Welcome

Hi Friends,

I'm so excited to welcome you to my blog. This will be the best way to keep updated on everything happening while I am in the Philippines. I will be posting as often as I can so check back lots.. OR sign up to receive an e-mail when I put up a new post. The facebook page will be kept as well, but will be used primarily to post scarves and crafty things being sold to raise money.

The days are flying by and my to-do list seems to be getting longer, but I am confident that everything will come together in the right timing. God's timing. I still have $6300 to raise before Aug 1st so if you are interested in supporting this journey in any way, please contact me or click the lovely donate button to the right of this post.

I'd like to take a couple seconds and focus more on monthly support. This is something I have mentioned briefly in other posts, but if you bear with me, I'm going to expand on that a little bit more. As most of you know, the clinic fees don't stop at $15,000 for this first year. I will need to raise that amount again for next year. Monthly support, whether $15 - $150, will allow me to begin to save for the next chunk of clinic fees as well as being able to meet needs that I am sure will come up as I begin to work with the women in the Philippines. If this is something that you would like to be a part of, please let me know and we can find the most convenient way to set that up for you.

Before I get back to tackling the list, I'll just leave you with a verse that God has kept reminding me of in the past couple weeks. Discouragement can creep in so quickly and works to deter any of us from the walk that we are on, but the verse Deuteronomy 31:8 that God spoke to my heart when I first started this process has helped me to continually look above the craziness and trust that He is right here walking with me.

"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Enjoy the day!

A