Small World

so we only have about a month before we leave (GAH!) and there is still so much to do! we're still awaiting our visas and still need to raise a bit more money - but i know God has it all under control :) i know this because of some recent events.
2 weeks ago, a dear friend of mine, sarah got in touch w/ me because she met a girl (maria) that was training her who happened to attend the EXACT SAME SCHOOL as we are about to! what are the odds of that!? so sarah hosted a dinner party & invited maria so that we could meet. as the dinner went underway, i was able to talk to maria and discover what an incredibly small world we really do live in! as it turns out we had a few mutual connections and how perfectly timed this all was because maria is due to move next month! so God is indeed good. :) 

i love that God is constantly showing me how He's involved in every detail. how He would know the comfort it would bring to me, meeting someone that's walked the journey before me and was full of encouragement. my heart is full. i am excited, nervous, anxious, and happy all at the same time!

we've also been able to meet (so to speak) most of our future teammates, thanks to social media! shout out to facebook :) so they won't quite be strangers to us but i am very excited to meet each of them face to face. i know God worked it all out to put us together for a reason and i'm eager to find out why! :)

i'm not going to lie to you, this has been a very tough few weeks for hannah and i personally. our friendship has struggled and we've hit quite a few rough patches, but i know that we are on the right path. God has continually shown us both (individually) in His Word, through wise counsel and in our spirits that we are going in the right direction. facing opposition is all part of it as well. i know we will be stronger as a team and as a person for walking through these tough times. thinking on this i am reminded of 2 Corinthians 12:9 - "But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me."

as we draw near to our departure date, i ask for you all to continue to keep us and this mission in prayer. there is still much to be done and this is only the beginning. we are both incredibly grateful for all of your support, encouragement and PRAYERS! thank you for taking this journey along with us :)
-beverly

Fundraising

so hannah & I are in full force with Fundraising! we had our Yard Sale last weekend and despite the bad weather had a decent turnout & expect to do another Yard Sale next month. we were blessed with a LOT of donations from our church family! :) here are some photos from that day:

daisy wearing one of the necklaces we were selling :)

all the donations we received!

we also have our Pancake Breakfast tomorrow and sent out Support Letters last week :) next up are our T-Shirts! we are so excited about these and my beautiful friend Lauren & I collaborated on the design & are working on additional shirts to sell as well. here's a photo:

we have various sizes & they'll be $20!

God is providing slowly but surely, hannah told me we will receive a gift from our church of $470! completely unexpected and we are both very grateful. we still have about $12,000 to raise but i know God is faithful and what He has started, He will finish! :) 

we are both really excited about what God's doing and will do on this journey. i know for me personally, i have grown in my love of the Lord and how He has set me free from so many things, it's amazing what He can do in your life when you allow him to :) 

these next few weeks will be trying for both hannah & i and we appreciate your prayers, support and encouragement. we know this is the path set before us and we want to walk it with boldness and determination. 

beverly