Funding Letter

Dear Blog Reader,

In the coming months, I will be part of a team called rēp from the U.S.A. that will go to Capetown, South Africa for about 2 weeks to partner with local business professionals in a transformational venture. Working with believers there, we will help re-purpose companies to align them with God’s agenda of transforming the societies.

The rēp Vision is Repurposing Business—Transforming Society® (http://www.repurposing.biz/)

• Repurposing – using practical, proven frameworks and tools to re-cast business practices in the mold of Truth
• Business – medium sized, entrepreneurs, community-based core businesses
  o An effective vehicle for completing the Great Commission
  o A time-tested platform for missions
  o Reaching most of the people within a culture that they know: work, global business culture
  o Tremendous leverage when business owners understand that their business is their household.
• Transforming – God is in the transformation business. The prize that he won for the price that he paid is transformation, not just of individuals, but of…
• Society – when we were commissioned with the words “Go into all the world…” Jesus gave us a mandate to reach whole ethnic groups. Practically, this started with individuals and households, and it extended to whole communities or societies.

I am investing about 80 hours in weekly training meetings and 50+ hours of preparation and reading outside of these sessions prior to the mission trip. I am developing a deeper understanding of business as a calling, why business can and should be ministry, the interplay between vocational training and ministry gifts, the eternal principles for business, cross-cultural missions, and trends in church planting.

My responsibilities in Capetown, South Africa will include:
1. Daily consultations with a South African company on steps they can take to be re-purposed.
2. Developing a Kingdom scorecard for my client that includes what is good for their business today while also producing eternal results.
3. Participation at times in various prayer & evangelism events.


Prayer support is essential as we break new ground. I would covet your prayers as mentioned below. Each team member is responsible for enlisting at least 10 prayer supporters. Also, I am raising funds for my own expenses and for the expansion of the ministry into new frontiers, including Africa, Asia and the Middle East. While I’m away, daily updates will be posted on our website (in the Team Updates section) and on this blog.

If you feel you would like to play a role in this kingdom venture, please let me know. Funding and prayer request details will follow.
Sincerely,
Mike