Fundraising Letter

Over the past three summers I have been blessed to intern with the Impact Houston Church of Christ in Houston, TX.   Last summer (2010) I served Impact Houston as the High School Director and the leaders of Impact have asked me to return as the permanent High School Minister starting in January.  This was a nice surprise and an answer to many of my prayers.  Impact’s youth programs have grown over the past few years, and there is a real need for another person on our youth team focusing on high school students.    

As High School Director, my responsibilities will include transporting the kids to and from church, organizing different service projects and mission trips, coordinating and leading bible studies, and giving the kids opportunities to enjoy positive experiences that they would not otherwise have.

  As High School Director, I will not only be focused on kids in the youth group, but also on reaching out to kids not in our youth group.  Our Youth Director, Dennis, and I have been praying and making plans to grow the high school group and to help our kids succeed in their faith after they have graduated and moved on from our group. 

Since Impact is a mission church, it is supported by other congregations throughout the United States.  Impact’s budget is devoted to running the programs that reach out to the communities surrounding the church.  Nearly all the ministers that work at Impact are supported by other congregations as domestic missionaries.  As High School Director, I will be one of these domestic missionaries, thus I need to build a network of financial and spiritual support.  On the attached page, I have listed my estimate of monthly expenses while living in Houston.  For the year, I estimate that I will need $35,000. 

I would like you to be a part of this ministry with me.  I am hoping that you might financially and prayerfully support me in this effort.  I encourage you to come see the good work that is being done in Houston.  I also encourage you to keep up with the things that I am doing there by reading my blog:  followinghiscalltohouston.blogspot.com.  With God’s grace and strength, I hope to shine like the noonday in a dark world, just as it says in Isaiah 58:10.

If you would like to contribute in any way to my mission effort, you can contact me directly at 479-670-2363, or by email jcarso1.61803@gmail.com.  If you wish to send a check, you can make it out to either West-Ark Church of Christ or Impact Church of Christ, and put my name in the memo line to designate it for me, and send it to the respective address below.

Grace and Peace,

John Carson


Westark Church of Christ                         Impact Church of Christ
900 N. Waldron                                       1704 Weber St.
Fort Smith, AR 72903                              Houston, TX 77007