Dear Friends and Family:
Friday (July 10th) was the last day of our summer camp season! The Lord has been at work doing “Extreme Makeovers” in the hearts of campers and staff! At least 16 kids and 1 TEAM Member (teen volunteer) accepted Jesus as their Savior! Countless others made commitments to the Lord to grow and mature in their walk with Him!
In the midst of this fast-paced excitement we are also facing pressing financial burdens. Would you please pray for us and these needs?
Eleven years ago Ann and I began our journey as faith-supported missionaries. This year we have been greatly affected by the changes in the economy. Over the past 5 months we have lost $1,000 in our monthly support (income). We were already 15% below the budget our Board set for us. Therefore, we are faced with the task of raising a substantial amount of new support.
Please pray that God will meet these needs. Without the prayer and financial contributions of supporters who share our vision of reaching students for Christ, we could not continue to fulfill God’s purpose of reaching these students.
If the Lord impresses upon your heart to give or increase the amount you are already giving, would you consider doing it as an electronic monthly gift? Faithful electronic monthly pledges sustain us and assures the funds are there each month so we can focus on ministry...not funding. You are welcome to sow on top of your monthly gift as the Lord leads and provides.
Please go to our secure online giving page to donate now:
(Please choose our name under purpose of gift.)
We are also asking the Lord to provide a vehicle for JT & Katherine for this fall. Katherine's car died last year and we haven't been able to replace it. JT's truck died last week and needs more repairs than the truck is worth. JT has an off-campus job and Katherine will be participating in practicum (observing elementary classrooms) this fall and they will need transportation.
Thank you in advance for your prayers and/or financial support!
Jeff Nelson, Director
Some of you may be asking "What is a faith-supported missionary?" Faith-supported missionaries are not salaried employees of their mission organization. Faith-supported missionaries look to God in faith for the provision of financial, spiritual and other needs. These needs are then communicated to individuals and churches so that others can embrace their vision and support the missionary prayerfully and financially. Their monthly "pay-check" is written for the amount of donations received on their behalf in the previous month. Such support enables our missionaries to follow God's call on their life to be a part of our staff reaching students with the Gospel of Christ, and to provide for their family. God blesses this biblical model of partnership in several ways. In addition to the necessary finances, the missionary receives more effective prayer and a network of ministry partners. Members of a missionary's support team gain God's blessings for being faithful and engaged more fully in a life-changing ministry.
"Each one must do as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
2 Corinthians 9:7
