While we have lived in the US for more than a year, our budget was updated this summer with our new cost-of-living realities. Since January 1, 2025 we have been supported at 90% of what Wycliffe has determined our needs to be.\u00a0 Our financial supporters have been abundantly faithful, we are so grateful.\u00a0 The approximately 10% deficit is due to the significant cost of living differences between living in Northern Thailand and living in the US, although annually we experience an attrition of 1-3 partners due normal life transitions.\u00a0 For instance, in Thailand, we can go to a local restaurant for Thai food for about $15 for our family and house rental costs are about $350 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you would like more information regarding our financial needs please contact us. If you would like to partner with us, you can give regularly via a tax-deductible gift to our Wycliffe ministry<\/a> (10% Wycliffe overhead + US income taxes for us).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some people ask how they can give a personal gift to help with medical or transition expenses. This would not be for ministry expenses and is not tax-deductible. It also doesn’t have the 10% overhead or count as US taxes for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some methods for helping financially, if that is something you\u2019d like to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zelle or Google Pay: megahirt@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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