Making Your Case

Stepping out in faith and serving God means asking others to believe in what you are called to do and supporting it.  I have never liked asking others to give.  But I must admit once I knew that God wanted us to do this, it was easier to ask others to join in.  Everyone can be a part of the great commission.  My wife and I have never had a large salary, but we have always been able to give above our tithe to missions.  Among all the priorities in our lives allocating even $20. to something of eternal importance seems like a no brainer.   

 

I send out monthly news letters but this month I thought that I would make a case for our ministry and ASK.  Often we have not because we ask not.  As we have committed to pray for God’s provision, I think God would also have us to make the need known.  So below is a letter sent to many who are on our mailing list.  If you should want to support VLM you can do so at www.vertical-life.org 

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

In 2006, God moved in our hearts to attempt to make a difference in the lives of students.  We were convinced that we lived in a time unlike any other, where a generation of teens was lost to the world.  I believed then, as now, that the opportunity to reach a lost generation deserved my full effort. I founded Vertical Life Ministries to do just that.  The strategy was to come alongside the local church and provide youth ministry training, camps, evangelistic events, and mission trips.  We forged partnerships with SCORE International to facilitate short-term trips and Word of Life to continue offering West Coast Camp and encourage local church youth ministries with proven tools.  We also teamed up with Youth for Christ and Shasta Bible College.  We have hosted hundreds of students at our evangelistic events and camps.  Each year we have witnessed God move; we have seen teens accept Christ, give their problems to God and surrender themselves to God’s way.

 

I still believe that the church has nothing more urgent to do than reach people before their lives turn hard.  The American teen represents the most lost generation in history.  They are also the most receptive to the gospel.  There is a battle raging for the heart of a generation and I need your help to lead the charge.  This venture is worthy of our full effort.    I would like to ask you to consider helping me win this battle.  You may not be able to preach the gospel to a crowd of teens or lead a mission’s trip overseas, but if you have a heart for winning young people to Christ, you can support this ministry. 

 

Over the last five years, we have never reached our full time support goal.  We are currently under 50% of that goal.  Finances are always tight, but never more than now.  We have survived through special gifts and projects that have kept Vertical Life going.  If we are to continue this ministry, we must raise new support.  Please consider joining our support team.  Vertical Life Ministries is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and your gifts are tax deductable.  But more than that, your gifts will help reach a lost generation.  Please pray about making VLM part of your missions giving.

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff Breshears

President

Vertical Life Ministries