so, after a tremendous failure in the attempt to keep a blog of my thoughts and such, i'm going to change my goal a little bit. this blog is going to turn into more of an appeal...a place that i can send people when they ask what i've been doing in missions work lately and how they can help. so if you're interested in helping me and my church be "Jesus with skin on" to the people of mexico, texas, kentucky, belize, and guatemala (and hopefully more places to come!) please keep looking here for updates on what we're doing and how you can support us!
so, to start, i'll talk about the trip i'm most excited for this summer. i'll be joining a team of about 25 people going to belize to help out one of the strongest women i've ever heard of. this amazing daughter of God, suzette, runs a place that provides a safe shelter for the "lost children" around the city...the kids whose dads are out of the picture and whose moms are typically involved in prostitution or drugs to get money. these kids have a place to sleep at night, but not much of a "family feeling", and suzette tries to provide that for them. she wakes up every morning and makes breakfast for 75 neighborhood children, tutors them after school, and tries her best to give them diverse opportunities, from soccer teams to outings to a lake, and the list goes on.
however, the visions and dreams she has for this place require a great deal more money and resources than she has. she has so many ideas...she wants soccer uniforms and goals for the team, to expand her 20x26 foot building, to get some computers for the kids' homework, a van to drive the kids to games and special trips, sewing machines to teach neighborhood women a skill to make some money, and so much more. her dreams are almost as big as her heart, but significantly bigger than her budget. we're going down to give them a basketball court, hang out with the kids, and just take some pressure off suzette for the week by giving her extra hands to do whatever she needs.
we'd love to help her out more, but we need some help. please please PLEASE pray about it, and let me know if you have any way to help us get computers, vans, soccer equipment (including goals!), sewing supplies, or monetary donations to help out suzette and the kids she has such a heart for.
i'll be posting more about the other trips i have taken and will take soon...but for now, please pray for suzette!
