
Reducing Ministry Budgets for all Missionaries
I returned from the mission field two years ago, and life in America has been a steep learning curve. Just as I learned a new language and culture when I moved to Eastern Europe, I had to relearn American culture.
I encountered many different types of stress during this transition, but there’s one stress I don’t carry anymore: the stress of fundraising. Fundraising was a consistent concern as our ministry budget increased year after year.
Amazingly (but perhaps not surprisingly), God always provided. He faithfully brought partners to our team – hundreds of them, actually! But it didn’t always alleviate the underlying worry. Would it be enough?
The reality is, it costs a lot to send long-term missionaries effectively and sustainably. And as the cost of living goes up, ministry budgets increase too. This means missionaries spend a lot of time fundraising.
Through Team Amplify, we are doing something to help.
Team Amplify partners with every Global Partners missionary to reduce their ministry budgets. With lower budgets, they can spend less time fundraising and more time with the people God has called them to serve. More people can hear the Good News of Jesus Christ!
When Team Amplify was just starting out in 2022, we reduced every missionary’s budget by $25 a month. Now, through the generosity of more than 60 people and churches, every budget is reduced by $45 a month. That’s over $500 a year for a missionary, or over $1,000 a year for a missionary couple!
With your help, we can do even more. If you already give to specific missionaries, please continue giving – you are such an important part of their team. Maybe you’ll consider giving to Team Amplify in addition to what you currently give. Or, if you’re not currently giving to missionaries, then Team Amplify is a great place to start.
Kerry, a long-term missionary in Russia, expressed her gratitude to Team Amplify: “Thanks, Team Amplify, for all your hard work and dedication towards reducing our ministry budgets! Our work is surely a team effort, and we appreciate your role on the team! May the God of hope give you hope each day!”
When you give to Team Amplify, you partner alongside missionaries in the Great Commission. We’re working together to share the hope of Jesus in unreached and hard-to-reach places.
And isn’t that what the whole mission is about? Giving everyone, everywhere access to life with Jesus.
More about Team Amplify here!