Dan and Maria Hurrelbrink have been missionaries in Romania for over 33 years — planting churches, running camps, adopting five children, and building Barnabas Ministries from the ground up.

But by 2017, their total ministry and family budget had quietly collapsed to $60,000. They were running out of money, couldn't leave the field, and were one bad year away from closing everything they'd built.

The problem wasn't their faithfulness. It was one costly mistake almost every missionary makes: raising support for themselves instead of their ministry.

In this episode, Dan and Maria share exactly how they turned it around — including the reframe that changed everything, how Dan kept supporters engaged for 5 years without setting foot on US soil, and why "out of sight is out of mind" doesn't have to be the end of your support.

This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. If you're a missionary feeling stuck, stretched, or invisible to your supporters… this one is for you.

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On a recent survey, over 90% of missionaries we asked said they did NOT know any fully funded missionaries. Well, we're here to change that! Meet Nora McNamara, a seasoned missionary who went from raising $34 in a month to getting fully funded just six months later – and has stayed fully funded now for YEARS.

This conversation, originally held for our Fully Funded Academy members, highlights Nora's transformative strategies and insights into missionary fundraising.

If you're struggling with raising support or feel alone in your financial challenges, this episode is tailored for you.

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James Harrington went from meeting a stranger at a barbecue to installing thousands of water systems across Uganda. In this conversation on location in Uganda, he shares the storytelling secrets, fundraising principles, and focus strategies that turned a dream into a sustainable movement.

• 1:46 - How to make the world smaller though stories
• 3:23 - Tell stories about your team
• 6:13 - "Filter builds" and community support-raising events
• 9:47 - Study the region and community you are in
• 11:51 - Creating a sense of destiny via stories
• 17:21 - What did support-raising look like at the start?

Watch our recent (free!) live training here »

Watch this interview on YouTube »

CONNECT WITH FULLY FUNDED ACADEMY:

• Website: https://fullyfundedacademy.com
• Get the Free Workbook: https://fullyfundedbook.com
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/fullyfundedacademy