Recently I have entered into partnership with two different organizations and I'm really excited about it- hopefully you will all feel the same!
The first is with Fund the Nations. Fund the Nations is a organization that partners with ministries like mine. They design shirts for free, after learning about the ministry that each applicant is a part of, and then once the shirts are designed the ministries can begin to sell them. They agreed to partner with me! Whenever enough people place orders through me for the shirts (I need to have at least 13 per order), I will send a little bit of the money raised to Fund The Nations to actually pay for the shirts, and they send me the sizes you guys asked for! It is really exciting for me because it saves me from having to spend a lot of money on a bunch shirts that I don't know if anyone will buy.
So, are you ready? Some of you may have already seen the design from the Facebook group, but for those of you that haven't…. drum roll, please!
Tada! Impressive, right? I can totally see all of you walking down the street, into class, anywhere wearing this shirt.
I'll be selling them for $20 each. When you place an order for one ( by sending the following info to my e-mail at [email protected]), please include your name, size(s), address and email so that I can contact you whenever your shirt arrives. Where there are a lot of you that I do not see on a regular basis the address will be especially helpful if I have to mail the shirts to you! (Also, if you feel led to paying for the shipping, if it does need to be shipped to you, I wouldn't say no. BUT I won't make you pay for it otherwise. :])
The second organization that I have partnered with is Threads of Hope, Actually, this partnership is the more exciting one (for me at least)! And here's why, straight from them:
"There are two major aspects to the functions of Threads of Hope, Inc. The first is the opportunity to provide an impoverished people group with a steady income so that they can care for their families with dignity. This is made possible by the second facet of Threads of Hope; the ability to provide thousands of groups, churches and individuals around the world with a means to raise funds for the causes of their choice without expense to them or their organization. Together, they create a system where all involved are blessed."
Partnering with this organization not only allows for me to raise support for my mission with the World Race but it also allows for love and providance (I think I just made that word up) for families in the Philippines! It provides opportunities for growth within the families and communities in a beautiful way.
How funds for both these families and myself are raised is through the making and selling of some pretty beautiful bracelets. Initially I sent them a message letting them know what I was fundraising for and asked if they would want to partner with me. When they said yes they asked how many bracelets I thought that I would be able to sell and I gave them a hopeful amount (I have faith in God's ability to work!). Then Threads of Hope sent me the bracelets on faith for free. They trust that I will send them half the proceeds from the sales and I cannot wait to send that first check!
If I don't sell all of the bracelets it's okay, I just mail them back (but we don't want to have to mail anything back to the Philippines! I'm praying!)
Threads of Hope asks that I sell each bracelet for $2 each, $1 for each ministry, and that is what I am doing.
I have a TON of bracelets, guys, so if you do want to order one, fifty, seven… just let me know what colors you like, don't like (if you have a preference) and all of the same information from above for the shirts.
Also, please continue to keep me in your prayers.Recently a lot of things have been happening that feel like spiritual attacks and they don't feel good. I know that the enemy is not greater than my Father but sometimes while in the midst of it it still sucks the life out of me.
Then, too, please keep my squad and me in your prayers as we continue to fundraise for the World Race, we are all in the midst of trying to raise support and sometimes the amount of money can be daunting. Pray that we remember the reason we are called to do this!
Thanks! You guys are amazing!
