by Jarrett Meek, Pastor, Founder, Executive Director
“Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 2 Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. 3 Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.4 He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and merciful.” Psalm 111:1-4
I have seen, once again, that God does move mountains. And, I can’t stop giving Him thanks! And, I thank YOU, for your generosity and love for the Mission Adelante community.
It’s normal for churches and nonprofit organizations to receive a large portion of their annual funding in November and December. On November 1st, when we calculated what was still needed to meet our annual fundraising goal, the number was about $230,000, quite a bit more than past years. I walked out of my office and called our staff together for a brief update -- I was excited-- you can ask them! The number was daunting, but I’ve seen God move before to provide for Mission Adelante, and I believed He would do it again. And, I really was excited to see how He would surprise us, who would step forward in generosity, where this provision would come from. Seeing God move mountains and generous people share their resources for a Kingdom purpose has become one of the things I love most about fundraising!
If you followed along on social media, you may have seen our update posts. Slow progress at first, and then $126k, then $160k, $180k, $199k, $210k, and on New Year’s Eve we broke past the goal, hitting $233k. Now, after we picked up the final batch of checks from our P.O. Box, the year-end tally has reached $250k!
“Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
Friends, I’m praising God, and I am so very thankful to you, as well. Thank you for your generosity, for your love for our community, for believing in our ministry, and for sharing your resources to further our mission to make disciples with people from all places. Even as we are looking forward to what God will do in 2023, we are still celebrating 2022. Celebrate with us by saying a prayer of Thanksgiving to the God of all creation!
Volunteer Orientation
January 7, 2023 from 9:00am to 12:30pm
Join us on Saturday morning, January 7th to learn more about volunteering at Mission Adelante. We’ll spend a morning together, learning about Mission Adelante and getting training for your area of interest. We especially need volunteers for this upcoming trimester for our kids ministries on Monday and Thursday evenings. Other opportunities include Youth ministries , and Adult ESL and Citizenship classes. Fill out an interest form to let us know you’re coming!