"You're all done! That is so great!"
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Travel Expenses
Friday, October 28, 2011
A smidge more fundraising
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Achieving Potential
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
$30,000 and beyond
I just arrived home from going to the Glen Falls school here in Saint John... one of the poorest schools in our city... where the children, led by their awesome teacher (a woman from my church), pledged to raise 1% of our goal. When someone from the community heard about their initiative, they offered to match whatever they raised up to $300 (also 1%).
As you know, we were currently at 98%...
Were. Past tense.
The Glen Falls school kids were honored and thrilled to help us reach across the finish line this morning... we are now officially at 100%!!!
We still need a few more donations to cover our in-country travel expenses, but are confident that God will continue to provide as He will finish what he has begun.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Not My Life Trailer
Friday, October 14, 2011
Article online
Thursday, October 13, 2011
School Fund and thanks
I just wanted to point out that we are quite nearly to the $30,000 mark which will completely fund the building of a new school at The Village of Life! Check out the thermometer on the right to see just how close we are. God is good! Blowing our minds all the time and surprising me in amazing ways :)
I encourage you to donate if you can because every dollar donated is being matched by a donor at Touch a Life foundation! And every penny above and beyond the fundraising goal will still go to The Village of Life to help provide them with anything they may need right now.
I removed the chip in button BUT you can donate to my travel expenses account. Just make sure that you indicate if you would like the funds to go to my travel expenses or to the School fund and I will distribute the money properly.
That being said... our whole team is still fundraising for in country travel expenses and for me, medical expenses that my insurance won't cover (yay malaria meds and vaccinations).
Lastly I want to thank EVERYONE who has participated in any way in this trip. Donors of money and items for the auction, prayer warriors, mojo senders, children donating their soccer balls and spare change. This whole experience has taught me so much about the good in humanity. And I am very blessed to be part of it all. So from Tia, JD, Joshua and me... Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Prayer request
I just wanted to ask you all to pray for George Achirba Sr and his family today and in the coming days/weeks. His wife, Hanna, passed away.
For those of you who don't know who George is... he is the guy who we are going to visit in Ghana who runs The Village of Life and rescues children off of Lake Volta. In Ghana funerals are a huge deal with the celebration lasting days. I pray that Hanna's celebration of her life will touch the hearts of those who participate and that George and his family will be comforted.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Sun Stand Still- Big News
I honestly don’t know what was more important to me – seeing the school built, or seeing people’s faith built. It seemed as though these were both such important parts of this journey. What I loved about this project from the beginning was that if we had miserably failed, we would have looked like fools, but if we reached our goal, the only explanation for it would have been God and God alone.
In essence, being at 46%, this means that we simply have another 4% of funds to raise in order for the school to be built. Our 50% will be stretched to completion through this amazing blessing.$1200 left.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Welcome Welcome N-G readers!
Here is the link that explains the purpose of our trip.
And here are some other popular posts:
Horror Can't be the End
Soccer
Education
Human Suffering
Again Thank you, thank you for checking this website out. Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions.
~Debra
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Think Different and change the world
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
One month countdown has begun!
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Like Disney World up in here!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Josh Wilson - I Refuse
I Refuse
Sometimes I, I just want to close my eyes
And act like everyone's alright
When I know they're not
This world needs God, but it's easier to stand and watch
I could pray a prayer and just move on
Like nothing's wrong
But I Refuse
I don't want to live like I don't care
I don't want to say another empty prayer
Oh, I refuse to sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself
I could choose not to move
But I refuse
I can hear the least of these, crying out so desperately
And I know we are the hands and feet of You, oh God
So if You say move, it's time for me to follow through
And do what I was made to do
And show them who You are
I don't want to live like I don't care
I don't want to say another empty prayer
Oh, I refuse to sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself
I could choose not to move
But I refuse
I refuse to stand and watch the weary and lost cry out for help
I refuse to turn my back and try and act like all is well
I refuse to stay unchanged, to wait another day to die to myself
I refuse to make one more excuse
I don't want to live like I don't care
I don't want to say another empty prayer
Oh, I refuse to sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself
I could choose not to move
But I refuse