I love the countdown clock, though part of me panics when I see it as well. 16 days til we leave for Pearlington! Yikes!
There is still much to be done! While the fundraising thermometer says we are less than $900 from our goal, there's another count going on...the one that says much of our team still needs to raise half of their support. It's do-able in 16 days! Sponsor someone today. Every $10 helps!
The story of one little church's efforts to bring hope and healing to a small town after Hurricane Katrina
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Work project news...
Got an email today from Ben. The Yellow house, aka the "purdy" house, aka Pretty house has 3 rooms ready for us to rock...Sheetrock that is. Yay! Three years after first stepping foot into that house and mucking and gutting, it will feel good to be putting walls back up!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Thank you!!!!
Thank you to Elisabeth Carlisle, Sherry Austin, Sharon Allen, the band and Toby-the sound guy for a wonderful Concert tonight! Thanks to all the concert-goers as well for showing up, for supporting the team and for being a huge encouragement to us all!
Sometimes it's easier to put our fundraising into perspective by getting familiar with the numbers of what some things cost. So here's a little breakdown on what we anticipate our costs being for the trip.
Airfare is by far the most expensive part of the trip at around $3800.
Car Rentals come in 2nd at about $1500.
Housing is the 3rd most expensive part at $1225 total for the two homes will be staying in.
Gas and Food and a couple other "essentials" round out the rest...but it's hard to estimate just how much that might cost. We asked each team member to raise $750 this time around.
I say all this is because tonight at the concert we raised enough money to cover almost all of the housing costs...$1095! YIPPEE!!! Only $130 to go! Or to put it another way, we could lower the cost that each team member needs to raise by $91.25. Awesome! :)
The chorus of one of the last songs tonight, had me crying (so did the second song of the evening but those lyrics I can't find yet). The lyrics spoke to my heart...especially the second two lines...it's how I feel about Pearlington:
If I needed you would you come to me tonight?
Would you come for me to ease my pain?
If you needed me I would come to you
I would swim the seas for to ease your pain.
~Townes Van Zandt If I Needed You
Sometimes it's easier to put our fundraising into perspective by getting familiar with the numbers of what some things cost. So here's a little breakdown on what we anticipate our costs being for the trip.
Airfare is by far the most expensive part of the trip at around $3800.
Car Rentals come in 2nd at about $1500.
Housing is the 3rd most expensive part at $1225 total for the two homes will be staying in.
Gas and Food and a couple other "essentials" round out the rest...but it's hard to estimate just how much that might cost. We asked each team member to raise $750 this time around.
I say all this is because tonight at the concert we raised enough money to cover almost all of the housing costs...$1095! YIPPEE!!! Only $130 to go! Or to put it another way, we could lower the cost that each team member needs to raise by $91.25. Awesome! :)
The chorus of one of the last songs tonight, had me crying (so did the second song of the evening but those lyrics I can't find yet). The lyrics spoke to my heart...especially the second two lines...it's how I feel about Pearlington:
If I needed you would you come to me tonight?
Would you come for me to ease my pain?
If you needed me I would come to you
I would swim the seas for to ease your pain.
~Townes Van Zandt If I Needed You
Monday, November 1, 2010
Fundraiser and fundraising
Saturday Night is the big benefit concert Featuring Sherry Austin and Sharon Allen and highlighting our own Elisabeth Carlisle. Scroll down past a couple of posts and you'll get all the information. We're excited to see what God does! A $10 tax-deductible donation is all we ask...and since we'll be flying the friendly skies to get to Mississippi, we may just give you a bag of peanuts...or pretzels. :)
As we anticipate our fundraiser I'm excited to report that 25% of our team is fully funded! Yay team! Yay sponsors! We are COMPLETELY reliant on the kindness of family, friends and sometimes strangers to get us to Pearlington each time. So thank you! 75% more to go!
I'm adding a countdown to Pearlington clock to the blog...just to make things a little bit more fun. ;)
See y'all Saturday!
As we anticipate our fundraiser I'm excited to report that 25% of our team is fully funded! Yay team! Yay sponsors! We are COMPLETELY reliant on the kindness of family, friends and sometimes strangers to get us to Pearlington each time. So thank you! 75% more to go!
I'm adding a countdown to Pearlington clock to the blog...just to make things a little bit more fun. ;)
See y'all Saturday!
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