sun!!!

its been awhile since i wrote anything so i thought i would! :) oh and there is a few things of importance...

i received an email from Dorothy this past week and wanted to ask you all to pray. there as been an outbreak of some sort of flu like virus and has killed many children in orphanages around port-au-prince. thankful it hasnt come to the children she is working with, but keep them all in your prayers. from the children to the aid workers to the community. everyone...

besides all that how is life everyone? things are going well for the most part here in good ol kcmo! the fund raising as slowed down a bit, which is okay i guess i mean i have been working on other stuff...like figuring out how to make a bachlorette party amazing and trying to be in the sun whenever i can!!!

well gotta get back to work as always...love you all
T

dates...

so i have been trying to figure out a date that works for the benefit concert and let me tell you its not going so well. between weddings and band schedules and my own crazy life its seems that it may not happen until october...but thas ok. we will just have a fall brawl kinda thing! it'll be fun and give me more time to make it SO freakin awesome!!

however i will try to have a bake sale or have cookies on sale or something between now and october...because i feel october is SO far away...even thou it really isnt that far.

anyway i hope you all had a fabulous weekend. the weather was SO amazing!!! anyway i better get back to CFCA workin' but just wanted to say hello and inform peeps that the benefit concert might not be for a while.

God Bless...

YEAH!

Everyone i posted pictures!!!

i am still figuring out this internet blog stuff so if its not so organized i apologize.

to all who helped me at the yard/garage sale...again i thank you. I COULDNT OF DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!! SERIOUSLY...

i hope you like the pictures. my next fundraising event wont be until september 8th. i will be having a benefit concert so stay posted for more info as it gets closer.

i am waiting until then bc my bff is getting married in august and i wanna be more available to help...plus the LORD is amazing and i have already met my goal. however i would love to raise more.

raising more only means i can stay longer if i want after the 6 months or i can donate more money to help dorothy and the children. either way...its a huge blessing. so keep up with the encouraging and giving spirits. i know the Lord with bless you all.

LOVE LOVE LOVE & GOD BLESS!

mountains beyond mountains...

I received and email from Dorothy today and it is always so good to hear from her! she reminds me of how time will pass and i will be in Haiti before i know it! Dorothy has a few initiatives that she hopes to work on this coming year so i will have a lot to help her with. in Dorothy's words "I would like to start 2 new initiatives in my neighborhood: 1) screening expectant mothers for HIV to direct them into programs that will try to prevent their babies from getting the virus, and 2) educating Haitians about birth defects, specifically spina bifida, as almost all the children with spina bifida die, and providing folic acid and prenatal vitamins as appropriate."

With these initiatives i am trying to read more about AIDS and medical problems facing Haiti. i have realized lately that i can get through books quickly if i listen to them on cd while at work! therefore i just finished the book Mountains beyond Mountains about Dr. Paul Farmer (who is an amazing Doctor who has done phenomenal things in Haiti and in the world of medicine). Dorothy is suggesting that i be reading up on AIDS, especially about mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) and on spina bifida so if you have any suggestions please feel free to post them!!

I am continuing to get more and more excited for the next journey. I haven't really been scared at ALL to go except once and in that moment i remembered that no matter what i encounter there God will never give me anything i cannot handle. He is my king and my father...so I'm alright. i meant shoot I'm doing this with Him. i couldn't without. So no worries...only blessings.

thanks again. and seriously next time i'm with my laptop and having internet i will get pictures on here!

LOVE LOVE LOVE...

update...

So WOW...God is so good. Not only did Jenee's column in the star bring out tons of people, but reminded me of how GOOD people truly are. what a blessing. i am so indebted to all who helped me, from my mom and dad dealing with my stressing, from jenee who wrote the article, to pierce and Rachel who did the lemonade stand, to kristin, janette, sarah beth and kate...and of course my sister, mom & dad...i seriously couldnt of put it all together without you. to everyone that came out and supported, gave words of encouragement, donating and got stuff from the sale i am SO thankful! i cannot even express what an amazing weekend filled with joy and blessings it was. God is constently affirming that He wants me to go.

as of right now i am over half of what i need to raise and i have only been raising for 2 1/2 months or so. i am speechless. i have so many more months before january 2008 when i leave and iots so amazing. the more money i raise the more beneficial it is for Dorothy and the children so if i pass my goal of 3,500 thas even better. i am so humbled, honored, blessed and speechless. thanks you...EVERYONE!!!

I hope to put some pictures up on here soon so you can see pictures of dorothy, past trips to haiti...and the yard sale.

better get going now...
love love love...

Praise God!

So God is continually confirming to me that He will provide and that He knows I have a heart for Haiti! I am so excited to join Dorothy and the work that she is doing there. As of right now I almost have half of what I need to raise! PRAISE GOD!! My thanks to all the support can truly not be put into words...i am beyond humbled and oh SO grateful!

thanks so much...keep the encouragement up...it means the world to me. YOU ARE ALL THE BEST!!! <3 <3 <3

I hope to see you at the yard sale.

May 18-20! 4427 Genessee KCMO 64111 (scroll down for more info)

GOD BLESS...

GARAGE SALE...

OHHHH OHHHH....

AND DONT FORGET ABOUT THE YARD SALE/GARAGE SALE!!!

I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

LOVE LOVE LOVE....

just cause...

Today i sent out a text to people to let them know about this site, i hope people received it and are taking a look. I would loved to get comments if you have ideas for fund raising or anything!

I continue to be so excited about the blessings and support so many are giving me in preparation to go!

today a coworker gave me information on a coffee shop in kcmo that is dedicated to helping Haiti and has fair trade coffee. how freakin great is that! they also have art that is sold to support missions and programs to help Haiti. the blog is kafekiskeya.blogspot.com you should all check it out if you are around it. the address is: 3326 E 12th St KCMO

anyway i have to get back to work at CFCA- cfcausa.org (my current job)!

have a absolutely BEAUTY FULL day!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE...

for Clerification

In case some of you reading this blog havent heard or received my fundraising letter...

I thought i would catch you up to date. I am in the process of raising money to go serve in Port-au-prince, HAITI with a women i met in 2004. I have been too Haiti 3 times and everytime i go back it is harder and harder for me to leave. therefore i have decided to go volunteer with Dorothy Pierce. She has established an organization there that helps infants and todlers that are in intensive care, meaning they have AIDS, are malnourished, have malaria amoung many other things. She rents a small house and has haitian nurses that work with her. it is temporary care so it is not like an orphange...its more like a clinic to nurse kids back to health and connect them with doctors, etc.

anyway i am so excited and know that God is already doing amazing things through Dorothy and the progam...so it is a blessing to get the chance to live in haiti, serve the people of haiti and learn more than i can imagine.

well i better go...if you have any questions...please, dont hesitate to ask!

GOD BLESS!
LOVE LOVE LOVE...

YARD SALE!!

I am having the yard sale this month to continue in raising funds to go to Haiti! I have received many donations of things to sell and I am grateful to all!

It's going to be May 18-20, 2007. Friday and Saturday it will be from 9:00am-4:00pm and Sunday 10:00am-3:00pm!

The location...my sister's wonderful home 4427 Genessee KCMO 64111

I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

LOVE LOVE LOVE...

Wow...

So its only taken me FOREVER to get this blog stuff going because well the internet (i cant lie) intimidates me. I have been a journal writer for years, but putting my thoughts and experiences out there for everyone to see kinda scares me. i also have always been a person that isn’t all about punctuation and proper sentence structure so if the majority of my blogs are stream of consciousness please just bare with me its just the way i write especially when i am reflecting. i want everything to be honest from the get go because going to Haiti and serving with Dorothy is more than likely going to be the most challenging, rewarding and biggest learning experience of my life. i don’t need to be worried about if my blogs are great i just want a way for all the many amazing people that have blessed and supported me the access to know what is going on while i am there. i cannot thank each of you enough in supporting me to help the people of Haiti, to really love and make a difference in the world. I am so excited for what is ahead and the blessings God has bestowed upon me...it is overwhelming. i am also trying to be very proactive about preparing my heart in the months to come...

this is my first post...hope it wasn’t too incoherent.

I LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE ENCOURAGEMENT, PRAYERS AND SUPPORT!

God bless...