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Current Needs
Prayer
We appreciate your prayers for us as we minister
in Ukraine. Here are some specific prayer requests:
 | Wisdom in deciding what would be the best housing option for our family. |
| Pray for those who participated in the Timothy Leadership Training that
they would apply the teaching to their congregations. Specifically, the
goal is that these leaders would teach other church members how to care for
those in the congregation. |
| Pray for the Christian Reformed Church in
Mukachevo, the church plant that we are working with, for growth in numbers,
deeper commitment of members and regular attendees. |
| Praise God for providing land for the church.
Pray that God will grant the Mukachevo congregation wisdom for a building plan
that will meet all the needs and constraints. |
| Praise God that one of our greatest long-term needs
for a local person who can share the teaching and preaching responsibilities
for the congregation has been provided! Robert Shpontak is now serving
as an intern in the Mukachevo congregation and George is mentoring him as he
continues his studies at the Reformed Seminary in Kyiv. |
| Our spiritual growth - that
we may daily take time to be with God in prayer and reading His word and grow in
our spiritual walk with the Lord. It is easy to be worn down and
over-committed in doing "good work" for God and at the same time neglect our
own spiritual health. |
| Physical health - that we would all remain
healthy. We are thankful that Matthew's asthma seems under control with
regular steroid treatments and allergy medications. |
Financial
| Regular support - For the 2009-2010 fiscal year
ending in June 2010,
The total cost of keeping a
missionary family on the field is
$112,875.00 .
We are challenged to raise
at least 60% of that cost. As of the end of April we have received
$56,290.
Please consider if you're able to
contribute towards this need. Contributions towards our support can be sent to CRWM, 2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560, and designate it
as "de Vuyst support". You may also contribute online at
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Special Giving -
In addition to our general support, there are
special projects which need financial support.
You can also contribute
toward our special projects for leadership development or pastor assistance for
Robert Shpontak.
These special projects are
listed in CRWM's "Project
Giving Guide".
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Leadership
Development Grants- $2000
As we strive to
develop healthy Reformed congregations in Ukraine, we also want to help new
congregations develop good ministries to reach out to their communities with
the Good News of Jesus Christ. These grants are used for training elders,
church retreats, and summer outreach events in newly formed Ukrainian Reformed
congregations in the cities of Mukachevo and Ivano-Frankivsk.
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Local Missionary Pastor Salary Support - $2400 Ukraine is very
economically depressed and the global economic crisis is hitting the country
hard. It is very difficult for congregations to support their own pastors,
and even more so in missionary settings. This grant helps pay half the salary
of a missionary-pastor in Ukraine.
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You can contribute to these needs by check,
credit card, or online donation.
Please be sure to be specific in your designation by writing "Ukraine
leadership development grant" or "Ukraine local pastor support."
All
contributions are handled through the CRWM office at 2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49560. Contact
Marcea Holtrop
at 616-224-0702 with questions. Online donations can be
made at
www.crwm.org/donate.
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