To my mission supporters, I say Hello! I wanted to post here to let you know of a serious condition that's developing with our mission account. For the past two months, we have fell roughly $1,000 short of needed giving just to keep our account balance at zero. We've seen drops in other months as well but the amount of the drop has been concerning to me and Becky as we move into what I feel is the most crucial stage of our development of the mission work here in Denver.
Just to recap, the church is now contributing $10,000+ each year to my support. Most of this is being eaten up by extremely high health insurance costs which is plaguing much of our country at present. We are making good progress on putting together a sound church budget that has very little frills in it. We are moving into what I feel is the final stages of the work and it is key for me to keep our mission account solvent as we move forward in these final years.
As of today, my account is now nearly $2700 in the red. I do have some gifts coming to aid in this deficit but I know they will not be enough. I have been working to schedule services through SKYPE and have had a few offers but nothing yet has come through. I am planning to travel after the first of the year but Becky and I have to be careful about how much I'm away from home. We still have to be here for the kids and she's working full-time+ to help reduce the burden on our needs. I have the St. Francois District's mission conference scheduled in January and that will be a boost to my account but I really don't want to go through the next quarter of the year building up a sizable deficit to have to reduce with my travel. I'd much rather see that money build a cushion to get us through to the spring of next year.
Please pray for our account and what you could do to help us. Pass this note along to others and see if there are churches who might be willing to schedule us for a mission service via the 'net through SKYPE. I'm willing to do all that I can to aid in this endeavor. The beauty of the SKYPE services is that ALL monies raised go directly to my account. When I travel, I have to deduct plane fare, rental car expense, meals, and gas from that which sometimes eats up as much as 25% of the money I raise.
We are in a wonderful season of ministry at Rangeview FWB Church. Our core is stronger than it's ever been. Richard Atwood from our Home Missions department was here last month and can testify to this. Your investment in our ministry here is paying eternal rewards. We thank you for your love and support. God Bless You!
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