Thank You for Your Love, Prayer and Generosity

December of each year is the time Southern Baptists collect the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. It is one of the two major ways the IMB is funded. This offering plus the regular giving of local churches, we call it the Cooperative Program, enables 5,000 plus missionaries to have all that is needed to live and work overseas. There are several links below that will help you find more information if you would like to; however, a personal word may also be helpful.

Your love, prayer support, regular giving, and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering all combine to make our life possible. I often say with great thankfulness and truthfulness, your generosity is the key and that without it we cannot do what we do.

This morning, Bret is next to me in the office working on home school via the internet. Your generosity has made the opportunity possible. Ryan left this morning at 6:30 to take the bus to Zagreb, a tram to the center of Zagreb, and a bus up the hill on the other side of the city. All, so that he can attend high school at the American International School of Zagreb. The school blessed us with a great discount that made it possible for us to even think of him attending there. Your generosity made it reality.

Last night, we drove to Petrinja to lead the sixth seminar on Walking with God. Today, we will run several errands in our city and in Zagreb as we prepare for our trip to America over the Christmas season. Daily, we drive wherever is needed for life and ministry.  Your generosity provided the car and funds to operate the car. I woke up this morning and began a fire to help heat a house you have provided. Earlier this week, we hosted Baptist Union leaders and our two local pastors for an American Christmas party in the same home.

All of these examples are but the tip of the iceberg of all you do for us. We could not be more thankful, so let me say it again. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE, PRAYER SUPPORT, and GENEROUS GIVING. WITHOUT YOU WE CANNOT DO IT!

Click the link for more information on Lottie Moon  or about the International Mission Board . Through these links you can discover a world of information and resources about this offering, how it is used and about our sending organization.

Click here to watch an IMB – SBC video that helps us think about the task of going to the world with the gospel. Forgive me for my lack of YouTube expertise. I could not figure out how to get the cool YouTube screen on my blog but the link will work for you.