Additional support is needed! Even $10/month is a HUGE blessing...

Hey everyone! As many of you know, we are moving to Vienna, Austria to serve at the International Christian School of Vienna. We are scheduled to leave on Saturday July 31st. We will be serving as missionaries at the school, and as such, will not be paid a salary from the school and must raise our support.

For those of you who may not be familiar with this, it means that we must raise a team of supporters who commit and pledge to faithfully give financially to help support us in this mission. Currently we have 53 people who have committed to support us, all at levels ranging from $10-$250/month. The vast majority of our support is found in the lower ranges.

We are dependent on this support for a couple of reasons; obviously, we will have bills to pay, but the level of support is also necessary for the requirements of our work visa in Vienna.

Ultimately, we are asking you to prayerfully consider joining our financial support team. We are so blessed by all of you who feel led to support our ministry in this way and our ministry can not happen with out the faithful giving by our supporters. If you are able to support us, even at $10-$25/month, please let me know.

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