The Better Place News

Phase-Two Fundraising Update

For the week ending 28 May 2011

This year our goal is to raise [at least] all the funding for the second phase of The Better Place development. This includes, land acquisition, survey, initial site plans and development, paying the Director a full-time salary and benefits, hiring an administrative assistant, legal fees, insurance and the cost of producing fundraising materials (this last item includes printed material, a DVD and architectural renderings). The total cost estimate is $730,000. Of this, we have agreed on a price to purchase the initial 100 acres (that includes a lake view and gives us road access) for $201,500.00. Once we take possession of this acreage we will be able to make offers on contiguous properties that are “landlocked” and that figure into our plans for the complete campus.

Please pray hard and often for the full amount to come in. Give what you can. Pray all you can. Be an evangelist (a good news teller) for this endeavor so others may participate in what God is doing. Visit the website to remain updated on this ministry in general.

To keep you updated as we run this race, I intend to send a weekly update of our progress toward the Phase-Two goal. Here is this week’s update:

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As of the end of May we have received $4,925 toward the goal of $730,000. If you think of that $730,000 as 730,000 yards and one step as three feet, then we have taken just about one full step. We have only 729,000 more steps to go. – However you may think of it, we would like to exceed the $200,000 mark as quickly as possible so we can purchase that first parcel of property. There are innumerable people who have the resources to pay that entire amount. They just need to hear about this and to hear from the Holy Spirit. Thank you for your prayers.