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Bezeugen Blast - Special Edition
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Urgent Prayer Request from Living Waters
Greetings in Christ,
I hope by now you know that we do not intend to fill your inbox with tons of messages. I take great care to only send one Bezeugen Blast per week. In this case, however, I felt that this prayer request is so great, that it should not wait until Wednesday when the next Bezeugen Blast is scheduled to go out. The short version is
Living Waters acted in faith to cut the registration fee for Ambassadors Academy in half. This created a $90,000 obligation half of which has been meet. There is an urgent need to raise $45,000 by the end of June!
Since Bezeugen Ministries is an Ally of Living Waters and a number of us have benefited directly from the Ambassadors Academy and therefore each of you has benefited indirectly, I wanted to share this message with you and ask you to be in prayer asking God how you are to take action. Please watch the following video from Ray Comfort and Tony Miano...
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Then read the following message from Ray Comfort and Tony Miano at Living Waters, pray and then respond however the Lord leads you. Thank you for you attention to this important prayer request.
Because we
are intimately aware of the financial challenges facing many people in
the United States and around the world, at the beginning of this year
Living Waters took a dramatic "step of faith" involving the Ambassadors'
Academy and cut the registration fee in half for all 2010 academies.
The response was overwhelming. We completely filled all six academies
(with waiting lists) within a few weeks of the announcement to cut the
registration cost from $600 to $300. The $600 represents the true
out-of-pocket expense to the ministry for Academy-related expenses for
the hotel, meals, transportation, etc. Therefore, this reduction in the
participants' registration fee means Living Waters must raise $90,000
or draw funds away from our general operating fund to cover these
unbudgeted
expenses.
We believe
the Lord blessed this decision given the initial response to the request
we made in February for help to offset these new expenses. We raised
just over half of the overall $90,000 needed and that enabled us to stay
ahead of these new expenses through the first three Academies. We
praise God for his provision.
However, soon we will be in a deficit situation. Expenses for the June
Academy are due at the end of this month and we have the July and August
academy expenses to cover as well. Specifically today, I ask you to
prayerfully consider how you might help us offset the coming expenses
and raise the remaining $45,000 needed. Your gift to support our
decision to cut the Academy cost in half helps us make the Academy
possible for more than 300 people who otherwise might not have been able
to attend. The Lord is using the Ambassadors' Academy to raise up
hundreds of workers for the harvest and they are igniting their churches
to a greater level of zeal and urgency for reaching their communities
with the gospel.If you are led to help, please
visit the "Partner" page at livingwaters.com and choose the
"Ambassadors' Academy" on the drop down menu when you process your gift,
or simply include a note mentioning this need with your check if you
prefer to send your gift by mail.
Living Waters exists through the grace of God and many wonderful prayer
and financial supporters like you. You, and others who share our zeal
for the lost, make it possible for us to fulfill our ministry's mission.
Thank you for prayerfully considering a gift of support. Soundly saved
followers of Christ are the end result of our mutual effort.
In Christ,
Tony Miano
Director of the Ambassador Alliance
P.S. - A generous donor has pledged to match the largest gift made in
response to this effort, which to date is $10,000.
Thanks for your faithful prayer support of the ministry. Mande, Eric, Brendan and I will be visiting Living Waters and having lunch with Tony on Tuesday. We look forward to hearing from them how the Lord has answered this prayer.
If you have any questions, please email me at carl@bezeugen.org or call me at 80-BEZEUGEN and I can put you in direct contact with Tony.
In Christ, Carl |
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