Hello friends and family! I pray you are well. Our family so misses the closeness of you all. We continue to lift you up and ask God to bless you and guide you in all that he has prepared for you to do for His Kingdom!
We continue to seek the Lord daily for wisdom and vision. Planting a church is a lot of work, and though rewarding in many ways, it is also very taxing and emotionally draining. Of course the enemy wants to destroy all that we’re doing, so we are holding tight to God’s word and His promises.
Our status? We are broke. And so here we are, asking God, what now? Are we doing what you want us to? Are we serving how you want us to? Are we stewarding all that we have well? What is it you want us to see in all this?
I am writing today to ask and plea for your help. As you may know, we are treating this ministry as missionary work, and are raising funds, at least until the church is self-sustaining. So financial support is crucial.
Since we moved here, we’ve had to live off of savings. Matt has been working for almost a month now, and is bringing home a paycheck and health insurance. However, that is not quite covering our expenses. Our savings (bank savings and checking accounts) will be depleted this weekend, once our end-of-month (April) bills have all come out. And so we ask our friends and family, “Can you help?” One-time donations are a blessing and so helpful, but we are hoping and praying to find a handful of month-to-month partners, who can promise a given amount on a monthly basis, so we know our expenses are covered. Those who are contributing may request a copy of our budget so you can see what our money goes to. It’s not a lavish or extreme lifestyle we are living. We have cut back in the ways we can, and right now are just trying to survive financially (which is also a big emotional stress). Our God is owner of it all, and continues to provide for us. We are doing what we can to seek additional work, and are asking those who are able to give, to do so to lighten our financial burden so we can focus on the ministry of Arise Church and the purpose that God has for us here.
You can give online by going to www.arisechurchaz.org/give and select the “Matt and Tori Walker Fund”, or send us a check to the address below.
Thank you for your support and your prayers!
Matt & Tori Walker
PO Box 1292
Sun City, AZ 85372
"So whether you eat of drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." - 1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
"A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed." - Proverbs 11:25 NIV
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." - Matthew 7:7 NIV
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