It's All About the Money

As my final days approach at work and we continue to live in a temporary house, the repeated question is "when are you leaving?"  The answer is, "it's all about the money."  At this point the only thing keeping us in the states is our on-going partnerships.

SEND requires us to have 100% of our on-going partnerships committed before we can leave.  Not all mission agencies have this requirement, but we think it is a good one.  Many missionaries leave at 80 or 85% of their support and then instead of spending their first few months on the field focusing on getting acclimated, learning the language, setting up a house, and etc they are focused on continuing to raise their support.  SEND would rather us hit the ground in Spain able to focus on all the transitions and changes than being concerned about our income.

So what does that exactly mean for us?  It means that we need $1802.50 more in monthly partnerships before we can leave.  SEND will allow us to set a travel date when we have approximately $300 left to raise.

We have several people who have said they plan to partner but have not completed the paperwork.  We have others who are praying about how God may be asking them to partner.  And as for the rest, we are praying that God will lead us to the right people to ask or that God is already working on other's hearts.

Perhaps God is calling you to partner with us?  If 18 people committed $100/month (or $1200/year) we would be leaving.  If 36 people committed $50/month (an annual gift of $600) we would have our plane tickets bought.  (partnerships can be given monthly, quarterly, or annually and can be any size - $50 and $100 are just easy math examples)

We continue to pray that God will provide our support by the end of August.  That is definitely a God size request, but we believe that we serve a big and mighty God.

Would you consider partnering with us?  Need more information, see the tabs above to read more or to contact me with questions.  Keep an eye on the map to the right.... 100% yellow means the Hunters are on their way!