Two Talent Ministries

“We hosted two terms of the study abroad program for 40 people total (28 students, 12 volunteer staff). The first session was 8 weeks, the second was 6 weeks. We took the students to 10 countries around Europe. Our expenses are largely food, travel, hotels, museums, and other assorted costs. I'll list the largest categories. Hotels $23,626, Meals on the road $23,618, Groceries at our home $12,916, flights and volunteer staff travel $6,000, Museums $2,094. We charged the students between $4,000-5,000, so we work hard to keep the program affordable. Using 100 percent volunteers helps us a lot.”

“We had a great year financially, and are almost out of debt. Leslie and I loan the non-profit money to keep it afloat. So currently the organization still was 9,677.18 in debt at the end of the year. It's not so much an official loan, it's more like unreimbursed money. As we gain strength financially we look forward to the non profit being able to stand on its own. But we're not there yet.”