This is a question I have been asked and thought I would post a little bit more about that for all of you to read. I, along with the rest of the Mocha Club team, will be traveling to the capital city of Addis Ababa to serve at various Mocha Club projects. One of the projects is Women At Risk. This organization is in Nazaret and rescues women out of prostitution. The women are offered a 10-month rehabilitation program that includes social, personal, spiritual, as well as job training. We will spend time with these women and hear their stories of how this organization has changed their lives.
Mocha Club has recently partnered with Women At Risk to help the women make gorgeous hand made scarfs that are being sold to help these women earn an income. You can find them on the fasionABLE website. I just got one the other day and I love it. It's gorgeous!! Go check them out.
We will then travel to Ambo where we will visit two projects. First is a church that operates a school for 250 children. If this is the church I remember, which I am pretty sure it is, I visited here the first time I went to Ethiopia. The children here are amazing. I remember vividly playing with them in the yard of the church. I had a great time. When I was there the school was not complete, but I am really excited to see the school. We will be organizing an English summer camp.
We will also be visiting with the large local street boy population. I remember being with them during my first trip. This was another part of that trip I very much enjoyed. God has placed a huge part in my heart for these boys. I cannot wait to get back and see them all again. We will organize games/activities and further build relationships with these boys.
I can't wait to find out more of what we will be doing on the trip. The team should be starting our weekly conference calls soon, I would guess, where we will learn more about the trip and bond as a team (before we meet each other in person. The excitement of the trip is building and building each day. I cannot wait to be back in Ethiopia. I feel so at home when I am there and I have been away from home for 2 years. It's been way too long.
I still have the gift card give-a-way going on if you would like to be a part of that. Every $15 donation gets you one entry into the drawing for a $50 Target gift card. You can enter until January 31st. You can donate online by clicking on the I Need Africa button on the right side of my blog. You can also donate by check. Directions on how to do so are right under the button for donating online. You can also check out more about Mocha Club by clicking on the Mocha Club button directly under the check donation instructions. If donating by check and you want to be a part of the give-a-way, please make sure you mail the check in time to be received by the 31st. I will be getting financial updates with names and donation amounts. That is how I will know who gets an entry into the drawing. You can also donate after the give-a-way is over. I need to be 100% funded by June 7th (2 weeks before the trip). The last I knew I have $3, 150 left to go. (I have not received a financial update yet so that is only the donations I know have been donated.)
I thank you for any financial support you can give me. I appreciate everything. I am so very thankful for all your prayers. Prayers that I raise all the funds needed, prayers for a safe trip, and prayers for myself. I will continue to update on what I will be doing in Ethiopia once I learn more on the conference calls. I will also continue to do financial updates as well. I know I am not doing this alone...I want all of you to be a part of this with me.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Gift Card Give-A-Way!
The gift card give-a-way is still going! You have until January 31st to enter so make sure you get in on it. This is something you are going to want a chance at wining. A $50 Target gift card! All it costs to get one entry is a $15 donation to my trip. The chance to win a $50 gift card for $15?! I say that is a pretty good deal! You can donate online by clicking the I Need Africa More Than Africa Needs Me button on the right side on my blog. It will bring you to the page to donate for the one month Ethiopia trip. Just remember to put my name (Sarah Connelly) in the team member spot and then fill in all of your information. Click donate and your tax deductible receipt will be emailed to you Make sure you hold on to this because you will need it when you file your taxes next year if you choose to claim it.
You can also donate by check. Make all checks payable to Mocha Club. You can send checks to 963 Missions Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX 5243. Please include with your check a giving note which states "Sarah Connelly One Month Ethiopia Trip". If you are sending a check in and want to be a part of this give-a-way, make sure you send the check out early enough so it counts by January 31st. You can also give checks to me (payable to Mocha Club) and I will mail them in.
For every $15 donation you will get one entry into the give-a-way. For example if you donate $30 you will get 2 entries into the give-a-way. If you donate $45, you get 3 entries. And so on. There is just one (1) Target give card for $50 that will be given away. The winner will be chosen after I receive a list of the financial donations and verifiy who is eligible by the $15 equals one entry rule.
Please share this on your Facebook or your blog. Let's make this a successful fundraiser! I have a goal in mind of what I would like this fundraiser to raise, but I'm not going to say. I want to see what God is going to do. I want to see how He is going to move. Let's see what the Lord can do! Thank you for all your prayers, sharing of my blog, and your giving to my trip. I can't adequately express how much I appreciate it all.
You can also donate by check. Make all checks payable to Mocha Club. You can send checks to 963 Missions Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX 5243. Please include with your check a giving note which states "Sarah Connelly One Month Ethiopia Trip". If you are sending a check in and want to be a part of this give-a-way, make sure you send the check out early enough so it counts by January 31st. You can also give checks to me (payable to Mocha Club) and I will mail them in.
For every $15 donation you will get one entry into the give-a-way. For example if you donate $30 you will get 2 entries into the give-a-way. If you donate $45, you get 3 entries. And so on. There is just one (1) Target give card for $50 that will be given away. The winner will be chosen after I receive a list of the financial donations and verifiy who is eligible by the $15 equals one entry rule.
Please share this on your Facebook or your blog. Let's make this a successful fundraiser! I have a goal in mind of what I would like this fundraiser to raise, but I'm not going to say. I want to see what God is going to do. I want to see how He is going to move. Let's see what the Lord can do! Thank you for all your prayers, sharing of my blog, and your giving to my trip. I can't adequately express how much I appreciate it all.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
My Blog Has Been Revamped!!
And I love it!! I want to say a special thanks to Nikki from Blogs For A Cause. She did an awesome job!! What do you all think? Do you like the new look of the blog?? You should all check her out. See the button on the right side of my blog. The work is great and the money goes to an awesome cause.
I have also added a few buttons to the right side of my blog under my profile picture/info. The first one that says I Need Africa More Than Africa Needs Me will take you right to the page to make an online donation to my trip. How convenient is that?!? Then all you have to do is put in all the information needed. The second button that says Mocha Club will take you to the home page of Mocha Club which is the organization I am going to Ethiopia with. They are a wonderful organization. If you don't know anything about them, check out their website. Third is World Vision. I have supported World Vision for many years and this button will take your right to their website. I am a Child Ambassador with WV so if you have any sponsorship questions or would like to sponsor a child please contact me and I can help you.
Please remember to check out the gift card give-a-way. That is going on until January 31st! Look for all the info in the appropriate blog post. You don't want to miss your chance at getting in on that. Please share the post about the give-a-way on your Facebook or blog to help spread the word. Let's see how much money can be raised!! Thank you for spreading the word about my trip. And as always thank you for all your prayers!
I have also added a few buttons to the right side of my blog under my profile picture/info. The first one that says I Need Africa More Than Africa Needs Me will take you right to the page to make an online donation to my trip. How convenient is that?!? Then all you have to do is put in all the information needed. The second button that says Mocha Club will take you to the home page of Mocha Club which is the organization I am going to Ethiopia with. They are a wonderful organization. If you don't know anything about them, check out their website. Third is World Vision. I have supported World Vision for many years and this button will take your right to their website. I am a Child Ambassador with WV so if you have any sponsorship questions or would like to sponsor a child please contact me and I can help you.
Please remember to check out the gift card give-a-way. That is going on until January 31st! Look for all the info in the appropriate blog post. You don't want to miss your chance at getting in on that. Please share the post about the give-a-way on your Facebook or blog to help spread the word. Let's see how much money can be raised!! Thank you for spreading the word about my trip. And as always thank you for all your prayers!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The first fundraiser: GIFT CARD GIVE-A-WAY!!!
My first fundraiser for my trip to Ethiopia is here!! I am doing a gift card give-a-way! I will be giving away one (1) $50 gift card to Target!! Everyone likes Target, right?? Especially when you have $50 to spend!! Here is how this will work for every $15 donation you give you will get one (1) entry into the drawing. So if you donate $15 you get one entry, if you donate $30 you get two entries, if you donate $45 you get three entries, and so on. This give-a-way will run from today (when this blog posts) until Monday January 31st. That gives you about 12 days to get in on this.
All donations will be made the usual way through Mocha Club. You can donate online through this link. Make sure you type my name (Sarah Connelly) in the "Team Member's Name" box. Then fill in the rest of the information that is needed and click on Donate. You will then receive your tax deductible receipt in your email. Make sure you hold on to this email for your tax purposes. If you would like to mail in a check, you can do so. I would suggest if you want to mail in a check and would like to participate in this give-a-way you mail it in toward the beginning of the time frame to ensure the check arrives in time. Make all checks payable to Mocha Club. Send donations to: 963 Missions Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX 75243 Make sure to include a giving note with your check. This note will simply state the following: Sarah Connelly Ethiopia One Month Trip.
I will be getting financial updates about every week or two with a list of donations and donors. From this list I will look for this time frame (today through January 31st) to get the names all those who meet the giving requirements for this give-a-way ($15 for each entry). Once I have this list, the drawing will be done for the gift card. All the names will be placed in a brown paper bag and I will pick one name out. This person will win the gift card. The gift card will then be mail out the next day or given to the person the next time I see them whatever the case maybe.
Remember ALL donations through Mocha Club are tax deductible. Also if you do not want to mail checks in, you can give me checks made out to Mocha Club if you would still like to receive the tax deduction and I will be glad to mail them in. I ask everyone to please post on their Facebook page, their blog, or where ever else they post. Spread the word about this. I want this give-a-way to be success! I have $3,150 left to go! Let's see what cane be done with this give-a-way. Let's see how much money can be raised!
I thank you all for all of your support. Above everything else I need your prayers for my trip especially now for this fundraiser. Pray God uses this fundraiser to bring in the funds I need to get to Ethiopia. I will be posting more information in a few days about what the trip itself will entail. And about what I will be doing once I am in Ethiopia. I'm sure this will help some of you who are thinking about giving, but want to know more information before doing so.
All donations will be made the usual way through Mocha Club. You can donate online through this link. Make sure you type my name (Sarah Connelly) in the "Team Member's Name" box. Then fill in the rest of the information that is needed and click on Donate. You will then receive your tax deductible receipt in your email. Make sure you hold on to this email for your tax purposes. If you would like to mail in a check, you can do so. I would suggest if you want to mail in a check and would like to participate in this give-a-way you mail it in toward the beginning of the time frame to ensure the check arrives in time. Make all checks payable to Mocha Club. Send donations to: 963 Missions Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX 75243 Make sure to include a giving note with your check. This note will simply state the following: Sarah Connelly Ethiopia One Month Trip.
I will be getting financial updates about every week or two with a list of donations and donors. From this list I will look for this time frame (today through January 31st) to get the names all those who meet the giving requirements for this give-a-way ($15 for each entry). Once I have this list, the drawing will be done for the gift card. All the names will be placed in a brown paper bag and I will pick one name out. This person will win the gift card. The gift card will then be mail out the next day or given to the person the next time I see them whatever the case maybe.
Remember ALL donations through Mocha Club are tax deductible. Also if you do not want to mail checks in, you can give me checks made out to Mocha Club if you would still like to receive the tax deduction and I will be glad to mail them in. I ask everyone to please post on their Facebook page, their blog, or where ever else they post. Spread the word about this. I want this give-a-way to be success! I have $3,150 left to go! Let's see what cane be done with this give-a-way. Let's see how much money can be raised!
I thank you all for all of your support. Above everything else I need your prayers for my trip especially now for this fundraiser. Pray God uses this fundraiser to bring in the funds I need to get to Ethiopia. I will be posting more information in a few days about what the trip itself will entail. And about what I will be doing once I am in Ethiopia. I'm sure this will help some of you who are thinking about giving, but want to know more information before doing so.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Update On My Ethiopia Trip
Just a quick post today as I am completely exhausted and it's already late. As far as I know, I have $3,375 left to go!! I haven't gotten a financial update yet because the guy who is in charge of that (how professional is that? lol I'm sure there is a title for him that is more professional sounding, but it's late and I'm tired so I can't think. lol) is on his honeymoon so that total reflects what I am aware of was given. That means if 335 people give $10, I reach my goal. If 224 people give $15, I'm there. If 168 people give $20, I make it. If 134 people give $25 I get there. If 67 people give $50, I reach it. If 45 people give $75, I'll be there. And if 34 people give $100, I've got it. Will you be one of those people? Will you be one of the 335? How about the 168? Or the 34?
Remember all donations are tax deductible. You can go to Mocha Club and give a donation online. Make sure you put my name (Sarah Connelly) in the trip member's spot. After putting in all the pertinent information click donate. You will then get a receipt emailed to you. Hold on to this email as this will serve as your tax deductible receipt. You can also mail in a check. Make all checks payable to Mocha Club. Send to 963 Missions Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX. 75243. Make sure you include a note stating my name and trip information, i.e., Sarah Connelly One Month Ethiopia Trip.
If you are thinking about donating to my trip, but want to wait for whatever reason that is fine and I thank you for wanting to donate. I do want to let you know, though, I do have due dates I need to meet. Once I get definite due dates (the exact dates, i.e., February 5th or March 1st.) I will make a blog post. I'm not pressuring anyone into giving sooner than they feel comfortable with. I completely understand needing to wait for financial reasons or whatever the case maybe I just want to let you all know.
I did get some great news from my doctor the other day. I don't know how many of you know about the car accident I was in over a year ago. I think most of you know, but I'm not sure how many people read my blog. [Or who actually find it interesting enough to read! :)] I had a follow up with my neurosurgeon this past Monday from my neck surgery (cervical spine fusion). I was telling him that I was going to Africa in June, but I was a little concerned with the timing because I still have to get the lower back surgery. He told me not to worry that we still have plenty of time and that I will be fine by the time I leave. He gave me the ok to go on the trip and said the surgery will be taken care of and I will be fine by the time I'm ready to go. That's all I needed to know. I mean I knew that already. I guess I just needed to hear the doctor say it and give me the reassurance. I guess it just made me feel better having the doctor say it. Even though it is something God told me about 5 months ago. I'm completely at ease now with the surgery and everything medical. I'm so looking forward to my trip and just concentrating on fund raising 100% knowing I have nothing to worry about surgery wise.
And speaking of fund raising....stay tuned. I have my first fund raiser coming up next week! But by all means don't wait until then to give. If you feel led to give now, please give now. ;) But I think it's a pretty cool fund raiser, but I can't take all the credit for it. I have seen some of my awesome friends use it before for some of their fund raisers and it has worked well for them I decided to steal the idea. :) I think I will start it Monday, but we'll see. Stay tuned for that.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Have a blessed Sunday! Thank you so much for supporting me and my continuing adventures in Ethiopia. And as always I ask for your prayers for my trip above and beyond everything else!
Remember all donations are tax deductible. You can go to Mocha Club and give a donation online. Make sure you put my name (Sarah Connelly) in the trip member's spot. After putting in all the pertinent information click donate. You will then get a receipt emailed to you. Hold on to this email as this will serve as your tax deductible receipt. You can also mail in a check. Make all checks payable to Mocha Club. Send to 963 Missions Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX. 75243. Make sure you include a note stating my name and trip information, i.e., Sarah Connelly One Month Ethiopia Trip.
If you are thinking about donating to my trip, but want to wait for whatever reason that is fine and I thank you for wanting to donate. I do want to let you know, though, I do have due dates I need to meet. Once I get definite due dates (the exact dates, i.e., February 5th or March 1st.) I will make a blog post. I'm not pressuring anyone into giving sooner than they feel comfortable with. I completely understand needing to wait for financial reasons or whatever the case maybe I just want to let you all know.
I did get some great news from my doctor the other day. I don't know how many of you know about the car accident I was in over a year ago. I think most of you know, but I'm not sure how many people read my blog. [Or who actually find it interesting enough to read! :)] I had a follow up with my neurosurgeon this past Monday from my neck surgery (cervical spine fusion). I was telling him that I was going to Africa in June, but I was a little concerned with the timing because I still have to get the lower back surgery. He told me not to worry that we still have plenty of time and that I will be fine by the time I leave. He gave me the ok to go on the trip and said the surgery will be taken care of and I will be fine by the time I'm ready to go. That's all I needed to know. I mean I knew that already. I guess I just needed to hear the doctor say it and give me the reassurance. I guess it just made me feel better having the doctor say it. Even though it is something God told me about 5 months ago. I'm completely at ease now with the surgery and everything medical. I'm so looking forward to my trip and just concentrating on fund raising 100% knowing I have nothing to worry about surgery wise.
And speaking of fund raising....stay tuned. I have my first fund raiser coming up next week! But by all means don't wait until then to give. If you feel led to give now, please give now. ;) But I think it's a pretty cool fund raiser, but I can't take all the credit for it. I have seen some of my awesome friends use it before for some of their fund raisers and it has worked well for them I decided to steal the idea. :) I think I will start it Monday, but we'll see. Stay tuned for that.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Have a blessed Sunday! Thank you so much for supporting me and my continuing adventures in Ethiopia. And as always I ask for your prayers for my trip above and beyond everything else!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Fund Raising Ideas!
I have many ideas flowing through my mind of how to fund raise for my up coming trip to Ethiopia. I have to raise $3,750 for my trip so I have a ways to go. I'm coming up with some ideas for some give-a-ways so some of you will get something while I am raising money for my trip. Be on the look out for those! I'm getting everything together to start up with those give-a-ways so that should all be soon. In the mean time, if you would like to give a tax deductible donation you can do so either online or by mail. If you would like to give online go to this page on the Mocha Club website. (Make sure it's for the Ethiopia One Month Trip.) In the first box make sure you put in my name spelled correctly: Sarah Connelly. Then fill in the out the rest of the form with how much you would like to donate and your information. You can also mail in a donation. Make all donations payable to Mocha Club and send to 963 Missions Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX 75243. When sending in a donation by mail, please include a giving note. This note should include my name and the trip I'm going on. So it should say Sarah Connelly One Month Ethiopia Trip.
All donations are tax deductible, but must be sent directly to Mocha Club to get the deduction. Get ready for those give-a-ways because they will start within the next few weeks. But you can start giving now if you'd like! And as always, I could use your prayers for my trip. I need prayers that I can raise all the funds and prayers for the trip itself. Thank you! :)
All donations are tax deductible, but must be sent directly to Mocha Club to get the deduction. Get ready for those give-a-ways because they will start within the next few weeks. But you can start giving now if you'd like! And as always, I could use your prayers for my trip. I need prayers that I can raise all the funds and prayers for the trip itself. Thank you! :)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Big News and I Need Your Help!
I usually don't tell this news this early, but I do need all your help. I usually do wait a couple of weeks. Get everything settled, get a plan together, get the final word, and let myself revel in the news before I share it with everyone else. But like I said, I need your help. I will first start back a little ways and delay the news for a little bit...I know you are all hating this right now. ;)
About July or August, I started asking God when I would be going back to Ethiopia. I started really feeling a stirring in my heart that I would be going back sooner than I thought. (I made reference to this in an earlier blog post.) He told me June July of 2011. I filled in that gap with an or and decided it was June or July of 2011. So I just held onto that and kept on going. I knew the gaps would be filled in eventually.
As most, if not all, of you know I was in a car accident a year ago. I've had my many ups and downs this past year dealing with insurance and doctor issues. Not to mention disability issues. I have not had any income since September because of many issues with disability. I have appealed this and am still waiting. They have since received all the paperwork they have requested and are in process of reviewing my appeal. I should hear something by Christmas Eve. Having the appeal go in my favor would be an amazing Christmas present.
On my last two trips to Ethiopia, I have always applied (if you have never gone on a missions trip, applying to go on one will sound weird to you) and paid the deposit right away out of pocket. I have then fund raised the rest of the money. This is typical protocol for mission trips--you fund raise! (Unless you are blessed enough to pay for it completely out of pocket. Which is wonderful!)
I have felt more lately (the past 2 months or so) that God had been leading me towards going back to Ethiopia with the organization I went with in July 2008 on my first trip. This organization is Mocha Club. They are an amazing organization! If you don't know about them please educate yourself. They do amazing work not only in Ethiopia, but throughout Africa. They have done mission trips to Ethiopia every year since 2008 and I knew the dates for summer 2011 would be coming out any day now. I was anxiously awaiting the email. And that email came yesterday!
More on that in a minute. I know, I know. You just want me to get to the point! :) I got the first of 2 surgeries I needed because of the car accident a little more than a month ago. It has been a pretty rough recovery and I had some unforeseeable complications. The doctors have had their concerns and they didn't want me (and still don't want me) to leave the house. The past few days have been good. I'm feeling a lot better than I was even 3 days ago. I'm still not 100%, but I'm getting there. I see my 2 surgeons on the 28th and am hoping to get the all clear to leave the house. I will then get my 2nd surgery as soon as my surgeons say it's ok. It will sometime in February. Then it is just a 3 month recovery after that which will bring me to May.
I know I've stalled long enough so I guess I will just get to it. Remember when I said before God said I would be going back June July 2011. Then I filled in an or for it to be June or July 2011. Yeah. Don't fill in gaps that don't need to be filled in. He meant exactly what He said. June July 2011. I filled out my application yesterday to go back to Ethiopia with Mocha Club for June 21-July 17, 2011. I filled out my application online and like I said I would have paid for my deposit out of pocket right away. They actually wanted me to pay my deposit right away. This time around I have to fund rise every penny of my trip. So I have to start fund raising ASAP to get my deposit in. The total cost of this trip is $3, 750. The deposit that I have to get paid right away is $400.
All donations must be made through Mocha Club. Mocha Club is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization so ALL donations are tax deductible. You can donate online at www.mochaclub.org/africa-trips then click on the icon to "Make a Donation" on the One Month trip to Ethiopia (bottom of page). Then fill out the page will the necessary information. Make sure you put my name in "Trip Member's Name". Make sure you spell my name right so it counts towards me.
You can also send in check made payable to Mocha Club. Send the check to: 963 Missons Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX 75243 Please include a note with your check with my name and One Month Ethiopia Trip on it.
As much as I need my trip fully funded, I need prayer most of all. I need prayer that physically I will feel strong enough to get to Ethiopia. God has already told me I will be fully recovered and feeling great before I get there. I need prayer to be fully funded and that my deposit can get paid. And most importantly pray for those in Ethiopia. My heart is in that country. February will mark 2 years since I have last been there and I miss being there so much. Ethiopia is a beautiful country full of beautiful people.
If you feel led to give, thank you very much. I appreciate it more than you know. I am completely humbled that God has chosen me to go back to Ethiopia again. And I am completely humbled that you would pray and/or give that I can go back to Ethiopia.
About July or August, I started asking God when I would be going back to Ethiopia. I started really feeling a stirring in my heart that I would be going back sooner than I thought. (I made reference to this in an earlier blog post.) He told me June July of 2011. I filled in that gap with an or and decided it was June or July of 2011. So I just held onto that and kept on going. I knew the gaps would be filled in eventually.
As most, if not all, of you know I was in a car accident a year ago. I've had my many ups and downs this past year dealing with insurance and doctor issues. Not to mention disability issues. I have not had any income since September because of many issues with disability. I have appealed this and am still waiting. They have since received all the paperwork they have requested and are in process of reviewing my appeal. I should hear something by Christmas Eve. Having the appeal go in my favor would be an amazing Christmas present.
On my last two trips to Ethiopia, I have always applied (if you have never gone on a missions trip, applying to go on one will sound weird to you) and paid the deposit right away out of pocket. I have then fund raised the rest of the money. This is typical protocol for mission trips--you fund raise! (Unless you are blessed enough to pay for it completely out of pocket. Which is wonderful!)
I have felt more lately (the past 2 months or so) that God had been leading me towards going back to Ethiopia with the organization I went with in July 2008 on my first trip. This organization is Mocha Club. They are an amazing organization! If you don't know about them please educate yourself. They do amazing work not only in Ethiopia, but throughout Africa. They have done mission trips to Ethiopia every year since 2008 and I knew the dates for summer 2011 would be coming out any day now. I was anxiously awaiting the email. And that email came yesterday!
More on that in a minute. I know, I know. You just want me to get to the point! :) I got the first of 2 surgeries I needed because of the car accident a little more than a month ago. It has been a pretty rough recovery and I had some unforeseeable complications. The doctors have had their concerns and they didn't want me (and still don't want me) to leave the house. The past few days have been good. I'm feeling a lot better than I was even 3 days ago. I'm still not 100%, but I'm getting there. I see my 2 surgeons on the 28th and am hoping to get the all clear to leave the house. I will then get my 2nd surgery as soon as my surgeons say it's ok. It will sometime in February. Then it is just a 3 month recovery after that which will bring me to May.
I know I've stalled long enough so I guess I will just get to it. Remember when I said before God said I would be going back June July 2011. Then I filled in an or for it to be June or July 2011. Yeah. Don't fill in gaps that don't need to be filled in. He meant exactly what He said. June July 2011. I filled out my application yesterday to go back to Ethiopia with Mocha Club for June 21-July 17, 2011. I filled out my application online and like I said I would have paid for my deposit out of pocket right away. They actually wanted me to pay my deposit right away. This time around I have to fund rise every penny of my trip. So I have to start fund raising ASAP to get my deposit in. The total cost of this trip is $3, 750. The deposit that I have to get paid right away is $400.
All donations must be made through Mocha Club. Mocha Club is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization so ALL donations are tax deductible. You can donate online at www.mochaclub.org/africa-trips then click on the icon to "Make a Donation" on the One Month trip to Ethiopia (bottom of page). Then fill out the page will the necessary information. Make sure you put my name in "Trip Member's Name". Make sure you spell my name right so it counts towards me.
You can also send in check made payable to Mocha Club. Send the check to: 963 Missons Attn: Mocha Club 12160 N. Abrams Rd. Suite 320 Dallas, TX 75243 Please include a note with your check with my name and One Month Ethiopia Trip on it.
As much as I need my trip fully funded, I need prayer most of all. I need prayer that physically I will feel strong enough to get to Ethiopia. God has already told me I will be fully recovered and feeling great before I get there. I need prayer to be fully funded and that my deposit can get paid. And most importantly pray for those in Ethiopia. My heart is in that country. February will mark 2 years since I have last been there and I miss being there so much. Ethiopia is a beautiful country full of beautiful people.
If you feel led to give, thank you very much. I appreciate it more than you know. I am completely humbled that God has chosen me to go back to Ethiopia again. And I am completely humbled that you would pray and/or give that I can go back to Ethiopia.
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