Hey, everyone...Don't forget that tonight (Tuesday, July 17) from 7:30-8:30 pm is "organized prayer time #2" for this trip. We're meeting at my house: 8007 Old Smyrna Road, Brentwood. We'll be praying for the trip in general, for the countries of Uganda and Sudan (I'm scheduled to go along on at least one trip to southern Sudan during my Uganda time), for the people of those countries, for the people working in those countries. You can call my home phone if you need directions or additional info: 615-309-9399. (If you have my cell number, you're welcome to call that, too.) I'd love to have your help in praying together in person for Uganda and Sudan!
I'm not getting specific prayer requests for the countries posted on here like I'd hoped to do. Instead, I'm running around like crazy trying to get everything done. Please pray that all will get done in a timely fashion and that it won't be unhealthily stressful. I'm pretty worn out right now from all the preparing.
Support update: In age-old fashion, parts of this trip are turning out to be more expensive than I was anticipating. So, I've increased my support raising goal to $11,000. Even with that increased goal, I just need about $2200 more. Yah! God has been generous in providing through many of you. (Thank you, friends, for your generosity!) Please pray with me that the rest will come in by the time I leave (July 27).
The Green Support Raising Basket will be present again tonight for those who've wanted to give but haven't yet. Still, prayer is the primary purpose of tonight's time together.
Thanks! I hope those of you in Nashville will be able to come tonight and those of you outside Nashville will pray along with us from afar!
Showing posts with label support raising. Show all posts
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
the july recap
I'm in the process of sending this little update letter out to folks I actually have mailing addresses for, but there are many of you for whom I only have email addresses. I think if you click on the letter you'll be able to see an enlarged version of it.
weekend update
This was quite an eventful weekend in the world of Africa adventure preparation. First, there was a pleasantly successful yard sale that raised about enough money to cover my very expensive avoid-yucky-diseases shots and that had a small enough amount of leftovers that we only needed one trip to Goodwill. Thanks so much to everyone who donated items for the sale!!
Second, I pushed up my sleeves and offered up my arms to the needles for my second round of Africa immunizations. In two weeks I'll be able to laugh in the face of such dread diseases as meningitis and yellow fever and typhoid.
Third, my generous parents and some equally generous friends helped me move round 1 of my belongings into storage. I never begin packing and moving this far in advance of my moving date, so that tells you how excited I am about going to Africa. ;-)
Fourth, I talked by phone and email with some of the folks I'm setting up Africa work with and managed to hammer out another round of details.
Fifth, my great church, Grace Community Church, "prayed me off" on Sunday during the morning service and then later a group of folks who meet to pray for missions activities also prayed for and with me. As my departure date nears, I've been confronted anew by the essential nature of having folks praying with and for me. And, I'm not just "doing the Christian thing" and paying lip service to prayer. It's really true. This whole undertaking is bigger than I am, and the only way it's going to work is if others help me hold it all before God in prayer.
Finally, I also had some yard sale helpers who posed as shoppers for my trusty little camera, so that you can feel like you, too, were part of the Africa yard sale:
My dad displayed the merchandise while offering peanut gallery comments to entice the customers to purchase our wares.
Second, I pushed up my sleeves and offered up my arms to the needles for my second round of Africa immunizations. In two weeks I'll be able to laugh in the face of such dread diseases as meningitis and yellow fever and typhoid.
Third, my generous parents and some equally generous friends helped me move round 1 of my belongings into storage. I never begin packing and moving this far in advance of my moving date, so that tells you how excited I am about going to Africa. ;-)
Fourth, I talked by phone and email with some of the folks I'm setting up Africa work with and managed to hammer out another round of details.
Fifth, my great church, Grace Community Church, "prayed me off" on Sunday during the morning service and then later a group of folks who meet to pray for missions activities also prayed for and with me. As my departure date nears, I've been confronted anew by the essential nature of having folks praying with and for me. And, I'm not just "doing the Christian thing" and paying lip service to prayer. It's really true. This whole undertaking is bigger than I am, and the only way it's going to work is if others help me hold it all before God in prayer.
Finally, I also had some yard sale helpers who posed as shoppers for my trusty little camera, so that you can feel like you, too, were part of the Africa yard sale:
Amazingly the entertainment center and the couch didn't sell until the last 15 minutes or so of the sale!
My dad displayed the merchandise while offering peanut gallery comments to entice the customers to purchase our wares.
Friday, July 6, 2007
the big yard sale
Calling all Nashville area folks! Tomorrow and Saturday (7:30-4 tomorrow and 7:30-noon Saturday) I'm holding a big yard sale/moving sale. All proceeds will go toward Africa trip fundraising. We've got quite a bit of furniture (couch, entertainment center, chairs, tables, twin bed, and more) and a large selection of the usual yard sale fare. Come shop 'til you drop!! And send all your friends! You'll find us selling away (versus sailing away) at 8007 Old Smyrna Road, Brentwood!
Sunday, July 1, 2007
almost there!
In amazing fashion, I'm down to needing just $175 more to meet today's support raising deadline! Thanks to all who've been part of God's provision for meeting this first big $$ deadline! Let's pray for the rest to come in somehow today. Thanks!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
myth buster 101
As I've been working at support raising, I'm learning that sometimes folks feel like they have to be able to give a large gift in order for it to be worth their giving anything at all.
But, did you know that if everyone who knows about this Africa missions trip were to give just $10-$20, I would easily meet my support raising goal?! Isn't that amazing?!
That that could be all it takes, just $10-$20 as part of a team effort, and together the team can get me to Africa and back! So, I just wanted to make sure you all know that I appreciate gifts of any size. All support gifts make a difference. I know what it's like to live on a tight budget, and I'm a notorious $10 support gift giver. But, even that $10 connects me to the work God's doing through my friends.
My first big support raising deadline is approaching very quickly. I need to raise $879 more by July 1. Please pray with me that that amount will be in my hands or New Hope's hands by this coming Sunday morning. After that, I'll need to raise or have commitments for about $4000 more before I leave on July 27. Thanks so much to all of you who've prayed and given to get me this far along in support raising!
To recap an earlier post that's now buried:
If you'd like to join my financial support team, you can do that by submitting contributions to New Hope International Ministries, One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390, with a note that the amount is for me. (The support raising address is also always posted on the right of this blog.) If you'd rather, you can also send contributions to me at P.O. Box 128103, Nashville, TN 37212, and I can turn them in.
If you'd like to receive email updates during this support raising phase and also once I get to Africa, email me at khakiface(at)yahoo(dot)com or leave a comment here and I'll add you to the list.
Thanks!! Enjoy this last week of June!
But, did you know that if everyone who knows about this Africa missions trip were to give just $10-$20, I would easily meet my support raising goal?! Isn't that amazing?!
That that could be all it takes, just $10-$20 as part of a team effort, and together the team can get me to Africa and back! So, I just wanted to make sure you all know that I appreciate gifts of any size. All support gifts make a difference. I know what it's like to live on a tight budget, and I'm a notorious $10 support gift giver. But, even that $10 connects me to the work God's doing through my friends.
My first big support raising deadline is approaching very quickly. I need to raise $879 more by July 1. Please pray with me that that amount will be in my hands or New Hope's hands by this coming Sunday morning. After that, I'll need to raise or have commitments for about $4000 more before I leave on July 27. Thanks so much to all of you who've prayed and given to get me this far along in support raising!
To recap an earlier post that's now buried:
If you'd like to join my financial support team, you can do that by submitting contributions to New Hope International Ministries, One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390, with a note that the amount is for me. (The support raising address is also always posted on the right of this blog.) If you'd rather, you can also send contributions to me at P.O. Box 128103, Nashville, TN 37212, and I can turn them in.
If you'd like to receive email updates during this support raising phase and also once I get to Africa, email me at khakiface(at)yahoo(dot)com or leave a comment here and I'll add you to the list.
Thanks!! Enjoy this last week of June!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
after tasting the coffee
I was all excited to take pictures on Saturday and add some visual life to this blog, but somewhere between the Ethiopian Sidamo and the Tanzania and trying to remember what I needed to say about going on a writing mission trip to Africa, I forgot all about pictures. Until everyone was gone and my poor underused camera called out to me from the mantel.
In summary: Saturday was great! It was so good to visit with folks and to feel well-supported as I presented for the first time in one fell swoop (what is a fell swoop anyway?) the tale of what this whole Africa trip is all about. As life has been busy and wearisome lately, it was good to be reminded how excited I am about this opportunity, how certain I am that God is directing this path, and how much I want to celebrate the freedom to follow Him.
Here's what things looked like after everyone left:
Caption: A girl in a red skirt was recently seen in front of a large world map begging passersby to help fill what she called her "Green Support Raising Basket." Mysteriously, though, when asked if she would at least play something for said passersby on the drum resting beside her, she replied, "But I haven't eaten any tomatoes today!"
Caption: It appears that this is a hasty re-creation of what she and several others ate instead.
Caption: We believe this map and the "Green Support Raising Basket" are connected somehow. [ed. note - The pink papers read: 1 Ghana, 2 Kenya, 3 Uganda, 4 Zimbabwe, 5 South Africa.]
In summary: Saturday was great! It was so good to visit with folks and to feel well-supported as I presented for the first time in one fell swoop (what is a fell swoop anyway?) the tale of what this whole Africa trip is all about. As life has been busy and wearisome lately, it was good to be reminded how excited I am about this opportunity, how certain I am that God is directing this path, and how much I want to celebrate the freedom to follow Him.
Here's what things looked like after everyone left:
Caption: A girl in a red skirt was recently seen in front of a large world map begging passersby to help fill what she called her "Green Support Raising Basket." Mysteriously, though, when asked if she would at least play something for said passersby on the drum resting beside her, she replied, "But I haven't eaten any tomatoes today!"Caption: It appears that this is a hasty re-creation of what she and several others ate instead.Caption: We believe this map and the "Green Support Raising Basket" are connected somehow. [ed. note - The pink papers read: 1 Ghana, 2 Kenya, 3 Uganda, 4 Zimbabwe, 5 South Africa.]
Thursday, June 7, 2007
coffee tasting/support-raising/see-you-before-i-leave shin-dig
Calling all Nashville-area folks!
Please plan to join me at my house on Saturday, June 16 from 2-4 pm for a fun little shindig-in-3-parts!
~~Part 1: Coffee Tasting~~
Come taste some excellent African coffees and learn about the fine art of coffee making and growing. Some pro baristas will help you learn how to sound like a coffee connoisseur/snob when you tell all your friends about your tasty weekend activity. And, if you don't like coffee, don't despair! You'll still find plenty of tasty treats to partake of. :-)
~~Part 2: Support-raising~~
This one has sub-parts! Pay attention because it could get complicated.
*I'll spend a bit of time giving an overview of what I'll be doing in Africa this fall, answering questions from the audience ;-) and if I get really motivated maybe using some audio visual tricks to get you really excited about Africa.
*There will be a bucket available in case you'd like to contribute to my support account but haven't mailed anything in yet. You'll be free to drop in cash, coins, checks (hey, you'll save 41 cents by not having to mail it to New Hope yourself!), and credit cards! What a deal! But, there will be NO obligation to visit the bucket. Please come even if you can't contribute.
*For the Ghana portion of the trip, my sister and I are jointly trying to fill a suitcase with toiletries, medications (like cough medicine, ibuprofin, etc.) and old eyeglasses to be distributed in a Ghanaian village. Feel free to bring something to help fill the suitcase! Again, though, no obligation.
*In early July, I'll be holding a yard sale as an Africa trip fundraiser. So, if you've got some cast-offs you can donate to the yard sale, this is yet another way for you to be part of the Africa fun. You can bring your yard sale items with you on Saturday. Anything that doesn't sell will be donated to Good Will or a similar local charity.
~~Part 3: See You Before I Leave shin-dig~~
Please come hang out! I'd love to catch up with you before I head off to Africa but won't have time to get together with everybody one at a time, so come hang out at the group gathering so I can visit with you!
Call or email me for directions: khakiface(at)yahoo(dot)com! I really hope you can come for all or part of the time!!
Please plan to join me at my house on Saturday, June 16 from 2-4 pm for a fun little shindig-in-3-parts!
~~Part 1: Coffee Tasting~~
Come taste some excellent African coffees and learn about the fine art of coffee making and growing. Some pro baristas will help you learn how to sound like a coffee connoisseur/snob when you tell all your friends about your tasty weekend activity. And, if you don't like coffee, don't despair! You'll still find plenty of tasty treats to partake of. :-)
~~Part 2: Support-raising~~
This one has sub-parts! Pay attention because it could get complicated.
*I'll spend a bit of time giving an overview of what I'll be doing in Africa this fall, answering questions from the audience ;-) and if I get really motivated maybe using some audio visual tricks to get you really excited about Africa.
*There will be a bucket available in case you'd like to contribute to my support account but haven't mailed anything in yet. You'll be free to drop in cash, coins, checks (hey, you'll save 41 cents by not having to mail it to New Hope yourself!), and credit cards! What a deal! But, there will be NO obligation to visit the bucket. Please come even if you can't contribute.
*For the Ghana portion of the trip, my sister and I are jointly trying to fill a suitcase with toiletries, medications (like cough medicine, ibuprofin, etc.) and old eyeglasses to be distributed in a Ghanaian village. Feel free to bring something to help fill the suitcase! Again, though, no obligation.
*In early July, I'll be holding a yard sale as an Africa trip fundraiser. So, if you've got some cast-offs you can donate to the yard sale, this is yet another way for you to be part of the Africa fun. You can bring your yard sale items with you on Saturday. Anything that doesn't sell will be donated to Good Will or a similar local charity.
~~Part 3: See You Before I Leave shin-dig~~
Please come hang out! I'd love to catch up with you before I head off to Africa but won't have time to get together with everybody one at a time, so come hang out at the group gathering so I can visit with you!
Call or email me for directions: khakiface(at)yahoo(dot)com! I really hope you can come for all or part of the time!!
Sunday, June 3, 2007
support raising update
To update you on the support raising front: simply put, I've got a long way to go. :-) My first big deadline for $$ is July 1. I need to raise approximately $3400 more by that date. Please join me in praying that God will provide the money needed by that deadline and then the remaining money by the next deadline. Also, please consider whether you can be a part of God's provision. Thanks!!
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