It's April 20th.
I am extremely excited about the trip this summer.
I cannot believe that all the years of praying for this are being unraveled before my eyes.
We serve an unbelievable God. That is ultimately what we are going to share in Mozambique.
We still have $2,725 to raise as of March 30th. I get a monthly update, so I am not sure what has come in for April yet. This is so much money to raise in less than one month, but I know that it is certainly possible! I cannot wait to see how the Lord uses all of us to raise this money. They let us know that the money really needs to be in by May 15th. We need to pray that God will place the money in the hands of the generous and the willing. I know it will all work out in his time.
The Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream fundraiser did not ever work out. They expressed feelings of wanting to help, so we applied for a date and approval for our fundraiser. They told us they would call and let us know if we were approved or not. Unfortunately, even after endless calling and asking, they never approved our date in time and still have not responded to our questions or messages. I am not sure why this is, but I know there will be more opportunities to raise money.
This Saturday, Bob Barnhart, our family pastor, is letting me use his driveway for his neighborhood garage sale. We will try to get rid of the rest of the things that we didn't sell at our previous garage sale. I pray that this will be successful.
Also, May 16th, Emily Dixon and I are planning to have a car wash.
I heard Chick-Fil-A supports fundraising as well, so I will be contacting them tomorrow for more information
I hope this is a productive month as school finishes out and there is a lot of money to raise. I know God will provide, he always does.
"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." :Hebrews 10:23. What a beautiful verse.
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Aside from the fundraising aspect, I met a lady named Paula at church yesterday. She was born in Mozambique, Africa and came to the United States for an education. She is employed at Trevecca Nazarene University and I believe is still finishing her futhered education. She plans on moving home to Moambique as soon as she is finished with school to take her education homme and use it for Christ. Paula was so sweet and was eager to get to know me. Hearing her native accent almost made me cry. She held my hand the entire time she talked to me and her soft blackend skin made me that much more eager to go. I can't imagine what it will be like to touch the hands of the children we have prayed for during these past months. What it will be like to wipe the tears off the mother's face, or listen to the accented voices of the people who are eager to learn of this God we share about. I know I have said this before, but I cannot understand how God can break my heart to this degree for people I have never seen, heard, or felt before. It's a beautiful thing. Paula and I will have lunch this week and share stories. I cannot wait to hear all about this beautiful country that will serve as my home this summer. It's already begun.
Love Always, Allyson
I am extremely excited about the trip this summer.
I cannot believe that all the years of praying for this are being unraveled before my eyes.
We serve an unbelievable God. That is ultimately what we are going to share in Mozambique.
We still have $2,725 to raise as of March 30th. I get a monthly update, so I am not sure what has come in for April yet. This is so much money to raise in less than one month, but I know that it is certainly possible! I cannot wait to see how the Lord uses all of us to raise this money. They let us know that the money really needs to be in by May 15th. We need to pray that God will place the money in the hands of the generous and the willing. I know it will all work out in his time.
The Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream fundraiser did not ever work out. They expressed feelings of wanting to help, so we applied for a date and approval for our fundraiser. They told us they would call and let us know if we were approved or not. Unfortunately, even after endless calling and asking, they never approved our date in time and still have not responded to our questions or messages. I am not sure why this is, but I know there will be more opportunities to raise money.
This Saturday, Bob Barnhart, our family pastor, is letting me use his driveway for his neighborhood garage sale. We will try to get rid of the rest of the things that we didn't sell at our previous garage sale. I pray that this will be successful.
Also, May 16th, Emily Dixon and I are planning to have a car wash.
I heard Chick-Fil-A supports fundraising as well, so I will be contacting them tomorrow for more information
I hope this is a productive month as school finishes out and there is a lot of money to raise. I know God will provide, he always does.
"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." :Hebrews 10:23. What a beautiful verse.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aside from the fundraising aspect, I met a lady named Paula at church yesterday. She was born in Mozambique, Africa and came to the United States for an education. She is employed at Trevecca Nazarene University and I believe is still finishing her futhered education. She plans on moving home to Moambique as soon as she is finished with school to take her education homme and use it for Christ. Paula was so sweet and was eager to get to know me. Hearing her native accent almost made me cry. She held my hand the entire time she talked to me and her soft blackend skin made me that much more eager to go. I can't imagine what it will be like to touch the hands of the children we have prayed for during these past months. What it will be like to wipe the tears off the mother's face, or listen to the accented voices of the people who are eager to learn of this God we share about. I know I have said this before, but I cannot understand how God can break my heart to this degree for people I have never seen, heard, or felt before. It's a beautiful thing. Paula and I will have lunch this week and share stories. I cannot wait to hear all about this beautiful country that will serve as my home this summer. It's already begun.
Love Always, Allyson
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