Exhilarated and exhausted

Dear Friends in Christ -

46 calls. Less than 60 minutes. 5 callers. The results? . . .

1. We reached out to people in the parish. We heard their stories. We put people on prayer lists and set up times for pastoral conversations. As always, the real power is in the connection itself. People thanked us for calling - even though we said up front that we were calling about money!

2. The "intrepid 5", who braved the cold weather and our own cold feet about making the calls, had some incredible conversations. Our hearts were truly touched by the people with whom we talked. In our debriefing session after the calls were made (names and pledges confidential!), the callers commented on how open and honest people were, and how honored we felt to be talking with them and sharing with them - in their troubles and in the joys and in the ministry at St. Paul's.

3. Over $20,000 in pledges! And a number of other folks promising to send their pledges in soon.

I'm so grateful to be sharing in this ministry with all of you. I go to bed tonight exhausted, but it's that good, clean kind of tired. And I'm exhilarated about the sense of togetherness we share in this ministry, ESPECIALLY in the midst of the uncertainties in the world around us.

I hope God's blessing you as much as He's blessing me through you - cause that's A LOT!
Faithfully,
Janet+