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And so, as Tiny Tim observed, “God Bless Us, Every One! – Charles Dickens
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And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.
~Dr. Seuss
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Financial update
Thanksgiving has come and gone another year, but that doesn’t mean I have to stop saying thank you for all the blessings God has given me. To the right you’ll see a list of names. These are all the people God has led to help support me financially or in prayer to go on the World Race mission trip (please forgive me if I somehow missed your name!). I have been completely shocked, awed, and amazed by God’s wonderful gifts. He has truly touched my heart in ways I cannot describe in words…and all through the hearts of people like you. With that being said, I am pleased to inform you that I am mere dollars away from reaching my final $$$ goal. Here is how it looks…
In Account: $8,723.17
In Pledges: $4,280.00 Still Needed: $796.83
*Note: I made the goal of 60% actually in my account! Praise God! If God provides more money than I need, I can be reimbursed for my immunizations, international health insurance and plane tickets to and from the starting point (roughly about $1,200). I would also like to encourage anyone who feels led, to consider checking out my teammates’ blogsites and praying about financially supporting them.
Trip Update
Immunizations? Check. Malaria pills? Check. Health Insurance? Check. Paperwork? Check. Supplies? Check (we’ll be double and triple checking that later!!) Physically speaking, I am pretty much ready to depart from the good old USA and head off into the wild blue yonder for 11 months. On January 3rd I will be flying out of KC to Miami where I will fly out with the rest of my team on the 4th to start our journey in the Dominican Republic. Emotionally speaking, I am getting more nervous. One, because I have no idea what is in store for me. Two, because I am going to be leaving all of you. I am going to need all the emotional support I can get over the next year. I would appreciate any emails or
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Counting my blessings…
“I thank my God every time I remember you.” -Philippians 1:3
1. Joy
2. Grace
3. Jan
4. Charlie
5. Frieda
6. Mark
7. Nate
8. Sheena
9. Bryson
10. Don
11. Doris
12. Leslie
13. Eleanor
14. Lou
15. Marvin
16. Lana
17. Roger
18. Nancy
19. Linda
20. Mike
21. Janice
22. Kenny
23. 3rd City ChristianChurch
24. Jan
25. Chip
26. Erma
27. Jr.
28. St. John’s Lutheran Church
29. Carol
30. Earl
31. Edythe
32. Don
33. Sandra
34. Kenneth
35. Luke
36. Kristen
37. Dina
38. Dave
39. Pat
40. Kenneth
41. Sherry
42. Donna
43. Roger
44. Becky
45. United Church
46. Duane
47. Leann
48. Joy
49. Blaire
50. Deb
51. Kari
52. Daniel
53. George
54. Joy’s Sunday School Class
55. Daniel
56. Lisa
57. Ben
58. Kelli
59. Amy
60. Austin
61. Sidney Church of Christ
62. Crystal
63. Arden
64. Jessica
65. Richard
66. Tara
67. Tiffany
68. T.J.
69. Wyatt
70. Britt
71. Ann
72. Daniel
73. Charlie
74. Kristin
75. Traci
76. Lora
77. Andrea
78. David
79. John
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  I love you all!Have a Merry Christmas! 
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