PLANNED GIVING & DEVELOPMENT REPORT -- April 15, 2008

We would like to invite those of you who have been supporting CRM and some who haven't to consider a few things. To be candid, most of the support we receive are single donations and we are grateful, of course, for each of them. It's been difficult, however, to develop an aggregate budget, much less plan for the future, without any consistent giving.

We believe one problem with securing donations regularly from individuals is partially rooted in the fact that a considerable amount of the ministry we do is not visible. Due to the confidential nature of this aspect of our work and the people we're trying to reach, the evidence of progress is difficult to measure for a donor who has a normal expectation of seeing their contributions at work.

We encourage you to read an article our Executive Director wrote called Prepare the Way of the Lord which addresses this expectation, although it wasn't written with this purpose in mind. Click here to read the article. Not only do we hope you will have a better and fuller understanding of the important work we do in this area, but that some of you will prayerfully consider assisting us financially on a regular basis, or, however the Lord may lead you, as we continue helping others, one person at a time. Thank you.