This week brings the beginning of support raising and informing people at the church about my plans to teach at Faith Academy. Wednesday I get to tell the students in form of "story time", which is a chance for someone to get up and encourage the group and tell what's been going on in their life. On Thursday I have a meeting with the Wayside Missions board to discuss what it would look like for me to be a Wayside Missionary and to discuss logistics. On March 16th, the missions pastor, Rick Lowe, will do a sort of interview with me and a couple that is going to Thailand during second service, so the church congregation knows who they are supporting. These are all informational type settings, but the actual fundraising part starts today and I get to work on sending letters and talking to people about supporting me. This is all starting because New Tribe Missions is opening my account with them today. I am excited to get going. Specific prayer requests would be:
- Wisdom in what to say when talking to the youth group, the mission board, and then the congregation.
- Time management for getting all of these things done while life is already very crazy
- This is my last week at Madison HS and I change to Bulverde Creek ES after spring break. For good conversations with my coordinating teacher and students at Madison and to finish strong.
- Spiritual warfare
- To be present as the time to leave draws near (four months)