The fundraising is going well so far! Thank you to the wonderfully generous people at UHBC for donating money to help me with my Cambodia mission trip!
Currently, I almost have enough money to make my first (of 2) payments AND buy my plane ticket! God is so good! To those of you who have been so eager and generous to give, THANK YOU! It is such a blessing to know that so many are willing to help and contribute in order to benefit the kingdom of God!
If you are still thinking about contributing, let me encourage you to prayerfully consider giving in the way that God is leading you. Below I have a list of ways that will allow you to fit giving into your budget and will help me meet my goals!
35 people giving 10 a month for 2 months = 700
35 people giving 20 a month for 2 months= 1400
50 people giving 10 total= 500
20 people giving 20 total= 400
20 people giving 50 total= 1000
10 people giving 100 total= 1000
OR
10 people giving 10= 100
20 people giving 20= 400
10 people giving 50= 500
20 people giving 50 a month for 2 months = 2000
20 people giving 100 total= 2000
As you can see, every gift helps! :) Please join me in praying for this trip, and see if God is leading you to financially support this journey. Even if you feel like its 'only' $10, know that your $10 will be multiplied in the kingdom of Heaven!
Thank you again to all of you who have been so giving and I will try harder to keep all of you updated more frequently! :)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
20, 20, 20 Challenge
In an effort to raise funds for my trip, I am hosting a challenge.
Do I have 20 friends who are willing to sacrifice $20 in the next 20 days to help me share the Gospel with children in Cambodia? This may be one of the only times some of these kids and their families EVER hear about Jesus and His sacrifice for them. Please help support this mission trip. Imagine, you could be one of the reasons a whole generation is changed and brought to know Christ!
$20, that's all I'm asking! If you don't have $20 then donate what you can. Every bit helps! If God has blessed you more, and you are able to give more it will be very much appreciated!
To give, go to Teachoverseas.org and click on 'contribute'. From there, choose for your gift to go to a teacher and put my name in the boxes. ITS SO EASY! AND ITS TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
Every gift is appreciated! Thank you!
Do I have 20 friends who are willing to sacrifice $20 in the next 20 days to help me share the Gospel with children in Cambodia? This may be one of the only times some of these kids and their families EVER hear about Jesus and His sacrifice for them. Please help support this mission trip. Imagine, you could be one of the reasons a whole generation is changed and brought to know Christ!
$20, that's all I'm asking! If you don't have $20 then donate what you can. Every bit helps! If God has blessed you more, and you are able to give more it will be very much appreciated!
To give, go to Teachoverseas.org and click on 'contribute'. From there, choose for your gift to go to a teacher and put my name in the boxes. ITS SO EASY! AND ITS TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
Every gift is appreciated! Thank you!
Monday, March 21, 2011
LET THE FUNDRAISING BEGIN
Pamper yourself or someone else all while supporting a good cause!
All profits will go to TeachOverseas to fund Mandy Lee’s mission trip to Cambodia this summer.
Makes great Mother’s Day gifts!
**Bath salts**
4 oz- $3 8 oz- $5 20 oz- $10
**Bath Fizzies**
(With added coconut oil for soft skin!)
4 (individually wrapped)- $3
10 (in jar-unwrapped)- $5
**Soap Bars**
Small- 2 for $3 (available in turtle and frog shapes)
Medium- $3 each (available in cross and cherub shapes)
Large- $5 each (available in a cross or oval shape)
· All above available in the following scents (please specify when ordering)
- Black raspberry vanilla, baby powder, relaxing blend, papaya coconut, honey almond, and spiced apple
· Larger quantities/sizes can be ordered at negotiable prices – all prices above are a minimum donation price
**To place your order or for more information on my trip, please call Mandy Lee at (361) 438-0667 or email me at akl004@shsu.edu. Your support is GREATLY appreciated!**
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Surrender
1. To declare yourself defeated
2. To give up possession or control of something
3. To abandon your rights to something
4. An act of willing submission of control.
Lord, I surrender. I know I’m not strong enough to fight on my own and if I try, Satan will surely win. God, I surrender control, I surrender my life, I surrender it all and I fall before you.
“To give unselfishly, to love the least of these, Jesus I'm learning how to live with open hands. All these treasures that I own will never satisfy my soul, Jesus I lay them at your throne with open hands. I lift my hands open wide let the whole world see how you love, how you died, how you set me free. free at last, I surrender all I am with open hands, with open hands. To finally let go of my plans, these earthly kingdoms built of sand. Jesus at your cross I stand with open hands. You took the nails, You bore the crown, You hung your head, Your love poured out. You took my place, You paid the price so Jesus now I will give my life…” --Matt Papa, Open Hands
To have open hands, it seems so simple. I raise my hands while singing this song and many others, without even thinking about it. But what does it really mean to come to God with open hands?
I guess the first question should be what does it mean to come to God with closed hands? So many times I come to God, holding on to something that I refuse to let go of. A trial, and issue, a feeling, money… anything that I don’t want to give up. I say things like, ‘Ok, God…you know my situation make it better.” and I walk away without ever giving it to Him. How do I expect Him to help if I don’t give it up 100 percent? God won’t fight you for control, so unless you are willing to lay it down, you can’t know His plan for it.
So, back to having open hands. What does that mean? What situations call for people to have open hands?
1) Imagine being in elementary school and knowing an answer, what do you do? -Raise your hand.
2) If a cop is trying to catch someone, what do they tell them?- Put your hands above your head
3) If your favorite team just won a game, what happens with your hands? - They go up in the air
And finally, my favorite:
4) When a little one is first starting to walk, what happens as they get closer to you?- Their open hands go up in the air.
So opening your hands before God, what does that show? It shows that you are responding to Him with an answer, it shows that you are surrendering to His will, that you are able to celebrate in victory with Him, and sometimes it just means “daddy, hold me”.
So God, I respond daily to your call. My answer is surrender. I know you have won the victory. I just pray that when trials find their way- that Daddy, You will hold me.
2. To give up possession or control of something
3. To abandon your rights to something
4. An act of willing submission of control.
Lord, I surrender. I know I’m not strong enough to fight on my own and if I try, Satan will surely win. God, I surrender control, I surrender my life, I surrender it all and I fall before you.
“To give unselfishly, to love the least of these, Jesus I'm learning how to live with open hands. All these treasures that I own will never satisfy my soul, Jesus I lay them at your throne with open hands. I lift my hands open wide let the whole world see how you love, how you died, how you set me free. free at last, I surrender all I am with open hands, with open hands. To finally let go of my plans, these earthly kingdoms built of sand. Jesus at your cross I stand with open hands. You took the nails, You bore the crown, You hung your head, Your love poured out. You took my place, You paid the price so Jesus now I will give my life…” --Matt Papa, Open Hands
To have open hands, it seems so simple. I raise my hands while singing this song and many others, without even thinking about it. But what does it really mean to come to God with open hands?
I guess the first question should be what does it mean to come to God with closed hands? So many times I come to God, holding on to something that I refuse to let go of. A trial, and issue, a feeling, money… anything that I don’t want to give up. I say things like, ‘Ok, God…you know my situation make it better.” and I walk away without ever giving it to Him. How do I expect Him to help if I don’t give it up 100 percent? God won’t fight you for control, so unless you are willing to lay it down, you can’t know His plan for it.
So, back to having open hands. What does that mean? What situations call for people to have open hands?
1) Imagine being in elementary school and knowing an answer, what do you do? -Raise your hand.
2) If a cop is trying to catch someone, what do they tell them?- Put your hands above your head
3) If your favorite team just won a game, what happens with your hands? - They go up in the air
And finally, my favorite:
4) When a little one is first starting to walk, what happens as they get closer to you?- Their open hands go up in the air.
So opening your hands before God, what does that show? It shows that you are responding to Him with an answer, it shows that you are surrendering to His will, that you are able to celebrate in victory with Him, and sometimes it just means “daddy, hold me”.
So God, I respond daily to your call. My answer is surrender. I know you have won the victory. I just pray that when trials find their way- that Daddy, You will hold me.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
"God has no use for the prayer of the people that won't listen to Him" Prov 28:9 (Message)
Lord, give me a 20 ft by 20 ft hole.....
It may sound strange, but it's always my prayer: God let me fall into a 20 foot by 20 foot hole regarding this situation, something so deep I can't get out of without discovering Your Will. I don't remember how this prayer began, but it was definitely needed in every situation I seemed to find myself in. It seems that when I pray for something intently, I take everything that happens as evidence as for or against what I'm praying for and then have to doubt whether those pieces of 'evidence' are actually from God or just my own desire to find an answer. I have prayed this prayer about so many situations, and find its easier to recognize God's will this way! So, God, this is my prayer now. I know you have amazing plans for this semester and this summer, but I pray that you will let me fall into them. That you lead me to where You want me to be, and that no amount of doubting can get me out of it. Lead me with Your hands to wherever it is I need to be and into whatever decisions you have for me! God, I'm Yours. Let me surrender to Your will!
It may sound strange, but it's always my prayer: God let me fall into a 20 foot by 20 foot hole regarding this situation, something so deep I can't get out of without discovering Your Will. I don't remember how this prayer began, but it was definitely needed in every situation I seemed to find myself in. It seems that when I pray for something intently, I take everything that happens as evidence as for or against what I'm praying for and then have to doubt whether those pieces of 'evidence' are actually from God or just my own desire to find an answer. I have prayed this prayer about so many situations, and find its easier to recognize God's will this way! So, God, this is my prayer now. I know you have amazing plans for this semester and this summer, but I pray that you will let me fall into them. That you lead me to where You want me to be, and that no amount of doubting can get me out of it. Lead me with Your hands to wherever it is I need to be and into whatever decisions you have for me! God, I'm Yours. Let me surrender to Your will!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
"A Journey Of A Thousand Miles..."
Begins with a single step...And here's mine.
There's so much to do, and so much to say- I almost don't know where to begin.
God is truly doing amazing things and teaching me everyday how to follow Him.
So, lets start with the plan...my plan that is. As a college student, I am very disorganized. Between running from work, school, and church, and trying to maintain somewhat of a social life, I have very little time to keep my life in pristine order. However, there is one thing I usually have under control, and that's my schedule. Every semester is the same- I get my school schedule, I coordinate my various work schedule's around it, and then I put it in a web program and print it- color coded! It's what keeps my life in order. My piece of chaos among my storm. This semester was the same- a 16 hour school schedule and 27 hour work week, color coded by times into each of the 7 days of the week. I have to say, I was pretty proud of this one. Each day was divided into 1 hour blocks and formatted in one of various bright colors labeled with times and locations of each prior engagement. I had it all planned out... or so I thought.I guess that's where I messed up. In thinking that I could plan and organize my life the way I thought things should be.
And then, out of nowhere the rain came down and my color coded life suddenly turned a sad, dreary color of gray. Well, I guess that's me being a bit melodramatic...but it did change from the way I had so brightly planned for it to look. 3 days before school started, I got an email saying that all my classes had been dropped due to a misunderstanding with financial aid (which, unfortunately ended up being my fault...). So where did that leave me? Scrambling the day before school started with no classes, and no clue what was going to happen this semester.
I could have freaked, and I did...a little. But, fortunately God gave me the peace and the understanding I needed to figure out why He would have wanted it this way. You see- I had planned on going to Cambodia this summer with TeachOverseas, but with all the work and class time I needed, I would have probably put it on the back burner and not gone-like I've done 2 previous years. But, that is not God's plan. And now, its not my plan either. So after a bit of stress and some tears, I'm going to count this semester as JOY and use it to focus on my summer trip. I know God is going to use this semester as a learning experience, I would love to have prayers and support as I travel through this preparation time and my experience in Cambodia.
So, "A Journey of A Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Step", right? Well, here I go...taking my first uneasy steps into the unknown....hoping to one day know what if feels like to run for God, and not just toddle....
There's so much to do, and so much to say- I almost don't know where to begin.
God is truly doing amazing things and teaching me everyday how to follow Him.
So, lets start with the plan...my plan that is. As a college student, I am very disorganized. Between running from work, school, and church, and trying to maintain somewhat of a social life, I have very little time to keep my life in pristine order. However, there is one thing I usually have under control, and that's my schedule. Every semester is the same- I get my school schedule, I coordinate my various work schedule's around it, and then I put it in a web program and print it- color coded! It's what keeps my life in order. My piece of chaos among my storm. This semester was the same- a 16 hour school schedule and 27 hour work week, color coded by times into each of the 7 days of the week. I have to say, I was pretty proud of this one. Each day was divided into 1 hour blocks and formatted in one of various bright colors labeled with times and locations of each prior engagement. I had it all planned out... or so I thought.I guess that's where I messed up. In thinking that I could plan and organize my life the way I thought things should be.
And then, out of nowhere the rain came down and my color coded life suddenly turned a sad, dreary color of gray. Well, I guess that's me being a bit melodramatic...but it did change from the way I had so brightly planned for it to look. 3 days before school started, I got an email saying that all my classes had been dropped due to a misunderstanding with financial aid (which, unfortunately ended up being my fault...). So where did that leave me? Scrambling the day before school started with no classes, and no clue what was going to happen this semester.
I could have freaked, and I did...a little. But, fortunately God gave me the peace and the understanding I needed to figure out why He would have wanted it this way. You see- I had planned on going to Cambodia this summer with TeachOverseas, but with all the work and class time I needed, I would have probably put it on the back burner and not gone-like I've done 2 previous years. But, that is not God's plan. And now, its not my plan either. So after a bit of stress and some tears, I'm going to count this semester as JOY and use it to focus on my summer trip. I know God is going to use this semester as a learning experience, I would love to have prayers and support as I travel through this preparation time and my experience in Cambodia.
So, "A Journey of A Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Step", right? Well, here I go...taking my first uneasy steps into the unknown....hoping to one day know what if feels like to run for God, and not just toddle....
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