$1,000 and 17 Days Until Cambodia!

Hi friends and family!

This is the most exciting update yet, we're only about $1,000 away!

Last week, Roberta got to share in my home church for the first time, ever! She shared her heart on Cambodia and the link that her roots have there with her being half Cambodian and her mom escaping from the Khmer Rouge. It was a truly touching time for both of us and dawned a new reality, were really going to Cambodia!

We are so eternally grateful for all of the generous love, support, and most importantly prayers. We ask that you continue to pray with us as we are quickly approaching a huge transition, all the way to the south east Asia!

We truly feel Gods hand and working in our lives as we have taken this step of faith, and this is only the beginning! Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for the generosity to give that allows us to follow Gods amazing call on our lives. 

With deep gratitude,

John and Roberta

PS Visit gofundme.com for a creative way to support us OR visit this page to find out how to in other ways.

WATCH: These videos tell you a lot more about what we are going to be doing.  See also: www.uofnbattambang.com

School of Biblical Studies, the course Roberta and I are taking.

Why, we are going to do this school in Cambodia.

32 Days Until Cambodia

Only $3,100 left to go!

Dear Family and Friends,

We have an exciting update! Roberta and I are only $3,100 away from our goal, from an original $10,000 at the beginning of this summer. Time and time again God has proven himself faithful in our journey and pursuit of him. This season has been refreshing, many new ideas and new directions and we are so excited that you are all apart of it!

We will be leaving for Cambodia on September 10th. We have 32

days to meet our goal of $3,100. At this point, every little bit counts. Please continue to pray for us as we trust God for the last bit of what we need for our trip to Cambodia for the next 9 months. Click here for more info on how to give.

We would not be where we are at without the love and support of all of or supporters, prayerfully and financially. We are eternally grateful and pray abundant blessing for you all in return for your gracious generosity towards us!

In him,

John and Roberta

When God Says GO...to Cambodia

Hello friends and family,

The title of this newsletter is When God says Go. This has been heavy in our hearts lately, as we are in the swirl of transition in answering God's call on our lives for the next step, Cambodia.

We must say thank you first and foremost to God the provider of ALL things , and then to all of you who make what we do possible by your generosity and obedience to God. We officially have purchased our plane tickets, with just $35 to spare! It is now official, we both have 2 one way tickets to Cambodia. We will be leaving September 10th out of San Francisco, after visiting with Roberta's family!

Right now, our main focus is preparing for Cambodia, and the largest part of that is our finances. We currently need about $7,000 more to reach our original goal of $10,000. We had some unexpected expenses come up in regards to our international health/travel insurance, but we trust that God will provide this money by September 1st, and are looking for all the help that we can get. We are so thankful for your gracious gift that make answering this call to Cambodia possible!

Here is a breakdown of what we still need:

• International Health/Travel Insurance : $600
• John: $300
• Roberta: $300
• School Fees : $6,400
• John: $3,200
• Roberta: $3,200
• Total : $7,000

It is challenging for us because these fees are NOT included with our monthly expenses that come from living in Cambodia. Would you please begin to prayerfully consider if/how/when you could give to our need. We are looking for monthly and one time gifts. Click here to find out how!

We are in Lynden and very willing to meet with supporters if we haven’t already yet! Also, we are doing everything we can in regards to making extra money.  

Some of those things include, on a donation basis :

• Photography Sessions
• Babysitting
• Cleaning
• Lawncare

If you are interested in any of these services, please let us know! 

ALL donation basis for money directly to our GO to CAMBODIA fund!

Reminder: All checks are TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Click here to find out how!

We are so thankful for all of you that support us, prayerfully and financially. Please continue to pray with us as we take a leap of faith for what we believe is Gods call on us in this time.

Your friends,

John & Roberta

The Next Step

Roberta and me at Birch Bay! 

 Thank YOU
First and foremost we just want to send a thank you! We officially made our first deadline of $1,000 by Friday, June 7th. This secured our spots for the school in Cambodia and brings us one step closer to this September's big move overseas!

What are we up to?
Currently, we are working to live and saving as much as we can! John is currently employed at Whatcom Lawns and Roberta is nannying for a sweet little boy named Dillon. We are excited about what God has provided for us for this Summer and it helps us save as much as possible for Cambodia. God continues to amaze us with all of provision even in the smallest details of it all.

The Next Step
The next thing we need to do is purchase our plane tickets! At this point, we need at least $1,500 towards our ticket and our goal is to purchase them by the end of June! Currently in this goal, we have about $420! So we are praying that $1,080 would come in by the end of this month! Would you partner with us in prayer as we trust God for the next thing?!

How Can You Help?

There are a couple ways you can help!

• Financially Giving -- click here for how to
• Get your picture taken by me and then donate! It is a great way for you to have awesome Christmas Card pictures or for Grandma. To do this email me at johnperryolin@gmail.com. 
• Tell your friends about what we are doing.

Camping with the our family for father's day!

Doing a photo shoot with my brother and his wife in an amazing flowery field.

Answered Prayer

Answered Prayer
This is a quick update to let you know that God is bringing in the funds!  In the last update we sent, we only had $660.  In the last week we have received more! We are now at $840! We need $1,000 by Friday to begin to pay for the upcoming school. We only have $9,160 more to go! You all have been an answer to prayer in your being obedient to God in your giving.  Thank you for all of your support, prayers, and encouragement! We have such amazing family and friends!

How You Can Give
Check and Receive Tax Deduction
Make the check out to: Faith Reformed Church
Send the Check to:
Faith Reformed Church
300 7th St.
Lynden, WA 98247
(Please include a note or our name on the memo line)

Credit Card via Paypal

Click here to find out more on this.