There are other ways to help JAM, as well. Here are some items that you can donate and I could bring:
NIV Study Bibles
Towels, linens, etc.
I am also looking for a relatively new video camera so that I can shoot video while I am there. I would like to make a movie about my experience to share with people, and also a video to give to JAM so that they can show what they do with their ministry. If possible, I am also looking for a Mac laptop computer so that I can edit video while I am there. BOTH ITEMS CAN BE RETURNED WHEN I GET BACK and do not have to be permanent donations!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Update on Contributions #3
Hello all! I hope you are checking in semi-regularly. I will try and keep you updated as much as possible, but as you can imagine, not a whole-lot changes until I actually leave!
However, I wanted to give you the most recent update on contributions and share a CRAZY story...
I prayed just a week and a half ago about leaving for Uganda. I was very unsure about going and was questioning God and what I was supposed to do. This was mostly because of the money situation. I had raised only $1500, and my goal was (and still is!) somewhere closer to $6,000.
I talked to Matt Kehn (the pastor in JAM who is helping me get there) and he said $1500 was enough for me to stay for the 5 months I was planning. The only problem was that the money ONLY paid for my expenses...it didn't help the ministry at all and I still had the problem of a $1700 plane ticket. So you see the problem...
So I prayed. I was unsure about what was going to happen, but the one thing I knew was that I needed help with funding. I've been working quite hard here in Fort Collins so I am expecting some big checks to help pay my way (I am just finishing a 96 hour 2-week pay period). But I wanted to be able to help JAM more.
Well, in the last 5 days I can honestly say that the prayer was answered. I'm not going to name names without permission, but family, friends and even random strangers have accounted for over $1200 in just 5 days. My dad has also told me about other family and friends that are sending contributions and I have been completely overwhelmed by it all. I got to share this information with friends and just tell God how thankful I am!
Sometimes I have felt like God doesn't answer prayers. Sometimes I don't give him the due credit he deserves. We could all just write this off as coincidence or say I got lucky. But all I know is that I asked sincerely and all of the sudden within a week, the contributions DOUBLED...
Thank you to everyone who has helped and I hope you can find encouragment in knowing that God cares about the big things and the small things in your life. You just have to talk to him and ask. He calls us his children and says He will provide for us. I know that I need to be quicker to trust rather than doubt and I should not be so quick to question His love...Thank you God.
However, I wanted to give you the most recent update on contributions and share a CRAZY story...
I prayed just a week and a half ago about leaving for Uganda. I was very unsure about going and was questioning God and what I was supposed to do. This was mostly because of the money situation. I had raised only $1500, and my goal was (and still is!) somewhere closer to $6,000.
I talked to Matt Kehn (the pastor in JAM who is helping me get there) and he said $1500 was enough for me to stay for the 5 months I was planning. The only problem was that the money ONLY paid for my expenses...it didn't help the ministry at all and I still had the problem of a $1700 plane ticket. So you see the problem...
So I prayed. I was unsure about what was going to happen, but the one thing I knew was that I needed help with funding. I've been working quite hard here in Fort Collins so I am expecting some big checks to help pay my way (I am just finishing a 96 hour 2-week pay period). But I wanted to be able to help JAM more.
Well, in the last 5 days I can honestly say that the prayer was answered. I'm not going to name names without permission, but family, friends and even random strangers have accounted for over $1200 in just 5 days. My dad has also told me about other family and friends that are sending contributions and I have been completely overwhelmed by it all. I got to share this information with friends and just tell God how thankful I am!
Sometimes I have felt like God doesn't answer prayers. Sometimes I don't give him the due credit he deserves. We could all just write this off as coincidence or say I got lucky. But all I know is that I asked sincerely and all of the sudden within a week, the contributions DOUBLED...
Thank you to everyone who has helped and I hope you can find encouragment in knowing that God cares about the big things and the small things in your life. You just have to talk to him and ask. He calls us his children and says He will provide for us. I know that I need to be quicker to trust rather than doubt and I should not be so quick to question His love...Thank you God.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Happiness...
I went to The Fray concert on Saturday, and Isaac Slade, the lead singer, sang a new song called "happiness" which I haven't stopped listening to. If you have sound, it should be playing on your computer right now! I love the lyrics...
Happiness by Isaac Slade/The Fray
Happiness is just outside my window
Would it crash blowing 80-miles an hour?
Or is happiness a little more like knocking
On your door, and you just let it in?
Happiness feels a lot like sorrow
Let it be, you can’t make it come or go
But you are gone- not for good but for now
Gone for now feels a lot like gone for good
Happiness is a firecracker sitting on my headboard
Happiness was never mine to hold
Careful child, light the fuse and get away
‘Cause happiness throws a shower of sparks
Happiness damn near destroys you
Breaks your faith to pieces on the floor
So you tell yourself, that’s probably enough for now
Happiness has a violent roar
Happiness is like the old man told me
Look for it, but you’ll never find it all
But let it go, live your life and leave it
Then one day, wake up and she’ll be home
Home, home, home
Just wanted to share that with ya'll :)
Happiness by Isaac Slade/The Fray
Happiness is just outside my window
Would it crash blowing 80-miles an hour?
Or is happiness a little more like knocking
On your door, and you just let it in?
Happiness feels a lot like sorrow
Let it be, you can’t make it come or go
But you are gone- not for good but for now
Gone for now feels a lot like gone for good
Happiness is a firecracker sitting on my headboard
Happiness was never mine to hold
Careful child, light the fuse and get away
‘Cause happiness throws a shower of sparks
Happiness damn near destroys you
Breaks your faith to pieces on the floor
So you tell yourself, that’s probably enough for now
Happiness has a violent roar
Happiness is like the old man told me
Look for it, but you’ll never find it all
But let it go, live your life and leave it
Then one day, wake up and she’ll be home
Home, home, home
Just wanted to share that with ya'll :)
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