Hi Everyone- This is Paige
It's been crazy to watch this all unfold so far. Already reaching the goal is a shock - and so cool! Thank you to everyone who has donated & also to those who have been praying. It' been amazing & I know it is not over yet.
The reason that I chose to have the money that I try to raise go to houses - is that I will know some of the people the houses could go to. I get to help with the Women's Program twice a week and when we have a lady in labor I get to be a doula and help with Kreyol and a lot of those women have become my friends.
I want to tell you about this - Homebound Missions is a ministry that helps out other ministries and they offer material and financial aid to other ministries on the ground. They call themselves the missionaries to the missionaries. Homebound Missions has come forward and are willing to do a matching grant for us. The grant they have offered is for $5,000.
So I'm hoping to raise another 5,000 ( two houses) to get that big grant. If I can raise another 5K by June and they give me 5K (2 more houses) - that will be 4 houses we buy and 4 houses that my friends at Maxima S.A. will give us! 8 more houses as a result of raising 5K more. Right now the meter stands at $15,702. That is a lot of money! If you guys will help me to get to $20,702 then Homebound Missions will give the five thousand that they promised.
Thank you to everyone who has donated & been praying. It means so much to me to know that so many people care about Haiti.
Love,
Paige
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Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. -erwin lutzer
8 comments:
Paige, I hope it's ok with you, I put a link to your article on my facebook page. I hope it will help you raise more funds.
Blessings,
Lucy
"Missionaries to the missionaries"--I love that.
Chipping in again!
Terri Urban
Hi,
I did as Lucy, above, did, hope it's ok. Lets see if there is some money in Sweden for your great project.
Fellow runner
Pia
Sorry, missed this link, if you want to have a look for yourself
http://www.facebook.com/pia.bise?ref=profile
Pia
Paige, I'm one of those people who reads the blog but never comments... I wish I were but am NOT a scripture-knowing ninja so I looked up a few verses that I hope will encourage you today. You are a precious young lady who is, without a doubt, full of love and compassion. "The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him." 2Chronicles 16:9. No doubt sweet Paige, you are "the apple of HIS eye"! Deuteronomy 32:10 Try to remember while you're training that God "will equip you with all you need for doing His will." Hebrews 13:21. You can do this thing...just listen to your mom's plan, the Cross the Finish on Two Feet Plan. I run & it always works for me:)
Praying for you with love,
Lora
P.S. Tara, rat puppies = belly laugh. Been reading since the earthquake. It's become a little freakish to have a friend who doesn't know she's a friend so...here I am! Much love
Hey Paige, isn't 20,000 enough to purchase 8 houses(at 2500.00 each for a total of 16 with the generosity of Maxima S.A??)
p.s. YOU GO GIRL!! :)
Paige, what an exciting project, way to go! Maybe I will be able to cheer you on in Minneapolis, you can do it!
Hi Nadia -
The folks that own Maxima are friends - they are good solid Dutch people that have been working in Haiti and operating the business for many years. They switched to building pre fab homes post EQ - they used to build mostly coffins (not only coffins - they did other things too). They have long provided jobs and we've had the pleasure of knowing them for a couple of years.
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