One of the things I was looking forward to the most on this trip was seeing our Thai partners and their NEW children's home. Back in January we started fundraising for this project - The Promised Land, and a couple months ago we/they bought the house! (You can read more about that HERE.) So this trip was our first chance to see it in person!
WOW! That's all I can say! We are SO honored to be a part of this project - and GRATEFUL! Banya and Rapee are people of such great character and honor, we'd couldn't be happier for them. They have a great vision to rescue and raise orphans and at-risk kids. We know they'll do great, and after 27 years of praying and believing - this is a HUGE victory for them!
AND, it's a HUGE victory for our organization, The Sound of Hope. Ericka and I have busted our butts this year and made a TON of sacrifices. So, it's wonderful to see the fruits of our labor! I can't tell you how good it feels to take on a HUGE project and see it finished!
HOWEVER, we did NOT do this alone - without our wonderful donors, we are useless. We had TONS of people give and sacrifice for this project, one BIG donor in particular. We are GRATEFUL for these people, because of THEIR sacrifice, Rapee and Pastor Banya are now LIVING their dream! How cool is that! THIS is what it's all about - empowering local people to fulfill their dreams to serve God and their communities.
Here's a TWO MINUTE video update we put together the other day.
But, I'm learning in this line of work you don't sit around patting yourself on the back. You get ready and gear up for the next big fundraising campaign.
And boy we got a BIG one coming up.
$200,000!
In SEVEN months!
And we need $36,000 by mid-January!
God showed up BIG TIME this past year in the Promised Land project, and we need Him to do it again this year.
We're making a big push to help our local Indian contacts buy a piece of land in New Delhi. The home the kids currently live in is too small. And the bottom line is this - if you really want to grow and expand, you need to own your own land and house - something that is not currently the case for our people at Asha Mission.
So, I'm asking you guys to sow into this by clicking HERE. Don't be intimidated by the total needed - any amount will help. We NEED you guys, because without you - our projects will not get off the ground.
We're only as successful as you are generous!
AND, it's a HUGE victory for our organization, The Sound of Hope. Ericka and I have busted our butts this year and made a TON of sacrifices. So, it's wonderful to see the fruits of our labor! I can't tell you how good it feels to take on a HUGE project and see it finished!
HOWEVER, we did NOT do this alone - without our wonderful donors, we are useless. We had TONS of people give and sacrifice for this project, one BIG donor in particular. We are GRATEFUL for these people, because of THEIR sacrifice, Rapee and Pastor Banya are now LIVING their dream! How cool is that! THIS is what it's all about - empowering local people to fulfill their dreams to serve God and their communities.
Here's a TWO MINUTE video update we put together the other day.
But, I'm learning in this line of work you don't sit around patting yourself on the back. You get ready and gear up for the next big fundraising campaign.
And boy we got a BIG one coming up.
$200,000!
In SEVEN months!
And we need $36,000 by mid-January!
God showed up BIG TIME this past year in the Promised Land project, and we need Him to do it again this year.
We're making a big push to help our local Indian contacts buy a piece of land in New Delhi. The home the kids currently live in is too small. And the bottom line is this - if you really want to grow and expand, you need to own your own land and house - something that is not currently the case for our people at Asha Mission.
So, I'm asking you guys to sow into this by clicking HERE. Don't be intimidated by the total needed - any amount will help. We NEED you guys, because without you - our projects will not get off the ground.
We're only as successful as you are generous!
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