Support Letter

Ministry Preparation Update:

We spent May 30th-June 5th in Minneapolis, MN where we attended the ReachGlobal Readiness Event. The first six days of this event are designed to orient potential missionary candidates with the vision and work of ReachGlobal. It is also used to assess the mental, spiritual and emotional health of potential ReachGlobal missionary candidates. On June 4th we were accepted by ReachGlobal and spent June 5th in staff orientation. This was a great learning experience for us and we are extremely grateful to work with an organization with such a clear and biblical vision for international missions.

Our friends, Aaron and Michelle Larson also attended the Readiness Event and were officially accepted. The four of us will be the team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.) for two years and it was a blessing to spend an entire week together. Not only did we have fun being together, we learned a lot about each other and how we will be effective as a ministry team. We are increasingly more excited about the opportunity to work with the Elikya project.

Financial Update:

We are so grateful for the financial response we have already received from many of you. We have already received enough financial support to go on our "vision trip" in August. However, we are far from the level of support we need in order to go to the D.R.C. for two years.

ReachGlobal has set up a financial support schedule for us. We need to raise approximately $4,200/month for each month we are in the Congo. We understand that giving financially is an important decision and we encourage you to prayerfully consider supporting our ministry.

We are passionate about our future ministry in the D.R.C. and it is our joy to share that passion with others. We extend an open invitation for you to meet with us and discuss this ministry.

Our Schedule:

August 11, 2009—Leave for the Democratic Republic of Congo for 2-month “vision trip”

Mid-October 2009—Return to Rockford and focus on support-raising

January 2010—Leave for the D.R.C. for 2 years

Prayer Support:

Your prayers are a vital part of our ministry. Below are specific prayer needs we have.

- That we will quickly learn Lingala, the primary language in the D.R.C.
- For us to continually focus on the Lord throughout this entire process.
- For God's peace in the midst of our preparation.