THANK YOU for answering our call to give !
We want to say a huge thank you to both individuals and churches that have supported Relational Mission through our Call to Give campaign and by gifting ticket fees for the Call as a part of this.
We launched our Call to Give campaign earlier this year, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the lead up to our leadership and Sent conference, The Call. As a result of the pandemic, we made the difficult decision to cancel The Call, meaning there would not be the same opportunity to take up the offering when we gathered together. This led to a number of practical and financial challenges for us (as set out in the Navigating the Storm blog post), particularly in the unrecoverable costs relating to the conference itself.
We felt that it was right to continue with our Call to Give offering, albeit in a predominately online form and asked you to stand with us and consider whether you would be able to give, either individually or as churches. This took place during May, with some donations continuing to come in during June. We have now ‘officially’ closed the offering, though you are still able to give HERE, if you haven’t had a chance to do so,
We are thrilled to announce that the offering total comes to just under £100,000 (€110,000). We are so grateful for this provision and want to send a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to you for your generosity.
Alongside helping us to ‘steady the ship’ financially and navigating the cancellation of the Call, these funds will be critical in helping us in our next stages of mission together. It will be used to release gifted people to serve amongst us; encouraging us to run the races to which we are each called, whilst embodying the values we hold dear.
It will give rise to pioneering men and women breaking ground in new nations and communities globally, as well as provide the ongoing support they need. It will be used to shape tools and initiatives to help empower and motivate us to give witness of the gospel in our broken world above all will help our communities of churches thrive and multiply across the nations.
Thank you, again, for standing with us in this way and please continue to pray for us as we navigate the season ahead.
Every blessing
Mike, Maurice and Stef
Relational Mission Apostolic Team