Seeing them just makes me smile every time! :-) Last night, Thomas and I were imagining how it will be when we see them for the first time at the airport, and Thomas imagined going up to them, getting down on his knees and just hugging both their necks! He imagines it will be the same feeling as when we went to meet Colin the day he was born at the hospital. And I definitely agree, except now, Colin will be there, too, with a great big hug and kiss for his brother and sister!
As we were talking, we came to the conclusion that we are also VERY ready to be done with the fundraising part of this journey. We have decided we don't like fundraising very much, simply because we have had such a short time to raise the necessary funds and we've had to have one event after another and now we're tired and feeling others may be tiring of it too. Plus, it seems every time we've had a fundraising event, like last night, we are meet with yet another unexpected expense at home (like me needing a crown on my tooth or having a leak in a main water line.)
BUT... "we know that for those who love God all things work together for good" (Rom. 8:28), and there are lessons in this that He wants to teach us through this process. One thing is for certain, we have definitely been learning A LOT about depending on Him for our every need...and that's the BEST lesson of all! And we are reminded that it is all God's money, anyway, and He will use it as He sees fit, and He will bring those He wants to help. We are to be obedient to this call He has given us and to tell what HE has orchestrated and what HE is doing through this process...after all, it is HIS story we're telling others about and for the sake of HIS glory, not ours (and that is why we fundraise with a smile on our face, even when we're tired or discouraged).
So as we prepare to leave for Uganda at last, we have two FINAL (hooray!) fundraisers coming up that we would like to invite you to:
Due to the rain during part of our last yard sale, we still have a TON of donated items left to sell (and I would like to park my car in the garage again!). So we have decided to have another
YARD SALE on June 1
from 8:00am-2:00pm
And for those who would like to get a head start, we will also have a
PREVIEW SALE on May 31
from 5:30-8:00pm
But that's not all...we have saved the best for last!!! :-)
Summertime is a perfect time for music, and the perfect time for a benefit concert! So we hope you'll come out, enjoy an evening of music, and CELEBRATE with us right before we leave!!
Benefit Concert featuring...
ERIC PARKER
recording artist, vocalist, and producer
Friday, June 21
7:00-8:30pm
at Hixson Presbyterian Church
The suggested donation is $10 per person ($40 max per family).
Nursery will be provided for children 3 and under.
Eric's performance will include a mixture of revamped hymns, original songs, and a few cover songs by well known artists such as Fernando Ortega.
Eric Parker is the founder and president of Music for Missions, an independent record label to produce independent artists who wanted to use their CD proceeds to support evangelical and mercy ministries, and he is also an artist on the label. He is not only a recording artist, but he also leads music at his home church, First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga. Eric's newest release titled Washed to the Sea features covers of Mark Heard, Julie Miller, Fernando Ortega, and Derek Webb as well as six of his own original songs. Eric's 2008 release From the Shoulders of Giants is a collection of old hymns put to original modern music.
Also, for those who are interested, we have our t-shirts now for $20. We have a variety of adult and youth sizes available.
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