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I got a call a week ago from Jamie Trussell, the Executive Director of Crosslines. They were on the last day of an important matching campaign and they were hoping to maximize the gift. She asked if we could help out at all. Fortunately, I mentioned to Keith Owens, just a few days earlier, that we needed to send our annual gift to Crosslines. Well, God's timing worked out once again, and I was lucky enough to be able to bless Crosslines, on behalf of you all, with a check for $9,500! And because of the matching campaign, it meant over $14,000 for Crosslines.
As our church has grown over the years—and our budget as well—one practice we've instituted was always increasing our mission dollars when we increased our operating budget. This Sunday we are kicking off our annual generosity series. We have been so blessed by the generosity of this church over the years, and not only with financial contributions, but with service, leadership, and mission work. Over the next few weeks, we are going to highlight some of your stories about how you are generous with your lives.
And when all the pledge cards have been collected and we celebrate with Bluegrass Sunday on October 18, I hope, once again, to be able to pledge more money to Crosslines—and many others—in the coming year.
See you Sunday,
Brian
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