With new momentum and increasing desire to live life and do ministry in light of our new “We Have A Dream” document, the EFC-MAYM Home Missions Board is launching a new offering for the Fall of this year, and we have chosen to call it the Harvest Offering. Harvest is a well-known theme in this bread-basket area of Middle America, and this theme also supports the idea of recognizing our God’s theme of working in His Harvest field of souls here in Mid America.
Prairie life has long relied on the concept of life-giving water pumped to the surface via the windmill powered by the mighty southwest winds blowing across the plains. The seeds for the Windmill Fund were sown at Ministry Conference 2015. This concept encourages established churches to give critical finances to support new church planting. The cycle of support continues ultimately, as the new churches also begin returning a portion of their tithe back to support future new church plants. As we envision the life drawn by the Windmill and the hope that is attached to a bountiful fruitful Harvest, we see these concepts combined in this offering. Your gracious giving for the Harvest Offering for Home Missions will help our dedicated planters, families, and ministries to survive and thrive as they proclaim God’s truth to a lost and hurting world.
Information regarding this offering will be distributed to every Friends Church within the next two months, so as to allow time to gather the Offering. Our desire is to begin an annual tradition, so continue to pray and plan for each November. I am always available to come and meet to give further information as needed. Please direct any questions to either myself, or to our Home Missions Board chairman, Charles Mullen. May we each one be found faithful!
– Randy Littlefield, on behalf of the Home Missions Board
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