The Bottom Line

The bottom line is we need you.  We have raised 92.5% of our support.  We are $738/month away from being fully supported.  One person has asked for the privilege of being the partner that puts us at 100%, so some portion of that $738 is already committed - we just do not know how much.  So actually, we need less than $738/month and we need it soon.

Why the urgency?

• The obvious spiritual reason
• People need to hear the Good News.
• The practical reasons:
• Public schools in Spain begin next week.  Alex is going to have plenty of adjustments to make just by going to Spanish schools and not speaking the language.  The longer into the school year we wait to get him enrolled, the harder the adjustment for him.
• Cindy's car died this weekend.  We are down to one car (although a partner who is on vacation this week loaned us his car until Saturday).  Life is not impossible with one car, but it sure did get a lot more complicated.
• Hannah is already in Spain and has been since the 25th of August.  We would like to be reunited as a family as soon as possible.
• Scott's last day of work is next Thursday.  We will draw a small stipend from SEND after that, however, we will not receive a full salary until we arrive in Spain.
• We are living in a temporary home.  The owners of the home tentatively plan to return at the end of the month, meaning we really need to be on our way by then or able to tell them we are leaving shortly after that.
• The emotional reasons:
• We have been living in limbo for more than 18 months already.  Our hearts and ministry have been turned to Spain a long time ago.  We are not fully here and we are not fully there.  
• The separation of our family is hard.
• Until we are closer to 100% we cannot set travel dates.  Although a lot of our future life will be dealing with unknowns, this unknown gets more difficult each day.

So what do we need?  People who are willing to partner in an on-going basis with us.  Partnerships of all sizes help us get there.  The map to the right shows what we have left.  Although the provinces are labeled with $50 and $100 per month, partnerships come in all sizes and shapes.

If 15 people were willing to do $50/month we would be on our way to Spain.  If 7 people did $100/month we would almost be there.

Maybe by the month doesn't work for.  How about $150/quarter or $600/year in one lump sum.  That all counts the same for us.  (of course, other sizes are ok too)

Maybe September is a yucky month to start.  Can you commit to start in October, November, December, or even as late as January?  If you commit now with a start date by January we can also count that now.

Maybe you have been following this blog for the last 18 months and don't really know me or my family and would like to ask some questions before you commit.  I'd love to Skype with you and answer all your questions.  Fill out the "contact me" tab above and we will arrange a time to Skype.

Do you attend a church that supports individual missionaries and could help get us connected?  Do you own a business or have a friend who owns a business who would like a tax write-off that helps share the message of the gospel?

It is time to move to the next phase of the journey and we need your help.  Will you pray today as to how you might help?

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!”  Romans 10:14-15