Heart Sounds International

who we are

Heart Sounds International (HSI) is a volunteer fellowship of people passionately desiring to glorify God by facilitating indigenous forms of Christ-centered worship among different people groups of the world through music, the arts, and video. HSI is an international division of Operation Mobilisation (OM), based at OM USA.

foundational scriptures
Psalm 65:8 “Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.” NIV
Psalm 66:8 “Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of His praise be heard;” NIV
Psalm 67:3 “May the peoples praise you O God; may all the peoples praise you.” NIV
Revelation 7:9-10 “I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there – all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb and heartily singing: ‘Salvation to our God on his Throne! Salvation to the Lamb!" The Message by Eugene H. Peterson, (c) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

our purpose

HSI exists to help ignite biblically appropriate and culturally relevant heart worship in places where Christ-followers are restricted, persecuted or unknown.

We do this by:
• celebrating and facilitating heart worship through music, media, and related arts.
• developing relationships (teaching, training, mentoring, mobilizing, and partnering) with both Western and non-Western Christ-followers.
• facilitating the production and distribution of media resources • facilitating the production and distribution of media resources.

our goals
•	To see disciples of Jesus Christ in the non-Western world worshiping and singing in their heart language and music.
•	To empower local churches and believers to use indigenous music and media to impact their communities and nations.
•	To use technology and media to effectively communicate the Gospel, and to promote discipleship and biblical worship.
•	To partner with broadcast and media ministries.

partnership

Our mandate is to partner with local churches, ministries, and mission organizations to facilitate indigenous Christ-centered worship, primarily through music. This partnership involves teaching on worship, facilitating song-writing workshops and concerts, and producing audio and video recordings.

our beliefs
•	We believe the Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments in their original texts, are fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, without error, and are the final authority for the Church.
•	We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
•	We believe in the absolute deity and full humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in His virgin birth, His sinless life, the authenticity of His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, and His present mediatorial work in heaven.
•	We believe in the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit. We believe He gives life, He sanctifies, He empowers and comforts all believers.
•	We believe that man was originally created sinless. Tempted by Satan, man fell and thereby brought the whole race under the condemnation of eternal separation from God.
•	We believe that man is saved through repentance and faith in the finished work of Christ. Justification is through grace alone.
•	We believe that the Church is the body of Jesus Christ composed of all true believers. The present work of the Church is the worship of God, the perfecting of the saints, and the evangelization of the world.
•	We believe in the personal and bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ to consummate our salvation and establish His glorious Kingdom.

our accountability

As a division of Operation Mobilization USA (OM USA), the HSI leadership and activities are accountable to the President and Chief Operating Officer of OM USA, who are in turn accountable to the OM USA board. OM USA is also a member of the Evangelical Fellowship of Mission Agencies (EFMA) who provide a standard of accountability for its members.

our finances

Heart Sounds International is a ministry division of Operation Mobilization USA (OM USA). Management of HSI’s finances are administered by OM USA’s financial policies and procedures. External auditing of OM USA's financial systems are conducted annually by the accounting firm of Capin Crouse L.L.P.

Operation Mobilization is committed to financial accountability and has been since the organization's founding in 1958. To help ensure accountability to donors, OM has been a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) since 1984. We fully support the purposes and goals of ECFA and display its seal to reflect compliance with membership standards. In addition, OM employs the accounting firm of Capin Crouse L.L.P. to annually audit OM's financial records.

OM USA’s Financial Commitment to You
Operation Mobilization USA has an active and involved Board of Trustees. Tax-deductible contributions are administered under the control of this Board for the ministry of OM.

Operation Mobilization and Heart Sounds International are firmly committed to good stewardship of all funds entrusted to us. We believe we have a responsibility to be faithful in honoring the intention of each donor. We are aware that for many, sacrifice is involved in giving, and we commit to use contributions wisely and effectively. Additionally, OM will not rent, sell or make available donor names to any other organization. All information related to donor contributions is confidential.

Per OM USA Board directive, OM USA accepts gifts subject to donor designations. However, in accordance with IRS requirements, all gifts are given to and must be treated as belonging fully to Operation Mobilization and are subject to its control. Contributions towards Heart Sounds International projects are subject to a two percent deduction to cover the administrative costs to OM International.