Support Update

Hello, everyone!

January 2010 has arrived, and we are aware that this was the month in which we told many of you we would be leaving.  We really wish that were the case, for we are getting very anxious to be at the Home of Hope and be a part of the wonderful ministry going on there.  However, we cannot leave until we have raised all of our support, and unfortunately, we are not there yet.  So, here is a little update on where we are with out support and how far we have to go.

The good news:  We have raised all of our setup money!  That means that the cash we had to raise to pay for getting us to Moldova (the money that pays for plane tickets, passports, first months’ rent, etc.) is ready and waiting for us when we are ready to go!  We are very excited about that and thank you to all our supporters and everyone who has donated to us to get us this far!

We are still working on raising our monthly support.  These are the pledges that people make to us to support us every month for the two years we will be in Moldova.  We are currently at just about 50% of our monthly pledges, so if you are able, please consider making a commitment to give monthly to our ministry.  We cannot leave until we have 100% of our support, because we do not want to arrive with insufficient funds to stay in Moldova and do our ministry.  Thank you to everyone who is currently giving every month.  We are so grateful to you and couldn’t have gotten this far without you!

So, where does that put us now?  Well, we are currently hoping to have the rest of our support raised this spring, and so be able to leave in May or June.  This is still a tentative date, because, of course, it depends on whether we can raise the money by that time or not.  We are getting very excited about going soon!

God bless you all and thanks again for your support!