The Kerusso – August | 2023 Kerusso (Greek): “To publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done.”
Resurrection Offering 2023 - Support for Bill & Lisa Walker, EMC Missionaries Max Edwards, IGS As you recall, Bill and Lisa Walker were elected by the 33rd General Conference in July of 2022 as Board of World Missions co-chairs. They are the only EMC missionaries not also affiliated with another sending agency such as OMS or WGM. As it has always been since their initial assignment to the Mexico field many years ago, their salary support comes from designated funding from churches and individuals like you and me. Partly because they were instructed to come back to the US for safety reasons several years ago, their funding account has been lagging, and consequently the Board of World Missions has not been able to increase their monthly support draw (or salary) from their fund for well over 10 years. With the intention of helping to decrease the lagging funds, the 2023 Resurrection Offering was designated to supplement the Walker’s ministry account. In addition to the voluntary offering from individuals and churches, an anonymous donor made a pledge to match the first $10,000 given this year in support of the Walkers through the EMC’s Resurrection Offering. PRAISE THE LORD.
We are pleased to announce that this year’s Resurrection Offering was $12,581.56! With the donor match added, the offering comes to a grand total of $22,581.56! We are praising the Lord for His abundant goodness. Bill and Lisa are so appreciative of your generosity, and I too am thankful for every dime; every dollar; and every donor! You have given from your heart, and that pleases the LORD! This spring’s offering will help a great deal, but there is still more work to do. In addition to this special offering, we are asking for both individuals and churches to consider supporting (or increasing their support) for the Walkers. Judy and I have made a personal commitment of $100 of monthly support for the remainder of the quadrennium, and if a few dozen other individuals and/or churches would do the same, their support account will be where it needs to be. Thank you in advance for your continuing commitment to EMC Missions!!