IVCF/Groshes July Prayer Calendar
Posted by tom | Jul 19, 2010The summer has been full and it does not appear to be letting up. Please forgive me for not posting our July Prayer Calendar earlier, it is now available at http://groshlink.net/gallery/1/10_June_Prayer_Calendar.pdf. Your intercession is greatly coveted/desired by our family and those with whom we minister on campuses in Central PA, in South Central PA as a community, within InterVarsity Christian Fellowship [through a variety of connections including InterVarsity Press (IVP) and Emerging Scholars Network], and on the web (e.g., http://blog.emergingscholars.org).
Fiscal Update: Many of you have asked. Thank-you. We rejoice in your concern and your standing with us in prayer, gifts [financial, office supplies, food, household (especially with Eden), time, skills, even services], and encouragement. So the numbers are in and the bottom line is that we ended with a shortfall of $5,318. This will be addressed in the 2010-2011 fiscal year by adding the amount to the $92,000 which we're budgeted to raise in the coming fiscal year.* At the beginning of July, we received a $2,000 gift to address the shortfall, adjusting the number at $3,318. God provides through His people through His means in His timing. We wait upon Him. To God alone be the glory for the provision and the work on campus!
Reconnecting: If you're in the Pittsburgh area, let us know if you're available to connect when we're in the area 8/21-22, for more swing by 8/21-22 Pittsburgh Visit. If you're not from the Pittsburgh area (or not available over that interval) and desire to touch base, please email, call, or message us.
*Percentage breakdown
- 75% for Salary/FICA, Staff Benefits
- 10% home office, travel, conferencing (Note: some underwritten by various sources)
- 15% larger area/regional/national resourcing
- Note: additional education will be added to the equation, probably in 2011. It has been a difficult process to discern what form of equipping enables me to take the next step forward on the campuses which I serve with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's Graduate & Faculty Ministry. But the developing work at PSU-Hershey Medical Center has provided significant insight. More in a future post. Stay tuned.
