Praise God for $2,500 gift toward $7,500 gap
Posted by tom | May 12, 2011Last night, we received word of a $2,500 gift to assist in addressing our $7,500 gap (in a ministry budget of $93,340). To God be the glory! Lord willing, only $5,000 in new gifts, i.e., if our regular giving remains steady, required to finish the year in the black.
As you know we've been writing a series of posts to share the value of investing in our Kingdom ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA: Central PA Christian Scholars Network (which includes the Christian Scholar Series), the Emerging Scholars Network blog, and PSU-Hershey Christian Medical Society (CMS)/CMDA.
Prayer requests regarding fund development:
- Insights regarding how to continue to expand the awareness of and deepen the understanding of the importance of investing in our Kingdom ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA -- Toward that end we're having a brainstorming breakfast on Monday. Pray for those in attendence to come up with good ideas. Note: We'd like to have a "Celebrating 15 Years of Ministry" Communication and Event Theme in 2011-2012.
- Good conversations with 1 significant donor and 3 others who have expressed desire to invest more deeply. -- Tom will have some of these conversations on Monday.
- Development of a fiscal year end mailing. -- Tom will begin the process next week.
- Opportunity to connect with donor congregations to request a fiscal year end gift to help close the gap. If you serve on a mission committee or as the pastor of a local AND desire to assist us in this task, please contact us.
Thank-you for your prayer and partnership in ministry! You are a great blessing and encouragement. To help address this gap, gifts may be given at https://donate.intervarsity.org/donate/to/Tom_Grosh.* To volunteer in other ways (e.g., assist with special events such as retreats and the Christian Scholar Series, collate mailings, provide food for our weekly PSU-Hershey CMS/CMDA Tuesday lunch lectures), drop us an email or give us a call. To read Tom's spiritual autobiography, entitled One more day when you can live your life, click here.
For Christ’s love compels us… I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation (II Cor. 5:14—6:2).
*Praying for God's provision of our $93,340 ministry budget. At present we have received $68,917 (5/11/2011). Our fiscal year closes on June 30. Based on past giving cycles we estimate our gap consists of ~$7,500 ~$5,000. God provides through his people for his work!
