We are hopeful you have been receiving our first-ever all-donor communications from Stewardship Ministries. We are so excited this is going out to almost 10,000 partner emails quarterly!
We want to THANK those of you who have generously shared stories from the field to show our supporters how God is currently moving and working in the world.
Do you remember the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? It goes something like this:
“If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk. When you give him the milk, he’ll probably ask you for a straw,” and so on, in a repeating cycle of escalating requests.
The same principle applies to sharing carefully crafted, God-inspired stories with our supporters.
When field stories are shared, God stirs passion in our supporters’ hearts. When passions are stirred, people get excited. When people get excited, they want to become involved with what God is doing. When people become more involved with OC and with our workers, intimacy grows. Where intimacy grows, generosity abounds—for all—you, OC, and the Kingdom.
You may ask, “Why are we suddenly emailing all donors?”
This type of communication connects our supporters to the big picture. Showing them not only what their giving and prayer are doing, but it also casts the vision for the breadth of the global movement in OC; for what God is doing because of other workers, projects, the Seed Fund, and OC at large!
Communicating to all donors is bringing exposure, credibility, and advancement to OC and all workers.
Research shows the next generations are engaging and giving exponentially more through email and web-based platforms. We believe this is a vital tool for OC to continue having an impact in the future. This is the way forward!
Lastly, we are sending these emails in order to glorify and honor the Lord.
“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.” Psalms 105:1-4 NIV
THANK YOU for wholeheartedly partnering with the mission to cast vision and communicate the mission that we are all on together!
If God is moving in your heart to share a story you can’t keep to yourself, please email tarafox@oci.org to send a story or set up a meeting! Love and blessings, Tara and the Stewardship Ministry team!
