3 Goals

Right now, we are in a season of goal setting both at YMI and Nathan and me personally.  Fall is a season of wrapping up summer ministry and launching into winter training.  Lots to do!!  For us, it has been an extra busy fall with the start of our marriage, moving and making adjustments accordingly.  We are grateful for this season of change, but it is so important for us to keep setting goals so as not to get caught up in the "busy". 

So, here are some current goals that we are working toward as an organization, as individuals and as a couple.

1. Sign-ups - As I have mentioned before, we are in recruiting season.  Lots of our time and energy right now is being put toward getting more kids signed up to be trained in sharing their faith.  This involves visiting Awana clubs, homeschool groups and churches.  For Nathan, it means making phone call, after phone call, after phone call to churches to see if they want to do a sports outreach during the summer.

2. People - Morgann is responsible for making sure we have enough people for YMI Team Trainings coming up.  Thankfully, the whole staff helps with this, but lots of time is spent calling people and churches.  We are eager to see how this training season sails once we get going!

3. Support-raising - Nathan and I have the personal goal of being 100% support raised by the end of 2013. Right now, we sit at 87% of our $3,765 that we need each month.  We are praying and acting diligently to see this to completion!  If you happen to be interested in supporting us, email Morgann at morgann@ymimissions.org.

Here are some ways that you can praise God with us!
-The Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon that Morgann planned went very well!  It was a great time of really reflecting on how God is using people to further this ministry.
-YMI has recently welcomed a new Mission Mobilizer down in the Long Beach, CA area.  We are so grateful to have Lis on board with us!  Pray that her transition is smooth.
-Nathan and I are finally plugged into our home church here by serving.  We are teaching the 5-7 grade Sunday School class and are so stoked about it because we know that it is God's will for us.  We are also involved in a small group and tonight (our first night), God is allowing us to open up our home to the group!  He is so good!

Here are some ways that you can pray for us and our ministry with YMI:
-Pray for Morgann as she is half-way through her 6 weekends in a row of traveling.  Pray for safe travels and stamina to see this season through.  Travel is not an easy thing for me and I often get sick by the end of it.  So please pray that my health would hold up.  This weekend (tomorrow morning) she is off to Burbank, CA to present YMI at a conference.  
-Pray for Nathan as he is making phone calls to churches.  Pray that some churches commit to doing a camp!  Pray also as he is recruiting his summer staff - that God would provide the people!!
-Pray for us as we are making our final push for support.  Pray that people's hearts would be open to giving to our salary and that they would see the value in supporting the ministry of YMI.

We love you guys!  Thanks for following what God is doing in our lives  :)