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MongoliaMills August, 2010

Derek's communion after baptism

Derek was baptized in July at New Life Lakeview! What a guy. Then with tears (ours, of course) we left Vicky at Grace University in Omaha this month. She is doing very well and she loves it there. We miss her very much though. We are still getting used to the idea of Vicky not living with our family. Please pray for her and even more for the rest of us.

Vicky at sunset on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

For our last hurrah all together as a family, we had a fun time camping and hiking in national parks. CHECK OUT OUR PICTURES ON FACEBOOK. First we went to Team Expansion's office for two weeks to meet people face-to-face and learn more about our organization. We really feel that we fit right in with the Team Expansion family. One important thing we've been encouraged to do is gather 400 prayer partners who will commit to pray regularly for us, our Mongolian teammates and the advancement of the Kingdom in Mongolia. We know that many of you are praying so to formally sign up, please email us at mongoliamills@gmail.com

We still don't have an apartment in Bayankhongor - our new base in Mongolia. We will need a place when we return there in January from our furlough. People have told us that we may be out in the snow come January, but they've been wrong before so we are PRAYING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE.

Meanwhile back in Bayankhongor, our teammates are building relationships for next year's Community Health Evangelism (CHE) work. We have talked with them a couple of times already on Skype about their growing involvement in the local community. We miss them so much and they miss 'grandma & grandpa' (that's us). Please pray for their work and that we will be able to adequately encourage them long-distance.

Thank you for your prayers for us, especially as our family adjusts to big changes with Vicky at college. Thanks also for praying to the Mongolian people and our team back in Bayankhongor. We certainly appreciate your gifts and encouraging words too.

Love,
Bill & Donna Mills
Vicky, Justin, Wesley, Evan, Derek

Here is this month's Team Expansion letter:
"Thank you for your gift to God through Team Expansion." Notice the way I've worded that opening statement - because, frankly, we never want to confuse the issue. Your donation to God is just that: a donation to the Lord, not to man. The fact that you chose to channel your gift through Team Expansion is, for us, a sacred trust. It demands that we enter into a covenant with you - a covenant to utilize your gift as a launching pad for getting the words of the Bible out of the Bible and into the hearts, hands, and heads of unreached peoples all over the world. "Transforming communities by planting churches among the unreached" is more than a vision statement to us. It's a contract. We pledge to do our part because you gave your gift to God through us... and we commit to maximizing the impact of that gift among those who have never had a chance to say yes to Jesus.
Gratefully yours,
Doug Lucas
President - DLucas@TeamExpansion.org

Donation checks should be made out to "Team Expansion" and sent to:
New Life Community Church
2958 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago IL 60618

Please write "Mongolia" in the memo.
Total 2010 accumulated Income for Special Funds:
1. CHE Team = $4,975
2. College = $550 (this year only)

Please include a note with gifts especially designated for the CHE Team or for our kids' college. Thanks.

July Income = $2,866

July 2010	Actual Expenses	Monthly Budget
Personal Medical Insurance Special Medical Expense Life Insurance Social Security Apartment Utilities Education for Children Giving Mongolian Language Postage Transportation Meals (traveling) Housing (traveling) Visa/permit fees Furlough/Air fare Equipment Banking Fees JCS & other fees	$820 $200 $50 $25 $40 $408 $115 $330 $450 $37 $10 $130 $20 $20 $100 $350 $125 $10 $250	$1000 $1688 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14 $0 $280 $0 $0 $165 $75 $350 $0 $0 $120 $0 $26
TOTAL	$3490	$3718

Photo Journey of Mongolia

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July 2010

ActualExpenses

MonthlyBudget

Personal Medical Insurance Special Medical Expense Life Insurance Social Security Apartment Utilities Education for Children Giving Mongolian Language Postage Transportation Meals (traveling) Housing (traveling) Visa/permit fees Furlough/Air fare Equipment Banking Fees JCS & other fees

$820 $200 $50 $25 $40 $408 $115 $330 $450 $37 $10 $130 $20 $20 $100 $350 $125 $10 $250

$1000 $1688 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14 $0 $280 $0 $0 $165 $75 $350 $0 $0 $120 $0 $26

TOTAL

$3490

$3718

Photo Journey of Mongolia

More photos here

Actual
Expenses

Monthly
Budget

Personal
Medical Insurance
Special Medical Expense
Life Insurance
Social Security
Apartment
Utilities
Education for Children
Giving
Mongolian Language
Postage
Transportation
Meals (traveling)
Housing (traveling)
Visa/permit fees
Furlough/Air fare
Equipment
Banking Fees
JCS & other fees

$820
$200
$50
$25
$40
$408
$115
$330
$450
$37
$10
$130
$20
$20
$100
$350
$125
$10
$250

$1000
$1688
$0
$0
$0
$0
$14
$0
$280
$0
$0
$165
$75
$350
$0
$0
$120
$0
$26