As I said in an email to all our supporters this has been a moving and humbling time for me personally and for the CVM team. It\u2019s tough asking for help. You wrestle to know if it is right or not. With so many deserving causes out there and with many people feeling financially under pressure you just don\u2019t want to ask. I guess, being totally honest it also makes you vulnerable, not just to complaints from people, but vulnerable personally. I\u2019ve learned a lot in this last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n
In truth we had never asked directly for help in our history. Sure, we have standing order forms available and sometimes at events we ask for a donation but never so directly or bluntly.<\/p>\n
I suspect that as a result people thought that we are well provided for financially. The truth is that since before I took over the helm of CVM we have had barely any reserves (only ever enough to wind up the charity) and sometimes none at all. And yet each month there are big demands on CVM for our time and resources. Much of this is because we are pioneering. The nature of pioneering means that you have to go out on a limb or as in the case of the Levite priests crossing the Jordan you have to put your foot in the water before the waters part (Joshua 3:14-17). You just have to trust that God is with you and that He has called you to step out.<\/p>\n
Since I became the leader of CVM I\u2019ve started every month not knowing if we will have cash enough in the bank at months end! Many people never realised CVM existed in that manner until we emailed for help. After 20 months I felt that we needed to shout; it was closer than ever before.<\/p>\n
We basically have ongoing monthly overheads that need regular income, mostly to do with evangelism with some office costs. However, we have been trimming back many overheads to ensure that we keep the front line activity going. We are, as one example, moving into a church office for free initially and then on a greatly reduced rent. Currently I have three people working from my front room! We are also cutting back on some staff costs, meaning that some people are giving up their income and other people are picking up extra work.<\/p>\n
Let me share with you the current activity require monthly funding:<\/p>\n
I guess that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg and it costs money.\u00a0 To do it well isn\u2019t cheap. \u00a0We are admin light and divert as much money as possible to evangelism.<\/p>\n
These monthly commitments require monthly income.\u00a0 If you are able to set up a standing order for \u00a35.00 a month or more, that would make a tremendous difference.\u00a0 In fact 1000 men<\/a> giving \u00a320.00 a month would mean that mission to men in the UK would thrive from here on.<\/p>\n CVM is a unique ministry.\u00a0 We are about pointing men to Jesus.\u00a0 Pure and simple.\u00a0 We want to do it well and we aim to make a big impact.\u00a0 That impact will come from a small team that stimulates a mass grass roots movement.\u00a0 Thanks for standing with us.\u00a0 Please continue to do so.<\/p>\n To set up a standing order and be CVM stakeholder click here.<\/a><\/p>\n