Hello Prayer Warriors,
Thank you so much for your prayers, encouragement, and financial support! We wouldn't be this far without you. We are excited to share that we now have 60% of the financial support that we need to head out to Kenya in April (our new departure goal) to make it for the beginning of the 3rd trimester of RVA's school year. RVA says that we need to have 90-95% before we can leave, and they would like us to be sure that we can leave 2 months before we leave to give us that long to process immigration paperwork. They don't want us to get that done and then find out we can't leave at that time and have to redo all of the paperwork months later. |
It helps us to think of such a big goal as broken up into smaller, more manageable pieces. Since the most affective way to give that makes the biggest difference in our budget without breaking the bank all at once is to give monthly. If we find 20 more people who will give $100/month and 30 more people who will give $50/month, we will meet our goal and be able to leave in April.
We were incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to spend most of the month of September in Illinois, visiting old and new supporters and friends. We started with our old home congregation of Zion Lutheran Church in Belleville, IL and then headed up to Northern Illinois as well. Each congregation was very welcoming and encouraging. We had very generous families for each stop along the way who welcomed us into their homes so that we didn't have to use up financial support that we raised for Kenya on hotels and restaurants during that month. We are so grateful for each one of you!
Unfortunately, the 3 week estimate that the doctor had given Nathan for how long he had to wait between his temporary procedure and the real thing turned into 5 weeks, so he had to endure that migraine issue all the way through our Illinois trip.
On October 2nd, Nathan finally had the surgery to rid him of the pain of his 16-month migraine! The difference was night and day! The surgery was successful with no complications. It took him a few days to recovery from the pain from the surgery itself, but once that was over with, Nathan's quality of life improved so dramatically, it was like he was a new man! The headache is gone. The nausea is gone. The vertigo is gone. Sometimes, after a very long, stressful day, he will still get a minor headache, but many of us do. It doesn't last long before he is fine again. He no longer has to wear his sunglasses or use his walking stick. He can drive again. He can carry Jay around without being worried that he will lose balance and drop him. Words cannot express how thankful we are for the doctors that God worked through to take away the pain and side symptoms that Nathan had to endure for so long! God is so good!
Prayer and financial support is part of what it takes to send a missionary. But what happens if all that is in place and a missionary is willing to go, but no one willing to send him or her?
Global Lutheran Outreach helps Lutheran missionaries like us to pursue their passion, to Go Beyond the barriers and share Jesus with the people whom God has put on their heart! If you share our passion to tell the world about Jesus, we have an opportunity for YOU to make a BIG IMPACT in God’s kingdom of saints. During the month of November, thanks to our generous GLO matching sponsors, your donation to GLO will have 3 times the impact! This means that $1 = $3, $100 = $300 and $1000 = $3000! Visit our Go Beyond! page to learn more: www.charidy.com/GLO/Africa
Donations in this Going Beyond fundraiser do not go to us directly. They support the GLO as a whole and help it keep running and allow them to provide the services that they provide to us missionaries. If you want to support us directly as well, use this link: https://globallutheranoutreach.com/support-pittman.html
Global Lutheran Outreach helps Lutheran missionaries like us to pursue their passion, to Go Beyond the barriers and share Jesus with the people whom God has put on their heart! If you share our passion to tell the world about Jesus, we have an opportunity for YOU to make a BIG IMPACT in God’s kingdom of saints. During the month of November, thanks to our generous GLO matching sponsors, your donation to GLO will have 3 times the impact! This means that $1 = $3, $100 = $300 and $1000 = $3000! Visit our Go Beyond! page to learn more: www.charidy.com/GLO/Africa
Donations in this Going Beyond fundraiser do not go to us directly. They support the GLO as a whole and help it keep running and allow them to provide the services that they provide to us missionaries. If you want to support us directly as well, use this link: https://globallutheranoutreach.com/support-pittman.html
Here's some cute baby therapy. ;)
Prayer Requests:
- thanks that the final procedure on October 2 was so successful.
- that we would find more partners to meet with in the months before we head out in April.
- prayers of thanks that the process of obtaining Jay's passport went smoothly and in a timely fashion.
- that our budget needs will be met so we can go to Kenya in April, in time for us to join the mission school for the third trimester of the year.
- prayers of thanks for all of the financial support that we have received so far.
- prayers of thanks for all of the congregations and individuals who have invited us to speak with them already about our mission opportunity and welcomed us so warmly.
We are truly blessed to be in so many people's prayers during this process. Thank you so much for your continued prayers.
- that we would find more partners to meet with in the months before we head out in April.
- prayers of thanks that the process of obtaining Jay's passport went smoothly and in a timely fashion.
- that our budget needs will be met so we can go to Kenya in April, in time for us to join the mission school for the third trimester of the year.
- prayers of thanks for all of the financial support that we have received so far.
- prayers of thanks for all of the congregations and individuals who have invited us to speak with them already about our mission opportunity and welcomed us so warmly.
We are truly blessed to be in so many people's prayers during this process. Thank you so much for your continued prayers.
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6709 Ficus Dr.
Miramar, FL 33023
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Mail a check to:
Global Lutheran Outreach
6709 Ficus Dr.
Miramar, FL 33023
Put "Pittman" on the memo line of the check.
Global Lutheran Outreach is a not-for-profit corporation under section 501 c 3 of the Federal Tax code. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by the IRS.
GLO now officially has a way that they can accept stock donations to our ministry support fund! Working through Thrivent, they can accept the stock, liquidate it and put all of the funds that come from that into our support account. Since you would be donating the stock to a not-for-profit corporation under section 501 c 3 of the Federal Tax code and not cashing out the stock yourself, you don't have to declare that stock as income or pay taxes on that donation at all.
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