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An exciting month!

Robert and Amanda Kay — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:45:43 +0000

These last few months we have been seeing the Lord move very quickly; at least it seems fast now that we have been preparing for West Africa for seven years. During the summer we asked you all to be praying for our tuition and it was raised in a month… then we asked you all at the beginning of this month to be praying for the Lord to provide the money for our airfare and it was raised in one week. Two days ago we bought our tickets. It is a rush to say the least. We are extremely excited and blessed. The encouragement we have received from you all has been enormous. We have received notes of encouragement, notes of shared excitement and notes of continued prayer that we want to thank you all for. As it stands now we will be home for 10 weeks after our French studies end and then we’re off to West Africa! On the heels of such blessings I almost feel selfish asking you all to be praying yet again for us! But once again we must admit that we need the body of Christ, which is not a bad thing. When we return home I will resume our partnership development ministry, trusting the Lord to raise our monthly commitments from 48% to 100%. Seeing how quickly He has worked in the past I see no reason why He couldn’t do it again. So in a nut shell that is the prayer request- that the Lord would move those He has set aside to partner with us to invest financially in this ministry. We can hardly wait to see you all this summer.

-Robert (for both of us)

Goal: financial partnership raised from 48% to 100%

Remaining Start-up Funds Needed: $5,550

Days Remaining to Raise Funds: 180

Plane ticket update #2

Robert and Amanda Kay — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:17:25 +0000

It’s been seven years since the Lord called us to foreign missions. Seven years of training, sharing and preparing our family for what the Lord has in store for us. He has taken the last seven years to prepare us for what He is about to do and has taught us many things about Himself along the way. In our last update we shared how February had been such an exciting month. March is shaping up to be every bit as exciting as February was. We announced last week the need for our plane tickets and the Lord worked through many of you extremely quickly. Not only did He raise the full amount needed for our plane tickets, but He also provided for some of our other expenses. So after seven years we now have the finances to purchase our tickets for Senegal! Needless to say we are extremely excited. One of our friends said it best the other day, “we spent so long hoping to go that now it is hard to wrap our mind around the fact that we are going.” In light of our exciting news we would like to share a few praises and prayer requests:

Praises: The Lord has provided the entire amount to purchase our plane tickets. The ability to look back and recognize that it is the Lord alone who has brought us to this point. For the encouragement we receive by seeing Him work through so many dear friends.

Prayer Request: That we would continue to recognize Him for who He is and that He would be our greatest delight each day. That we would have the wisdom to make the choices that would be best for our family. That He would continue to provide for our start up costs (security deposit, several months rent needed up front, children’s education, language helper fees, supplies, shipping, etc.). That we would have wisdom with all of the preparations we’re beginning to undertake for our up and coming move.

Days remaining to purchase tickets: 25

Current Funds: $5,000

Remaining Funds Needed: $0

Plane ticket update #1

Robert and Amanda Kay — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:24:31 +0000

By no means was last month ordinary! February was a very exciting month for our family. We began looking at plans for West Africa… i.e. plane tickets, shipping, moving, returning home to visit before we leave, and so on. When we started looking at plane tickets we were quoted $24,000 for all seven of us. “Ouch!” and “How in the world do missionaries afford to fly?” were our only thoughts. A couple of months later we found a “real” deal: $17,000 for all of us. After much prayer and seeking of council we contacted a travel group that works with missionaries, humanitarian aid workers and church groups. The organization, Raptim, contacted us 24 hours later with an incredible quote: $5,000 for all seven of us ( flight insurance and taxes included). We were floored. Not only was this an incredible price quote (compared to what we were given previously) but it met some secret desires of ours as well… there’s only one stop. As it is, the flight path is K.C. to D.C. to Dakar. What a huge praise for us!

Now for the update part. Within 5 days we were contacted by several people excited that the Lord was leading them to give toward the costs of our trip. We currently have $1,050 toward our tickets and a promised $1,000 from a supporting church if we raise the remaining $2,950! We are amazed by the reaction of our support team and their desire to join the Lord in what He is doing! We are also amazed to see the Lord moving so quickly. Thank you all for your continued prayers!!! We will continue updating you all regarding the progress of Project Plane Tickets.

Days remaining to purchase tickets: 30

Current Funds: $1,050 with $1,000 promised = $2,050

Remaining Funds Needed: $2950