Today a representative from our organization's USA branch said a few words in news about the economy situation in the U.S. Here is my paraphrase:
-now people will have to get used to living with less predictability in the economy for several years.
-on the whole as an organization giving to individual missionaries in down 5%, in past economic declines, giving hasn't been affected.
-an economist quoted believes that our organization will weather the storm when others might not because of our commitment to spreading the Gospel across the world
-as giving drops, it will flatten out... it will not likely increase for a long time (even though cost of living does)... we will need to adjust.
Several of you have asked how the economic decline in the U.S. is affecting us, well there is the paraphrase.
Personally we are still able to make ends meet, we have had to get creative at cutting costs and such, but it only accents how thankful we are for all of you that support us knowing that you each have your own economic pressures.
We want you to know how much we value you, and look forward to photos of you to put on our prayer board so we can uphold you in prayer.
We also want to remind you that you are not supporting a lifestyle, but a goal. A mission. It is our mission to serve God's glory with our skills and those skills are going towards getting the Word of God into the hands of people who could never read it before meeting us. Spreading the Gospel.
Thank you all so very much!
