Prayer Request for Funding

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you for your continued prayers and support as I am now at 67% (1839 of 2733) of my funding. I wanted to bring two prayer requests before you as I seek to raise the last $900/month.

1) As soon as I hit 90% monthly, I will be able to purchase my plane ticket to go to Japan. That means that I need to raise $625/month to buy my ticket. Will you please pray with me for that to come in by April 1^st?

2) I am also praying that God will bring 6 people or churches to support me for $100/month out of my last $900/month left to raise. Will you partner in this prayer with me?

Thank you so much for your prayers as I have been encouraged by those of you praying for me.

March 6 update

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you very much for your prayers and support as my funding continues to increase. God has been continuing to teach me and prepare me during this time of fundraising.

I want to share a blessing with you that happened in the middle of February. A gentleman, who met with me and discipled me for two years while I was at Purdue, came into town for Faith Baptist Biblical Counseling Training Conference. I met up with him on Sunday night and he challenged me to see if there was anyway for me to attend this conference. I told him that the conference was full and that I needed to have signed up a while ago. With his perseverance, he talked to one of my pastors and found out that there was an opening because his relative was not able to attend as he planned to. As a result I was able to sit in during the week on Monday through Friday and participate in 33 amazing hours of Biblical teaching. The thing that I love so much about Biblical Counseling is that it shows me practical ways to help people Biblically which as a result helps me evaluate myself and grow spiritually.

God’s Word is all-sufficient and is able to help us in our everyday problems. And for those who love God and are called according to His purpose, we know that all things work together for good so that we may be conformed into the image of His Son.

My support is currently at 62% (1708 of 2733) monthly and 100% one-time. If you have been thinking about sending a gift or commitment in and I have not contacted you, please do so or give me a call.

Prayer:

1) I am planning on going to South Bend for March 9-11. Please pray that God will provide many appointments and opportunities and that peoples hearts will be open to partnering in the ministry to Japan.

2) Please pray for my phone calling, as I am not able to meet with everyone in person. Ask for boldness and perseverance to make these calls.

Thank you for your prayers and may God bless you,

Alan