Sorry for taking a while for another update. In case you haven't heard, I have set a date to go back to England! Hooray! I will be leaving on March 6, and arriving in Carlisle the afternoon of March 7.
I am still not fully supported, but after talking to my boss (who really needs me back to work) and my mom (and praying about it some more) I decided to go ahead and set a date and purchase a plane ticket. This was about 10 days ago, and I still needed around $400/month. Since then I have made some cuts in my budget and had a couple more supporters come on board, and now I'm only short $167/month. So I know that the funds will be there, one way or another in 11 days when I leave!
So some prayer requests:
-Even though I'm excited to go back to England, leaving my family is going to be hard. Pray that the last few days are good quality time.
-Pray for my [future] supporters, that they would be excited to partner with me and would be obedient to God's call on them.
-Logistics: last minute meetings, packing, travel, etc. Please pray for smooth, safe, and uneventful travel!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
another day, another visa
I got my visa today! Yippee! One less thing now on my mind. I am still $800 short of my monthly budget, however, so I won't be on my way to England until that support comes in.
"What?" you say, "they don't pay you a salary? What's all this support business about?" No, they don't pay me a salary. Being a graphic artist for a missions organization is basically doing graphic design for Jesus. It is an awesome opportunity to use all the artistic skills He has given me to help share about Him all over the world! I love that He has allowed me to create things to share about what He is doing to others, and to create things that are a blessing to His workers in far-away countries.
Doing this kind of work means that I rely on the prayers and financial support of friends and family in order to have a place to live, food to eat, and do the work that God has called me to do. My supporters are such valuable partners on my team to minister through graphic design to a world that needs to hear about Jesus!
So my friends, please continue to pray that God would bring in the financial support to accomplish what He has started. To learn more about supporting financially, please click on the "support" tab!
"What?" you say, "they don't pay you a salary? What's all this support business about?" No, they don't pay me a salary. Being a graphic artist for a missions organization is basically doing graphic design for Jesus. It is an awesome opportunity to use all the artistic skills He has given me to help share about Him all over the world! I love that He has allowed me to create things to share about what He is doing to others, and to create things that are a blessing to His workers in far-away countries.
Doing this kind of work means that I rely on the prayers and financial support of friends and family in order to have a place to live, food to eat, and do the work that God has called me to do. My supporters are such valuable partners on my team to minister through graphic design to a world that needs to hear about Jesus!
So my friends, please continue to pray that God would bring in the financial support to accomplish what He has started. To learn more about supporting financially, please click on the "support" tab!
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Just thought I'd take a moment this Christmas eve to wish everyone a very blessed Christmas and happy New Year!
Also a little update on life, the universe, and everything. Things have been going along here at home. I'm currently taking a break from painting our "exercise room" in our basement. The whole thing was a super dark green, and with only one tiny window and a few dinky light bulbs, it was just too dark! So we are leaving the bottom half (which was a plaid wallpaper), and painting the top half a much much lighter beige color. The room looks bigger already! I can't wait til we get more lights in here. The past few days I was over at our old house painting rooms on the main level, getting it ready to rent out. Can I just say, I'm glad I don't do this for a living? I think I have tennis--er--painter's elbow! My arms are sore, my elbows are sore, my wrists are sore, my hands are sore...you get the idea! I cannot wait til all the painting is finished.
On the support front, things are moving along a little slowly. I realized when I was calculating, I forgot to include one of my biggest supporters, so I don't have as far to go as I thought! I've also had a few more commitments over the last few days, and I've had some encouraging conversations with friends, so I am feeling pretty good! At this point I am about 60% funded. I know God will bring the right people in at the right time. The right time might not be my time, but I trust that God has it all under control.
Also a little update on life, the universe, and everything. Things have been going along here at home. I'm currently taking a break from painting our "exercise room" in our basement. The whole thing was a super dark green, and with only one tiny window and a few dinky light bulbs, it was just too dark! So we are leaving the bottom half (which was a plaid wallpaper), and painting the top half a much much lighter beige color. The room looks bigger already! I can't wait til we get more lights in here. The past few days I was over at our old house painting rooms on the main level, getting it ready to rent out. Can I just say, I'm glad I don't do this for a living? I think I have tennis--er--painter's elbow! My arms are sore, my elbows are sore, my wrists are sore, my hands are sore...you get the idea! I cannot wait til all the painting is finished.
On the support front, things are moving along a little slowly. I realized when I was calculating, I forgot to include one of my biggest supporters, so I don't have as far to go as I thought! I've also had a few more commitments over the last few days, and I've had some encouraging conversations with friends, so I am feeling pretty good! At this point I am about 60% funded. I know God will bring the right people in at the right time. The right time might not be my time, but I trust that God has it all under control.
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