisherPearl FlambergDixie & Scott Ford+Tracy FordMeredith ForssmanRob Fox*Arlene & Bruce FransenFredericksburg BaptistRobert FreyGary FurrWilliam GaalDavid GacettaDarrell GarnerKimberly GarnettRaymond GeistJeff GeiszDavid GladstoneMary GlynnCory GoodeGrandin Court BaptistGail GrantEileen GreenCheryl GreeneCynthia GreeneJudy GrieveRobert GuffeyLynn HadeRebecca HallNancy HallenbeckJohn & Ona HamiltonMary HamiltonJennifer HansonNathan Hanson*Elizabeth HarringtonCarol HarstonGerard HartKaren HartnettDavid HaunMargaret HawkerNikki Haynes

Aaron HazelgroveAnn HegstromLinda HeiligJulie HelmsMike & Dianna HelmsCynthia HendricksLisa HendrixEmily HenkhausDonna HessLinda HessBritt HesterJennifer & James HindererLorraine HiskeyEric HoVanessa HoJames HobbsBruce HockersmithEmily HolladayMelissa HolmesJim & Linda HopesGlen HopkinsMaryKay HornbergerAnthony HouseLarry & Kim Hovis Greg HuntSuzanne HuntTim & Leigh HuntJennifer HunterSummer HycheImmanuel Baptist, NashvilleDaniel Ingram+ Marnie Fisher-Ingram+Cynthia InskoJohn JamesLeAnn Gunter JohnsCindi JohnsonMarion JohnsonMary Katherine JohnsonWallace JohnsonElizabeth JonesDane JordanJuanjungang Church, S. KoreaJoann KenyonBarbara KerrCourtney KihlbergBryan KimGayle KipferRobert Klepfer, Jr.Linda KlopferJill KnightKnollwood BaptistLaura KooneThomas KurtzDarlene LaneJanet LaneLucy LatherJennifer LawRuthAnn LeeSusan LeGrandPamela LeintzLouise LeshRobert LicitraGertie LiebenbergBruce & Jeri LilesChris Liles

Deborah LoftisKaren LoganLouisa BaptistCheryl LoycheArlene LuttmerLois MaberryKay MackanShari MadkinsEdward MarchettiCathy MarinellaPatricia MarlowePhil MartinGeorge MasonDale Massey+Sarah MasseyLori MasucciJames MayerSammie McClatchyMark McClintock+Joseph McCullochMary McDownMike McGahaRomona & Ken McGeeKathy McIntyreAlice McKennaDavid MeeceAllen MenefeeChristina MepyansMetro Baptist of NYCAlbert MeyerCarolyn MeyerLattie MichaelFlorence MilgateNancy MooreJaclyn MorrowLindsay Morton+Ray & Peggy NealDawn NelsonJohn NielsonMichael NorrisNorth Riverside BaptistBilly OgletreeBill & Penny OliverMike O’NealSusan OrndorfJeffrey OstheimerMargaret OtterburnTimothy PageKathy PainterForrest PalmerTony PalubickiBeth ParkerEmily Parrish+Lois PearsonAndre PenningerJulie Pennington-RussellSusan PestrichelloSusan PetersonJeff PethelKim PfaffVirginia PhippsSandy PinairePintlala BaptistWendy PonderChip Pope

Penny PopovDaniel PotterGrace Powell-Freeman*Claire PrattShelley PrevostSandra PritzBo ProsserHeidi QualeyDeb RamahKeith RamsierJoyce RaymondDeborah ReedKyle ReeseCharie ReidMelody & Will ReidGinger RemboldJanice RhineJulie RileyRiver Road Church, BaptistMichael RockYamilet RodriguezJohn RollinsKaren RollinsJeff RoseJavid SayadMerritt SchatzPatricia SchlechteJan SchnepfMelissa ScottShades Crest BaptistAnne ShambleyMikalah ShawSallie ShermanDavid SherwoodSholar FoundationAmanda Short+Susan SirpillaByrom SmithKatherine SmithMary Elizabeth SmithMeagan SmithSarah SmithSydney SmithSmoke Rise BaptistMargaret SolizKathryn SorensenCarolyn StaleyKieth SteinbeckJoseph SteinsMike & Donna StephensonZeke StephensonM. A. Travis & Donald StevensBillie StreetsNancy Leigh StrumBethany SugawaraSallie Jane Super

Lauren & David SwimKathryn SwindellDale Tadlock+Cheryl TarterJuanita TaylorBrandt TefftEvelyn TerryAnita ThiesChris ThomasSandra ThompsonWilliam ThompsonSheryl ThorpeHertis TravisTucker FamilyGrayson Van CampJennifer Van CampSam VastanoEd & Jo VaughnVestavia Hills BaptistDominique VillaumeChristie Virtue-HermanLinda ViskLynne WalkupBionnie WallaceVirginia WardDavid WatersDonald WatsonMary Ellen WaychoffJeff WeickselDiane WengerRobert WenkAndrea WhiteDiana WhiteThomas WhiteWilliam WhiteClaude WhiteheadKatherine WhitworthWilliam WildhackCheryl WilkinsPeter WilkinsMadieu WilliamsJean & Troy WillinghamCourtney WillisWilshire BaptistWingate BaptistRuth WittorffKaren WolfgangAllison WrayRichard WrightShawn ZambrowsIrene ZanniCharlotte Ziems

* indicates Passport Board Member+ indicates Passport National Staff

G R A T I T U D EMATTERSWe are so grateful! Thank you!

The ministries of Passport, Inc. would not be possible without the support of so many people: Adult chaperones who give a week of vacation to hang out with the students from their church, summer staffers who work long hours and get up early every day, the group leaders – most of them Children and Youth ministers who bring groups every summer, and those who make a donation to support our work.

campers

8-18 years old come from diverse

neighborhoods across the country

and the world.

102,682

1,113churches

6,323student groups

$1.8Mto global missions

Our students give to ministries around

the world.

1,019,859hours of community service

509Full-time

workers for a year

928,870hours of discipleship

Former staffers work in national and international ministries and at every level of congregational leadership.

608former summer staffers

35% of summer staffers become ministers

1 of those full-time 2 ministers are female

and

3 WAYS TO DONATE: 1. Write a check and mail in the prepaid envelope. 2. Donate online at passportcamps.org/donate. 3. Email Passport’s President at david@passportcamps.org to start a conversation about you or your church supporting our ministry.

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