Small Beginnings & $6,857

Dr. Daniel

Saturday, December 27

6:00 pm

Dr Daniel & Mary Beth Gilbert

Hi First Name,

We hope your Christmas is filled with the joy of celebrating our Savior’s birth—the ultimate example of how God uses small beginnings to change the world.

While you were celebrating with family, something beautiful was happening in our year-end campaign...

Faithful supporters like you raised $9,857 toward our $122,000 goal.

Now, honestly: $9,857 out of $122,000 feels small.

Really small.

But then we remember:

• Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish

• David defeated Goliath with one smooth stone

• The mustard seed—the smallest of all seeds—grows into the largest garden plant

• And our Savior’s ministry began in a humble manger in Bethlehem

God specializes in taking small beginnings and creating mighty movements.

“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” — Zechariah 4:10

Here’s where we stand:

• Goal: $122,000

• Raised: $9,857 (8.1%)

• Still Needed: $112,143

• Days Left: 5 (December 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)

What does $9,857 represent?

It’s not just a number—it’s impact:

• 246 children sent to school for an entire year

• 197 months of pastoral training

• 39 village pastors equipped with training materials

• A foundation upon which God can build something extraordinary

Your gift TODAY continues this work:

💙 $40 = One child educated for an entire year 

💙 $50 = One month of pastoral training

💙 $250 = Training materials for 5 village pastors 

💙 $500 = Meals for pastors during a week-long intensive 

💙 $1,000 = Two pastors fully equipped for a year

Every dollar you give directly supports pastors who earn less than $5 per week but shepherd entire communities. Your gift provides training, meals during intensives, and stipends to cover lost wages while they study.

I won’t sugarcoat it—we have $112,143 left to raise in just 5 days. That’s an average of $22,429 per day. Humanly speaking, it seems impossible.

But we don’t serve a God limited by human calculations.

We serve the God who parted the Red Sea, brought down the walls of Jericho, raised His Son from the dead and has been faithful to EmPowered Living for years, providing exactly what we needed exactly when we needed it.

We’re trusting Him to do it again—and we believe He’s calling YOU to be part of this story.

Will you join us? Will you help us trust that God is just getting started with what He wants to do through this campaign?

DONATE NOW

Your gift is tax-deductible when made before December 31st at midnight—just 5 days away.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us...” — Ephesians 3:20

We have 5 days and $112,143 to go. It’s a big number, but we serve a bigger God. Will you make your year-end gift today and help us watch Him work?

DONATE NOW