Tips on Writing a Prayer Support Letter

Hi Ethiopia Team and Parents
I am going to ask each and every potential team member to pray about writing a prayer support letter before Thanksgiving. You can send them to me for review before you mail them out. I love to read what the LORD is doing in your lives, and what He is weaving in your hearts, for greater purpose and strengthening. That's the tone to set for the person you are writing this prayer support letter to.

A few helpful tips to write a successful prayer support letter:
1. Express Your Heart. Why is God calling you to Ethiopia, and what is He calling you to do? (Your role on the team??)
2. What are your prayer requests? Be specific.
3. What is God doing or has already done in Ethiopia via Compassion (Eg. 290 Compassion Sites, Foster Care Homes, HIV Projects to educate moms and children that are victims of HIV or being exposed to it.
4. Let them know of ways you will be raising monies for this trip.. (Family fundraiser, airlines miles donation (Lufthansa), Matching Grant if your parents' employer or friends work in a company that has a matching grant for employees, cleaning the neighbors car for cash, sewing aprons for sale, etc.)
5. Give specifics about the trip, the dates, places, and what you will be doing?
6. Donation Info : How can someone join in your labor of love? How can they donate to you, your team or the outreaches on the island?
7. Spell Check & Re-Read your letter. Make them personal.
8. Send it out to family, friends, teachers, doctors, friends of your parents, etc.
9. Have Fun. Until we ask the LORD for help, we labor in vain.
10. Pray, Pray, Pray

God Bless, christabel