October, 2009
Greetings in Christ!
God’s Grace has prevailed once again! While we are not deserving of His loving kindness, He faithfully provides for our needs in abundance. We are so very happy to announce that with your overwhelming generosity, the Goal for our ongoing –support, which provides for our salary and ministry, has been met for the fiscal year which just ended on Sept. 30th.
When informed by IM that we needed to raise such a large sum in such a short amount of time, we really felt that we faced a challenge that was larger than any of us. Fundraising for ourselves is not something that we feel comfortable doing. However, after receiving our letter of appeal, you and your brothers and sisters in Christ responded with great generosity. Your involvement in our ministry means more to us than we can express. That you share our love for the Karen people touches our hearts. We can see the results of your prayers and financial gifts and the Karen people feel your loving-kindness and acceptance as well.
During the appeal, over 150 churches and individuals contributed to our support from all across America. It is both humbling and inspiring to know that so many people care and are willing to help. We are particularly touched that several Karen congregations and individuals gave gifts to our support. It means a lot to us that they also value our work. Our Missionary Partnership Team (MPT) will be sending out a letter in a few weeks with information about how you may continue supporting our ministry in this current financial year and beyond.
It’s easy to go about our business from day to day without thinking of the many blessings we are granted. We have seen through this experience how an act of kindness and generosity, combined with great power through prayer, can then spread throughout the family of God to create an amazing miracle!
Thank -you for being a very important part of our ministry. You are truly a blessing to our family.
Sincerely in Christ,
Duane, Marcia, Sean, Erin and Shannon Binkley