June 16, 2011
Beloved
Friends and Family,
I hope that this letter finds you well! I
am hopeful that amidst the chaos of jobs and other responsibilities that you’ve
been able to spend some time resting with your friends and families this summer. I know that
I’ve been thankful
for some lake weekends and unexpected family vacations.
Recently there have been some new opportunities
involving my international mission work, and I wanted to update everyone. It is
no secret to most of you that I love Peru, and that I have a deep desire to love and provide for
the abandoned street children of Iquitos, Peru. In August of 2010, I became the
first staff member of a non-profit organization in Birmingham called Not
Forgotten that aims to provide for the physical, educational, and spiritual
needs of those same children. It has been amazing to have a front seat to the
work that is transforming the lives of the children that I’ve come to love so much over the
past 5 years. With hopes of constructing our own children’s home in the future, Not Forgotten
recently purchased a large piece of land outside of Iquitos. The Lord
graciously provided
the funding, and we’re aware that an amazing and crazy journey is now
beginning… (http://www.notforgotten.org))
You all have
been so encouraging and supportive of my mission work over the past 5 years, and I
cannot thank you enough for your love and patience as I’ve rambled on for hours
about “my boys” in the jungle. The Lord has truly transformed my life through my call to serve these amazing children, and the
passion He has given me within this ministry makes it hard not to talk
about.
While I am eager for the day that Peru becomes my
permanent home, I am confident
that partnering with Not Forgotten stateside is where I need
to be for the next couple years. As a result, I am still in need of both prayer and financial support. Despite
fundraising efforts, I am still in need of about $3500 of my $5000 annual goal. The remaining $3500 will help support me with the cost of
airfare, lodging, food, and ministry supplies for three trips to the jungle.
cannot thank you enough for how you have all supported me in the past, so
please do not feel pressured. I’ve been incredibly blessed and am so thankful. Truly.
financially, donations can be received online or by check.
- By check- Makes
checks payable to Not Forgotten, put my name on the subject line, and send them to: Not Forgotten ATTN: Kristen McKee 1111 Fern Street,
Homewood, AL 35209. All donations are tax deductible. - Online Donations- You can go to notforgotten.org,
and make an online donation to work teams. Specify my name in the
comments section, and the donation will go directly to my support
account.
that it is ONLY by His strength and the support of His body that I am able to
pursue it. Thank you for believing in the work He’s doing through me with Not
Forgotten in the jungles of Peru and for playing an integral role in my service overseas!
“Unless the
LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD
watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.”
Psalm
127:1
