Dear friends,
It is time for an update on the fund raising effort to date.
One month ago I finished my case for support letter. Several people downloaded the .pdf version from www.kellyandellen.org/flightblog or read it on the INFO section of this group. And, by the end of this week, everyone should have received one in the mail if I have your address.
As of today, I have received 27.5 hours per month in commitments and a one time gift. Thank you very much to those who have responded thus far. At the current level of commitments I can start working right away for about seven hours per week. I will put in those hours nights and weekends until I am ready to adjust my work schedule.
Ellen and I have decided to wait a few more weeks to see how much more financial support comes in before asking for any adjustments to my work schedule. Of course, the goal is to be able to quit the job entirely and work full time for Wings for Christ, as there are lots of projects that need to get started there.
If you are considering joining us in this work as a financial supporter, please let us know your intentions in the next few weeks. I’m sure tax season wasn’t the best time to launch a fund raising effort, but this is the right time to partner with Wings for Christ.
As I said in the support letter, it doesn’t take much to help. A fifteen dollar a month commitment will support one hour of my 160 hours of work monthly. If we averaged two hours per month from every one in the group now, Wings for Christ would have a full time development director working to build the support necessary to prepare the next generation of mission pilots.
Please help if you can. Definitely be praying for this time as we gather our support and don’t forget to drop a line of encouragement on the group wall from time to time. It is nice to know that you are thinking of us!
Peace,
Kelly and Ellen