Our team has now received about 10% of the total need for our Ireland trip. This equals about $200 per participant. Almost 100% of these funds have come through our local church special offering.
It would be simple to say that this trip is important to me. It’s more than that, it is quite special. It is special because the people of this church, who have long been faithful to supporting long term mission is now investing in short term missions. Studies have shown that people who go on short terms are much more likely to consider full time missions later in life. It seems that this connection has now internalized and the people of Romeo are responding.
I anticipate an overwhelming response in the month of February as students get their letters in the mail and follow up with their potential sponsors. I don’t want to put a number on it, but I hope to see a significant portion of the funding come in during the month of February. I further expect students to be humbled by who is giving. As they send out their thank you notes they will see that it wasn’t just church people who supported them… But also people who love them from their families and neighbors and teachers and even some people whom they barely know.
In this case, it will be an outpouring of love that will humble us all and “give us the mandate” to do a good job. (Thank you President Bush!)
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