A Dangerous Post

Well it is the last few frantic days and I've been busy doing all the last minute stuff. I do believe I've been to WalMart at least 4 times every day. Good thing it is only 2 min. from my house. I think all that is left is to buy the bakery items and pack them, buy the refridgerated items and put them in the freezer until we leave, and to pick up the truck and load it. And then there is that last minutes donation that I may need to pick up Friday night. Oh, I should probably pack my suitcase at some point too.

This is always a team effort and as such it takes MANY people to make it happen. I wanted to take a moment to say THANKS to some of those people. That is always dangerous because I am sure to overlook someone, but here goes....

Thanks to ...

Our crew, most of whom have sacrificed and given of their time as well as money to go share Jesus with a bunch of kids.

Our GENEROUS church family who have ...

~ Sponsored some of the crew. Some of our church family have even paid the entire way of some of the crew!

~ Given so that the kids in the village can have a birthday party.

~ Given to purchase backpacks and school supplies for the kids in the village.

~ Allowed us the use of the church vans at no charge

~ Brian for keeping the $ books for us - a HUGE job

~ Sophie, who helped secure a HUGE donation for us AND drove to pick it up at 5am

~ Kathy G. who helped to get bread donated

~ Scott H., who brought boxes and more boxes to pack our stuff in.

~ Charles J. who made sure the van was in good working condition

~ WalMart in Oxford who gave us a $25.00 gift card

~ Burger King on Kemper Rd. for givng 12o hoagy buns

~ Klosterman's for giving all of our bread, hotdog buns, and hamburger buns

~ Pierre Foods who donated all of the meat for the trip

~ Theo, an online friend who gave to some folks she has never met

~ Brody and Ann who donated an 80 foot rope (not cheap), cement blocks, and sand

~ John who took time to meet with us give us suggestions for cooking for 150 kids

~ Fred who delivered a water fountian for the church in Allen

~ Judy H. who donated toys

~ Cliff and Judy who put a LOT of effort (and money) into the Christmas Candy fundraiser so that we could have a chance to earn some money for the trip

~ Allison for helping us fill backpacks

~ Jerry, Shredin, and Charles, Logan, and Brian for helping us load the truck

~ Brian & Cliff for going to pick up the truck for us

And those who signed up to be our prayer partners:

~ Linda P.
~ Becki
~ Bev
~ Christina and Trent
~ Beth
~ Nancy
~ Bub
~ Phillis
~ Phyllis
~ Debbie S.
~ Debbie L.
~ Denise
~ Jerry
~ Nora
~ Lisa M.
~ Sophie
~ Laura
~ Hershell
~ Martha
~ Yvonne
~ Marlyn
~ Vicki
~ Brenda
~ Jim
~ Lenny and Theresa
~ Paula
~ Sherdin
~ Freddy
~ Judy
~ Bill
~ Gloria
~ Marsha
~ Barb & Charles
~ Maxine
~ Bill & Dixie
~ Sheri H.
~ Connie W.
~ Scott
~ Linda H.
~ David M.
~ Kelly M.
~ Judy D.
~ Brian

Without YOU this mission would not happen.

We simply could not do it without your prayers and your generous giving!

We appreciate it.

The Lakota kids appreciate it.

God bless each of you.

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. Heb. 6:10 - 11 (from New International Version)