Update #7: Funding Information and slight Schedule changes

Many exciting things have been happening lately, and I'm not quite sure where to start.

I've got about one week left in Oregon and I must say, this month has been packed full of learning experiences, challenges, blessings and adventures. First off, I want to continue to thank you all for being a part of this experience with me. I know I've said "thank you" about a hundred times already, but in all honesty, I wouldn't be doing this without all of your support and through the grace of God.

Schedule Update: Minor Changes
-Originally my plan was to leave on April 6th, but this has recently been changed to April 5th due to meeting up with family on the way down and just to allow for a more relaxed trip overall.
-I will then be arriving in Temecula, CA on the evening of April 10th.

***It's looking very possible that the Australia side of my trip could occur sooner than expected. After speaking with a new friend from GRN, it was suggested that some training in the Sydney office would be very valuable prior to digging in too deep in Temecula. More updates to come on this soon!***

Funding Progress and PayPal Access:
-Things have been going very well funding-wise and based off recent totals for living costs, I'm over 90% funded for the first phase of my trip in California, praise the Lord!

**If you'd still like to donate, but don't like checks or direct deposit, I've recently opened a PayPal account so you can give that way if you'd like. Here's a link to the donation site:

>>  Donate to my trip via PayPal! Thanks!  <<
enter my email as: matt.haide@gmail.com

Thank you again for being a part of this adventure with me! God bless you!


-Matt

Current location and brief update

Hello again!

I just wanted to update you all really quickly as to what I've been up to for the month of March.

I finished my job at the Corvallis Mac Store at the end of February and am currently living at my parent's place in Hillsboro, OR for the month of March. I've chosen this step in order to have a bit of a transitional time and so I could be with my family before moving down to Temecula. It has been a good time, full of rest, challenges and a lot of productive clean up (getting rid of tons of unnecessary old papers and junk). I've even been able to serve on the music team at my church here, which has been great!

I will also be visiting Corvallis from March 31st - April 1st and am extremely excited to see my Suburban family and other friends again while I'm in town. There will be a shindig on saturday evening at the church, so if you'd like to hang out one last time before I take off, I'd love to see you :)

*In this update, I'd like to focus on lifting up some audio scripture ministries in prayer.*

Global Recordings Network (GRN) globalrecordings.net

International Orality Network (ION) ION

DAVAR (translates into the "Word" in Hebrew) DAVARpartners.com

Audio Scripture Ministries (ASM) ASMtoday.org

-These are just a few that I'm aware of, and am excited to know that this form of outreach is growing.

Pray For:

• The people receiving the recordings, that they may have attentive ears and open hearts and minds.
• Scripture recordists that they are able to effectively translate different languages and communicate with various people groups. And that they would stay safe during travels.
• Follow-up, that these organizations would find powerful contacts in strategic locations in order to follow up with people who may have questions or want to know more about the Lord.
• Office workers, that their work may be effective and that they may not grow weary in their efforts.

-I'm sure there are many more things to pray for, but I hope this helps you direct your prayers in a more specific way.

~Blessings~