Sample Support Letter

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Sample Support Letter
Here are a few tips and an example of a well-written letter.
How you say it is just as important as what you say. Texts, emails, and social media messages
are fine for follow up or reminders but asking for support from your community–both
spiritually and financially–requires a more personal touch. Receiving a physical letter in the
mail stands out to your recipient far more than a message in their inbox.
Dear _______,
A lot has happened in my life over the last few months.
MAKE IT PERSONAL.
God’s hand in my life has been evident daily as He has provided
opportunities over and over again that I did not even know I was
Explain why you want to take
looking for. It all started when a family friend told me about a
this trip or why you believe God
grant opportunity she thought I might be eligible for. As I went
has called you. DIG DEEP! Resist
on to receive that grant for my first semester of college this year
the temptation to stay at surface
I was relieved of a heavy financial burden that had kept me
level; don’t just describe where
working upwards of fifty hours per week this past summer. I
you will go and what you will do,
immediately wanted to give myself over to God regarding my
t a l k a b o u t yo u r h o p e s a n d
plans for this upcoming summer. Meanwhile, God provided me
aspirations for the trip, what you
many unexpected leadership opportunities in community action
would like to see God do in and
settings throughout the semester. Social justice and service have
through you. It doesn’t have to be
always been things I have pursued in my spare time, but I was
as long as this, but tell them some
terrified by the thought of making a life out of them. God used
of your story and how you got
the financial aid I received this year, along with a few other
here.
opportunities, to push me towards what I have always known is
my greatest passion. Consequently, I have decided to focus on
Sociology and Community Action during my time at U of M. This
summer, I believe God has called me to give my time and energy
over to Him, to continue to trust Him with my future.
Introduce who you are, where
In order to do this, I will be traveling to Choma, Zambia
you're coming from and what
for three months to work with Poetice International. This will be
you are doing, a quick summary
an incredible growing experience for me as I participate in a six-
of the trip.
week discipleship program alongside my African brothers and
sisters and learn how to live passionately for Jesus Christ. A good
Give background to the place
amount of my time in Africa will be spent training for long-term
that you will be going, the
mission work. Poetice is dedicated to raising up disciples of Jesus
organization you will be going
Christ who are willing to go and do whatever it is God asks of
with, and what they are involved
them. The beginning of my time in Zambia will be spent in deep
with in-country.
Bible training and prayer in order to consider where God is
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