change of plans

So i know i have been talking about this benefit concert for a LONG time now...but i came to the conclusion last night that i am not going to do it.

i have been sick for the last week or so and i am really tired and overwhelmed. last night i was suppose to have a meeting with people that wanted to help and as i understand why people didnt show...only Beatriz, my mom and mike showed up. i had been contemplating for a few days whether or not i should really do it, but i feel like last night i realized that it isnt really worth the amount of energy.

i thank everyone for all their support and willingness to help, however after talking with Bea and spending a lot of time in prayer i realized that its just too much right now. i would need 4 people to oversee teams and then more volunteers underneath them...plus lots of things to start asap because we would have only had a month to pull it all together.

i realize that any fund raising i can do will be great for Dorothy and the kids, however God has provided abundantly. i have gone far beyond my set goal of raising 3,500 in fact with ALL your support i have 5,000 dollars. THAT IS AMAZING!!! therefore i feel like i am good financially and instead of trying to pull an event together quick and be stressed out...i'm just gonna be me in KC while i am here.

the other thing that made me really want to have this benefit concert was the idea of having SO many of the people i love in the same place before i left so that i could give you my contact info and spend time with you before i left. however its a lot of work for a going away party...so long story short i'm not going to do the benefit concert anymore.

My mom, Bea and mike suggested doing it in December after i get back so that people can hear and see what i did while i was there and what their money, prayers and LOTS of support went towards. so hopefully when i return you will still be up for helping out with an event.

thanks for understanding, being SO supportive and many blessings in my life.

GOD BLESS, tash

METTING FOR CONCERT

Hey everyone...i'm going to have an informational/brainstorming meeting this coming week for people who want to help out with the benefit concert.

i'm thinking either monday or tuesday night at the starbucks off westport road and broadway. probably around 7:30pm i hope people can come to we can start getting this thing more into place.

call me if you have questions. i'll try to send out an email friday to tell you which day for sure.

thanks for everything!
LOVE LOVE LOVE as always

God is good

So after i wrote about my fears of isolation and no social interaction God answered my desires. i was emailing back and forth with Dorothy about logistics stuff and then she wrote me about how she knows i will need social interaction and such. the new house she is renting has room to entertain and not disturb the children. The church that I will be attending with her and the children is a walk away and there are many young adults there that she feels i will become good friends with. :)

with this new house there is going to be a lot more space and i will actually be getting my OWN room...until another apportunity came up and she presented it to me...apparently there is a woman who has worked in Haiti a few times that Karl(the paster at Dorothy's church) knows and she needs a place to stay for reasonable rent. so i will be having a roommate.

at first i wasn't so sure about the roommate thing because i really wanted this journey to Haiti to be one that stretches me. when i lived in jamaica for the summer i had christina. and although i love her dearly and learned so much there, i always had a sidekick so to speak. i mean we volunteered at the same place, lived with the same family, had the same classes together and travelled together. it was a wonderful experience. however with this trip to Haiti i wanted to be stretched more...know that i dont need another person for support. that my strengh would be through God and that I would become a lot more confident in my abilities.

but after much thought and prayer i have realized that GOD IS GOOD. He has seen my desire for social interaction and relationship with peers and provided. this roommate and i wont be doing the same thing constently and i am SURE i will learn from her as every roommate i have had before. in fact for me to tell dorothy i dont want a roommate would be selfish i feel. i mean the rent from her would be an added income to help with things. plus it would be another hand to help around the house and love on the kids.

so to sum it up i'm not too worried about having no social interaction anymore. i'm excited to have new friends and more people to help me practice my haitian creole.

however dont think that means i dont want emails, comments on this blog, myspace, facebook and mail because I DO!!!! you all have to keep me in the know about your lifes and what is going on in KC!!!! plus i will miss you all a ton!!!!

love love love you all!