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Same Mission, New Agency

A NEW AGENCY
After months of prayer and consideration, along with counsel from pastors and other friends and family, we want to inform you of a big and exciting change for us! In an effort to be the best stewards of the resources God has provided through our supporters, we are resigning from our current mission board, Avant, and we are transitioning to a new agency, Mission Quest (https://missionquest.org).



WHAT IS CHANGING?

This change does not affect our ministries here in Mexico. We plan to continue in the same ministry as before: Making disciples of Jesus Christ in Puebla, Mexico through orphan care, theological education, and church ministries. This is also not a change in doctrine. Our beliefs have not changed! You can check out Mission Quest’s doctrinal statement here: https://missionquest.org/about/Missionary-Statement-of-Faith/

WHY CHANGE?

For us, this change is about stewardship. For our family to continue with Avant would not be good stewardship of the funds you generously give. For this reason, we have joined Mission Quest, a missionary service agency with much lower overhead costs and which gives us the freedom and flexibility to make better stewardship decisions for our family. We believe that God cares how we use the resources He entrusts us with, and it is primarily because of this that we are making this change.

HOW DOES THIS CHANGE AFFECT YOU?

For those who are our financial supporters, whether through monthly or one-time support, first of all we thank you for your support thus far. God has used your generous giving to get us here to Mexico and to help us get established in our ministries here. We would not be here without you.

With our new organization, we will still need a similar level of support, although now a much higher percentage of that will go directly toward our ministry.

 If you would like to continue to partner with us in our ministry, we would be very grateful for your continued support.

HOW TO SUPPORT US WITH MISSION QUEST

Setting up your giving with Mission Quest:

1.      Online Donations: you can give online at https://missionquest.org/180 via Credit or Debit Cards, or directly from your Bank Account (Credit card gifts do incur an additional 3% fee which will be taken out of your gift). Giving through Mission Quest online is secure and will ensure that the funds get to us in a timely manner.

2.      Donation by check: Mission Quest is also able to process donations sent to us via checks and money orders. Donations via checks and money orders should be addressed to Mission Quest and in the memo-line, write our account number: 180 (Please do NOT write our names on the check). This article will show you an example of how to write the check if you’re not sure. Please send your checks to:
Mission Quest
P.O. Box 558191
Chicago, IL. 60655

3.      Other ways: If you prefer to donate by using other methods, please contact our home office (mq@missionquest.org) to discuss this with them in more details.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions for us regarding this change, please feel free to ask us anything. Contact us here or at our new missions email, collinsfamily2mexico@gmail.com.

Mission Quest’s home office is also always willing to answer your questions and comments. Please feel free to contact them for any help. You can reach their office by email at mq@missionquest.org. You can also review the frequently asked questions on Mission Quest’s Knowledge Base

Here again is our online profile and giving page with Mission Quest: https://missionquest.org/180

Thank you so much for your support for us. We would very much appreciate your prayers for us as we make this transition in the next few weeks.

Your fellow servants,
Chris, Sarah and Mikey Collins

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