Dear Partners,
We pray this newsletter encourages you as much as it encouraged me to read these stories of lives impacted by our giving! The world seems extra dark these days. Wars, flooding, storms, elections, protests, inflation, immigration crisis and so much more! I know for me that when I feel so helpless under the news headlines I try hard to (first off) PRAY then to ask God to help me be a light in this world.
Give Amore has been, for almost 10 years, a lighthouse of hope to our brothers and sisters across the globe and God is not done with us yet!
As the director of Give Amore, I was working on some quarterly reporting and tracking when something jumped off the page of our accounting books…a total of donations (as of 9/28) of just over $960,000 since our inception in 2015! I couldn’t believe my eyes!!! Little ol’ me, with no non-profit experience, but with a heart to help others, teamed up with a bunch of amazing people who want to help be the hands and feet of Jesus have raised just shy of $1 million dollars in less than 10 years! I can’t even!!!! We did this together!!!!! Be proud, be very proud!
I want to remind everyone that we have no corporate sponsors. We have no on-going/regular church support. This is individuals doing what they can to support His kingdom and together we are a mighty force for the gospel of Jesus!
So, it got my wheels turning…Can we raise $1 MILLION by our 10th anniversary? Or better yet, by the end of the year? I believe we can! So, I’m asking you to join me in prayer that what seemed impossible 10 years ago is not impossible with God and His people in ACTION!
It’s been a very slow year for clean water wells as any additional funds we’ve received have gone to help us cover our education fees for our sponsorship program. We need more wells!
We haven’t completed any jigger clinics in a long while. Jiggers are still an ever present struggle.
We haven’t been able to raise salaries for our team because they have been advocates for our ministries but they are earning a very small wage that needs to be raised.
And, our sewing program risks not being able to provide sewing machines to our graduates because there are very few ongoing donors to support it.
Our funds are always put to amazing use and you can read along to see where some of them have gone and the lives they are impacting.
Thank you for your support! Pray with us for a mighty windfall of support to help us not only meet our shortfalls but exceed my vision. With God all things are possible!
Your Sister in Christ,
Christa Horst
Give Amore Founding Director
