Where is the wise man?
Where is the scribe? Where is the
debater of this age? Has not God made
foolish the wisdom of the world? … For
consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the
flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God chose the foolish things of the
world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to
shame the things which are strong… 1 Corinthians 1:20, 26-27
Last month I had a bunch of exciting things to write about. This month has been all about travel and kids. My time is usually split between a few different roles. Some days I’m a programmer, some days I’m a teacher, some days I’m an evangelist, some days I’m a fundraiser, some days I’m a librarian and some days I’m just the stay-at-home parent. If you see our prayer calendars, you may know that one of my biggest priorities right now is getting our support level back up to where it needs to be. Since our transition to US-based ministry for a season, and the current economic issues that people are facing, we’ve lost some donors and have been using a bit of reserve every month.
For me
that means lots of phone calls, visiting new churches and re-visiting churches
who know us. This last month, the
fundraising activity sort of took off and used up a good part of my time. I spoke in 4 churches and had 12 meetings
with pastors, supporters and potential donors.
I also went to a donor development training, the kids had their spring
break (which involved Ezekiel and me going to Mississippi) and then Amy had her
spring break (on a different week) and traveled to visit family in
Georgia. It’s exciting to get some
momentum going in the world of fundraising, but today I sat here and said,
“What am I going to write about?!”
There are a few things developing that I am excited about, but not ready to shout from the mountaintops until they’re a little more certain. I went to Columbia a couple of weeks ago to take Basic Archery Instructor training for possible use with refugees, and then had an amazing person donate a bunch of the equipment that we will need to get that started. You can be sure I’ll write more about that when there is more information to share.
The kids had their science fair, Ezekiel’s Sunday school teacher told us how impressive and engaging he is in class, Ezekiel made honor roll, Caleb has injured himself 4 times this month, the boys have injured each other a few times. Caleb turns seven in a few days, his birthday party is coming up. Thanks for keeping up with and praying for us!
Justin, Amy, Ezekiel and Caleb Culp
