The Ministy God has called us to & our Need

Holly and I wanted to let you all know how you can think and pray through something regarding what the Lord is calling us to here in Southern California. We would like to extend an invitation to all of you to partner with us in the Didasko ministry to college students. Being a staff member with Didasko ministry means that we are developing a team of people who will partner with us prayerfully and financially. This ministry will be our primary source of income, and our income comes from the financial contributions of ministry partners. Contributions to the Didasko ministry are tax deductible, and the IRS Tax Number for Didasko Ministries, Inc., is 752119874.

A lot of people are reluctant to give to Didasko because they have never heard of the ministry. However, Didasko ministries, Inc, have been around since 1974 when it was started by Dr. Dale and Mrs. Kathy Wheeler. The ministry is a 501(C 3) Non-Profit Religious Organization created to provide a basis for their expanding ministries. Dr. Wheeler is the president of Didasko Ministries, Inc. and professor of Biblical Languages and Bible at Multnomah Bible College and Seminary in Portland, Oregon. Didasko Ministries, Inc. is fully recognized by the I.R.S. and as such all contributions to Didasko are tax-deductible. This ministry is led by a board of directors who review all applicants, and those accepted are recognized as Didasko Ministries staff members and are supervised by this governing body. All ministry done by the Didakso Ministries staff is reported to the governing body by the staff member and a supervisor who oversees the ministry of the staff member.

Our ministry with Didasko will be ministering to and praying for the spiritual transformation of undergraduate athletes at Biola (17 sports teams and several club teams), in addition to mentoring several students from Biola as well (for more info on Biola or Biola athletics, www.biola.edu). Many of these students are struggling with pornography, drugs, alcohol, sex and many of them are unbelievers (admittedly and from the testimonies of their peers). We will be sending out a monthly newsletter (by email and/or USPS mail) updating you on how the Lord is working in and through our lives in the Didasko ministry. If you would like to receive a newsletter and have not been getting email updates from us, please let us know. Also, let us know if you would like the email, a hard copy via usps mail or both.

We are currently in need of raising $2200 a month to allow us to carry out this ministry. Breaking that down, we will meet our goal if around 100 people partnered with us at $25, or 50 people at $50, or 25 people at $100 per month or a combination of all three. Would you please consider partnering with us in this ministry with a monthly commitment of $25, $50, $100 or some other amount? Please let us know if you would be interested in partnering with us financially in this adventure the Lord has called us to for these next two years we are in seminary.

Feel free to contact me via email (bedurham@gmail.com) or phone (678 772-7686). I would love to talk to you more about this tremendous opportunity to impact the lives of college students in Southern California.

We love you all very much and we need your help, your love and your prayers!