{"id":5507,"date":"2012-11-30T18:37:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:35:56","slug":"december-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=5507","title":{"rendered":"December Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(This is the text of an email I am sending out to various supporters, friends and family members.\u00a0 If you don’t see it in YOUR inbox, that might mean I don’t have your email address – or I’ve got the wrong one!\u00a0 If you’d like to be on our mailing list, drop me a quick note at sgross@onemissionsociety.org<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Cowman School's\u00a0kindergarten in Vaudreuil, Haiti is waiting for Mrs. Gross…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Greetings!\u00a0 We certainly hope this email finds you well at the start of\nthe Christmas Season.\u00a0 Remember when you\nwere a kid and this \u201cseason\u201d seemed to last FOREVER?<\/p>\n\n\n

I am missing those days \u2013 especially this year when time\nseems to be flying at an alarming speed.\u00a0 We have spent the\nlast two months writing letters, making phone calls and speaking to churches\nand individuals about this call God has placed on our hearts to serve Him in\nHaiti.\u00a0 Before Christmas arrives, we are making a big push to raise\nnew financial support in the hope that we might be able to move to Haiti in\nJanuary and get started with the work there.<\/p>\n\n\n

We have reserved plane tickets for the family for January 10th<\/sup>\nout of Fort Pierce, Florida, to Cap Haitien.\u00a0\nWe can cancel those tickets right up until a few days before Christmas without\npenalty, so by the end of December we need to know if we are going in January\nor waiting until the start of the next school year in August.\u00a0 We are feeling amazingly at peace considering\nwe don\u2019t know whether six weeks from now will find us wearing short sleeves or\nparkas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

The biggest factor in whether we go \u2026 or stay put \u2026 is our\nlevel of funding.\u00a0 We are so appreciative\nof all who are supporting us with prayer and finances.\u00a0 You are precious to us and we thank God for\nyou! (2nd<\/sup> Corinthians 9:12+13!)\u00a0\nEspecially encouraging to us is the reality that some have been giving\nfinancially for a year now, building a solid foundation from which to launch us\nto the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

AND we are encouraged by many others who have verbally\npledged support.\u00a0 Unfortunately, until\nthose pledges reach OMS in writing, they do not advance the official funding\nlevel.\u00a0 So in these next two weeks we are\ndoing what we can to make pledges official and to raise new pledges to a degree\nthat will allow One Mission Society to release us for departure to Haiti.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

It\u2019s a steep goal, but it\u2019s not impossible. 50 more monthly\npledges of $50 each would put us in a place where we could get started in\nJanuary.*\u00a0 (For the math-challenged, I\nshould point out that this goal could also be met by 25 pledges of $100 or 100\npledges of $25 \u2013 or various combinations of all.)\u00a0 That\u2019s why a friend helped us create a\nwebsite which makes pledging simple, fast and convenient:\u00a0 grossesinhaiti.com<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 I mention it here because I\u2019d be very\ngrateful if you helped me get the word out in any way possible.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

I will be sure to pass along the news once we know for\ncertain what January holds for us.\u00a0\n(If\/when we get the green light, you will probably hear me whoop it up … even if you live a couple of states over.)\u00a0 Thanks so much for your prayers and support!<\/p>\n\n\n

In Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n

Steve and Melissa Gross<\/p>\n\n\n

P.S. My friend James is working at OMS headquarters and just finished an overhaul on the\u00a0OMS website: onemissionsociety.org<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0And it is GOOD.\u00a0 Now I can link directly to our support page\nthere as well, at <\/span>http:\/\/www.onemissionsociety.org\/give\/thegrosses<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

* As of this writing,\u00a03 down and 47 to go! Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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