Vision
To give glory to our almighty God. The power of testimony is incredible. This blog will serve as a way to glorify the Lord through testimony, whether it be my witness, the witness of someone else's experience of the Lord, or the witness in the living word of God. I see this blog as a form of worship to the Lord.
To establish a community full of generosity in order to advance the kingdom of God here in Manaus, the state of Amazonas, and Brazil. I will provide opportunities in my monthly blogs for those who would like to get involved. How can you get involved? Share your resources, whatever it may be. It could be money, time, effort, knowledge, trips, etc. I will take all the help I can get. The two best no-cost ways to get involved are prayer and sharing this blog. I will accept all the prayers I can get for myself and for the ministries I am involved in. What would it look like if there were a community of people all praying for the same needs? MIRACLES! There is another spiritual aspect that requires prayer. The Amazon is a place of heavy spiritual warfare. Stories of casting out demons are much more common here. Just ask my sister Kalista. There is no such thing as too much prayer. Furthermore, I ask that you share this blog with everyone and anyone who might be interested. I am not asking you to share it for me. I am asking you to share it so that the Lord may be glorified and to provide more support for expanding the kingdom of God in Brazil. There is always work that can be done.
Practically, it looks like this. I see a need. I communicate that need to you guys through the blog. You guys turn around and donate to that need in the form of resources, whatever that resource may be. Then I will update you guys through the blog describing the impact. Let’s say a church wants to expand and build a kitchen to feed its community. I ask for your support, facilitate the safe transfer of resources to the church in need, and then update you about the built kitchen through the blog. There are also short-term needs. This could be donating money to help pay for books at the school I work at for families who can’t afford them.
I hope to provide you with a unique opportunity to see the fruit of your labor in a way that many churches can’t. Many of you donate to churches and have no clue what that dollar is actually going to. I want to foster a culture of responsible and sensible giving. One in which you have a say in where your resources go and how you want them spent. I believe this maximizes the efficacy of the resources spent due to accountability and intentionality, and also creates a community of joyful givers. You guys get to keep me accountable to the mission, and I get to show you the fruit of your labor. Since I have been here, the conversion rate has hovered around one American dollar to five and a half Brazilian reais, so a 1 to 5.5 ratio. The return on your investment in Brazil will be tremendous. As soon as that dollar turns into a real, your ROI will increase by at least 250%. This doesn’t even include the impact itself. Five thousand dollars spent on a city like Huntsville, AL is practically nothing, but $5000 spent on a village in the Amazon creates generational impact, the fruits of which you will not even be able to comprehend until you get to heaven. Good luck finding these returns in the market, and these returns are eternal. Anything given is greatly appreciated. The harvest is plenty, but the laborers are few. Resources maximize the output of the laborers.
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