At a recent church service, we had two couples who've been friends for years, pray for us. One of the men prayed and asked God for unexpected provision for us in our efforts to raise support. I was really encouraged by that prayer because it's been on my lips, too.
God has blessed us in the fundraising journey in a number of ways: He's connected us with people that we've not previously known but who are excited about what God is doing in our lives; He's given us time to share encouraging, intimate prayer with other followers; and He's brought us unexpected provision financially.
The Lord has provided nearly all of our start up costs of $23,000 to begin the journey. In addition, he's provided about 47% of our monthly support need. All of this has come in during the first two months of our full-time fundraising! Currently, 29 couples or individuals have made recurring pledges to our effort. We need at least that many more to make it to our goal.
As the calendar year winds down, now is a great time for year-end giving. We hope that you'll prayerfully consider our mission with CFCI as a recipient of a one-time special gift, or a recurring gift toward our support account. We need to have 100% of our monthly support pledged before we can leave for the mission field. If you'd like to give, see the "Send Contribution to:" tab on the right hand side of this page.
Please join us in praying for more of God's unexpected provision for us during this journey. When he provides for us from unexpected sources, all the glory belongs to him and is a real encouragement to us to see his hand moving and leading us.
Please also pray for God's practical provision for our family. Mission Adelante is graciously paying Seth through the end of the year as we transition into our new ministry roles. In addition, Seth has begun to pick up some remodeling jobs to supplement our income. Please pray that God would provide the income we need, for as long as we need, to complete the fundraising part of this mission.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
Seth (and Andrea)
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Awesome webpage guys! This will be so great to keep in touch and make you seem not so far away. Much love to my niece and nephews. Always praying! -Aunt KK
Seth,
It is so good to be with you all in prayer while you're on this journey. Keep us posted!
Your brother in the battle,
Paul
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