Tax Time Supporters

Our individual financial supporters are very important to us.

They range in amounts from $10 per month to hundreds and range in age from a children's sunday school group to eighty year olds. One supporter supports us at the $10 per month level ($120 annually), and sends the support annually from her tax return.

We need your financial support, and being a Tax Time Supporter is an easy and fairly painless way to support us financially for $10 or $20 per month. If we had 300 supporters each donating the equivalent of $20 per month, we would have almost all the monthly financial support we need.

Getting a refund this year? Please consider becoming a Tax Time Supporter and sending an amount each year from your tax returns. Go to the "Help Us Get There" page at this link. It has information about how much support we need to raise, how much we have so far, and options (check, credit card) for you to take part in supporting us.

As always, send us a note via this link. We love to talk about the Czech.

Adam & Marge Parmenter
www.sharethecrown.com

Impossible?

Throughout Scripture, God calls upon people to do what is beyond their own ability to accomplish. Once, early in Jesus’ earthly ministry, he saw the disciples fishing. They had fished all night but caught nothing. These were experienced fishermen. Jesus said,

“Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So, signaling their partners in the other boat for help, they filled both boats so full they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees, exclaiming, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”

Luke 5:5-8 (ESV).

No amount of human effort resulted in fish. Instead, it was the Lord who provided. Marge and I can identify with the disciples. God has provided for us a full schedule, encouraging churches, enough gifts of money to finance car repair and over thousands of miles of safe travel. But—our financial support level remains unchanged. It is currently not enough to meet our needs. I have not found part-time work. We are beyond our human ability to continue pre-field.

We can’t imagine how 2010 is going to turn out. Our belief is that God will provide our support needs according to His timing. I know that we aren’t the only ones dealing with difficult spiritual, emotional, health or financial challenges. Perhaps the struggle you face threatens to overwhelm you. Join us this year in trusting God, resisting the urge to “cut our losses and run.” Join us this year in prayer as we daily pour out our hearts to God. Join us this year as we saturate our lives with God’s Word. Challenges can drive us closer to God if we let them. Join us in trusting Him who alone can accomplish the impossible.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5&6 (ESV)

Adam, Marge, Michael & Maryellen

www.sharethecrown.com

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