As of the beginning of April, Brittney and I have enough funds in our account with New Mission Systems International to attend COAT, which lasts from May 20 - July 17, 2009.
The Lord has been amazing as we go through this process of raising support, and we still have a long way to go. COAT is a little over $5,500, and our suggested Monthly Budget is $3,000 per month. We are praying that we can begin work in August, which means we will need to raise $20,000 to finish out this year and $36,000 per year thereafter. It is a very intimidating project, but the Lord will provide.
At this point, we have raised:
...67% of what we need to finish out this year, and
...22% of the monthly budget.
Like I said, praise the Lord! He has blessed us with wonderful progress, and we still have a long way to go.