Please consider partnering with us!
We cannot do this without you! We are in need of a team of individuals who are committed to partnering with us by prayerfully and financially supporting this ministry.
Our biggest need is for people to commit to monthly giving to meet the ongoing costs of living and working in Ethiopia.
Our biggest need is for people to commit to monthly giving to meet the ongoing costs of living and working in Ethiopia.
Monthly Support: $8,018
As of mid-September, 93% of our monthly support is pledged!
Insurance: Medical and emergency evacuation insurance.
Admin/Support Services: Visas, passports, legal aspects of international travel and living, operating expenses, resources to help us share our vision, attention to our emotional and spiritual health… and more!
Ministry: Costs such as training, travel and supplies.
Housing: Rent in Ethiopia & saving for when we are visiting the USA.
Taxes: We are considered self-employed so we pay SECA tax, similar to FICA for Social Security.
Retirement: We contribute monthly to a 403b, as retirement savings are necessary in the U.S.
Salary: This covers monthly expenses including food, clothing, household items, utilities, vehicle fuel, a cell phone, health-care deductibles, among other things. Another important “expense” is our tithes and offerings. Just as we have received, we also will give a percentage of our salary for God's purposes.
Admin/Support Services: Visas, passports, legal aspects of international travel and living, operating expenses, resources to help us share our vision, attention to our emotional and spiritual health… and more!
Ministry: Costs such as training, travel and supplies.
Housing: Rent in Ethiopia & saving for when we are visiting the USA.
Taxes: We are considered self-employed so we pay SECA tax, similar to FICA for Social Security.
Retirement: We contribute monthly to a 403b, as retirement savings are necessary in the U.S.
Salary: This covers monthly expenses including food, clothing, household items, utilities, vehicle fuel, a cell phone, health-care deductibles, among other things. Another important “expense” is our tithes and offerings. Just as we have received, we also will give a percentage of our salary for God's purposes.
One Time Costs:
$24,000
As of mid-August, YOU have helped raise 100% of these costs!
One-time gifts beyond this go toward our monthly support.
Travel: Plane tickets to fly to the USA and back to Ethiopia every two years; approximately $2000/person. We also need to travel for trainings and to meet with supporters across the USA.
Education: Language school for us, school fees for the girls while we are in language school, homeschool curriculum.
Medical costs: For baby delivery while in the USA and any other necessary medical care for our family.
Training: We need to maintain our medical licenses and do continuing medical education plus conferences & classes for SIM requirements.
Computer: After 2 years in dusty Ethiopia, we need a new laptop!
Education: Language school for us, school fees for the girls while we are in language school, homeschool curriculum.
Medical costs: For baby delivery while in the USA and any other necessary medical care for our family.
Training: We need to maintain our medical licenses and do continuing medical education plus conferences & classes for SIM requirements.
Computer: After 2 years in dusty Ethiopia, we need a new laptop!
How To Give:
To give online please click here. This link will take you to the SIM online donation website. Our missionary ID number is 036986. For monthly support, the easiest and most efficient option is to set up an automatic withdrawal from your bank account. If the link is temporarily disabled, click here to give.
If you prefer to mail checks - please make out to SIM and include our names and missionary ID #036986 on the memo line and send to:
SIM USA
Attn: Member Support
P.O. Box 7900
Charlotte, NC 28241-7900
All donations are 100% tax-deductible. You will receive a receipt from SIM for your records.
SIM is a 501c3 non-profit organization committed to transparency, financial accountability, and operating as good stewards of the resources God has blessed us all with.
If you prefer to mail checks - please make out to SIM and include our names and missionary ID #036986 on the memo line and send to:
SIM USA
Attn: Member Support
P.O. Box 7900
Charlotte, NC 28241-7900
All donations are 100% tax-deductible. You will receive a receipt from SIM for your records.
SIM is a 501c3 non-profit organization committed to transparency, financial accountability, and operating as good stewards of the resources God has blessed us all with.