Quick update

We want to apologize for keeping many of you in suspense. It has been so encouraging how many people have reached out to us by email, text, and phone asking if we are at 100% yet. It is humbling to know how many people and churches are lifting us up in prayer and standing behind us in so many ways. Thank you so much!

We have also been on the edge of our seat waiting not only to hit, but also to stay at 100%, so we can send out the subsequent celebratory announcement. We are close but that day hasn’t quite come yet. So I wanted to share where we are today. There are two answers that I will briefly explain.

• First, we have the percentage of what our partners have pledged. This is usually the percentage we go by for announcements because we trust that what is pledged will come in. We were holding steady at 100% pledged but this week dropped back to 99.8%. 
• Then, we have the percentage of what is actually coming in. This becomes more important now because we are getting ready to leave for France and will actually need 100% to be coming in so we can you know live and eat and stuff. Right now, what is actually coming in is about 97.5% (about $170 per month shy). 

We are within reach and expect to hit 100% soon in both pledged and actual giving. But I just wanted to update you on where we are. In the meantime, a lot of other really cool things have been happening. We will share about those in the next week or so. Thanks again!