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| Vera Cruz, Nicaragua 2009 |
Today I sat in church and listened to the pastor preach about giving. "You must give before you can expect to receive," he says. He encouraged and instructed everyone to give. He used a story of his own experience. A missionary within the church was trying to raise support to "go out and proclaim the word." When the "support" came in, he realized he could not live off the support provided by the church. He was shocked and upset. The pastor said again, "you must give before you can expect to receive. Too often we only expect to receive and forget that we must also give."
With this in mind, I have something I hope to give in preparation for our mission trip in February to San Marcos, Nicaragua.
In my missional journeys I try to avoid simply asking for donations. If I ask you to sacrifice for a mission, I must also show sacrifice (other than the trip, itself). So...
I am now taking orders for crocheted scarves; prayer scarves. I am accepting donations, only (only give whatever He puts on your heart--whether that amount be $1 or $100). As I make these scarves, I will pray over them and for whomever might wear them. Once the scarf is made, you will have two options:
1) you can keep the scarf as your own or give it as a gift to a friend;
2) you can donate the scarf back to the Latrobe Street Mission in Parkersburg, WV (If option 2 is chosen, I will send you a picture of the donated scarf).
Latrobe Street Mission is a locally funded mission. They are only supported by individuals (like you), community churches, and local organizations. They currently house 60-65 homeless individuals (including children) from the Parkersburg area, provide warm meals for dinner and breakfast in the morning, and give each person that walks through their doors hope and love because of their unyielding faith (1 Corinthians 13:13). For more information on Latrobe St Mission, you can click on the link above.
Instructions for Placing Scarf Orders:
*To order: please email me (crislip4@gmail.com), reply to this post, or send a private message to me on facebook.
*Include: Color preference (if one), choice of Option 1 or 2 (see above), delivery preference, any additional prayer requests.
*Questions: also, email (crislip4@gmail.com), reply to this post, or send a private message to me on facebook.
Our mission trip to Nicaragua is scheduled for departure on FEBRUARY 15, 2013. So, if you are so kind to place an order to help one (or two) missions, please do so as soon as possible. I hope to be working non-stop until then. :)
Thank you so much, in advance! I know many of you are constant supporters of missions and are missionaries, yourselves. Bless you, always. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And, as mentioned in my previous post, if you find the time or ability to pray (prepare) & send well-wishes for our trip in February it would be much appreciated.
Always in Love,
1 Corinthians 13:13
"Work is love made visible." Kahlil Gibran
First completed scarf >>>
Thank you for your orders and donations! :)
