Two things I am powerless to do ministry without! On this first Sunday of Advent I want to you know how grateful I am for your praying and your giving. Honestly, I’m even MORE grateful that I have you in my life as a friend, a family member, or a team-mate of some sort! I love a work where I get to pick the people I want on my team. Thank you for being one of about a hundred people/families that keep me hopeful, focused and resourced. I’ve been in vocational ministry since June 1987! Never without teams to belong to, teams to lead and never without a team of intercessors and givers. Thank you!

As usual, this is that time of the year when you will be totally slammed with support needs. As usual, Tim needs to know if his team is in this for another year! IF you know you’re on-board for the coming year, NO NEED TO DO ANYTHING in response to this post! Just keep doing the terrific job you do every year, every month, every week. Keep praying! Keep giving! And PLEASE keep being my friend!

LMK means LET ME KNOW. Let me know one of two things if you’re not sure I’m aware. 1- Let me know if you are an annual giver and you need help sending your donation. Below is the link. Every year in December, quite a few of my annual donors “clear out the hopper” and send calendar year-end gifts. For some donors that is their once-a-year gift. For others who give monthly, they might send in an EXTRA gift at the end of the year. Use the same link to give, give an extra gift, or increase your monthly giving. When you hit the link below, you’ll land on your account on my donation page. Let me know if you need help! Thanks!

Click here to go to Tim’s donation page at InterVarsity

2- LMK also means let me know if you need to stop or decrease your giving. It happens every year. And it’s really helpful for me to know so I can factor that support into next year’s funding goal. It’s always exciting to bring new donors on my team. When someone has to step off, that’s a chance for God to bring more helpers. Just let me know.

You can reply this post in two ways. You can text back the notification you got on your phone (either the TEXTEDLY number or my cell phone number will do). You can also email me at my address below. I’d love to hear from you – especially if there are some changes you need to make. Thanks!

How can we pray for you THIS week, Tim?

There are three things I’d love prayer for this week. I’ll keep it short and sweet now, but post more later this month.

1. This Friday InterVarsity in Omaha is having it’s annual Christmas Progressive Dinner. It’s a great chance for our groups to hang out together – undergraduate, graduate, faculty, UNO, Creighton, Bellevue Univ, UNMC and others). I’ll be giving an Advent Devotional again like last year. I’m excited about writing it this week. Pray especially for a clear invitation to faith in the Jesus of Advent.
2. This December 13-15 the Central Region (undergrad IV) will be joining up with my GFM Central Area for a combined staff retreat. Pray for our work on that event in the coming two weeks. It will be terrific opportunity for team building and collaboration across our ministry streams.
3. Last thing. This Saturday I’ll be heading down to Manhattan, KS for a campus visit. I’ll be sitting in on George Gardner’s Brunch and Bible. George also wants me to meet an alumni named Levi who is possibly interested in GFM ministry. It will be a quick one-day trip. Pray for good travel. Pray for great conversations.

Thank you so much for your prayers and your giving. 2024 was a pretty good year for building my budget. If you recall in 2024 I had my sights set on landing in a better place on the pay-scale with my Area Director job. I was able to get a salary increase back in August! I’m about half-way toward my eventual goal of being fully funded at a level 10 salary. I need to keep going as I head into 2025. But it feels good to make some significant progress. Thanks so much to new donors! Thanks so much to old donors who increased their giving.

PS. No this is NOT the same baby from my previous post! That was Lewyn, Silas and Haleigh’s little boy. THIS is Juniper Morwen Perry. Tennessee Twinkie number two – my oldest son’s second daughter, born November 19th. So thankful for how God is growing and blessing my kid’s families. Thanks for your prayers – the waiting is over!

Poppy is SUCH a proud big sister!