April 2024

I am grateful for how the Lord has supplied my every need, in so many ways...not the least of which has been through the generosity of the body of Christ.

The budget that Alongside Ministries has set for a single expat living modestly in Prague is $6000 per month. This includes the standard living expenses (rent, food, utilities, etc.), plus necessary travel expenses, health insurance, and administrative assessment, among other things.

It does NOT include one-time and start-up expenses (language school, initial moving expenses, visa expenses, purchase of basic household items, etc.) It also doesn't include the necessary equipment that I will need to purchase to do my job. These special one-time expenses will run in the neighborhood of $12,000. Nevertheless, a substantial amount of this has already accumulated in my account, and I am so grateful!

As of right now, my current financial support level in terms of pledged or regular giving is about $4650 per month. Only $350 per month left to raise!

I expect to draw about $1000 per month in interest income from my house, and/or from retirement; I am asking the Lord what He would have me do with these funds--are they for later, or for "such a time as this"?

In any event, I am confident that He will supply my every need, in the proper time, just as He always has.

If you feel called to be a part of the answer to that prayer, with a one-time gift toward initial expenses, and/or a commitment to regular support, your contributions can be given directly through Alongside Ministries (www.alongside.org/donate). Or, if you are affiliated with West Side Church, you may give through my missionary account there. (If giving to my support through West Side, make any checks out to West Side Church, not to Alongside.)

You can also send checks directly to Alongside Ministries, PO Box 610, Langley, WA 98260, including a note or memo that designates it for my support.

And if the Lord is not calling you to support me financially, I invite you to consider whether He may be asking you to support me through your prayers. Finances come and go, but prayer taps the Eternal, and is the one thing I cannot do without!

Thank you!