$2500 RAISED!!! Celebrate!!

Hi Everyone!

The last money just came in to reach my $2500 goal!  So from here, there's nothing more than getting on a plane!

Well, not 'xactly.  But close.  I am putting together a class on geographical places with a team member - Lilian will be covering Jamaica (where she is from), and I'll be covering major cities in the US (NY, LA, Mpls). I'm hoping to make some blow up photos to illustrate as the time I'll get to speak will be comparatively rather short due to the need of translation.  So any additional monies that come in right now will be directed photo-ward here.

Thank you thank you thank you all again!  We did it!!

Eternally grateful,

Christy

Czech Photographer: Martin Rak

I googled 'Czech Sunset' today, after a run near Lake of the Isles where a Monet-ish watercolor sunset hung in the background of the after-rain lake scene.  This find made me happy.  Now I can go to bed.

P.S. $65 more was given toward my trip by the Corner Church in their Sunday offerings!  Now I just have $85 left to go!

So Close!

Hi everyone! 

The fundraiser went fantastically, despite a few hiccups w/performer no-shows.  Those that were there were, true to character, amazing, and Tommy even sat in to do a solo song for us.  In total we raised $175 toward the trip.  I had also received $90 - part in donations, part from headband sales - in the morning at Corner Church, where they let me speak about the trip in two of their services.  This picture is my probably wildly inaccurate rendering of the Czech Republic, which I made for a backdrop.  For more pix of the show, here is a link to the public album.

In the days since, folks have just been pulling me aside and handing me money - $50 pressed into my palm at church, $75 over lunch, $10 for a headband...  Below, my old roomie Charis came down on a visit from Rochester and bought up a bunch of headbands for friends' birthdays! 

The long and the short of it is to say, I've landed recently at a total of $2350, which means I only have $150 left to raise to reach my goal - for which the deadline is the beginning of June.  And it is thanks to all of you who've given or prayed.  I am SUPER THANKFUL.  Like them caps?  ;)  My temp job is scheduled to end at the end of June (though I half hope it will extend those last few weeks until the trip so I needn't worry about jobs until I return), and our church just announced a major transition (happening today, by the way!) to welcome in new pastors and merge with Corner Church, the other coffeehouse-church in our denomination.  So, one less thing to worry about?  Hallelujah!

We have a meeting this Sunday and will be brought up to talk about our trip at Oak Hills Church at their services.  Other than that, not too much new news!  I'll keep you updated! 

Hugs, Christy