Update: Abrahamic Faith & Sowing Seeds
We are currently at approx. $270,000 in donations and pledges. This amount represents a phenomenal group of people who have acted in faith to partner for the establishment of Iona House. Here are some key data points that excite us and show us what a broad and diverse group God is gathering to believe in and support this vision (even as it remains not-even-fully-public).
Donations ranging from $100 to $100,000 (all donations matter, no matter the size).
Donations have come from 26 different donor parties representing over 100 people (if we include spouses and children).
Some donors have believed enough in this vision to have made multiple donations already!
Donations have come from people who worship in 17 different churches including 8 in the Bay Area.
Our contact list is actually not very big... so this represents a high degree of participation. Praise God for such a wonderful community of partners and supporters!
The joy and enthusiasm with which people are giving is so inspiring to us. There is something wild and faith-filled about giving to a project when it is in its initial stage - nothing more than an idea and a dream. It is very Abrahamic.
We have been talking about how to recognize and honor the faith of those who have given in this phase. - Perhaps a special commemorative plaque with the names of all those who have stepped out in courageous faith to give in this first phase, those who generously stepped forward to plant seeds for a great harvest to come (which makes us think that maybe the plaque should be in a garden area on our farm where we will be planting seeds each year!). :)