DISCLAIMER: Greg is up to peculiar shenanigans again but please bear with me.
I have been called to do something for my squad. They are my family and I would be heartbroken if we were not ALL able to launch. I cannot in good conscious continue to seek to be fully funded when I have loving squad mates that are in need.
Support raising has been a battle for myself so how in the world can I help those in need on my squad?!
My vision for my squad’s attitude towards ministry is likened to the attitude Paul noted of the Corinthians.
2 Corinthians 6
3 We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. 4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5 in beatings, imprisonment and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; 6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; 7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 8 through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; 9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
My W squad is 45+ people but we are all of ONE mind set on God’s will, ONE body of Christ, and all filled will the ONE pure and mighty Spirit.
Since Training Camp we have all went back to our respected homelands but the community cannot stop there. The devil is on the prowl looking to shift our gaze from each other to our own needs and worries. My W squad is unified only as long as we die to ourselves and invest in each other. As witnesses of Christ’s love to each other I am not fully my brother and sisters keeper if I am not sharing their burdens fully and them the same for myself.
So you might ask ok Greg we get it you love your family and you want to help them…But what exactly does this have to do with me?
I am looking for sponsors to donate to my lovely W squad. In return I will pledge to grow out my beard and hair for the ENTIRE 11 MONTHS. I am already a few months into this process and decided I am willing to keep it going if it is the difference between some of my squad mates being able to Launch or not.
If this effort becomes a hit I am also willing to pitch the idea to the other clean cut handsome gentlemen on my squad.
Not only does this present an opportunity to see Greg at a never before seen level of burliness! It is a double blessing by allowing me to love my squad mates and do my part in providing for their needs.
I invite you to take a few minutes and read a few blogs of my awesome squad mates so that you may be infected with their desire to be the hands and feet of God's kingdom. You can do so by clicking on the link on the left that says “Meet my squad”. Their stories are what stole my heart and knowing their passions and spiritual gifts has me up at night pumped up to serve along such selfless and inspiring brothers and sisters in Christ.
So in the Spirit of the World Race I am calling all who are interested in seeing Greg as burly and shaggy as ever to donate to Adventures in Missions on behalf of my squad!
Our next financial deadline is August 18th! Everyone must have $6,500 in their account to be order to set out into the field in September! You're contribution could be the gift of a life changing opportunity!
Any amount can help! And if my entire squad is able to launch the beard lives!
This can be done by sending myself checks made out to “Adventures in Missions” and in return I can give those checks to our squad support account
Gregory Patton
2 Prenzler Drive
Bloomington, IL 61704
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If you rather not write a check you can make a donation to my account and indicate (via email) that you wish the funds to go towards my Squads journey to love on God’s kingdom.
My email is [email protected] if you have any questions.
