I don’t ask this question as a *hint, hint* to try to get your money.\u00a0 Instead I’m writing about this because my blog is a place to keep you up-to-date on my life and\u00a0ministry, and how finances work for a missionary\u00a0is what I’m thinking about a lot right now.\u00a0 So it’s a window into my world.<\/p>\n
As a missionary going to a remote village in a country that most of you probably haven’t heard of, I don’t have a 9 to 5 job.\u00a0 I also don’t get paid by an employer.\u00a0\u00a0Neither New Tribes Mission nor the people I’ll be working with will pay me to translate the Bible\u00a0for a people group who has never before had\u00a0access to the\u00a0gospel.\u00a0 Instead, I rely on the ongoing support of churches and friends who promise to\u00a0support my ministry\u00a0regularly (which is tax-deductible).\u00a0\u00a0So while there is plenty of job security (there are over 2000 languages with no portion of the Bible at all, so there’s plenty of work to do), getting paid may not come quite as easily.<\/p>\n
Can you see why the people who support me financially are very important partners in the work God is doing?\u00a0 Without them, I couldn’t be doing what I’m doing.\u00a0 I appreciate you guys!<\/p>\n
Right now I’m working on developing a team of financial partners.\u00a0 (I’m also working on developing\u00a0the very important\u00a0team of people who will partner with me in prayer.\u00a0 I need prayer probably even more than the finances, but I’m not writing about that right now.)\u00a0 I’ve been sharing with people about what God has called me to do and how they can be a part of that.\u00a0 I’ve also enjoyed getting to know more people in the process (what a great bonus!).<\/p>\n
There are two types of\u00a0financial support that I’m working on raising now – for my “start-up” costs and ongoing support.\u00a0 My “start-up” costs will cover things like getting to West Africa, buying supplies, and building a house in the near future.\u00a0 The ongoing support is more like my salary.\u00a0 That will also include things like retirement, health insurance, and taxes (both the part you usually pay and the part your employer usually pays), as well as all the money that will be needed\u00a0for my ministry.<\/p>\n
There you go.\u00a0 Now you know a little more about the money matters of a missionary.\u00a0 If you have any questions, feel free to ask!\u00a0 And if you want to pray for me as I’m in this partnership development process I’d never refuse.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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