While there's still quite a "to do" list before Grand Opening, we've signed a lease agreement for a small office on the second floor of a historical building in downtown Graham, and with that...Global Outreach Mission's North Carolina Extension Office is one step closer to becoming a reality!
There's nothing like free pallets to unleash a missionary's office design creativity.
We're working on internet access; constructing office furniture; purchasing pens, pencils, legal pads, and paper clips; and laying an operational foundation that will reach around the world from central North Carolina. And you're the earthly means behind the Kingdom dreams God's placed in our hearts.
It's totally exciting. Like, TOTALLY, DUDE!
GOM Candidate Orientation: Buffalo, NY
In a few short weeks, Karen and I will be in Buffalo, NY to participate (as both new candidates and as Training Staff) in the week-long August 2015 Candidate Orientation. I'm in the middle of preparing three training sessions for the event.
As Director of Partnership Development, I serve as the support raising trainer and coach for Global's missionaries...new and field-experienced. As soon as I pull the third hour of PowerPoint together, I'll move into creating a corresponding training manual. Having too much free time doesn't seem to be an issue right now.
Doesn't three hours of THAT sound exciting?
While we'll drive up together, Karen will fly home after the orientation while I remain in Buffalo to work with our US & Canadian staff for another week or so.
Salsa Making: Our Summer Tradition Continues
Well, it's been a great season for our southern salsa garden. Last year (our first planting season in NC) was an agricultural struggle, but this year our tomatoes and pepper varieties are coming in like gangbusters. Lord willing, Batch #2 will simmer on the stove this coming Saturday.
Karen's Southern Side Street Salsa, 2015 Batch #1
Southern Food: Okra
Since my last plate of pork brains and eggs, I've tried deep-fried alligator bites (tastes like chicken), and most recently, here at home, we grilled some Okra out of our garden. We've never grown Okra before but our neighbor, Glen, gave us a seedling to experiment with. Once it gets started...the stuff grows really fast. I've tried Okra deep fried at restaurants (kind of slimy), sliced and dehydrated over at Glen's (seasoned and crunchy), and now grilled. We'll keep working with it. At this point, I'd say Okra will taste like whatever you season it with.
Grilled Okra (internet photo)
Financial Thanks and Reminder
For our financial supporters who have already switched your gifts to Global Outreach Mission: THANK YOU! For our supporters who have yet to make the shift: Now is the time to do so! If you haven't already used the Global partnership slip we sent with our newsletter, or used the slip MMS sent with your most recent receipt, you can very easily transition your giving through visiting our donor web page by clicking HERE then clicking the "personal support" button.
Special Donations
And if the Lord has placed it on your heart to help us set up the office and organize our new ministry operation by giving a special donation...we'd be thrilled. Blessed. Overjoyed. It's the same simple, convenient, spiritually satisfying process of clicking HERE and then clicking "personal support"!
We couldn't be here serving Him, without you there serving with us through your faithful friendship, love, encouragement, prayers and gifts.
THANK YOU!
