I'm Selling My DVD and CD collections!

To help raise money for my upcoming mission trip to Ethiopia I've decided to cell my DVD and CD collections. I have so many movies and I rarely watch them, so I figured why not have them benefit my trip. When I started going through them, I couldn't believe how many I have! Of course I'm keeping about a dozen of them that I watch all the time, but the other 150 or so are just taking up too much space! All the DVDs are $5 each unless otherwise specified. (I have color coordinated the prices.) You can buy them by clicking on the donate button on the right side of my blog. In the message section in Paypal, make sure you tell me which DVDs you are buying so I can take them off the list.
$5

The Holiday

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You Can Count On Me

Flags of Our Fathers

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

The Story of Us

John Tucker Must Die

National Lampoons: Christmas Vacation

Bad News Bears (2005)

Love Actually SOLD!

Hardball

In Good Company

Little Black Book

The Business of Being Born (Documentary)

For Love of The Game

You, Me, and Dupree

Little Miss Sunshine

The Happy Elf

Into The Wild

Dog Fight

Edward Scissorhands

Erin Brockovich

Vantage Point

The Perfect Man

The Patriot SOLD!

Big Daddy SOLD!

The Wedding Singer SOLD!

Two Weeks Notice

Lucky Seven

V for Vendetta SOLD!

Dumb & Dumber SOLD!

Notting Hill

Day After Tomorrow

Anchorman

Friday Night Lights

Patch Adams

Hitch

Bewitched

My Best Friend's Wedding

The Goonies SOLD!

Happy Feet SOLD!

Where the Heart Is

Memoirs of A Geisha SOLD!

Freedom Writers

27 Dresses

The Emperor's Club

Radio SOLD!

The Notebook

The Lake House

The Wedding Planner

The Rookie

The Polar Express SOLD!

Save the Last Dance

Rain Man

13 Going On 30

Dan In Real Life

Gremlins SOLD!

Yours, Mine, and Ours

Billy Elliot

Maid In Manhattan

Across The Universe

How To Loose A Guy In 10 Days

The Wooden Camera

300 SOLD!

First Daughter

Children of Men

Out of Africa

Office Space

Cassandra's Dream

Schindler's List SOLD!

Coach Carter

Pay It Forward

Twister

One Fine Day

Shrek

Jerry Maguire

I Dreamed of Africa

P.S. I Love You

A Beautiful Mind

Runaway Bride

The Wedding Date

Under The Tuscan Sun

Cinderella Man

The Sandlot SOLD!

Music & Lyrics

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

John Q

The Muppet Christmas Carol SOLD!

Made of Honor

Pearl Harbor

North Country

Juno

Walk The Line SOLD!

While You Were Sleeping

Seabiscuit

Elf SOLD!

About a Boy

Forrest Gump

W.

$7

Miss Congeniality 1 & 2

Cheaper By The Dozen 1 & 2

Spider Man 1 & 2

Meet The Parents & Meet The Fockers

$10

Law & Order: SVU Season 4

American Dreams Season 1

7th Heaven Season 1

Mighty Ducks: Special 3 Pack

$15

Tyler Perry Bundle: Dairy of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, Meet The Browns, Madea Goes to Jail

M. Knight Shyamalan Bundle: Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, Lady In The Water, The Happening SOLD!

$2

Felix the Cat

Mighty Mouse

Coyote Ugly (VHS)

Hearts In Atlantis (VHS)

The Siege (VHS)

Apollo 13 (VHS)

I will post the CDs in another post once I have that list organized. If you can help with the Paypal fees that would be great, but don't feel pressured to do so. Not having to pay those fees will help me get to my goal quicker. If you have any questions let me know. Thanks! 

Giveaway Update!

The Bag-O-Africa Stuff giveaway ends this Saturday! If you want to be in this giveaway, make sure you get your entry in by Saturday. I will be picking a winner on Sunday. Each entry is a $20 donation to my trip. This giveaway is valued over $120!! To donate you can click on the donate button on the right side of my blog or you can send me a  check.
You get all that is pictured plus Rich Stearns book "The Hole in Our Gospel" and a Love Ethiopia bracelet.


I am still selling the Love Ethiopia bracelets and the Love Africa magnets. I will continue to sell these until they sell out. I only have 6 magnets left!! If you want a magnet, don't wait any longer. Once I sell out they are gone! I won't be ordering any more. I have lots of bracelets (as you can see!) so order as many as you would like!


I also want to share this video for Josh Wilson's song "I Refuse". It's a great song. It would be easy for me to just sit back and not do what God has called me to do, but I don't want easy. I refuse to sit back and not do what God wants me to do. I know I would not be able to know I'm supposed to be doing something else with my life and just not doing it. I feel like that would be like be spitting in God's face. It's like taking all the benefits that He has to offer, but not willing to do anything in return. I just cannot live like that.


I will also have an update on my trip soon! Things are falling into place. God has a great plan!! :) Thank you all for your prayers. Keep them coming!!!

Love Ethiopia Bracelets and Love Africa Magnets

To help fund my upcoming mission trip to Ethiopia, I am selling Love Ethiopia bracelets and Love Africa magnets. The Love Ethiopia bracelets are the silicone bracelets like the Livestrong ones. They are dark green and say Love Ethiopia. Each bracelet is a $5 donation to my trip. I have plenty of these so order as many as you wish! :) Here is what they look like:


The Love Africa magnets are refrigerator size magnets. Each magnet cost a $6 donation to my trip. Here is a picture:


Also remember I still have the Bag-O-Africa Stuff giveaway still going on until next Saturday, April 16th. Each entry into the giveaway is a $20 donation to my trip. This giveaway is valued over $120!! To see pictures of everything in this giveaway to the blog post directly before this one. To donate to my trip (for purchasing bracelets or magnets, an entry into the giveaway, or just giving a donation) see the instructions on how to do so on the right side on my blog. Do not feel pressured into including the Paypal fees, but I humbly ask if you would consider doing so. The fees add up quickly and it will help me get to my goal faster if I don't have to worry about paying those fees. When paying by Paypal, please include in the message section what the donation is for. For example if you are donating $20 I may assume that is for an entry into the giveaway, but you may be intending to purchase 4 bracelets. Just note that in the message section so I can keep everything straight. I'm not Paypal savvy so I haven't figured out how to get buttons for individual purchases yet. lol

And as always keep the prayers coming! Thank you!

Bag-O-Africa Stuff Giveaway!

In case I have a some new readers, I thought I would make a new post about what is in the Bag-O-Africa Stuff giveaway. And it's named that because I'm lame and couldn't think of a better name. lol This giveaway is valued over $120!! It is full of great stuff!

First is the bag itself. It's a reusable bag so you can take it anywhere with you.


Here is a look at all the stuff you get!


Three Avocados Coffee! This is wonderful coffee and it helps bring clean water to Uganda!


A Hole In Our Gospel by Rich Stearns:


An awesome T-Shirt that helped benefit my wonderful friend Erica's and her husband's, Dave, adoption of their daughter.


A beautiful Ugandan bead necklace! This helped benefit my amazing friend Christie in her ministry in Uganda.


Next is a wooden Africa wall hanging with a heart over Ethiopia.


Followed by an Africa window cling. This picture maybe hard to see, but I have one on my car and I love it. This has a heart cut out in it.


And you will also get one of my Love Ethiopia bracelets!


You could win all of that for just a $20 donation to my upcoming mission trip to Ethiopia!! As of right now I'm just taking donations by check (or if you're local I'll take cash). I'm hoping to have online giving up and running soon. On the right side of my blog you can find instructions for donating by check. If you are local you know how to find me. :) This giveaway ends April 16th! Make sure you get your entry in by then if you want to qualify for this giveaway! I will pick a winner that Sunday to make sure everyone gets counted. Thank you so much for your donations. I also ask you to continue to pray for my trip. I will update you all on the trip as soon as I can.


Edited to add: I now have a Paypal button! Who wants to be the guinea pig?! lol Hopefully I did everything right and it works!!! We shall see!! I humbly ask that if you would consider incorporating the Paypal fees into your donation I would be very grateful. Their fees are 2.9% plus 30 cents of every transaction. So, if my math is right on a $20 donation that would be an extra 88 cents. It would just help me reach my goal faster. The fees can really add up over many donations. Don't feel pressured into doing so by any means. Thanks! :)

Update on the giveaway!

Sorry for the long absence! I was without internet for a few weeks. Because I was without internet for a few weeks and could not properly manage the Bag-O-Africa Stuff giveaway I am extending it until April 16th! You have just over a week to get in on the giveaway if you haven't already. There is a change in how to donate though. Due to some reasons I will get into in the near future (Some things need to be ironed out. You all know I have been very transparent thus far with everything, but right now publicly there are some things I cannot share until they are worked out, but I will share as soon as I can.) please send all donations straight to me. All donations will be by check made out to me (Sarah Connelly). I will be opening a bank account specifically for my trip and all this money will be placed into this account until all these details are ironed out. I know this all may seem weird, but I promise you I will explain it all later. I will update the donation area on the right side of my blog of where to send all donations.

One entry into the Bag-O-Africa Stuff giveaway is equal to a $20 donation to my trip. Two entries is $40 and so forth. The winner will be chosen on April 16th. A few entries down has pictures of what is in the giveaway. Some of the items are: a t-shirt, a Ugandan paper bead necklace, Three Avocados coffee, Africa window cling, A Hole In Our Gospel by Rich Stearns, Love Ethiopia Bracelet, and more! Valued at over $120!!!!!

I'm sorry for the change in the way to donate. I will explain as soon as I can. For those of you who donated the other way, I will be contacted you as soon as I can to explain a little more. Until further notice sending donations directly to me is the way to donate to my trip. I thank you all for your understanding in this matter. Again, I will explain more as soon as I can. Thank you all for your donations to my trip. I ask you all to pray for me and my trip during this time. Please pray for my trip. I AM GOING to Ethiopia this summer. That is NOT changing!!! Thank you for your prayers.  

Big Fund Raising Push to Reserve Airline Tickets!

Well, I have returned home safely from Nashville. It was a great couple of days. Each time I go, I love that city more and more. Now that I am back home I need to do a big fund raising push! I want to be open and honest with all of you in this blog. You are supporting my trip and I think I need to be honest with you when it comes to the funds. I received an email from the contact at the company I am going to Ethiopia with. Even though you all have helped me raise over $700 so far, they are  leery to reserve my airline ticket yet. They want to make sure I am going to be able to raise all of my funds in time. I still have to raise just over $3,000. I know I will raise the money in time, but saying it and seeing it are two different things. On my last two trips it has come down to the wire. I just know this is how it works. It is a huge step of faith for me. I know God will provide...it just comes down to the very end sometimes.

Well, for them to reserve the airline ticket they want to see more money. I want do to a big fund raising push. Let's show them they are wrong for showing such a lack of faith!! Our God can move mountains! Let's show them He will move this mountain of $3,045!! If you are planing to give to my trip, why not give now? Let's show them people out there will support me. Let's show them the funds will and are coming in. Let's show them God's people are faithful and obedient. If He is placing it on your heart to help send me to Ethiopia, don't try to extinguish that feeling let it burn into a consuming fire for the Lord. Let it show others that you step out in faith for God to see what He does not only for my trip, but in your life. He will honor your faithfulness. Let's see how much can be raised over the next week. I'm going to be crazy and put out a number. Do you all want to be crazy with me?? Do you all want to step out in faith with me?? You want to be crazy for the Lord with me?? I've been called crazy before, but this may put me over the edge! haha But with the Lord all things are possible!! I've seen some pretty insane things be done in His name for His people. When He is in control and wants something done, like I said, He can move mountains. Let's get this financial mountain moved!!!

Let's raise $1,000 in the next week!!! I know that may seem like a lot, but for the Lord that is nothing. I've seen that kind of money be raised in hours. If you cannot donate at this time, please share my blog with others. Get the word out there. Let's see what the Lord is going to do. Not only with the financial end of my trip, but what He is going to do in Ethiopia. I believe that with everything going on in Ethiopia right now it is even more important to share His love with His people in Ethiopia. With everything going on there right now it has only reinforced that I am supposed to be there. Will you allow God to use you to help me get there?

Please help me get the word out there. Share the link to my blog. Tell everyone you know. All donations to my trip are tax deductible. I leave 3 months from Monday...June 21st. And, I tell ya, Satan has been in over drive the closer the trip has gotten. He always seems to rear his ugly head whenever I go back to Ethiopia. Whenever I follow the plans the Lord has for me, he always tries to stop me. The comments I get, the naysayers, those who lack confidence in what I am going to do. "You'll never raise the funds in time." "Maybe you shouldn't go." "Maybe you should wait and go in the future." "Are you sure this is what God wants you to do?" Guess what, Satan, this only reinforces that the Lord wants me to go!! You can't fool me! I ain't listening to you!!! Go back to where you belong!

Let's show Satan who's boss!!! Let's have this big fund raising push be a success! Let's show him what God's people can do when they come together!! You can donate online by clicking on the I Need Africa button on the right. Make sure you put my name in the team member's spot, Sarah Connelly. Fill out all the information and once you click submit your tax deductible receipt will be emailed to you. You should get one in the mail also in a few weeks. When you click on the link, make sure the page that comes up is for the one month Ethiopia trip. You can also donate by check. Those instructions are listed just below the I Need Africa button. Thank you for all your support! There is no way I can get to Ethiopia without it. I also ask that you cover me with your prayers. Prayers that I raise all the funds I need, prayers that Satan minds his own business, prayers that I get prepared for what God has in store for me on this trip. Let's show Satan how big our God is!!!

Bag-O Africa Stuff Giveaway Still Going On!!

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a blessed day! I'm coming to you from my favorite city in the country, Nashville!! I'm here for just a couple of days. I had a campus visit at Lipscomb University where I have applied for their Masters program in Christian Ministry. I am really excited about this opportunity. I'm praying God's will in this situation. I am still waiting to hear if I have been accepted. This seems like a great fit for me in where God is leading me. This would mean relocating to Nashville while in school. Then we will see what God has in store for me after school is complete. I had a great time during the campus visit. They are currently on spring break so I couldn't see much. I am also looking at some apartments and have liked what I saw so far. I love this city so much. I have envisioned moving here for a few years. Every one is so nice and make you feel very welcome. It is a mix of people who have spent their how lives here and people who have moved here because they love this city like I do. And the people themselves are a very eclectic mix. Such a variety of people, cultures, music, etc. I love it!!

Just wanted to remind everyone the Bag-O-Africa giveaway is still going on. And, yes, I still have not come up with a better name! lol Each entry cost a $20 donation to my trip. For every $20 donation you make you get one entry. You can donate by clicking on the I Need Africa button on the right side of the page. Make sure the One Month Ethiopia donation page comes up on the Mocha Club site. Put my name in the team member's spot, Sarah Connelly. Fill out the form accordingly and you will get your tax deductible receipt emailed to you. This giveaway is valued over $120! This is a great deal!!! You don't want to miss you out on this!!! You have until Sunday March 27th so don't wait too much longer if you are interested!