Enlarging Our Tent
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Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit God's Share Program, Inc., and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.
More information about God's Share Program, Inc.: We supply resources to Christian missionaries in the U.S. and Internationally. These resources are then distributed again free of charge to nationals to meet their most basic of needs.
We are currently out of space and need to move to a larger facility. We operate a thrift store to help fund our ministry however, we offer our items at truly thrifty prices so everyone can afford what they need.
The funds we are raising are for the down payment for a larger facility. Closing date is set for 9/27/19.
Currently the thrift store is pushing out the ministry which hurts my heart. We also are having to turn away larger donations of items because of the lack of space. We truly need a larger facility.
So a little more about God's Share Program...
This ministry means a lot to me because I am the founder. I founded God's Share Program in 2003. We started out serving 7 missionary families that I knew. Over the years we have served over 150 missionary families. This means we have met basic needs of literally thousands through the supplies that we have sent. Each item sent serves as a tool to meet a need and help a missionary build a relationship whereby they can share the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.
In 2009 in the middle of a recession when I found myself with no income God led me to open a thrift store. A thrift store would help fund the ministry plus it would give us a building to house our ministry. God is so faithful. Even in the midst of a recession and in the middle of a slow summer because the area we live in has a huge snowbird influx... we were able to meet all of our financial commitments. We just celebrated 10 years at our current location. We leased the building for 6 years and then raised the money for a down payment to purchase the building. We offer low prices so everyone can afford what they need and maybe even what they want. The thrift store has also afforded me an income. My husband of 2 1/2 years also works full-time in this ministry. We survive on one salary plus a two-day salary at a fair rate. The two of us together make less than the national average of one person. Our goal is to put the needs of the ministry before our own.
We had 2 containers at our property that we used to keep excess donations in plus one we used for furniture, large tools, etc. The city changed their accessory building ordinance so the containers had to go. This has hurt our thrift store business quite a bit. The fact is our 2200 sq ft. property with 11 parking spaces just doesn't get the job done anymore.
We have stepped out in faith! We put our building up for sale. We signed a contract on a 5,000 square foot building that is just 3 blocks west of our current location! Since we call our thrift store the North Ave thrift store, how cool is it that God opened up an opportunity to get a building on the same street! No name change needed and our customers will be able to find us quite easily.
It is not in our budget to lease the building. We can finance it for nearly half of the monthly lease price. So we actually need $32,500 to close on 9/27/19. The owners are offering financing. They have been gracious in only asking for closing costs to purchase the property. All together, we have raised $6, 680. So we still have $25, 820.00 to raise. I put the amount at 5,000 because I didn't want the goal to look too daunting.... We also have a fb fundraiser going which reads $29,000 and that might just have looked too 'pie in the sky'... I don't know. If we sell our building we would have the closing costs but we just can't bank on that happening in time for the 27th. Even if we do sell the building all monies raised will go towards the principal of this new facility.
Our ministry verse is Hebrews 13:16 "don't forget to do good and to share......"
if you find it in your heart to share with us to meet this huge financial need so that we can continue to share with missionaries and people around the world and possibly have a bigger impact, we would be ever so grateful.
More information about God's Share Program, Inc.: We supply resources to Christian missionaries in the U.S. and Internationally. These resources are then distributed again free of charge to nationals to meet their most basic of needs.
We are currently out of space and need to move to a larger facility. We operate a thrift store to help fund our ministry however, we offer our items at truly thrifty prices so everyone can afford what they need.
The funds we are raising are for the down payment for a larger facility. Closing date is set for 9/27/19.
Currently the thrift store is pushing out the ministry which hurts my heart. We also are having to turn away larger donations of items because of the lack of space. We truly need a larger facility.
So a little more about God's Share Program...
This ministry means a lot to me because I am the founder. I founded God's Share Program in 2003. We started out serving 7 missionary families that I knew. Over the years we have served over 150 missionary families. This means we have met basic needs of literally thousands through the supplies that we have sent. Each item sent serves as a tool to meet a need and help a missionary build a relationship whereby they can share the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.
In 2009 in the middle of a recession when I found myself with no income God led me to open a thrift store. A thrift store would help fund the ministry plus it would give us a building to house our ministry. God is so faithful. Even in the midst of a recession and in the middle of a slow summer because the area we live in has a huge snowbird influx... we were able to meet all of our financial commitments. We just celebrated 10 years at our current location. We leased the building for 6 years and then raised the money for a down payment to purchase the building. We offer low prices so everyone can afford what they need and maybe even what they want. The thrift store has also afforded me an income. My husband of 2 1/2 years also works full-time in this ministry. We survive on one salary plus a two-day salary at a fair rate. The two of us together make less than the national average of one person. Our goal is to put the needs of the ministry before our own.
We had 2 containers at our property that we used to keep excess donations in plus one we used for furniture, large tools, etc. The city changed their accessory building ordinance so the containers had to go. This has hurt our thrift store business quite a bit. The fact is our 2200 sq ft. property with 11 parking spaces just doesn't get the job done anymore.
We have stepped out in faith! We put our building up for sale. We signed a contract on a 5,000 square foot building that is just 3 blocks west of our current location! Since we call our thrift store the North Ave thrift store, how cool is it that God opened up an opportunity to get a building on the same street! No name change needed and our customers will be able to find us quite easily.
It is not in our budget to lease the building. We can finance it for nearly half of the monthly lease price. So we actually need $32,500 to close on 9/27/19. The owners are offering financing. They have been gracious in only asking for closing costs to purchase the property. All together, we have raised $6, 680. So we still have $25, 820.00 to raise. I put the amount at 5,000 because I didn't want the goal to look too daunting.... We also have a fb fundraiser going which reads $29,000 and that might just have looked too 'pie in the sky'... I don't know. If we sell our building we would have the closing costs but we just can't bank on that happening in time for the 27th. Even if we do sell the building all monies raised will go towards the principal of this new facility.
Our ministry verse is Hebrews 13:16 "don't forget to do good and to share......"
if you find it in your heart to share with us to meet this huge financial need so that we can continue to share with missionaries and people around the world and possibly have a bigger impact, we would be ever so grateful.
Organizer
Kim C. Short
Organizer
Zephyrhills, FL
God's Share Program, Inc.
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
