Shoes....

Well, I don't have a lot of time to blog right now...but just wanted to post a picture that I took at the event!

We thought that it'd be awesome for our church family(and kids) to get involved before the event arrived. So, we asked those in our church to bring in shoes for children in need to jump-start our event! We then had the children bring them up to the stage the Sunday before the event.....to show that 240 children per hour become orphans! 240!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HUGE reality check!

It also was a great way to get the children involved and for them to realize the need right in our own town and around the world!

Thank you to those that brought in shoes! :)

We already gave some shoes to Jami Kaeb. Jami said that Lifesong could use them for a missions trip that was coming up! So yay! We also will be looking into giving some of the shoes to some area missions/shelters around here and I will of course be taking a lot to ETHIOPIA! I can't waittttttttttt! :) Ok, more pictures to come about the Ordinary Hero---Light the Fire event we had last Saturday! What a great evening it was....listening to Kelly Putty and Jami Kaeb! :)

Oh, and my friend Whitney sang...so talented!

Soda Cans!

Do you want to know how much money my church family, students at PCS, friends, & amazing family all gave me by saving SODA CANS?!?! You ready?????

$374.86

I'm not even sure how I can express my thankfulness for everyone that has given money towards my trip(and last trip). Whether you have literally given me money, bought an OH shirt, or saved cans for weeks! I appreciate it soooooooooooooo very much! I truly am blessed to know all of you! :)

Here is a break down of items that got me to $374.86

Aluminum extrusions-shower stuff----$75.48 Painted Aluminum clip-gutters----$172.80 Shredder Tin-chalkboard----$2.67:)

Aluminum Cans----$123.76!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much Tim Cole for donating his time and all the gutters from CSI Exterior Solutions, Inc.!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep saving those cans! I am hoping to take one more trip back with more cans before I leave in July! I also will STILL BE SAVING FOR KORAH even when I come back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and a side note-if you didn't know already my church is having an Orphan Care event on April 9th! Kelly Putty from Ordinary Hero will be speaking!!!! Need more information go to cbcmorton.org and then to special events! HOPE to see you there! :)

A HUGE Thank you!!!!

So thankful for someone that saw a need and acted upon it....awhile back I had put on my blog that some blogs I follow....were collecting cloth diapers! They were then sending them to Ethiopia! I thought I would put it on my blog(for the 2 that read) that I could take some when I go back in July with OH....so a friend of the family that lives down in North Carolina told her friend Amanda Shore about my cloth diaper call-out! Sooooo......just last week I recieved 2 boxes of cloth diapers for little ones in Ethiopia! I was SO- SO- SO- SO- SO thankful and EXCITED for these cloth diapers...and just to think how many littles ones will be blessed! I can't wait to give these to the nannies and the BABIES when we visit the orphanages!!! Yay! :)
So, thank you Stephanie and Amanda...for seeing a need and doing something about it! I can't wait to show you pictures of the many little ones in Ethiopia that you will bless by acting on a need! :)

"The most satisfying, God-blessed giving is that which we do and then forget about. We do not wait for or want recognition-we're not even concerned whether the recipient is grateful or not."

-John MacArther

Ordinary Hero founder coming to Morton!

I am so excited to announce that Kelly Putty is coming to MORTON, Illinois! Yes, Morton! :)

I was able to finally meet "the Kelly" who is the founder of Ordinary Hero when I went with the OH team to Ethiopia this past July. I can't believe that so many are finally going to be able to meet Kelly and hear her huge heart for others.

It is going to be an awesome night! You won't want to miss out on hearing how Ordinary Hero began, Kelly's family adoption, Praise & Worship led by Whitney Winkler,hearing from other families that have adopted from our area and how we can reach out to those in need in our own COMMUNITY!


Please be praying as we "plan" the event, for those attending, and for Kelly as she leaves her family to help us spark this fire for the need of orphan awareness

in the Central Illinois area!!!
Will you help me spread the word?

Please tell friends and family and sign up at cbcmorton.org! (Go to special events)

If you know someone you want to invite but they don't feel led to ADOPT this event can still be for THEM!:)

A need....

Cloth diapers are needed!

If you have cloth diapers, know someone with cloth diapers, or would like to donate cloth diapers for babies in great need.....let me know!

Here are two blogs that describe the need for CLOTH diapers in Ethiopia. As you can imagine there are MANY...MANY...MANY babies and young children without diapers or underpants. Here are two amazing ladies who have taken on a mission to make sure these children have something on their bottoms! Take a minute and read these two posts...you'll see how many are READY to help this"Covered in Hope" project! Will you act upon this need?

I can also take cloth diapers with me when I go in July! :)
http://weloveourlucy.blogspot.com/

http://knowingnobounds.blogspot.com/



"Generosity does not include giving away something you will never miss."

Need an incentive for summer....here is a challenge!

I had a friend just tell me that she is wanting to lose some pounds...and that she would compete against someone to lose weight. Here is an example of how the challenge would work...for you and me. :)



"They could pledge a donation of a certain amt for every # they lose or wouldnt have to, I would just give you an extra $100 if their % of weight loss is more than mine. ie, if they weigh 130 and they lose #13, they lost 10% of their body weight, if I weigh 170, I'd have to lose more than 17# to beat them."



This friend is also going to give me $5.00 for every pound she loses!!!!!!!!!!!! I know, pretty exciting!

So, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in shedding some pounds before SUMMER gets here....leave a comment, text, or email me! :)



We can work out the details on when the competition will begin,...etc. :)

I'm going back so....save those cans!

By you saving soda cans you can help financial costs for my trip back to Ethiopia. I know they are just cans...but, "Little is much when God is in it..."

My plan is to KEEP saving cans for Korah, even once I'm back!!!! So, keep those cans coming! :)


Here is a link so that you can get a glimpse of the many people and the village of Korah that you could be helping while saving cans. So, start saving!!! :)


http://www.vimeo.com/13948413

Pass on the information if you'd like....lets help Korah!