Fellowship Team Report - 3/4/2025

Greetings all. Welcome back to another week with the Fellowship Team from Disciple Daily. Each morning, we start the day reading the Bible together. This week, we completed Exodus. We focused on learning about God's earthly Tabernacle. The Lord specified many different items to be made for use in His home on earth, including what materials to use in its construction. The Tabernacle required one ton of gold, two and a half tons of silver, and four tons of bronze (which we know to be copper because of its high melting point and getting lost in translation).

Some of you might wonder how Moses got all these precious materials in the middle of the desert. We see in Exodus 12:35-36 that God used the Egyptians to provide the Israelites with all the materials required to build the Tabernacle. They received them before knowing how or when they would be needed a few months later.
 
We read in Exodus 35:4-5, "Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, 'This is the thing which the Lord has commanded,' saying, 'Take from among you a contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lord's contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,"

The people responded with such a spirit of generosity and willingness that Moses did something rarely seen: he asked the people to stop giving. Their selfless giving is a testament to the power of faith and the abundance of God's provision.
 
Those reporting to Moses said, "The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform.' So Moses issued a command and circulated a proclamation throughout the camp, saying, 'No man or woman is to perform work any longer for the contributions of the sanctuary." So the people were restrained from bringing any more. Their material was sufficient and more than enough for all the work.
 
While still in Egypt, the Lord provided all the necessary materials to build the Tabernacle. He also gave the Israelites such an abundance that they had lots left over as provision for themselves. This abundance reminds us of God's faithfulness and ability to provide more than we need.
 
With that in mind, we ask you to partner with us in three ways. The first and most important is prayer; Philippians‬ ‭4:‬‭6‬ tells us to pray and bring everything before the Lord. If the Lord is willing, we will go where He sends us to preach the Gospel and share our Savior's great news. We will never go to a place where we believe God is not guiding us.
 
The second way you can partner with us is financially. In the same way, Moses asked the Israelites to be willing to contribute to the Lord's work, we ask you to prayerfully consider partnering with us to become a patron of this work with a gift of $10 or more a month. Of course, one-time gifts are appreciated as well. If you feel led by the Spirit to give, that is wonderful. If you do not, we completely understand and count on your prayers.

We know money is a taboo topic today, so we want to ensure we approach this with Biblical principles and transparency. We want to be completely honest about the money we need. We hope to raise $40,000 for this year's off-campus activities. This money would go towards funding the mission trips we will go on, Lord willing, to spread the Gospel, provide relief, and share our storytelling strategies with communities in need.

• We are headed to Los Angeles to work with Samaritan's Purse in fire relief efforts.
• As part of our training, we want to represent the Lord to people in the war-torn nation of Israel.
• We have been asked to go to Mongolia and share our storytelling strategies with the nomadic people groups. This trip would be the first stop of our Summer Serve in June and July.
• Our remaining Summer service time will be in either the Philippines or Zambia.  

When we reach our financial goal of $40,000, we will send a message to all of our supporters, just like Moses did in Exodus 36, notifying everyone that God has provided the necessary funds and that they do not have to continue giving if they don't want to.
 
The final way to help support us is by sharing our story and ministry with your friends, family, and anyone you think would like to hear about what we're doing at Disciple Daily. We know first-hand how important the training we receive at Disciple Daily is. We want the Fellowship Team to be known worldwide, so sharing our website and story with your community will be a huge blessing.

Thank you to all who are praying for us and this ministry. Your support is invaluable, and we are deeply grateful for your partnership. We can't wait to see how God plans to use us in His story.

Jenifer Cortés, Caleb Stratemann, Rob Townley
(The 2025 Fellowship Team at Disciple Daily)

P.S. - We will determine whether the Lord is leading us to these places by the response to our funding appeals over the next couple of months. Please pray with us on this matter.