Laurie Ishii

Greetings!

This is tough economic time for everyone and we realize that – so when you are praying for yourselves, please pray for us too!!!

It has been said that if we need something, we should ask… (“You have not because you ask not” James 4:2b).

Well, we are in need, so we are asking!  We have paid the IRS the $750 to process the paperwork for the 501c3 (and they didn’t waste any time cashing the check lol). We were already getting down to the nitty gritty before we sent the check to the IRS and I probably should have sent this out months ago but I didn’t.

People have been so gracious to give us things for gift bags which is awesome and we are SO GRATEFUL!!! We do need cash as well – even just $20-$50 a month would help out a lot and we will be able to give a tax receipt for everything people give to After Hours Ministry now, from the date we sent the final paperwork to the IRS.

Everything (including internet/phone – which is about $250 a month – we have three phones and 3,000 anytime minutes and I do a LOT of ministry on the phone as well as Melisa being on our plan), electricity $100+ mo., even rent $1250 mo. (because we do all of our ministry/business out of our apartment we are able to pay half out of the After Hours account – if there’s money in it), printing costs (we need to print more brochures/tracts $500+), gas (thankfully Jen and Julia have been driving on outreach the last few times), we also got hit (of course, all at once) with a big electric bill, and annual car insurance payment, as well as doctor, phone and water bills! Ugh!

Whenever we have no money in the After Hours account – whatever we need to pay for comes out of our personal savings account – which is what’s going on right now!!!

Yes, we are confident that the Jesus will provide for our needs, but we are also asking for our brothers and sisters to PRAY and when God leads – give financially to support what God is doing on the streets of LA!!

Thank you so so much for all of your pray and financial support, and encouraging words!

Make checks payable to:
After Hours Ministry
P.O. Box 93275
Los Angeles, CA. 90093

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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