Dear Saints of God,

     Webster's defines deploy as: to place in battle formation or appropriate or strategic positions.

     Bro. Jed has spent his summer preparing for the 2011-2012 mission to the campuses of America. Upon returning from the battlefield on June 5th, he implemented an exercise/diet routine that included healthy eating, work-outs, and walking five miles a day. The lengthy walks gave him added opportunity for prayer, meditation and intercession. The summer also provided needed time for study, research and preparation. Bro. Jed wants to be strong spiritually and physically when he takes his stand at Kansas University on August 22 to proclaim the life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ to a wicked and perverse generation.  

     Last year Bro. Jed spent virtually every school day from the third week in August through the first week of June, from noon to 5PM, battling for the hearts and minds of our campus youth.   One of our longtime supporters commented, "It appears to me that this last school year has had much more than usual positive responses (and conversions of students) than in past years."  This is true and it is a joy to see fruit from the long days and hours of ministry. We believe for even more open hearts and salvations as our battle worn warrior begins his 39th year of combat.

     This year's plan of attack includes the same rigorous travel and ministry schedule (see schedule below). Bro. Jed will be storming the gates of Hell to "save with fear, pulling them (students) out of the fire." (Jude 23)   Last year Bro. Jed spent $30,000 in travel expenses. He did this on a remarkably frugal budget, after paying for the gas! He stayed in Econo Lodges and ate in inexpensive restaurants when he was not in homes. (Sometimes it seemed like he and Martha were living on McDonald's sweet tea!)

     To be frank about our personal finances, we do not have any debts.   Our home is paid for thanks to a gift years ago. Both our vehicles, a 2005 Dodge Caravan and a 1994 Lincoln Continental have high mileage but are paid for. Bro. Jed has opted out of Social Security and has no retirement or medical insurance. We do have a small amount of savings that we would like to keep for future needs, or any emergency. We may also need the savings to purchase a new vehicle in the near future.

   This year we were $5000 short of donations to meet the travel expenses and therefore owed that sum on the CMUSA travel card in June. We paid the debt with our personal savings since we did not want the ministry to be in the red to start the new year. We prayed about a way to avoid this in the future and came up with a fundraising plan. Our goal is to raise $10,000 by August 22 to start the new year of ministry with a cash reserve. Assuming that our donation income remains the same as last year, the $10,000 will give us a small storehouse to use for travel when the regular gifts do not cover.

     We are looking for TEN "cheerful givers" who will donate $1000 each. The money will be put in a special account and only used for travel expenses throughout the year. We are asking you to prayerfully consider being one of the TEN who help deploy Bro. Jed on his 2011-2012 preaching mission with a sound financial strategy.   If you can't afford the whole $1000 you could raise the funds from a group of family and friends. If you would like to join the battle in this way, please mail your check for $1000 to our home office address on this letter, payable to CMUSA or you may give online through PayPal by clicking the Donate button on this letter.  Please designate the gift: "Deploy Bro. Jed."  CMUSA is a nonprofit organization.

     Fundraising is the least favorite part of our ministry, but Jesus commanded to "ask and you shall receive." We look to God Almighty as our ultimate source, not man, however we believe that the "ask and you shall receive" principle applies to man also.   We are humbling ourselves and letting you know what our needs are and at the same time trusting God with the final results.

     We appreciate that many of you have already given sacrificially. If you cannot be one of the TEN, there are many other ways that you can partner with CMUSA. Please see Home Front Help below for more details.

     "May fruit abound to your account," and "our God supply all your need according to His riches in glory."Philippines 4:16-19

     For the Glory of Christ,   Sister Cindy

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