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Fundraiser a Success...Thank you!
We just wanted to give another HUGE thank you to all of our friends and family who made this event an amazing success! We are indebted to: Tim who provided the beautiful venue and supported us through the planning of the event; Carrie-Ann, Chris and Laura who donated their time to serve al of our guests; Siobhan and Chef Morgan at Fireside for all the work they did to provide delicious food and drink...s; Heather, Joanna, Lara, Nicole and Tessa for taking time arrange deserts, set up, collect tickets and put out fires . Also thank you to all of those who donated silent auction items and to Chikoro Marimba Band for playing fantastic Zimbabwean music. And last but not least, thank you to everyone who was there in body and in spirit. We love you and are so blessed to have you walking this journey with us!
our "giving page" is now live!
Sooo, we have finally set up a GIVING PAGE for anyone who wants to partner with us on our journey back to Africa. It is really simple, all you have to do is click on the link below and away you go.http://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=14876
We have forecasted the cost of our trip, including living expenses and transportation to and from South Africa and the country we will be serving in, at about $25,000. Any amount will be a huge blessing, not only to us, but also to the thousands of children who are in need across Southern Africa. Any donations exceeding our required living and travel costs will go directly to Hands at Work.
Plus ALL donations are TAX DEDUCATABLE (which is super cool for you) - you will receive a electronic tax receipt immediately following your donation.
thanks so much for your support!
here we are again
So here we are again. Preparing to go back to Africa, but this time we don't know when we are coming home. That means we are selling our place, leaving our jobs and essentially moving our lives to South Africa in January 2012. Some days it feels like we are doing something pretty crazy, but deep down, we know that this is the right step to take. We know that our time in Africa is not finished and that God has so much more in store for us when we go back.That means in only 4 short months we will be back on a plane, flying 24 odd hours to get back to a home that captured our hearts over two years ago. Right now, in the midst of starting teaching at a new school (which in itself poses many challenges as it is in the isolated town of Port Renfrew and I have 6 different grades in one class) I feel quite overwhelmed with all that is going on around us. Even though I know this busy time will provide so much opportunity for growth I just am finding it hard to keep it together. I can't seem to see where in the world I am going to find time to raise support for us - something that we HAVE to do due to the nature of being long-term volunteers for an organization that completely depends on people like us to give their time and resources in order to function.
But as I said, I guess this is how I will grow...this is how I learn to let it go, take each day as it comes and have faith that the more we share our hearts and our situation, the more God can do His job. All in all, we just need your thoughts, your prayers and your support in order to get through the many life changes in the next 4 months and beyond.
If you are interested at all about in learning a bit more how YOU can support us, just email me and I can send you more info as well as explain all that you need to know about the financial end of things (all donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE when you donate to us through Hands Canada - I can send you the donation form).
Love you lots!
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