Outreach, Determination, Family.

 Dear Family,

            At this point in our school, we are about 5 weeks away from leaving for our outreach. The majority of us are heading to South Africa, though some of us are headed to Guatemala as well.

As you may know, our funds were due on Friday, October 14^th. The cost for South Africa is $3,700 USD per person, while Guatemala $2,550 USD per person. By the deadline, less than half of us had our funds. At this point, there are still two of us who have about $800 each to raise.

Yesterday, we were given an ultimatum. This Friday, the 21^st, is the final deadline for our money to be in.

Throughout these past weeks, we have been learning about teamwork, and about having a group mentality. We decided that, as a team, if one of us is short on funds, all of us are short, so we went over our financial situation together.

As of tonight, we are short about $1,500 USD. We believe that God is sovereign, and that He can provide, but we decided that we needed a plan of action. We are not called to be stagnant Christians, and we are called to work for our money. We have been fasting and praying over our financial situation for weeks on end, and God is delivering the funds to us. He has been providing in incredible ways. While we are being diligent in our prayer, we felt that we also needed to be proactive in our communication to you, and to involve others in our situation.

Dear family, we are coming to you in desperate need of prayer and financial support. I realize that no one person can donate $1,500 USD, but I urge you to seek God in this situation and consider helping us out financially. We believe that God can work miracles, and we are continuing to pray and be diligent and faithful in prayer. We believe that if God called us to this, He will not withdraw His hand from us. As a team, we decided that we need your help, friends. We need your prayer support. We desperately need funds.

We ask that you would consider coming alongside us in this, and prayerfully seeking God about our situation. As a support group, you are so important to us, you are crucial. We appreciate you! Thank you so much for stepping out in prayer, faith, and support on our behalf. We are incredibly grateful!

            Again, thank you for reading and following us as we outline our experiences, trials, and triumphs. We are praying for you, as you pray for us!