m.e.
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Just as a background:
I went on a missions trip to Romania almost two years ago, did serviceprojects and outreach and such with several others. Had an absolutelyamazing time, totally loved it, great all around! I couldn't get it outof my mind, and really wanted to do another trip, but with school andfinances it wasn't really feasable. So my plan was (and still is) tospend at least three months in Tanzania, Africa, with a PeaceCorps-style organization sometime between undergraduate and grad school*fingers crossed*.
Well, a guy in our church (heads up the local branch of Young Life, ifanyone knows what that is) pulled me aside this Sunday and asked if Iwanted to go to Africa. Um....yeah. I told him what my plan was, and hesaid that he had an opportunity for me to "get my feet wet", so tospeak:
2 weeks in Addis Ababba, Ethiopia, this summer :shock:
My initial reaction was (of course) excitement! It's a "select,hand-picked group" and we'll be helping out at a camp for local kids,and also spending time with children at an HIV orphanage. AIDs inAfrica is something I'm very much passionate about, so this reallystruck a chord with me.
Here's the thing, though: I need to come up with $2,000 in the next twomonths. So I'm super excited and super nervous. Hey, Ibelieve that if God wants me to go on this trip, He'll provide themoney (even if it means I'm stressing and pulling my hair out rightuntil the very last second. Great sense of humor, He has)
But of course, I don't expect it all to fall from the sky, so I'll bejuggling fundraising and writing support letters, in addition to work,school, and life. I could really use encouraging thoughts and prayers.I cannot express in words how excited I am to go on this trip. I knowit will be amazing, I just need lots and lots of prayers that the moneywill come in on time.
I went on a missions trip to Romania almost two years ago, did serviceprojects and outreach and such with several others. Had an absolutelyamazing time, totally loved it, great all around! I couldn't get it outof my mind, and really wanted to do another trip, but with school andfinances it wasn't really feasable. So my plan was (and still is) tospend at least three months in Tanzania, Africa, with a PeaceCorps-style organization sometime between undergraduate and grad school*fingers crossed*.
Well, a guy in our church (heads up the local branch of Young Life, ifanyone knows what that is) pulled me aside this Sunday and asked if Iwanted to go to Africa. Um....yeah. I told him what my plan was, and hesaid that he had an opportunity for me to "get my feet wet", so tospeak:
2 weeks in Addis Ababba, Ethiopia, this summer :shock:
My initial reaction was (of course) excitement! It's a "select,hand-picked group" and we'll be helping out at a camp for local kids,and also spending time with children at an HIV orphanage. AIDs inAfrica is something I'm very much passionate about, so this reallystruck a chord with me.
Here's the thing, though: I need to come up with $2,000 in the next twomonths. So I'm super excited and super nervous. Hey, Ibelieve that if God wants me to go on this trip, He'll provide themoney (even if it means I'm stressing and pulling my hair out rightuntil the very last second. Great sense of humor, He has)
But of course, I don't expect it all to fall from the sky, so I'll bejuggling fundraising and writing support letters, in addition to work,school, and life. I could really use encouraging thoughts and prayers.I cannot express in words how excited I am to go on this trip. I knowit will be amazing, I just need lots and lots of prayers that the moneywill come in on time.
