East-West Ministries Celebrates 25 Years of International Service with Gala

DALLAS - April 3, 2018 - PRLog -- East-West Ministries (East-West), a Plano-based nonprofit serving internationally in nearly 50 countries to share the message of Jesus with those who don't know Him and see the Church established in places where it doesn't currently exist, celebrated its 25th anniversary with a dinner and worship program on Saturday, March 24 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel's Chantilly Ballroom. The near-sold-out crowd of 1,300 heard from the No. 1 New York Time's best-selling author Eric Metaxes about his recently-released book, "Martin Luther" and sang alongside Phil Wickham, a singer and songwriter who has released nine full-length albums featuring hit songs "Beautiful" and "This is Amazing Grace." East-West raised $1.3 million through ticket sales, table and corporate sponsorships, and additional gifts that will support East-West as it continues to work with unreached and restricted-access areas of the world.

"Since the founding of East-West in 1993, we have witnessed the amazing works of God as He has used our missionaries, national partners, prayer warriors, financial partners and advocates to transform lives and spread His glory in the spiritually darkest areas of the world," said Kurt Nelson, East-West's CEO. "It is our honor to celebrate the Lord's faithfulness to East-West."

The event was co-chaired by Kaye Dawn Lunsford and Cindy Brinker Simmons. East-West speakers throughout the night included Simmons, Nelson, Founder and Chairman Emeritus John Maisel, President Mario Zandstra, Executive Vice President of Field Ministries Dave Gibson and Senior Vice President of Development Kristen Shuler. Three missionaries also shared stories from their service in Cuba, Israel and Southeast Asia. The sponsors included:

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

Bandera Ventures

CORPORATE SPONSORS:

Nature Nate's

Caple Royalty Services

Builders Carpet and Design Center

Foster Financial Group

Gittings Photography

AM Digital Agency

The Lion's Den

Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability

KINGDOM PARTNERS:

Kate and Danny Graham

The Luttrell Family

Denise and Ray Nixon

Ann and Jeff Swope

COMMISSION PARTNERS:

Kamela and Kenneth Aboussie

Melissa and Mike Allen

Keely and Bill Cawley

Joni and Mark Hinton

Beth and Tad May

Paticum Foundation

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, a real estate investment company

Cindy Brinker Simmons

Cathy and Mike Ullman

VISION PARTNERS:

7th Generation Foundation

Madeline and Fred Hamm

J.L. Jackson

Catherine and Dick LeBlanc

Wendy and Butch McCaslin

Ashley and G. Stacy Smith

Carolyn and Bud Toole

Brittany and Baxter Underwood

MISSION PARTNERS:

Nancy and Robbie Briggs & Anne Logan

Genny and Mike Doramus

Mexia Investments LLC

Pat and Kurt Nelson

Michelle and Kevin Smith

Eve and Blake Wiley

MOVEMENT PARTNERS:

April and Mark Anthony

Darla and Jerry Baird, Group Travel

Mr. & Mrs. Firman Cook

Dallas Baptist University

Ashley and Joe Januszewski

Laura and Cliff Musgrave

Joni and Larry Tommerup

Jordan and Brandon Williams

GOSPEL PARTNERS:

Dr. Roland Black

The Blesi Family

Lisabeth and Hil Bowman

Gail and Greg Boyd

Rebecca Bradley, Caddy4Life

Jessica and Josh Brame & Greg Spitler

Laurie and Kyle Brown

Heather and Jimmy Bryan

Wes Camp

Joy and Victor Carrillo Family

Donna and Mark Chronister

Cypressbrook Company/Brook and Mike Novelli

Carolyn and Bob Easley

Cynthia Figueroa & James Kenney

Kathi and Dave Gibson

Karen and Daniel Gold

Charlotte and John Kimberlin

Maura and Mark Montgomery - Houston

Henry Morgan

Vicki Mullins

Susan and Boots Nowlin

Michelle and Mark Pokorny

Providence Church – Frisco

John L. Roper

Mary Alice and Jaime Savana

Kacie and Brannon Sims

Sam Spicer

Lori and Jerry Stewart

Alycia and Mark Stisser

May Lynn and David Turtletaub

Anne and Walt Waldie

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About East-West Ministries

East-West is a Plano-based nonprofit dedicated to glorifying God by multiplying followers of Jesus in the spiritually darkest areas of the world. We focus our attention on unreached and unengaged groups as well as areas with limited or restricted access to the gospel. We do this through four foundational strategies: mobilize the Body of Christ, evangelize to the lost, equip local believers and multiply disciples and churches. The ministry of East-West began in Russia in 1993 and has since grown to nearly 50 countries, representing 10 major world regions. For more information about East-West, please visit www.eastwest.org or call (972) 941-4500.