I got three emails yesterday. 2 of them were people letting us know they are no longer able to partner with us financially–to the tune of -$125 per month. The other was from Piter.
I was too busy wallowing in poor-me-land (or more accurately, trying to evaluate the situation to help to avoid wallowing there, but doing a remarkable job of pre-wallowing) to even read Piter’s email.
I met Piter in 2007, in Korea. He’s on staff with CCC in Bangladesh. I remember asking him and friend what the hardest part about being in ministry there was. Without hesitation, they answered “language barrier.” They went on to explain that there was no common language uniting the students there, and that even though between the two of them they spoke about 10 languages, they often had trouble communicating the gospel due to language. They added also how hard that makes it to raise support. They hardly know any Christians, and the ones they do know don’t speak the same language. It’s tough to passionately cast vision for a ministry when you don’t speak the language.
After my pre-wallowing session, where I asked the Lord to help raise the financial partners we need and more importantly to help me to fix my eyes on Jesus in the midst of this time, I finally got around to reading Piter’s email. It was short, and directed us to give to his ministry as we were able. I followed the link in the email, and learned that currently they (a family of 4) have $300 dollars per month coming in. And they need $250 more in order to cover their needs. I’m bad at math, but that translates roughly to a 45% shortfall every month.
I personally could give enough money from our emergency savings right now to cover them for the next 7-8 months. And I am broke in almost every sense of the word by American standards. Even in the midst of my financial woes, God is reminding me that all I have is by grace.
Two action points:
- I average about 35 visits per day to this website. On posts where I talk about my son, family, or something funny in the title, I average more hits. So this post will probably be read by 20 or so individuals. If you gave just 20 bucks a month (let’s call it 2 Pizzas and 3 trips to the Redbox) to Piter and his ministry, he’d have more than enough to reach Bangladeshi students for Christ, without having to devote extra energy and time to raising funds. Please give to Piter and his wife Mary Beauty now by clicking here.
- You clicking the “Like” button right below this line will give your friends the opportunity to help Piter and Mary Beauty.