Hi everyone! Sometimes I feel like the guy shipwrecked on
the deserted island, throwing the message in a bottle out into the vast ocean, hoping
that someday, someone will read it. Or
actually, even more so, I feel like the Apostle Paul, out on a missionary
journey, writing yet another letter, marveling at the fact that God has been
faithful but at the same time explaining that I have learned how to be content
during the miracle moments of high provision and the other times when I have to
do very normal types of things to survive like writing fund raising letters. It's hard to imagine the Apostle Paul, one of
the greatest men to ever live, having to make tents or make appeals for funds,
but he did...
This has been an
amazing year! The ministries are doing
very well, the church is thriving, organizing, uniting, maturing, growing! The outreach efforts in their various forms
are doing very well. Every week, dozens
of people are touched and impacted with the love of Jesus in homes, offices and
public areas!
Personally, I haven't
been so happy and content since I was a kid.
My marriage to Amy has been wonderful!
She brings so much peace and stability into our home and has become a
partner in every area of life both to me and also to Ethan who is now 14. We will celebrate our one year anniversary on
March 07. Thank you for your kind love
and show of support. I cannot explain to
you how much it means to receive the messages of kind words from you which are
like anti-oxidants to my soul! Though
the numbers of negative jabs we receive have been many, your kindness far
over-powers the attempts by the enemy to discourage. God is great!
The challenge that we
have is that the fuel light is blinking red on our dash. We are about out of gas. I look on the horizon and I don't see a
filling station anywhere in sight, but God sent a message to me from a trusted
prophetic lady minister from Bangalore (India) saying, "I have instructed
my people to give, once again, to the ministry that I have entrusted to
you. Raise the banner. Send out the message. They will give." So, I trust the Lord. Here goes!
As missionaries, our support comes from the
Lord through His faithful people who give offerings. Sometimes that comes when I guest speak and
other people just send funds as they are led, either monthly or occasionally or
one time.
Many of our previous supporters
have dropped off in the last couple of years.
Some are now with the Lord, others are now under-employed or their
businesses are not doing well. Things
are pretty tough everywhere including in the States. We are left with 2 consistent supporters. One Church in Tacoma, Washington which
faithfully sends $230 a month and one couple who sends $50 bi-monthly. That's $330 per month.
Our budget isn't large. We could really use $1,200 a month or as
close to it as we can get. That covers most everything. Housing, food, fuel &
transportation, electricity, utilities, school expenses for Ethan and
incidentals. It of course doesn't cover
things like emergencies or medical, but we have a private Physician named
Jesus!
Calculate with me and
you will see that what I'm looking for is $870 per month in support.
Would you be so kind
as to consider the possibility of doing something? A one-time gift? A monthly amount? Something large? Something small? It doesn't matter how much you can do, God takes
small things and makes them big! If all
you can do is $20, please don't feel bad about that. $20 pays for gasoline for an entire
week! That's a tremendous help that
propels us to the places God sends us!
But if you can do more, that would be greatly appreciated as well!
Thanks for your kind
consideration!
The best way to send
funds to us from America is through our good church friends in Tacoma,
Washington. They issue all the donors a
tax deductible receipt and they get the funds to us within a week. For those in other countries who don't require
a USA tax deduction, there are faster and more direct ways to send to us
including Xoom, Western Union, Bank Transfer and more. Please contact me directly to coordinate at
pastorstevemckinney@gmail.com.
Abundant Life
Fellowship
5917 South Thompson
Ave
Tacoma, WA 98408
USA
- Make checks
payable to "Abundant Life Fellowship"
- Include a note
and write in the memo section, "Steve McKinney"
Check them out at
www.alfellowship.org or call Pastor Rick at (253) 472-3600
