In our mission to train young men and women to take the gospel into the world, a need has arisen; our students need a new place to live while they train. Last year, the apartments where the AIMers lived were sold, and the new owners have significantly raised the rent. We were paying $82,360 a year (this included utilities) for 12 units for our students. This was a significant discount because the previous owners were members of the church, and they saw it as their way of partnering with AIM. We are now paying $104,400 a year plus utilities, and the new owners are raising the rent to $116,000 next year.
Partner with AIM as we seek to build permanent housing for our students! This would put AIM in a place where we don’t have to negotiate prices every year, allow us to have AIMers in a safer location, and prevent us from giving away money year after year. With rent going up, it’s time to have a permanent location.
We were blessed to purchase a property within one mile of the Sunset Church of Christ. We broke ground on the land at 39th Street and Salem Avenue in June 2023. It should be completed by the end of August 2024. It has 20 units that will allow us to have classes of 80 students.
Can you believe that the AIM apartments are set to be finished in August? The amazing generosity of hundreds of people has brought us to this point. I believe that as we all work together, we will be able to finish this project debt-free. Our goal in having these apartments and remaining debt-free is to make it easier to raise lifelong workers for the harvest! As we approach the finish line, two big expenses remain: the furnishings and the landscaping. Learn more about how you can help us cross the finish line.
Mail checks to Adventures in Missions with a note designating it to AIM Housing Project. You can also give to help us furnish and landscape our new home or give online and choose to fund the AIM Housing Project.
Still following,
Cory Burns
Director, Adventures in Missions
Sunset International Bible Institute
3723 34th Street
Lubbock, TX 79410