One friend in Missouri sent us a one-time ministry support gift of $500 and a commitment to pray regularly for us. Another friend in Nebraska sent us the first installment of $25 toward a monthly support commitment and a commitment to pray regularly for us. Still another friend in Nebraska sent us their response card indicating they were not able to financially support us but would pray for us on a regular basis. And, as I mentioned in my last Blog entry, our 5-year old granddaughter gave $.35 out of her piggy bank to help support us. We know she is praying for us!
To date we have sent 122 invitation letters to people in 19 states. I am hoping to be able to add friends in Canada and to recruit friends from the church we have just started to attend.
This week I hope to begin making phone calls to follow up the letters and responses.
Enlisting Support Team members who will pray on a regular basis, especially daily or weekly, is of utmost importance. My goal is to have 100 people who will pray for us and our ministry.
We need friends, like the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8, who won’t stop knocking on heaven’s door on our behalf and for those whom we serve in kingdom ministry. Here are some ideas on how to pray for us right now:
1.Ask the Lord of the harvest with us to send workers into his harvest fields of the Pacific Northwest and Canada (Matt. 9:36-38).
2.Pray for Marty to find a good job that fits her gifts and talents and will provide health insurance for us.
3.Pray for God to lead people to support us in our ministry as a Church Planting Coach through their prayers and finances.
4.Pray for me and other trainers and students as we make the final plans for the Church Planting Bootcamp to be held on the Trinity Western University and Seminary campus on April 26-30th.
Thank you for your prayers and your support.
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