money sent....

Man...satin is such a punk.  thankful that we did not fall into any of his traps this week.
who would have thought that we would have been so attacked spiritually by just depositing the $1101.00 in the EGCH fund.

our dishwasher broke.
our printer died...this one we can't live without...the hubistrators business depends on it.

we've only received 1/3 of our income this month....

plus we have vacation planned for this month.

but this money is jesus'...that he wants to bless his kids with in ethiopia.  not one red cent belongs to us...
so after the checks cleared..the money was deposited on tuesday night.

i'm thankful for the perspective...rather than the alternative perspective which is always such a bummer...

This week...def par for the course.

by his grace.
Gina

Raising funds...we tallied it all up!

a couple of weeks ago we sent out a call to our friends here,
our facebook friends,
and our church family...
to help support our brothers and sisters in ethiopia.
as francis chan put it so well in his fearless message...
"how do i live responsibly while my brothers and sisters are suffering."
responsibly as in 40% of my income has to go to savings...and 10% to tithe[which the only way we budge on is by increasing our tithe, because the lord calls us ALL to be tithing.] and the other 50% to bills and spending money...
so I ask you again...
how do i live responsibly while my brothers and sisters in ethiopia are suffering?
I can not.
I choose not to.
and many of you have come along side to choose to not live the "responsibly" as the world sees it...
but responsibly as we are called to...and that is to care for our brothers and sisters and orphans and widows.
So....
Heres the euchre party...

our funds raised for Ebenezer Grace childrens home is $1101.00!
that is great. such a blessing.
please continue to pray about giving to this ministry...to maybe do a euchre or game party or cupcake sale...
or my emme is selling bracelets that she made for the orphans...she has such an amazing heart.
she's selling them from $1.00-$5.00 whatever people want to donate.

Thank you friends! you rock!
Gina

You can help us help the people of Ethiopia!

My family and I have our plane tickets! EEEKKK!! So nerve racking!  God is doing amazing things already.

We have a layover in Egypt which we have booked a tour for the kids to see the pyramids.  It will be so neat to read to them the scriptures while looking at them to understand that they were built in biblical times.  I'm also thankful we found something to do while we wait for our 11 hour connecting flight.  Hopefully this little outing will give them enough energy to get back on the plane for the next jont.  Ethiopia! 

So we asked the beautiful family that runs the orphanage if they are in need of anything for the kids there, or the families that are being sponsored by people just like you.  And she did give us a list...Would you pray about helping us stuff our suitcases to the max for these beautiful people?

Needs for the orphanage:

Shoes for girls sizes 10-11 all the way up to 3-4's.

Boys and girls clothing mainly for older kids...preteen, teenagers to young adults and pretty much anything in between....but if you feel God laying a specific size that is not listed here on your on heart...listen to Him, He will have a plan for it!

The orphanage gets a lot of infant clothing donated...so that's why that's not being requested.

Samaritans purse shoe box items...small toys, tooth brushes, small books, coloring stuff....all that you would put in one of those shoe boxes...


Our Needs:
We still could use monetary [$$] donations for our trip....this is costing every bit of the initial we felt God calling us to save.. $10,000.00 plus more...So if God is laying it on your heart...There is a donate button on this blog, or contact me for our mailing address.  We still have many expenses to pay for...Lodging at multiple locations for just over two weeks, transportation,  food for 5 people for two weeks, Tony taking two weeks completely unpaid, immunizations $1,000.00!  We had not idea!  and others...

oh and i still am selling headbands to raise money for this trip...like this... completely customizable [you pick your colors]...just email me if you want to buy one...$25.00 per headband for woman or a lot smaller for you daughter for $15.00.  :)

FEED [1] Orphan Money... Also still accepting donations....items still available for purchase.  contact us if you need more information.

Prayer!  please pray for us.   pray for our time there.  pray for our hearts to be opened.  pray for safety.  pray for us to be the hands and feet of Jesus to anyone and everyone we come in contact with.

Pray for health for our family.  Specifically Emma has to get a lot of shots, and her little body doesn't hand shots well.  But as a friend said today...God's got this!  Amen, he does...but we covet your prayers.

Pray for wisdom and discernment and filling of the holy spirit with our entire family.

Okay, I gotta go run sweet Emme to the doctor now, cause she is sick, again....

XOXO!  
WE really do love you guys!
Gina
P.S our travel dates are June 3rd-June 15th.  :)
  

Fundraising a bit for our trip....

I listed some headbands on Etsy...
[notyourmamasstyle]  <----click that!  :)
headbands that I made...that I love!
50% of the $$ is cost, 50% is profit to go straight to our trip...

Could you help us get there?  Are you called to be a part of this plan?  Every little part makes up the whole plan God has.

Plan is to leave June 3rd and return June 16th....

Initial plane trip to New york $1500.00 (praying that will cover it with extra baggage)

Plane tickets are between $6,000.00 with an 11 hour layover or $8,600.00 with no layover...

and then we just realized we have immunizations costs because we don't have health insurance so its another $700.00- $1,000.00

Food for 2 weeks

transportation for 2 weeks

lodging $200.00 in Ethiopia

So with all that said....there is a donation button on this blog...and our headbands are for sale with one piece of art left...And most importantly please pray for us....For God to use us like never before...for our hearts to be changed to be just like his...

Our trust is in the Lord...

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
⁶ Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
⁷ Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

⁸ The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
⁹ The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

¹⁰ The Lord shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 146:5-12

XOXO!
Gina

P.S.  Soon i will have a list of items we will be collecting to bring to Ethiopia that if you, your friends and family or your church family would be willing to donate...you can please start praying for that now.