Why the Tappans Need to Raise Money This Summer

 Hey friends -- 

Thanks for your interest in our need to fundraise.  Here are some of the reasons why we need to raise $14,000 this summer.

• InterVarsity has raised our wages to compensate for inflation (they have not done this in the entire time we've worked for InterVarsity so it was time).  
• Every year we have people stop giving or decrease their support due to personal circumstances. 
• We are also fundraising for our area expenses (like staff training). 
• We have a goal to be paid at least 75% of what InterVarsity says we should be getting paid according to our job title (Area Directors) and our hours.  We are currently getting paid less than 75% of what we should be making.

Because this is money we will continue to need every year, our goal is to increase our number of monthly and yearly donors so that we will not continue to need to raise this money every summer.  If you'd like to hear more or have questions, feel free to reach out. 

Summer Prayer Requests and Praises

 Praises/Thanksgiving

• We are so thankful we had the opportunity to go on vacation and thankful for a successful year of Airbnb business that enabled us to go. We are thankful for the friendship that Zoe and Autumn developed while we were on vacation.  
• Praise God for the success and fruit from the Provo Summer Program and for the 16 students and staff who chose to spend their summer on mission in Provo. 
• Our anniversary was June 12th and we praise God for 11 years of marriage and 11 years on staff with InterVarsity.

Prayers

• Please pray for those on the Provo Summer Program as they finish their time in Provo this week. Pray that relationships built would continue and that students they have met would get involved with InterVarsity at BYU in the fall. 
• Pray for the students and staff who are on the Bosnia Global Program.  They will be finishing up in the next two weeks.  Pray that God would use what they learn in Bosnia to bless their campuses next year and that the relationships they developed in Bosnia would grow the InterVarsity sister movement in Bosnia. 
• Pray for us as we fundraise this summer.  Please pray that God would provide new partnerships, that we would be motivated to do the work needed to raise the money, and that ultimately this money would build God's Kingdom in Southern Utah.
• Pray that we would be able to recruit more volunteers to help out at UVU in the fall.
• Pray that students would feel excited about missions and specifically about attending InterVarsity's mission conference (Urbana) this winter.  June 30th is the last day for students to register and get a significant discount. We think this is a great opportunity for students to grow in their awareness and involvement in world mission and it is also a great training ground for student leaders to be developed. 
• Pray that our family would continue to be filled by the Holy Spirit and that we would be ready and eager to do the work He has for us when the next school year starts.