FIRST… THANK YOU FAMILY AND FRIENDS for your generosity. We have met our goal of being 50% funded by the end of May! Praising God for this wonderful accomplishment. Our goal now is the remaining 50% to be fully funded by the end of August. Steps to reaching this new goal: Pancake Breakfast fundraiser which is on Saturday June 10th, don’t forget the fundraiser shirts can still be ordered until June 10th (see link below), as well as additional support letters went out in the mail this week.
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Next, REI had their annual sale so I now have many of the traveling needs for the trip. My pack, tent, sleeping bag, hammock and many other little things. So very grateful for REI’s terrific annual sale.
Finally, it’s time to learn about all this new equipment. I have set up the tent in the front yard and spent the night in it and it was only 50 degrees that evening so I had a chance to check how warm the sleeping bag would be. A few weeks ago I went on a 5.7 mile walk with my mom…. a local ice cream shop was the destination so there was a wonderful reward at the end of the walk. Then on Sunday I packed up my backpack and walked to church and then also hiked an additional 8 miles in the afternoon. Thank you Heather for helping me prepare for my trip.
Starting this past week, I have had the opportunity to meet and communicate with my team members via Group Me. I am looking forward to meeting everyone in person in just one month. The time is flying by and I cannot believe that in less than 3 months I will be on a trip serving the Lord with 100% of my time and focus for 9 months.
Enjoy some photos from the month of May….
