Hello, friends!
This summer has been so busy; I can't believe it's already half over! I've been doing a lot of traveling, including a trip to Florida for RUF Summer Conference, a visit home, and ten days in Scotland. Later this month I'll be going home again briefly before flying to Atlanta for RUF training.
Since I've been gone a lot, I haven't been actively raising support for my internship. I've sent out some emails and a few letters here and there, but I haven't made many phone calls or met with a ton of people in person. I've started to panic a little bit, wondering if I'm slacking off too much and not faithfully doing my part to make sure I'm funded for my second year. I thought support-raising this summer would be easier than last year because I have experience. In some ways it has been since I'm not working from ground zero: I already have a pretty good base of supporters. But it's still hard.
I realized support-raising is hard mostly because I make it that way.
I focus too much on the numbers and forget that behind every dollar is a person who is willing and excited to give because they want me to have this job. They believe I'm where I'm supposed to be and they're encouraged by the work God has called me to do.
It's a huge blessing to invite others to join my ministry and help make it happen. It really is a team-effort: I'm willing and able to serve, but my ministry isn't possible without financial support. Other people aren't able to go and meet with college students, but they're willing and able to supply the money I need. It's a beautiful thing to see the Body of Christ work together so college students may know the love of God and Truth of the gospel.
I don't know why I get so anxious about raising support. God is faithful, and He showed that faithfulness to me last summer in amazing ways. I needed 85% of my support to move to Tulsa last year. Two days before I wanted to move, God supplied 86% of my support.
He showed me that not only does He provide exactly what I need when I need it, but He also gives me more than I ask for.
Remembering God's past kindness to me gives me hope and encouragement that He will continue to bless me, and in ways I least expect. Please pray for me as I seek to remember God's faithfulness and rely upon Him to supply my every need. I hope that you, too, will experience God's blessings exactly when you need them.
"The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does." - Ps. 145:13
I have about $16,500 left to raise in order to continue my ministry with RUF this fall. If you are interested in supporting me, I thank you and would love to talk with you. Send me a message at beth.trueblood@ruf.org. You can make a donation online at www.ruf.org/donate (select my name from the staff member drop-down menu). You can also mail a check (made out to RUF with my name and fund code 1376 in the memo line) to:
Reformed University Fellowship
1700 North Brown Road, Suite 104
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Thank you for your prayers and support!
This summer has been so busy; I can't believe it's already half over! I've been doing a lot of traveling, including a trip to Florida for RUF Summer Conference, a visit home, and ten days in Scotland. Later this month I'll be going home again briefly before flying to Atlanta for RUF training.
Since I've been gone a lot, I haven't been actively raising support for my internship. I've sent out some emails and a few letters here and there, but I haven't made many phone calls or met with a ton of people in person. I've started to panic a little bit, wondering if I'm slacking off too much and not faithfully doing my part to make sure I'm funded for my second year. I thought support-raising this summer would be easier than last year because I have experience. In some ways it has been since I'm not working from ground zero: I already have a pretty good base of supporters. But it's still hard.
I realized support-raising is hard mostly because I make it that way.
I focus too much on the numbers and forget that behind every dollar is a person who is willing and excited to give because they want me to have this job. They believe I'm where I'm supposed to be and they're encouraged by the work God has called me to do.
It's a huge blessing to invite others to join my ministry and help make it happen. It really is a team-effort: I'm willing and able to serve, but my ministry isn't possible without financial support. Other people aren't able to go and meet with college students, but they're willing and able to supply the money I need. It's a beautiful thing to see the Body of Christ work together so college students may know the love of God and Truth of the gospel.
I don't know why I get so anxious about raising support. God is faithful, and He showed that faithfulness to me last summer in amazing ways. I needed 85% of my support to move to Tulsa last year. Two days before I wanted to move, God supplied 86% of my support.
He showed me that not only does He provide exactly what I need when I need it, but He also gives me more than I ask for.
Remembering God's past kindness to me gives me hope and encouragement that He will continue to bless me, and in ways I least expect. Please pray for me as I seek to remember God's faithfulness and rely upon Him to supply my every need. I hope that you, too, will experience God's blessings exactly when you need them.
"The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does." - Ps. 145:13
I have about $16,500 left to raise in order to continue my ministry with RUF this fall. If you are interested in supporting me, I thank you and would love to talk with you. Send me a message at beth.trueblood@ruf.org. You can make a donation online at www.ruf.org/donate (select my name from the staff member drop-down menu). You can also mail a check (made out to RUF with my name and fund code 1376 in the memo line) to:
Reformed University Fellowship
1700 North Brown Road, Suite 104
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Thank you for your prayers and support!
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