M2M Update...

Praise the Lord, there are eight days left (from May 24th.) to see what the Lord has planned for M2M in September.

Over this last week or so, we have received four pledges totaling $2,600.00 for the M2M Retreat. I am confident that this money is in the mail right now. I am so blessed because I know the sources of those donations. I know those people could have easily used the money in their own personal lives but instead they chose to sow it into this ministry to bless our missionaries.

Yes, I am calling them "our" missionaries. Those who prayerfully responded to our invitation did so only after conferring with their pastors and directors, looking to them for counsel. They decided that this indeed was their time and season to receive refreshing. I sense a connection; I want them all to come, the Lord willing.

We now have seventeen (17) missionaries registered for the M2M Retreat, serving in nine countries. My hope and desire is that we will have enough finances to invite all of these missionaries.

As a point of interest, here is a brief overview of our M2M website since it was launched back in March 1, 2009.

545 individual visitors

3,018 page views
51 countries

I am asking our visitors to take some time throughout this week to pray in thanksgiving to the Lord for meeting this financial need and also to be open to hear from the Lord as to whom they could share this information.

To make a donation, go to: www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d41998, under Fund/Designation select "M2M Retreat".

Countdown - seventeen days left till May 31th.

Well, the countdown has begun. We have 17 days left until we look into our bank account to see what the Lord has done.

To date, May 14, we have 13 registered missionaries for the M2M retreat. Four more have expressed interest in attending and said that they will send in their registration form soon. So that will be a total of 17. I am blessed to see the international representation of interest we are getting. Our registrants are serving in the following countries:

• Canada
• USA
• Trinidad
• Ukraine
• Bolivia
• Guyana, South America
• Mexico
• India

It touches my heart to read the words from the missionaries who registered for the event. We see their need for this time and occasion to get away from their work, to take time out for themselves, and to be encouraged to go back and continue in the work the Lord has called them.

I am asking you to please make an effort to take the time to pray along with Viola and I and to believe God for the remainder of the budget to be met. We want to be able to send these missionaries a confirmation letter at the end of the month informing them that M2M is a GO. If you are one who's thinking that someone else will do the praying or do the giving, please think again. We now need a minimum of $15,000.00 to accommodate 15 people at this event. Our God is a Big God! There's lots of money in His treasury but I know He uses you and I to pray to make things happen.

To be honest, I have been tempted to make a few calls to people in the Body of Christ who could easily meet this financial need. My past experience isn't encouraging whenever I've gone that route. So, this has to be something between them and the Lord. My job is to get the word out there and trust the Lord for His will to be done.

Please take time to forward this letter to others who can join us in our prayer of agreement.

Play Hard, Pray Harder,
Derm