Who Cares About You and Your Story
Take time to prepare a list of people you are going to send your letter to. There are three common mistakes that people make as they prepare their list. ONE: You list only those who you think will give. TWO: You make your list mentally rather then with pen or keyboard. THREE: You build your list alone.
People can be put into three groups. They are people who care about:
-YOU 
-AIM
-YOUR CAUSE
Who are the people who care about YOU?
- Family
- Friends of family
- Peer group members
- If married, your wedding list
- People in the churches you have attended
- Sunday-school classes or small groups you have been in
- Older believers who have taken an interest in you
Who are the people who care about AIM?
- Students who have gone on an AIM trip
- Youth pastors or adults who have taken their group on an AIM trip
Who are the people who care about YOUR CAUSE?
- Anyone who is working full time with college students and passionate about that age group and wanting them to be discipled.
Building prospect lists must be done ethically. Make sure you do not cross the line. Send only to people who you know or those who you have some kind of connection. If you are going to send to everyone in the church directory, check with your pastor first. If you cannot build a support team ethically, God does not want you to be a missionary. Let your conscience be captive to the Word of God.
Action Points this week:
- Notify your prayer team and ask for them to pray that God would bring to your mind those people who care.
- Make your list, get names, address, phone, email etc.
- Enter names in a database. TNT is a great program, you can download it free at http://www.tntware.com/tntmpd/
