I hope you had a great week. I just returned from a week in Missouri. On Labor Day, I went to a Greek Festival in St. Louis with some friends. The local Greek Orthodox Church was putting it on and they gave us a tour of it. It was an opportunity to meet their priest and for them to explain the significance behind their gatherings. It was very interesting!

From Tuesday until Saturday, I stayed in Joplin. I had the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and some supporters. On Thursday and Friday, I taught two Missions classes at Ozark Christian College. This was a great opportunity to promote the work in Ancona and recruit potential interns for the field. For the next two weeks, I will be in Des Moines. I am really looking forward to slowing down a bit and getting resituated at ‘home’.

I would ask you to pray with me about this great big thing called “fund-raising.” From my perspective, it is one of those things that God has to do. He has to raise up His people with His money to fund His work. Right now, I am at 75% of my monthly budget and need to raise roughly $1,000 per month to return to the field fully funded. Also, please keep praying for the work in Ancona.