Greetings from the land of the flooded! Thankfully we are doing fine and have not had any direct issues with flooding around our neighborhood. Since the last newsletter not only has the Mississippi River risen dramatically, but so has our excitement in what the Lord is doing in and through our lives!
Praise & Prayer
In a word, WOW! Kim and I are daily blessed by the encouragement and support we have received from fellow laborers for Christ. We would like to praise the Lord for all He has done for us in the past month and a half, and to thank everyone who has already partnered with us in prayer and financial support. We praise Him for the numerous opportunities the Lord Jesus provided for us to share with individuals, churches, and bible study groups. He is faithful!
Please, continue to pray for us! Pray that the Lord continues to open up opportunities for us to share our vision and passion with individuals, churches, bible studies, and businesses. Pray that we keep our eyes firmly placed on the Lord of Lords and King of Kings for our every need and recognize that everything truly does flow from His loving hands. Pray that the Lord raises up more partners for us and that people are following the Lord’s leading, whatever it is. Pray for our family as this is a time of transition for us as we prepare to leave the country and enter another culture.
Progress & Needs
In just a short period of time the Lord has brought us a long way toward meeting our goal to leave for language school in August 2011. We have two financial needs that must be met prior to leaving. The first is our monthly budget needs of $6,000.00 which goes to our ministry and personal budgeting needs, and our initial expense of $32,000.00 which includes 3 months budget of reserves ($18,000), air travel, extra baggage fees, language school, and initial living expenses. We are excited to report that 51.83% of our monthly budget needs are already pledged for and 8.75% of our initial cost is in our Global account. He is faithful!
What’s New?
We are in the process of trying to contact people in order to share with them in more depth the vision and passion the Lord has given us for the peoples of Ecuador, so that each person can be better equipped to consider partnering with us both in prayer and/or financial support. Feel free to contact us if you have not heard from us as of yet or if you have any questions. However, if the Lord has already led you to partner with us we have included in this newsletter a commitment card in order for you to communicate with us and the Global Outreach International’s home office your commitment to our ministry. Please fill it out and send it back to the Global Home office. This gives the home office and us the ability to track our progress toward our goal so that we are able to leave on time.
In addition, Kim has worked hard and began two other means of communicating with us, our Facebook page (GlobalOutreach Savage Ecuador) and our blog site (savagesinecuador.blogspot.com/). Thank You very much for all of your prayers and encouragement.
Questions & Answers
Q: How do I go about giving to your ministry?
A: There are FOUR easy ways to join our team of financial partners:
1) By Mail: Global Outreach International P. O. Box 1 Tupelo, MS 38802 (with our name on the memo line of the check)
2) Online: Go to www.globaloutreach.org & press on the “Please give a donation” box. Then scroll down to our name (Savage, Brad & Kim) & click on donate via PAYPAL.
3) Electronic Fund Transfer: Go to www.globaloutreach.org & press on the “Please give a donation” box. Then scroll down to “By Electronic Fund Transfer” & click on Direct Payment Authorization Form. Print & mail completed form back to the Global Outreach International office (address listed above)
4) Reoccurring Monthly Gift, via Credit Card: Go to www.globaloutreach.org & press on the “Please give a donation” box. Then scroll down to “Reoccurring Monthly Gift, via Credit Card” & click on Monthly Credit Card Giving Form. Print & mail completed form back to the Global Outreach International office (address listed above)
Q: How much should I give?
A: You should only give the amount the Lord leads you to give. Kim and I know the Lord has led us to serve Him in Ecuador and we are confident that He has led and will lead people to partner with us financially.
Q: When do we start giving?
A: The lines are open now…ha.
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