Hello Friends!!
I can hardly believe how quickly my trip to Bolivia is approaching! In just a little over a month from now my new journey will begin.
As many of you know this January I plan to return to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to work in a baby orphanage called Judah Quy. I’ll be working with kids under the age of two who have certain handicaps such as cleft pallet and need more attention than they would receive at the typical orphanages of the city. I will also be working with the Hoffman’s, the family opening the home, providing care for their children as needed when they leave the home to do meetings concerning Judah Quy. It is my current goal to leave around the 10th of January and return shortly before Christmas in 2011. During this time I hope to grow, learn, and serve much as I seek to bring God glory by making His name known.
While I'm waiting for my time to leave I have been working and raising funds to go. This fall I have been working at Arrowhead Bible Camp doing cooking and cleaning and other random projects and am trying to save up a little money to put towards this trip. I am hoping to raise approximately 2700 dollars before I leave to buy a plane ticket down and have enough for a plane ticket back, as well as buy a year long visa and health insurance for the trip. I am also working on finding more people who are interested in supporting me on a monthly basis. I have roughly 450 coming in each month currently and am hoping to reach 600 a month. Three hundred of this amount will be put towards food, housing, transportation, etc; another hundred I will use for ministry purposes, such as buying food to share with people living on the streets or for things at the orphanage; and the final two hundred I will put into savings in case of emergency.
If you would like to join me as I start out on this new journey I could definitely use your help! First and foremost, I am in the need of prayer warriors who will commit to taking the time to pray for me. There are few things more encouraging to a missionary than knowing they are in the thoughts and prayers of loved ones back home. Another way you could become involved is by becoming one of my financial donors. No gift is too big or small! In the past I’ve received one-time gifts anywhere from 10 to 1,000 dollars. The majority of my monthly supporters give 20-50 dollars. Every penny helps! If you do decide to give, all checks should be sent to Bloomer Baptist Church with “Putney support” in the memo. Thank you to all who have supported me in the past and those who support me currently. It would not be possible for me to go without each and everyone of you!
If you have any other questions about my trip please talk to me!! I love sharing from my heart with those who are interested in hearing more!
"He told them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.'" Luke 10:2
December 8, 2010
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