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In The City

Well, here we are again. Josh and I are finally back in San Francisco, almost done with our first week of ministry. I am stepping into my new role as the communications department….director/only staff/lone ranger/whatever you want to call me

This last bit of time has been really hard for me. I have struggled with the constant moving, the unknown seeming to always be what is in front of me. Adapting to this new lifestyle has been difficult also. I am not yet used to being supported by others, nor have I been able to grab exactly what about my passion I need to share with others. I love what we do, and I’m amazed everyday I wake up and realize God fulfilled all that he placed on my heart years and years ago. (Some day soon I’ll finally get my whole story written out to share with you.)

As I continue to process and share what life is like, here is a thing I wrote while in Thailand in a time where I felt very alone and like I was missing God, though he was right in front of me. (I am by no means a writer…so please have grace for my inept attempt at poetry)

Below is a photo of my view while writing. Also a photo from our rooftop in Bangkok, a favorite place for many of us.

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I miss you
I miss the cold,
and the newness of spring,
the dead of winter or the color of fall
I miss laying in the grass,
swinging by the water.
I miss being with you,
I miss the ways of home, the people there
the connections I know and understand.
I’ll find you here though,
wherever you may send me – I’ll find you there.
I’ll choose to see how you work,
And where you want me.
I’ll find the beauty in a place unknown,
because I know you are here.
I know your hand in the colors here,
I see your smile in the people here,
I’ve heard your laughter in those that surround me.
I’ve enjoyed your presence in the
company of those around me.
I see your beauty and grace,
humility and gentleness,
all of you in the people of this place.

Please continue to pray for Josh and I as we walk out this unknown path before us.
We love everyone of you, and hold you all in our hearts.

Support FAQ

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Hey all! I know many of you will be asking, what does supporting you guys look like? How much am I really helping? What do the funds go to? And many other questions. Well, here is a quick bit about how/what support looks like.

Supporting YWAM San Francisco ministry and the work Josh and I will be doing there looks a bit like this:
Rent- $700
Medical Insurance- $130 (just for Josh, I have insurance until I’m 26 for free, thanks to my dad and the Obama plan!)
Food- $150
Food on base- $100 (While staffing a DTS we eat for free on base, after the fall DTS is over we do have to pay to eat on base)
Tithe- $180 (Compassion International, tithing, etc)
Expenses- $50 (toiletries, etc)
Travel- $50 (bus passes, etc)
Renters/Life Insurance- $50
Entertainment- $40 (date nights, etc)
Communication- $80 (newsletter printing, stationary, postage, etc)
Laundry- $10
YWAM check processing fee- $35

Total monthly costs: about $1,815

There are a few ways to support the ministry of YWAM in San Francisco.

You can send checks down to the base. If you would like a tax deduction the checks can be made out to YWAM San Francisco, please do not put our names anywhere on the actual check, for tax purposes the money can not be allocated to a specific thing. What you can do is send the check addressed to Josh and I and we will turn it into the base under our names to help with rent and other fees owed to the base.

If you do not need a tax receipt, then you are more than welcome to send checks directly to Josh and I. These checks go to pay for any of our expenses down in San Francisco.

You can have automatic withdrawals taken on or around the first of each month. There is a form you have to sign and send back with a blank-voided check. This makes it very easy to not forget to write a check etc.

We are still looking into how to do online gifts, and will update the blog as soon as this option is set up!

Thank you for looking into supporting what God has called us to do! Please know, any amount helps. Even just $5 a month goes a long way! We are very excited to be working with YWAM, and know God has big plans for all of us in this process!

Love, Gods Provision, 14 Days and Counting!

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Hello Everyone! It’s hard to believe that 14 days from now we will be leaving this fine city of San Francisco and heading to Europe! God has been busily working in each individual and we’ve seen Him moving in ways that can only be described as indescribable!

When Kassi and I started this new adventure in life we expected to see God show up but it’s been on a much larger scale than we could even imagine. I Love it when He does that! (And He does it quite often) God has brought so much healing and restoration these past few months and we’ve all grown so close together. Kassi and I have also grown closer together but not in the way we originally thought we would! When you are focused on pouring into God, he pours back into you, and then you are able to pour out to the ones you love. Not Vice Versa. We can’t pour into others and then pour into God. There is no true fulfillment or love in that. Love God, Love Yourself, and then you can Love Others! If I’m not pouring into and truly loving God and pursuing a relationship with Him, I can’t truly love others around me. If we love God we love ourselves. We are the mirrored image(s) of our Father in Heaven. On a good day it’s easy for me love God, love myself, and my neighbor, but it’s on those bad days when I have to choose to love, that is true love. It seems pretty easy when you see it on paper but to walk it our everyday, builds character, discipline, perseverance, and strengthens the relationships around us! It’s through that outpouring to God that Kassi and I are able to pour true love back into each other. I Love That! I spent way too much time doing things backwards!

Anyways… back to the countdown. We praise God and Thank You all for the support you have given us through your prayers and through giving financially and we are almost there! We wanted to give you all a quick update and let you know that God to this point, has raised $14,000 dollars which means our schooling is paid for but not our outreach costs! The only thing left that we need to raise money for are our plane tickets for outreach. We are $800 dollars away from being paid-in-full and it is an amazing feeling! God is so good and faithful! We just wanted to update you because we know we’re getting close to leaving and people have been asking us to update them on how much we still need. Also, there are other students still short on money, so please pray and if God leads you to give, everything will go to paying school fees and airline flights for those short. Thank You again for sacrificing and supporting us in this new adventure. We look forward to sharing about the lives God has touched throughout the world through the support of our friends, our family, and our God!

Love You All!

Going-Away Party

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Let me start off by saying WOW… And a BIG Thank You to our family and friends who came out to support Kassi and I and the journey God has called us on. God raised $700 Sunday night and we’re moving closer to the end goal of covering our outreach costs! Again, it truly was a blessing to see everyone and we are grateful for your selfless giving and prayers. We know some of you couldn’t make it but we appreciate your thoughts and words of encouragement! I know, as a man it is very humbling to have to rely on others for support/survival, but I also believe that it’s also God’s way of blessing us and you at the same time so Thank You. I would like to leave you with a few verses that have been on my heart the past few weeks.

God Bless,

Josh and Kassi

3 Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:3-8

Thank you…

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I just want to say a huge “Thank You” to everyone at Kessid Church. It is so humbling, and such a enormous blessing to have our church body supporting what we do through prayer. I know that Josh and I haven’t met most of you, and if we weren’t leaving so soon I would love the opportunity to talk with each of you about your lives, and what God is calling us to. Please know that if you would like any questions answered you are more than welcome to email us at joshandkassi@gmail.com

I am so excited to be serving God through missions. This is something I have been interested in since I was very young. Growing up I had the blessing of knowing a few missionaries. The stories they would send back in letters always inspired me to follow Christ, and at many times excited me for the opportunity of helping people throughout the world.

Thank you again for your support! We will be praying that God blesses each of you