For the last 8 years Dez and I have served as the Pastor’s of Life Fellowship in Allen, TX. It has been a wonderful ride, but we are very familiar with the pressures and strains of leading a church. We understand that often our heart is larger than our budget. We have had to tell missionaries “No, we can’t support you right now.” We have felt terrible about not being able to book a missionary for a service because we didn’t think we could afford the hotel room or the meals.
It is important to Dez and me that you know we know what you are going through. If we call, email, or see you in person and you’re not in a position to schedule us for a service or you’re not in position to pick us up for support we ARE NOT offended. If your church is already committed to other missionaries and projects, we ARE NOT offended. Please don’t feel like you have treat us different or things have to be uncomfortable between us. Just let us know where you’re at. If you need to book us 6 months down the road, were good with that. If you need to put us in you budget next year, we are good with that. If we just are not a right fit for you and your church, we are good with that. We are not good with losing relationship.
We must find financial supporters. We have to book services. So we are going to ask, but please know that to us your friendship is just as an important part of partnership as pledges and services. We value relationship so much and hope that we don’t lose “our friends” with our new role.
I would add, as much as we had to deal with budget limitations, we have also experienced the unbelievable joy of taking steps of faith and God using our church to meet important needs. From the first day of our church plant we have highlighted missions and I believe God has rewarded our church for that. So as a fellow minister who understands limitations, let me encourage you to prayerfully consider the limitless God you serve and the possibility of leading your church to be a vehicle of God’s blessing to Swaziland. - Randy
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