Luv Luv is here!

Luv-Luv made it to the U.S. at the beginning of this month.  We have been INCREDIBLY busy trying to maximize his time here in the States.  So far we've spoken at three churches and still have another three that we will speak to in the next week and a half.  It has been a great time but lots of miles and hours spent in the car.  One of the great things about this month is being able to catch up with Luv Luv and see what God has been doing in his life.  Please continue to pray for him and that God would continue to bless his time here and protect him from culture shock.

November Update: A Visitor is Coming

In the process of trying to get Luv-Luv on the field as a missionary (we're still shooting to have him out there full time by early 2013), we have always had the desire to bring him over to America if money allowed us to.  We wanted to do this so that we can sit down with him and train, work on strategy together, and allow him to meet people who have partnered with us to sponsor him as a missionary. There for a while it was looking as if we would not have the funds to bring Luv-Luv over, however over the last couple of months we have been blessed with enough money to make his trip possible.  There are plenty of stories that illustrate how God has worked this together: from cheaper than expected airfare costs, Luv-Luv being able to obtain a U.S. visa and then being surprised with a 10 year multiple entry visa (which is unheard of), and many other amazing stories.  I wish I could go into the story of his visa experience with the embassy and getting his visa, but it would take up more space than we have here.  Needless to say, God seems to be blessing this opportunity for him to come over.

Luv-Luv will be here from November 6 - December 4.  There are lots of things lined up over the next month and we are excited to have him here.  If you would like a schedule of where we will be speaking or to know more about how to be involved, please send us an email: info@undergroundcoffeeintl.org

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One of our desires as an organization is to use our funds well.  We believe that budgets are, at their core, a theological document and therefore should be a working reflection of the beliefs of those who put them in place.  With that being said, Underground Coffee International strives to use the resources that it is given and raises to further the Kingdom in a financially responsible way. One of the ways that we try to be good stewards of our resources is focusing our funds on missionaries.  Currently there is no one on staff at Underground Coffee (as in everyone is a volunteer) and our first staffed positions will be missionaries that can go on the field and spread the Gospel to those who have never heard.  All of us, from the president, to the board, to everyone who helps, does it because they want to see the Gospel go forth and believes that coffee is a great vehicle to open doors and make that happen.