Joel & Veronica Culberson

Prayer and Praise (Updated 7/1/2010):

• For a great week at Red River Valley Honors Camp in Arkansas. We had 230 students and about 50 staff. There were 15 salvation decisions for Jesus Christ. It was great to hear about the decisions the youth made throughout the week.
• For the money that came in for our Brazil trip. Praise God that we received the $3200 we needed, plus additional funds that will go to help our team’s ministry.
• For a great Commander College 201 in Branson, MO. We had 23 participants and a great time of training and fellowship with commanders across the U.S.
• For the 22 young men and women that received their Citation Award in our area.

• For our upcoming trip to Brazil. We leave on July 3rd and will be back on July 19th. Pray for our team of 10 individuals. There are 6 adults and 4 high school students. Pray for travel safety and for God to open up hearts and minds to His message!
• For Veronica and the kids as I will be away for the first couple of weeks in July.
• For our upcoming trainings at the end of July. Pray for our new KC coordinator, Kim Wilson, and that God will use her to coordinate the KC trainings for new club leaders.
• For our trip to Utah at the end of July. We will be attending a good friend's wedding.

Our Support Needs:

Awana Missionaries are Faith Support Missionaries. They are completely dependent upon the gifts of God's people to meet their living and working expenses. Each month their financial needs are met only as churches and individuals share in their ministry.
We sincerely appreciate and thank God for each and every church, family, and individual who help to meet our support needs. We count it a great privilege to be your Awana Missionaries. If your church is supporting us, we thank you for deeming us a worthy ministry to invest in.
If your church has not yet added us to their missions' budget, would you please ask them to consider our needs? We hope that one day all of our Awana churches will realize the importance and benefits of helping their Awana Missionary stay on the job. If you would like to partner with us, please complete the online form to either make a one-time or to establish a reoccuring donation! May God richly bless you and your ministry for your faithfulness.
Here are two additional ways that you can support your Awana missionary:
Non-Cash Assets - Many people consider cars, boats, timeshares, jewelry, business inventory, real estate, and other non-cash type gifts to help us reach boys and girls, and their families too, for Christ. An estimated 90% of America's wealth is in non-cash assets, yet the vast majority of churches and ministries receive less than 10% of their gifts from these assets. Why? Because they're not equipped to accept non-cash gifts. Through our foundation we can accept them, and we will work with you to develop the best giving strategy for you and your family. If done properly, givers can avoid or reduce taxes and maximize giving. Simply visit CreativeGivingSolutions.com's Awana section to learn more. On that page, select the Donation Button and choose the U.S. Missionary Fund. Under the Brief Description type the Missionary's name or account number.
Your IRA - If you are over age 70 1/2, you may annually gift any amount up to $100,000 of your IRA to your Awana Missionary. It's very easy to make the gift by directing your custodian to transfer a portion of your required minimum distribution directly to Awana. For more information simply visit AwanaFE.org.