Our team has been blessed with substantial prayer and financial support so far. When our team signed up for the trip, we were estimating the cost to be $1500 per person. God has provided some ways for us to reduce this cost (we found greatly reduced airfare), but God has also blessed us abundantly with family, friends and other donors who have been willing to fund our trip.
In particular, we have two single moms on our team who have been trying to figure out how they were going to be able to come up with the funding. Each has sent out letters to family and friends who have responded generously. And both have had to write out some their own checks to make our payment schedule, even when they were not sure how they could put together the funds. Today God blessed our socks off with an anonymous donor who wanted to help out with "single moms and their kids" to be able to go on the mission. This donation provided the remaining funds for each of these families to now be 100% funded to go!
With the preparation and resources that God is providing for us, I cannot wait to see what happens on the trip! He has some major things planned for us... we just have to be faithful and follow His leading! This trip really is not about us anyways... we just get to be used by Him for His purposes. How cool is that!
God's Blessings and Merry Christmas!
-MJ
About Me
- Mike
- Hey! I'm Mike James, Pastor of Children and Young Families Ministries at Essex Alliance Church in Essex Junction, Vermont. My family and I are blessed to have the chance to work with children and parents in our community, helping them know about God's great love and grace for them. Stop by and visit us sometime if you get the chance!