July 2011 Newsletter

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October newsletter

Update on Outgoing Needs

Here is an updated chart on my outgoing needs as of my giving statement for this month. I change the sidebar (see right on my blog) every month but here is the breakdown if you prefer it visually. God has been providing through many of you every month. Thank you so much! In the coming months, I'll be looking into purchasing many of the specific items in the categories listed in these charts to meet the May 2009 deadline to avoid duty and customs fees. Please e-mail me if you have questions!

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Outgoing Needs met in July 2009

In my July newsletter, the highlighted outgoing need for the month was a solar system and large appliances for $11,000. It is in the larger category of bush set-up. The Lord already provided$1545 toward that need, praise Him! Here is the current chart with what is left. You may also check the sidebar about outgoing needs from time-to-time as I'll update that each month when I get my statements.

My new hero

I'm super grateful to Marguerite from Bridgeport Community Church in Nebraska. She told me a few months ago that if no one else was able to take my cats, she was willing to take them for me. I was unable to find a new home nearby so I took her up on her offer. Not only was she adding 2 more cats to her existing 3, she thought of everything I would have hoped for. She drove and met me halfway at Rapid City, South Dakota. She found a shady place and bought me a sandwich for lunch. She is willing to keep me updated on how they are doing so it will be fun to be able to still hear about them.

Another friend from Bridgeport, Debbie, organized a Cabelas wish list for us through the church. She is an employee at the national headquarters in Nebraska so was able to get some discounts. The Richards and I got her a needs list from each of us for Cabelas items and she shared the need with the church and purchased items with raised money. When Marguerite met me in South Dakota, she brought all the items the church had been able to purchase for us so far. Quite a deal for me trading cats for items needed in Vanuatu! So many people out there with big hearts, thank you!

Outgoing Needs

Well, I skip the country in just 2 short weeks, Lord-willing. I can't believe the time has finally come! I am very nearly at 100% covered on my monthly financial needs, thanks to 5 churches and 41 individuals/families as of June. Many more have given one-time gifts, supported through prayer, and through encouragement. I am so grateful to you and to the Lord for the teammates here in the States working as the body of Christ to allow this ministry to happen. Some have expressed interest in one-time giving toward specific needs. Well, here's your chance. :) Initial set-up fees for a ministry are rediculously expensive, and especially so because BMW doesn't have infrastructure or other teams set up yet in Vanuatu. (Lord-willing, our team will pave the way for many more to come more cheaply and easily with fewer headaches!!) Consequently, in addition to monthly support, missionaries are required to raise a one-time large lump sum for outgoing expenses as well. In looking ahead to the various areas we need to be set up in, the following document (2 pages) shows categories of needs and budget amounts in each area.

As I post more on this blog, this post will soon disappear off my main page, but I will continue to update the narrative Outgoing Needs list on the sidebar, to the right on my blog. If you have questions or concerns, please let me know. Although various items are needed at different times in the ministry (I have already dipped into my outgoing travel fund to buy tickets to leave for Vanuatu in August, for example, but won't use the bush items for several years yet), there is a reason for posting all of this and making a plea for help at this time. The reason is that, Lord-willing, all the items from this list that the Lord provides will be shipped overseas with us in summer 2010-ish. Vanuatu charges up to 35% duty fees for any items owned for less than a year so we hope to purchase as much as possible by May 2009. Items will be stored in Miles City, where we will pack and ship them off when we return to the States in 2010, Lord-willing. Thanks for your prayers for the provision of needed items and for the spiritual success of this ministry.

(Click on each document to enlarge to full size.) To give a one-time gift, please write a check to: Biblical Ministries Worldwide. On a separate sheet of paper write "Laura Thulesen, OUTGOING project." Writing this ensures your gift stays tax deductible and that I don't have to pay taxes or administrative fees on it. Therefore, the full gift goes directly to expenses listed in this document. Send to:

BMW

1595 Herrington Rd

Lawrenceville, GA 30043