Mission Lakeland Update

Greetings from Lakeland!

Back this summer, Vivian and I and the kids chose to follow the Lord’s leading to plant our third church. We moved to Lakeland, FL in October and spent the last three weeks connecting with people as we work to build a launch team for 2010. Last week we met with two groups of people to share the vision for Mission Lakeland. This past weekend, we met a group at a local lake and plan to spend more time developing relationships with them.

When we moved from Texas, we raised about 50% of the financial needs for our family with the remainder we anticipated earning through either my company, or through a job of some type here in Lakeland. We had three business prospects that all looked promising. Unfortunately, two of the three have been put on hold due to the retail climate. The third has been delayed indefinitely. We applied for numerous jobs after we arrived here but very few people are hiring. We do have friends that are also actively looking for jobs for us through their network. Needless to say, this has created significant needs for our family.

All of this is upon us, yet we are not discouraged from our calling.

Please continue to pray for us. Also, if you have not already committed to supporting us, would you consider doing so?

There are a few things to know about your support:

1) It is for a definite period of time. You can make a one-time gift or regular monthly contributions, whichever you prefer.

2) The funds go through the Missionary Church district here in Florida. That provides accountablity for the use of funds and a receipt for your records

3) You can pay by either check or credit card. If you prefer to utilize a credit card, send me a note. I'll sned you the details.

Again, we are still encouraged and still believe we are where God wants us.

Paul Malson