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MongoliaMills September, 2010

Greetings from Chicago. This month we celebrated our 22nd anniversary, plus birthdays for Derek and Donna. Vicky is enjoying her first semester at Grace University in Omaha, and the boys have all started home school. We are still trying to settle into a routine here. The boys especially are missing Mongolia. Thanks for praying for us about all the changes.

If you're in or near Chicago this fall/winter, let's see if we can hang out. It's always pretty hard for us to see everyone we want to see in the US. Please help us out by giving us a call (773 205 8109) or emailing so we can plan on getting together with you.

Pinata at Derek's 8th. Before . . .

We are eager to sign up official prayer partners. We're trying to find 400 people committed to pray regularly, so there's still plenty of room for you to get in on this! We plan to start emailing out special, very short, weekly prayer updates.

Meanwhile, back in Bayankhongor, our teammates still have not been able to find us a place to live for our return in January. Also we found out that now we are going to need special licensing to drill water wells. Please pray for complete provision - housing, licensing, good relationships, and so on. Thanks. We saved the biggest prayer request for last: Our team needs monthly income and confidence that God will keep providing. Please pray for them, and if the Lord moves you to give specifically for them, send a note with your gift and we'll see that it gets to the right place.

. . . and after. I know just
how you feel, pinata friend.

Thank you for your friendship expressed in emails, facebook notes, calls, letters, and gifts. Those bits of communication are VERY important to us, probably way more important than you know. Please keep it up. We love to hear from you - the big stuff and the details. Thanks especially for your prayers for us, our team in Bayankhongor, and for the Mongolian people.

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

Here is this month's Team Expansion letter:
The hundreds of missionaries who serve full-time with Team Expansion all have one vision in common: They are transforming communities by planting churches among the unreached. They help abused children, battered mothers, and disadvantaged families. They place AIDs orphans in homes with loving caregivers, then track their progress to make sure everything goes smoothly. They drill wells for fresh water then turn around and tell about Living Water. They teach sanitation and hygiene, help villagers care for horses, and outfit impoverished families with goat herds. They provide disaster relief, education, leadership training, and job enrichment. And all the while, they not only share about the Good News of Jesus Christ, they also seek to initiate and nurture church-planting movements. Why? Because the church can and will be present over the long haul, giving hope and help to each community. They carry out all these acts of kindness in places where people least know about Jesus Christ. Because that's Team Expansion's knitting. That's what Team Expansion does. And because you help make it happen, that's what you do too. Thank you for lifting up the fallen. Thank you for your gift to God through Team Expansion.
Thankful,
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 = $5,175
2. College = $3,050 (this year only)

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

August Income = $2,536

August 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	$3198 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14 $80 $470 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $25
TOTAL	$3490	$3787

Photo Journey of Mongolia

More photos here

August 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

$3198 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14 $80 $470 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $25

TOTAL

$3490

$3787

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

$3198
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$14
$80
$470
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$25