e-mail originally sent out Friday, October 8, 2010
In a hurry? Highlights in red… (Unless you are reading this on facebook... then it is all black!)
Home again, home again, jiggety jog!
Last Saturday night around 10:30 p.m. we pulled into our driveway here at our “new” home on the JAARS center. It was good to be home… although it really doesn’t feel exactly like home since we’ve been on the road longer than we have actually lived here! We were gone just shy of 3 full months! All in all, the trip went great!! God protected us & provided for all our needs! Thank you to many of you who played a role in that. We are blessed with so many wonderful friends (and family). Thank you for loving us. We didn’t even come close to spending time with all the folks we wanted to, but maybe “next time” we’ll have that opportunity!
When we left for our trip, we had about 4% of all our needed “set-up” & “language school” funds. Now we are somewhere around 25%! That is very exciting and encouraging to us! Thank you for your response to our need. Thank you for partnering with us in speeding Bible Translation through the use of mission aviation! We are REALLY looking forward to heading to Southeast Asia to aid in the work that is happening there. The part of the country that we are going to still has around 217 language groups that DON’T EVEN HAVE A SINGLE VERSE OF GOD’S WORD in their heart language. That is tragic, but together we can help change that!
Many of you asked… “When do you have to have your support raised?” The answer to that question is: THE END OF THE YEAR! Twenty-five percent is a good running start, but it will take 100% to cross the finish line.
Will you help us reach our DEADLINE?? Can you send in a special gift to our “overseas set-up account # 215422-71”? Any amount will be a blessing! NOW is the time to make that investment. Maybe you know someone else who is looking for a ministry they can invest in. Would you share our ministry with them?
If you have a desire to make a contribution toward our Language School and Orientation Expenses, please e-mail me. I will give you the details you will need to contribute to that account.
Our monthly support is just a few percentage points away from being at 100%!! Woo hoo! So this is not our greatest need, but if you feel led to partner with us faithfully each month, we still have room for you! Thank you to all of you who already support us faithfully each month! We couldn’t serve without you!
As a reminder, ALL gifts given through Wycliffe are tax-deductible! (More information on giving is at the end.)
EXCITING NEWS: We just got our passports in the mail! We are still working on immunizations, but plan to have those completed by January. As soon as we have all our funds, we can apply for our visas! Once we have our visas, we can purchase our plane tickets… and LEAVE! We are hoping to leave early spring 2011! We continue to pray for God’s perfect timing and will wait on HIM, but in the meantime, we are doing our part to get ready for when HE says GO! Will you pray about what part He wants you to play in this ministry of Bible Translation?
Prayer requests:
Please continue to pray for Melinda’s Daddy… healing according to God’s will. May God grant him peace and rest and freedom from pain.
Please pray for a COMPLETE recovery for Dano. He was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy almost two weeks ago, but he is already basically back to normal! Please keep praying for a COMPLETE recovery!
Please pray for our family’s health especially as we are receiving immunizations. Please pray for God’s protection over the children especially.
Please pray for us to make wise use of our time as we have MANY tasks set before us from raising our support, to continuing to go through our stuff & getting rid of it, to making a few purchases of items we will need to take with us overseas, to homeschooling, to making a few more SHORTER trips, to learning some Indonesian, to spending time with family before our 3 year departure, to maintaining routine for our sanity and the kids’, to staying grounded in God’s precious Word so that we might keep everything in perspective and focused on HIM!
Please continue to pray for our Virginia & the maturity of her digestive system. We also need wisdom in knowing where to seek treatment/diagnosis for her to resolve her sensitivities to fruits & veggies. Of course… PLEASE just pray for healing, too! And continue to pray for Wesley’s healing from eczema. It is definitely better than it used to be, but he will still get flair ups all over that are painful, open wounds. =0( Just in the last couple of days, he is having an awful flair up.
Praises:
Dano & the 2 oldest kids are going to get to participate in BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) up in Charlotte on Monday evenings this year as long as we are here! I am participating in a day class up in Charlotte. The three youngest are on the waiting list to go with me, but we are praying they have openings soon for them!
Our wonderful trip to TN, TX, & FL!
God providing ALL OUR NEEDS while we traveled from housing to food to anything else you can imagine. God was always right there. It is this faithfulness that gives us peace about heading overseas with all our kiddos. God has already gone before us preparing the way, and He will be right there with us every step we take!
Thank you again for all your prayers! Thank you for your faithfulness to our family in so many ways! Thank you for your continued financial investment in our ministry & family!
Will you please stop & take a minute to pray before going to your next e-mail? Thank you!
Love,
Melinda for the Whited Gang
Dano, Melinda, Olivia, Derek, Emma, Wesley, & Virginia =0)
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HOW TO GIVE:
Our MAJOR NEED is for our OVERSEAS SET-UP EXPENSES.
TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFTS of ANY amount are welcome! PLEASE send a note stating the following:
“Acct # 215422-71 Overseas Set-Up for Dano & Melinda Whited”
For monthly gifts, send a note stating:
“Acct# 215422 for the ministry of Dano & Melinda Whited”
You can MAIL all gifts to:
Wycliffe Bible Translators
P.O. Box 628200
Orlando, FL 32862-8200
OR You can give ONLINE at:
I think this works best using an Internet Explorer Browser (the blue “e”, as our kids call it).
Be sure and enter our special account #215422-71 with the note “Acct# 215422-71 Overseas Set-Up for Dano & Melinda Whited” in the Comment Box.
OR you can give by phone using the info above. Call 1-800-Wycliffe (1-800-992-5433)
Whenever you give a gift, you should receive a receipt. Please look at your receipt to be sure it states that your gift went to us. If you do not see our name on the receipt, please contact Wycliffe, and they will easily straighten it out.
YOU CAN ALSO HELP by being our ADVOCATE. Do you have a small group in which you can share our ministry? Would you like to host a dessert in your home and invite your friends so you can share our ministry with them? Would you like to introduce us to your church? These are things we can do “in person” if we’re in your area, but these are also things you can do for us if we send you the materials. Please contact us if you’d like to investigate this possibility.
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