Archive for the ‘finances’ Category

Going tribal (one of these days).

Posted by chris_jones on Friday, March 13th, 2009

So all of our training here in Roach, MO is for one purpose– preparing us for our ministry overseas. I have to be completely honest. This training does exactly that. I have not yet been to the field, but I can be so sure about this because of the staff here. These people have been there, done that, and are pouring into the lives of missionary candidates here at “The Center.” I cannot begin to describe to you all of what they provide and how they provide it, but I am pretty sure that this is the best training you could possibly receive for this profession we are going into.

Everything from practically managing your time in a foreign environment where time vampires lurk around every corner, to setting up solar panels and water filtration, finding a spring for fresh water, how to bury your poop- to things like how to maintain your relationships in a healthy way with your coworkers when you are thousands of miles from anyone in the jungle, and they are the only ones you know how to talk with– but you hate their guts. It has been a privilege to train here, and I would like to thank all those who are making it possible through finances and prayer for the teachers, staff, and experience you are employing to reach the ends of the earth through his servants and missionary candidates here in Roach, MO.

Above are some pictures of class, and our water filtration lab. I help a lot of people with their computers pretty regularly… it is an honor to possess the skills to help these people who, like us, are sold out to seeing unreached tribal people touched with knowledge of God.

I guess I write all of this because occasionally, I just am humbled at this huge thing we are all a part of- it is so easy to forget and make ourselves the center of our attention. LAME.

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We have been extremely blessed.

Posted by chris_jones on Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Recently, we have had to rework our site… we apologize to those of you who are looking for certain things from our old rendition… all of our photos have been moved to hosting on Flickr, and all videos will be hosted elsewhere for faster and more reliable playback.

Hope you guys enjoy this video!

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Settling in.

Posted by chris_jones on Sunday, August 17th, 2008

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So we have pretty much settled in, it has been a long time since we have felt this relaxed. I don’t know if we have ever really made a place a home like this. It was quite a bit of work, but well worth it. We wil get some video up soon, to show off the apartment, and share a bit of our school experience.
School starts tomorrow, and we would appreciate any prayer you could spare… we are very excited, and a bit nervous about schoolwork again. Meeting a lot of new people, our homemade firepit seems to be a hit. You can catch pictures of the day’s highlights here… fishing, wood-splitting, skink-catching and turtle eating (we did end up eating that turtle in the picture… tastes like chicken) fun!
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. We have been blessed to not have to think much about finances lately. we are looking pretty set for the next six weeks. Please pray for our continued financial need, as it is never completely gone, only slightly postponed.

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Providential Provision.

Posted by chris_jones on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

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Some older pictures that I have not put up yet, from back in June, our Missions Emphasis Presentation. Evie and I were very nervous, but we recieved a lot of positive feedback from it. Unfortunately, these two pictures are all I have of the event- from facebook (thanks Potters and Shaffers!).

Anyways, I just wanted to post a praise and a prayer request – Earlier this week, I called ahead to Missouri and inquired about our financial sitch… And I am blessed to be able to tell you that things are going very well for us! Each semester’s fees come pretty close to $3700, and there is $2500 on our account currently!

Thank you all for your support and prayers. This wonderful news brought Evelyn and I near tears. We are so humbled and privelaged to have the supportive friends and family that we do. We are praying that friends and family will pray about partnering with us financially as well as prayerfully… Our financial needs will become quite a bit more prominent as we will soon be without consistent income from work. We are trusting God to provide.

Love.

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Have a little downtime.

Posted by chris_jones on Monday, July 14th, 2008

So I put in my two-week’s notice in here at Lifeline (I am at work as I write this). I am doing my last Monday night third (hopefully for the rest of my life). Usually, on third shift, I get my work done in the first few hours, and then just chill between regular bed checks. Don’t usually have internet… my lucky night tonight. Usually have time to watch movies, play video games, occasional reading (when I am tired, reading puts me to sleep so I can’t really do too much of that) and prayer. Being alone at night is pretty difficult! It is sometimes really hard to stay awake.

We are getting closer to having newsletters going out… My apologies for it taking so long… It is a bit of a process organizing everything digitally and automating the whole newsletter publishing process. I have a feeling that all of that stuff will get worked out here as soon as I get more time (when my jobs go offline). It is really crazy, only a few more weeks until launch. We will be off to Missouri. The transition into unemployment is a pretty big deal for me, and it signifies a huge leap of faith for us, as we step into a more complete reliance on God for financial stability (or will it be survivable instability?). We will have a couple weeks to prepare for our move, and to brainstorm how we are going to pack out vehicle!

Well, my work is not yet completely done… still have a big ol’ inventory to do… better get to it, It needs to be faxed by 5am. Have a bunch of older pictures to post… probably will do that when I get home in the morning. Sweet dreams.

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