Well my Mom and I are in the midst of going to some local businesses to ask if they would support us on our missions trip. Please pray that a desire to contribute or a spark of interest would be planted in their hearts!
Bake Sale
Thanks to everyone who made so many baked goods! They were delicious. And also, thanks to the church for buying everything!
Joe Corby’s
Well it’s time for another fundraiser. I’m now selling Joe Corby’s pizzas. If anyone is interested let me know and I’ll give you the details. Thanks!
Fundraising!
This past Saturday, Mitchell, Erin and I sold water bottles and Sarris Candy in front of the dollar store to fund-raise for our missions trip to Zambia. The hot day was especially useful because everyone was so thirsty!
It was really interesting because we met two young men from Zambia. One even grew up twenty minutes from the town of Ndola. They were both so enthusiastic to give and were excited to hear of a group going on a missions trip there. It was great to see so many people willing to help and give what money they could.
Overall, the day was pretty successful and we were all able to add a little extra cash to our Zambia accounts at the end of the day! So I’m getting there… little by little!
Zambia Video
Here is a great video that was posted on our church website. It tells a little bit about Zambia. Check it out!!
Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Zambia
- There are over 70 ethnic groups
- There are approximately 1.1 million people with AIDS
- Life Expectancy is 38.5 years of age
- The main religion is 50 to 75% Christian and 24 to 49% Hindu and Muslim
- Most children are expected to go to school for seven years
- Zambia hosts tens of thousands of refugees who have fled fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Victoria Falls is located in Zambia
- Zambia is a Republic led by President Rupiah Banda
- The former name was Northern Rhodesia
- Only 2% of Zambia’s GDP is spent on education
*These facts are found from the CIA World Fact-book
Bake Sale!!
Providence Church will soon have a table set up for before and after church to benefit the Zambia missions trip. So come to church with an empty stomach and extra change! It’s bound to be yummy!! :)
Prayer Meeting
Well I definitely never thought I was a blogger. But Jen Grover so graciously made me one so that I can tell you about Providence Church’s upcoming trip to Zambia, what I am doing to prepare for it and if you are interested let you know how you can help.
I am sooo excited to go on this missions trip and look forward to the interesting fund-raising ideas that I will have to come up with!
This week I will be praying that discouragement will not set into the hearts of anyone experiencing trouble raising funds. Would you consider joining me praying for this? The Zambia E-team and members of Providence Church will be having a corporate prayer meeting this Wednesday evening at the church office. I would love to see you there!
Cookies for Zambia
Cookies for Zambia probably sounds a little strange. Well, if I were baking cookies to send to Zambia that might be strange, but I’m not. I have been baking and selling cookies to raise money for a mission trip to Zambia My church, Providence Church, is teaming up with Covenant Mercies to help build a school for an orphanage that Covenant Mercies supports.
