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Dear SERVE Family,
Thank you ahead of time for inviting
me into your homes or office to share for a few minutes about SERVE - Sending
Experienced Retired Volunteers
Everywhere.
Just last week I received a letter from
John Taylor, President of Literacy
Evangelism International in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, accepting the invitation of our
Executive Committee to be part of our
Reference Board. John writes:
"You play an important role in
God's kingdom work. We so need the
expertise, experience and maturity that
retired people can bring to the mission
enterprise. We have a retired couple
working with us who came to us through
SERVE... (they) came for a one year
assignment with us. Now, nine years later, they are still going strong —we are grateful to SERVE for steering them our way! Keep up the great work!"
This is just one of numerous letters
that cross my desk from folks who are
thankful for the work and ministry of
SERVE. Praise the Lord! You may never get to pound a nail into the structure of a new church school building in Kenya, teach ESL (English as a second language) in China or give technical assistance to a Christian radio station broadcasting the Gospel into North
Africa - but you can still be a valued part of the great work SERVE'S people are doing everyday through your regular giving to SERVE.
Right now, as we approach this season of thanksgiving, we are praying that
you'll feel the Lord's hand directing you to send your best gift to SERVE
right now. What is your best gift? For some people it is five dollars; for others, it is $5,000 dollars.
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