Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Highs and Lows of Fundraising

I have to confess- I've experienced both elation and extreme disappointment regarding our fundraising in the past 24 hours.

They* say that when you are raising personal support, expect to be surprised by who supports you. I've found that to be true. People I thought I could definitely count on have said no. Some folks I've never met have pledged to support us on a monthly basis. Those "no's" sure sting and stick in your mind though.

On a positive note- God has provided for some pretty immediate, tangible needs. In amazing ways.

Why can't the amazing stuff stick out in my mind?

My humanity focuses on the rejection. I want my spirit to focus on God's faithfulness.

On another note- I'm flying to Ft. Huachuca, AZ on Friday to meet with the Chaplains there. It's basically the final step in placing us there to do ministry. I'm excited and just a little nervous.

For those that are wondering, we are about $1000/month from our fundraising goal. MCYM would like us at Huachuca by July 1st, but if my support isn't there we will have to push the timeline back.

If you've been praying, now you know how to pray specifically.

If you're already supporting us financially, thank you!

If you've been thinking about supporting us financially, now would be a great time to start! Give me a call and I'll get you started!

More later,

Jon for the McIver clan

A little housekeeping...

Ok, so I've not been the most consistent of bloggers lately. I've been on the road, but I won't use that as an excuse.

In the interest of economy, I will now update two items in one post:

Chuck Norris Fact o' The Week
-Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open!

Liam Quote o' The Week
-Ak-to-wok-te-duct! (Pronounced pretty much as it sounds, his word for Aqueduct)


Friday, May 23, 2008

On the Road

I know my posting has been woefully inadequate (read: nonexistent) in the past few weeks.  I apologize sincerely to the dozen of you that faithfully check in on us.

Here's a summarized update of what's been going on:
-I spent a week in Colorado Springs getting some great training from MCYM
-We took a trip north to see friends/family/supporter
-It looks like we are heading to Ft. Huachuca, AZ
-The above move will only happen if we get our fundraising finished quickly


Through it all, God continues to show Himself faithful.  More to follow soon.  (I promise)

Jon for All

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

In Lieu of a Chuck Norris Fact...

First, I want to apologize for my lack of updates. I know that the dozen or so of you that check up on us regularly are sorely disappointed. If you check here daily, I suggest you instead bookmark the link to the right "Some People Call Me Mom." It is Janelle's blog, and is much more interesting than mine lately.

Second, I want to give a quick fundraising update... we are currently at 15% of our monthly fundraising goal! We have been blessed and humbled as we have watched the response cards come in. We've also talked to some of you, and are so grateful for your support. Thank you!

We can't move to "the field" (our assignment location) without being at 100% funded. We can't go without your support! Again, thank you for believing in us, and for taking the time to check in on us.

God is AWESOME!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

He Knows

It's Janelle. I'm guest blogging again for Jon:


I had a less than stellar day this week.

My morning was terrible. By lunch time, if asked, I would have quite possibly announced it The.Worst.Day.Ever.

Then something happened.

My husband came home early. He held me. He told me how much he loved me.

Things just didn’t seem that bad anymore.

Then to top it all off, God showed up.

I’m not meaning He showed up, knocked on the door and had a seat in the living room. It was a little more subtle than that. He arrived by mail.

We received a card from a very sweet woman who happens to be a retired missionary. When she came off the field she came back to the small town that she had grown up in, and the very church she had attended all those years. When she came back the church gave her use of the parsonage. The same parsonage that we lived in all those years ago when we were there working with the youth.

I’m not going to quote the whole card, although she does make mention of her enjoyment of all the painting techniques I used in the house, just the part that made Jon and I bawl like babies.

Also, several years ago, a young man in uniform knocked on the door & was very disappointed not to see one of you open it. He said he gave you a bad time in the youth group, but had accepted Christ as his Savior since & had wanted to tell you “sorry” & share his joy in knowing the Jesus you told him about. Can’t recall his name (sorry) or even which branch of the service he was in. I think it was Navy.

(Pastor) mentioned in a recent prayer meeting that you are now working with Youth for Christ - is that right? May God use you daily there!

God knew that we needed to be reminded what this is all about.