Partners in Faith
We started our adventure (that sounds better than saying: crazy roller coaster ride, where you are not sure if you are buckled in as you hit the corners) working for the National Network of Youth Ministries about a year ago.
I flew to San Diego for the interview with the Big Dogs and the official starting day was Sept. 1, 2009.
I was told it was going to be hard and I believed everyone but I did not know it would be this hard to raise the support as we pursue where God has brought us.
I have used the word partners before to describe our prayer and financial supporters and even those who affirm the vision and mission. I firmly believe this is our ministry, and not my ministry. However, I am being convicted that there is a deeper connection in the partnership, particularly for the financial supporters, than I had seen before.
We both are living by faith to see this ministry mature and become what it needs to be. The Evans family is dependent upon our financial supporters to pay the bills and live. We sacrifice to equip and encourage youth workers, help churches, build healthy networks so more students can be reached for Jesus.
Our supporters are eqully living by faith in their giving. Whether it is $10 a month, a $100 a month or more, each is trusting that God will continue in His faithfulness so that support can be sent. The economy has been hard on most of us and that $10, $25, $70, $200 or $500 (not yet, but believing it can happen) per month could go towards other things. But you sacrifice so we can serve where God had brought us and it is greatly appreciated and YOUR faith amazes me and I can not thank you enough.
We both are trusting God to do great things to advance the Kingdom through our partnership. You have faith in me to continue being faithful in my character, in my passion, to my family and to where God has called us. I will not betray that trust.
Thanks for being a partner in faith with us!
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