It's amazing the mass of details to attend to while we are getting our self ready to raise support and be prepared for the field. Part of the effort is to take the information and materials from Candidate Seminar and start to sift back through them.
I haven't started that yet. What I have been doing is starting to write some letters and work on a presentation that I'll be giving to our home church's missions committee. I'll then give a similar presentation to our whole church.
We are also starting to meeting in homes with various friends and family to share what God has called us to do. I have a lap top, but don't yet have a projector, so I'm going to do what ABWE calls "down-teching", and bringing handouts.
In the meantime, we will be making arrangements with a photographer for a family photo so that we can get our prayer card made, and start pulling together an informational package that will be sent to churches. It's a fair amount of work, but it's actually enjoyable. It's important that we present our selves well, and that we present ourselves clearly. Doing all of this work of presenting helps us clarify the what and why of our missionary call.
I firmly believe that when God calls some one to do something, that He provides what is needed to do the work. In our case then, I can only assume that he has prepared churches and individuals who will feel called to support us through prayer and monthly financial giving. It's not our job to convince people to give, but our job is to mobilize the ones God has called.
A big effort, but an enjoyable one.
Adam
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