First off I just want to say, I am on my way to Nashville and they have wifi on the plane. Who would have thought?? Okay, maybe I'm the only one facinated by this! haha :)
Anyway, buy one the beautiful Ugandan necklaces I have for sale and you can send 2 soccer balls to children in Ethiopia who would be beyond thrilled to have them. The children in Ethiopia love to play soccer (or football as they call it) and they will use anything as a ball. They will even tie up trash in the shape of a ball just to be able to place. Lets get them some real soccer balls so they can play. Each one of the beautiful Ugandan magazine paper bead necklaces I am selling are $25 each. That coms out to roughly 2 soccer balls each depending on how well priced I can get them for. Imagine the smile on a child's face when they see a brand new soccer ball they can play with! It would be such a great moment for them. A moment where they can forget about everything going on around them and be a kid.
You can purchase a necklace by clicking on the paypal button to the right (the one for the Ugandan necklaces). I think I have 15 left (it might be 14) so that is about 30 soccer balls! How awesome is that??? If you order a necklace between now and July 6th, I will mail it out once I return from Nashville. Thank you all so much! And just as a reminder some other donations still needed are cloth diapers, toothpaste, clothing, and medical supplies. Thanks! :)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
100.
That is my new favorite number. As in 100%!! 100% funded!! Praise God!!! I am 100% funded!!! Both my trip and my flight are paid for!! :) Every time I go to Ethiopia, it always seems to come down to the wire with the funding. I just love how God works that way. I think He is trying to teach me patience. I so need to learn more patience. I knew all along He would provide every penny and just 18 days before I leave!
You can still help me, though! I am currently collecting donations to take with me to Ethiopia. I am still selling the Ugandan magazine paper necklaces. They are $25 a piece and for each necklace you buy you will send 2 soccer balls to children in Ethiopia! How awesome is that?!?! You get a beautiful piece of jewelry and children in Ethiopia will have a great toy to play with. Soccer is a huge sport in Ethiopia and children will use whatever they can find to make a ball just so they can play. They sometimes will tie trash into a ball and play with that.
I am also collecting toothpaste. I have about 300 toothbrushes I am bringing with me and I need some toothpaste to take along. I am also in need of some more clothes. I have some, but need some more. They can be new or gently used. All children's sizes including baby through teenager will be great. I am also looking for some cloth diapers. This will be something wonderful that I could bring to an orphanage that will really bless them. I will also take any other medical supplies and anything else you can think of. There really isn't that much that I will turn away. :)
If you are local, just contact me and I will come pick anything up. If you are not local, you can ship anything to me at the address at right. You can also donate financially by clicking on the donate button on right. I will be going shopping for some donations so you can contribute that way if you would like. Thank you all so much! Thank you for your financial donations so I could be 100% funded. Thank you for your donations so I can take items over to those in need. I especially thank you for all your prayers thus far! Please keep them coming as the trip is almost here. This is the crucial time when the enemy is really going to be rearing his ugly head! Especially now that I am fully funded!!! Thank you all for all your support! I love you all. :) I will keep you updated on the donations and what is needed.
You can still help me, though! I am currently collecting donations to take with me to Ethiopia. I am still selling the Ugandan magazine paper necklaces. They are $25 a piece and for each necklace you buy you will send 2 soccer balls to children in Ethiopia! How awesome is that?!?! You get a beautiful piece of jewelry and children in Ethiopia will have a great toy to play with. Soccer is a huge sport in Ethiopia and children will use whatever they can find to make a ball just so they can play. They sometimes will tie trash into a ball and play with that.
I am also collecting toothpaste. I have about 300 toothbrushes I am bringing with me and I need some toothpaste to take along. I am also in need of some more clothes. I have some, but need some more. They can be new or gently used. All children's sizes including baby through teenager will be great. I am also looking for some cloth diapers. This will be something wonderful that I could bring to an orphanage that will really bless them. I will also take any other medical supplies and anything else you can think of. There really isn't that much that I will turn away. :)
If you are local, just contact me and I will come pick anything up. If you are not local, you can ship anything to me at the address at right. You can also donate financially by clicking on the donate button on right. I will be going shopping for some donations so you can contribute that way if you would like. Thank you all so much! Thank you for your financial donations so I could be 100% funded. Thank you for your donations so I can take items over to those in need. I especially thank you for all your prayers thus far! Please keep them coming as the trip is almost here. This is the crucial time when the enemy is really going to be rearing his ugly head! Especially now that I am fully funded!!! Thank you all for all your support! I love you all. :) I will keep you updated on the donations and what is needed.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Ethiopia is fast approching and I'm not fully funded!
Hey everyone! When I started out on this adventure of a third trip to Ethiopia, I told you all I was going to be as transparent as I could be on this blog. You all are helping me get to Ethiopia, so I want you to know what is going on. Well I feel the need to be open and transparent with you right now.
I leave for Ethiopia in 33 days! 33!! That is going to be here before we know it! However, I am not fully funded! As of today, I have $780 left to pay toward my trip. I need people to step out in faith and help fund my trip to Ethiopia. I know God has called me to go and He will have all the funds provided for me, but where He gets those funds from is up to Him. He may be calling you to give to my trip. Is He tugging at your heart? Is He telling you to help send me to do His work in Ethiopia? This is as little as 10 people donating $78. Or 15 people donating $52. Or 20 people donating $39. Or even 30 donating $26. Or maybe God has blessed you in a huge way and He is tugging at you to make me fully funded.
I need to be fully funded to be able to get to Ethiopia. God is going to provide and make a way, but His body needs to move and act when He is telling them to. I am paying out of pocket for my flight so I need donations to be able to pay for the cost of the trip itself. Please consider donating to my trip. Pray and think about it. If you would like to donate to my trip, you can do so by clicking on the donate button on the right side of my blog. You can also mail me a check (you can find that information on the right side as well).
Please continue to pray for my trip. Pray as I continue to fund raise, prepare to leave, and while I am in Ethiopia. I appreciate all of your prayers. I appreciate your financial support more than you will ever know. You are helping me do what God is calling me to do and that is an incredibly precious gift to me. Thank you.
I leave for Ethiopia in 33 days! 33!! That is going to be here before we know it! However, I am not fully funded! As of today, I have $780 left to pay toward my trip. I need people to step out in faith and help fund my trip to Ethiopia. I know God has called me to go and He will have all the funds provided for me, but where He gets those funds from is up to Him. He may be calling you to give to my trip. Is He tugging at your heart? Is He telling you to help send me to do His work in Ethiopia? This is as little as 10 people donating $78. Or 15 people donating $52. Or 20 people donating $39. Or even 30 donating $26. Or maybe God has blessed you in a huge way and He is tugging at you to make me fully funded.
I need to be fully funded to be able to get to Ethiopia. God is going to provide and make a way, but His body needs to move and act when He is telling them to. I am paying out of pocket for my flight so I need donations to be able to pay for the cost of the trip itself. Please consider donating to my trip. Pray and think about it. If you would like to donate to my trip, you can do so by clicking on the donate button on the right side of my blog. You can also mail me a check (you can find that information on the right side as well).
Please continue to pray for my trip. Pray as I continue to fund raise, prepare to leave, and while I am in Ethiopia. I appreciate all of your prayers. I appreciate your financial support more than you will ever know. You are helping me do what God is calling me to do and that is an incredibly precious gift to me. Thank you.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
38 Days!!
That is how many days I have left until I leave for Ethiopia!! 38!! It is coming up so quickly!! I cannot wait to be back there, but I feel like I have so much to do before I leave. This includes a lot of fundraising!! I am still selling the Ugandan magazine necklaces. You can purchase these necklaces by clicking on the button on the right side of my blog. I am still selling the Love Ethiopia bracelets and I have a few Love Africa magnets left.
I have about $700 left to raise. If you feel led to give to my trip, you can click on the donate button on the right side of my blog. The necklaces will cover about half of what I have left to raise. Please pray about how God wants you involved in my trip. I thank you all for your support: financially and most importantly your prayer support. Your prayers are so important to me! Please keep them coming.
38 days!! I cannot believe it! It will be here before I know it!! I cannot wait to be back in the place I feel most at home in this world.
I have about $700 left to raise. If you feel led to give to my trip, you can click on the donate button on the right side of my blog. The necklaces will cover about half of what I have left to raise. Please pray about how God wants you involved in my trip. I thank you all for your support: financially and most importantly your prayer support. Your prayers are so important to me! Please keep them coming.
38 days!! I cannot believe it! It will be here before I know it!! I cannot wait to be back in the place I feel most at home in this world.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
It's been a while! I think it's time for an update!
I stepped away from the blogging for a couple of weeks, so I think it's time for an update! So as of this moment I leave in 61 days for Ethiopia!!! I cannot believe that! 61 days!! It's coming up quick! And there is still so much to do! I'm collecting donations to take with me. I have toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, balls, pencils, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and some clothes. I'm preparing myself for the trip. I think no matter how many times you have been to a country like Ethiopia, you still have to do some preparing within yourself. I absolutely love Ethiopia and feel very much at home there, but there is a level of poverty and hunger that is unlike anything in America. It really does change the way you see the world and experience life. It changes your life forever. And you are changed in a way every time you go.
Mostly there is a lot of prayer that goes into my preparation for going back to Ethiopia. I get very close to God in the days and weeks leading up to the trip. After all, He is the reason why I go and keep going back. This is the work He wants me to do. This is His work and He has chosen me to do it. But I am not alone. God doesn't chose individuals to do His work because then the focus would be on that individual and not on Him. I believe He calls many people to the same task so He gets all the glory for the work. It's not about me! It's all about Him! Everything I do is about Jesus.
I am still fundraising! I still have a ways to go, but I know God will provide every penny I need. You can definitely help me reach my goal! I am selling beautiful Ugandan necklaces! These necklaces are made out of magazine paper!! They are gorgeous and unique! No two the same!!
You can purchase a necklace or 2 or 3 ;) by click on the necklace purchase button on the right side of my blog. Order as many as you like! I have 16 remaining!! They are $25 each.
You can also purchase Love Ethiopia bracelets for $5 each. You can find a button for that also located on the right side of my blog.
I also have some Love Africa magnets for $6 each. I think I have 5 of these left.
And....since no one gave for the coffee giveaway (!!!) I am extending it with a little twist. For each donation of $10 you will get ONE entry into the coffee giveaway. This donation is in addition to any purchases made. This giveaway is for 2 bags of Three Avocados coffee and a mug! Awesome deal!! To donate for this giveaway click on the donate button on the right side of my blog.
For any of these items or giveaways, you can also give by check if you do not want to give by Paypal. You can find information on how to give by check on the right side of my blog. As always, I ask for your prayers for my trip. Thank you all for your support of me and my trip. I appreciate more than you know! :)
Mostly there is a lot of prayer that goes into my preparation for going back to Ethiopia. I get very close to God in the days and weeks leading up to the trip. After all, He is the reason why I go and keep going back. This is the work He wants me to do. This is His work and He has chosen me to do it. But I am not alone. God doesn't chose individuals to do His work because then the focus would be on that individual and not on Him. I believe He calls many people to the same task so He gets all the glory for the work. It's not about me! It's all about Him! Everything I do is about Jesus.
I am still fundraising! I still have a ways to go, but I know God will provide every penny I need. You can definitely help me reach my goal! I am selling beautiful Ugandan necklaces! These necklaces are made out of magazine paper!! They are gorgeous and unique! No two the same!!
You can purchase a necklace or 2 or 3 ;) by click on the necklace purchase button on the right side of my blog. Order as many as you like! I have 16 remaining!! They are $25 each.
You can also purchase Love Ethiopia bracelets for $5 each. You can find a button for that also located on the right side of my blog.
I also have some Love Africa magnets for $6 each. I think I have 5 of these left.
And....since no one gave for the coffee giveaway (!!!) I am extending it with a little twist. For each donation of $10 you will get ONE entry into the coffee giveaway. This donation is in addition to any purchases made. This giveaway is for 2 bags of Three Avocados coffee and a mug! Awesome deal!! To donate for this giveaway click on the donate button on the right side of my blog.
For any of these items or giveaways, you can also give by check if you do not want to give by Paypal. You can find information on how to give by check on the right side of my blog. As always, I ask for your prayers for my trip. Thank you all for your support of me and my trip. I appreciate more than you know! :)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Selling Ugandan Necklaces to Support My Trip!
Beautiful Ugandan necklaces for sale to help support my upcoming mission trip to Ethiopia. These necklaces are made out of magazine paper and rolled into beads. They are gorgeous! All the necklaces are multicolored necklaces. Each necklace is $25. All proceeds go directly towards my upcoming mission trip to Ethiopia. On the right side of my blog there will be an order form to purchase the necklaces. (If you want more quantities than I have listed just let me know!) Order as many as you like although I only have 19 left! Spread the word to any one you know who might like these. They also make great gifts! ;)
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Are You Ready For Another Giveaway?!?!
Hey all you coffee lovers out there! Are you ready for another giveaway? I know one giveaway just ended and now I'm starting another one, but I will be leaving for Ethiopia in about 78 days and have to be fully paid by June 1st! That is coming up quickly!!! Time is not on my side, but my God is and He can make this happen!!!
My new giveaway is going to be a huge hit if you are a coffee lover! This giveaway is for a coffee mug and Three Avocados coffee! Three Avocados is a wonderful organization whose profits from their coffee sales go toward clean water projects in Uganda. How cool is that?! So you get amazing coffee and help bring clean water to Uganda. Awesome!! I have found 2 mugs that I love so the winner will get to choose which one they want. Here are pictures of both of them:
The first mug says: "Now I tell you to love each other, as I have loved you" John 15:12. The second mug does not have any writing on it.
Along with the mug you will also get two bags of Three Avocados coffee. To get an entry into this giveaway all you have to do is make a donation in any amount of $10 or more to my upcoming trip to Ethiopia! Just click on the donate button on the right side of my blog and in the message section on Paypal just note your donation is for an entry into this giveaway. This giveaway will start today and go through May 14th. So you have 2 weeks to enter!
So get those entries coming! Thank you for all your donations!!
My new giveaway is going to be a huge hit if you are a coffee lover! This giveaway is for a coffee mug and Three Avocados coffee! Three Avocados is a wonderful organization whose profits from their coffee sales go toward clean water projects in Uganda. How cool is that?! So you get amazing coffee and help bring clean water to Uganda. Awesome!! I have found 2 mugs that I love so the winner will get to choose which one they want. Here are pictures of both of them:
The first mug says: "Now I tell you to love each other, as I have loved you" John 15:12. The second mug does not have any writing on it.
Along with the mug you will also get two bags of Three Avocados coffee. To get an entry into this giveaway all you have to do is make a donation in any amount of $10 or more to my upcoming trip to Ethiopia! Just click on the donate button on the right side of my blog and in the message section on Paypal just note your donation is for an entry into this giveaway. This giveaway will start today and go through May 14th. So you have 2 weeks to enter!
So get those entries coming! Thank you for all your donations!!
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