First, I (Ellen) turned 30 on August 2nd. Joel and I enjoyed a wonderful day, eating steak for lunch and going to our church's young adult game night together in the evening, thanks to Laura Bauer's gift of babysitting. It was a treat for me as I usually don't get to attend.
We also had a celebration with our friends later in the week. I decided on a superhero-themed murder mystery party for my 30th. Hey, I'm in youth ministry - don't tell me to grow up :-)
Below is a picture:
Secondly, we have finally reached 30% of our monthly support raised. Those last two percent stretched over several months but we are beginning to see some movement again. We wrote down another 100 names and inquired addresses. We sent 80 letters already and are beginning to make follow-up calls in hopes to meet or Skype with each of them. We have had a few chances to do so and gained 5 new supporters this month.
We invite you to celebrate God's faithfulness with us and ask you to pray for growing trust in His provision. And if you are not yet a part of our support team, we invite you to join our ministry through prayer or financial support.
We have over $5000 of monthly support left to raise. That is 50 supporters at $100 a month - or three churches supporting us at $500 a month and 70 families giving $50 a month. Any amount helps and will make an eternal difference.
Thank you for considering becoming part of our support team!
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