One Month Away

Only a month away and its starting to set in, the excitment, stress and worry will arrive soon! :)

After a few months of planning, praying and partying (for the fundraisers of course!), as a group we raised the amount needed for the library at the Hope Child Care Program orphanage in Uganda! In fact we surpassed it! We have raised $7883.41!!!!! Wahoo go Uganda team!!!

In an email from Yvonne she put in this verse, so great!

Psalm 31: 19-22 What a stack of blessing you have piled up for those who worship you, ready and waiting for all who run to you to escape an unkind world.

At our church, Eastlake Community Church, we have initiatives for our Year End Christmas Offering (YECO), of them was to raise the funds to build the library, since not only was our group able to raise the funds for the library, our church received double the initial goal for the YECO, so they decided to fund the cafeteria as well!!!! It just touches my heart to know that we can do so much for so many children in need!

Here is a letter from Fred at Hope Child Care Program Orphanage:

Hi Yvonne,
When i read an email from Ovidiu (ECC’s Finance Director) saying that he will send the funds for the library as well as for the cafeteria, I could not stop tears of joys in my eyes because it has been a year praying for those two projects! Our God is good all the time. I thank God for you guys at Eastlake, because of your care we now provide for the needs of 400 kids! There are no words to express our excitement for what Eastlake has done for us! May our heavenly father continue to bless those generous givers of ECC.

Blessings,
Uncle FRED

How wonderful is that? I can see that we as a group are helping this orphanage and these children, but I can feel in my heart that this entire experience is going to move me and my group members more!