Well, I have begun a new chapter of my adventure in missions. Last Monday, I packed up all my belongings into my Jeep and began the long drive across country with my friend Amy Jo. It was great to have a whole week together, and we saw lots of fun places and met up with friends and family along the way. About 5 ½ days and 3870 miles later, we arrived in Gainesville, Georgia; my new home.
We moved into my temporary home with one of the AIM staff families. Amy Jo had two days to visit friends in the office and nearby before I had to drop her off at the airport to go home to work and school. I am very glad we had that time together. It was sad to say good-bye to a good friend.
I have had a hard time adjusting to the idea of living here. It has been much more difficult than I expected it to be. When I was here in January to do my training, I fit right into the office and it instantly felt like home. This time, I feel out of place. Not because I don’t feel at home with the office crew, but because I am not yet able to join them. Since I am only at 10% of my goal for monthly support, I will have to find a different job to support me while I continue to work on support raising. That is very discouraging. I really want to be able to do the work that I came to do, but I need to have money to live on.
My host family has been generous in giving me a place to stay while I look for a job, but I can’t stay forever. Most of my days have been spent panning over the job listings on the internet and filling out job applications. My Jeep has suffered a little from the long drive and is in desperate need of service, and I’m sure that will cost more than a little. All of these things can really bring me down if I let them. But I know that I am here for a purpose, and I believe God knows what He is doing so I choose to put my trust in Him.
That being said, I would still like to rally up the troops to pray for the floodgates to open. Pray that God will provide the perfect job that will provide the income I need and give me the flexibility to cut back to part-time when I have enough support to begin working at AIM full-time. Also pray that God will expand my base of contact here so that I can find more partners to support my ministry. And please pray about whether or not you could be one of those partners. I need lots of prayer partners, and I hope that most of you will at least do that. But without financial partners, I cannot do the work I was sent here to do.
I understand that many of you don’t have money tress growing in your yard, but I would like to ask you to consider even a small monthly donation. When the widow gave her mite, Jesus said it was more valuable than all of the other offerings. Even if you can only commit to $5 or $10 dollars a month, I encourage you to do that. Not only will it help me reach my financial goals, but it will also give you a vested interest in this ministry. I believe that when you invest in something, you take it much more seriously. I believe that those who donate are more likely to pray regularly and follow the updates because they know they are a part of what is happening.
If you cannot, or do not feel led to contribute financially, I still want your partnership in prayer. I absolutely cannot do anything without your prayer covering. I am already hitting a lot of opposition and discouragement and I am only serving at a limited capacity. The opposition will only increase as I am able to serve more. I need and want you as part of my prayer team.
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Thank you for all of your prayers and support in the past, and I hope you will continue on this journey with me. I pray that God will multiply all of your blessings back to you.
