Trust God for Things Unknown

In what has no doubt been some of the toughest times in recent economic history, we have also been given the opportunity to trust God to continue to provide for our needs as he always has. This is certainly not the first time in history, nor the last that some will wonder how to make ends meet. Our responsibility as Christians is not to point fingers nor to look to others for our hope. Instead we are to trust in God for the things that are unknown.
We are also reminded of the parable of the woman who gave what may have been her last two coins as a temple offering. In Mark 12:41-44, Jesus and his disciples are observing people at the temple. Jesus notes that many of the rich people were dropping in large sums of money, while the widow gave very little. His challenge to the disciples was that this woman actually gave more than everyone else who had given because she gave all that she had to live on, rather than from a surplus.
We share this story to encourage you and to challenge you in a way that we all need to be challenged. Do we give to God when we have a “surplus”— after we pay our bills and balance the checkbook? Or do we give when we sense that he says to give? We want to be like the widow— willing to give all that we have so that others may have an opportunity to see who God is.
We are thankful for those who are already praying for us as well as those who are giving financially. We ask that you continue to pray for us to trust in God for His unknown provision. In the next six weeks our need is to partner with 43 additional supporters at the $65 per month level. These additional partners will allow us to attend our pre-field training beginning September 8th. We hope that you will continue to be in prayer seeking how God would ask you to support us.