Hope Ethiopia:100 -- Results

"Now all glory to GOD, who is able, through HIS mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in CHRIST JESUS through all generations forever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21

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Our Call:

We asked for 100 people to give $100, giving us $10,000 which would be matched to by a generous donor to $20,000.

Your Response:

104 people answered the call giving a total of $14,862.99 that will be matched to $29,725.98!!!

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Wow. We feel blessed. Humbled. Thankful. Overwhelmed. Excited at the MIGHTY POWER that God worked in YOU last week on behalf of our kids at Lifesong Ethiopia and the Hope Ethiopia:100 campaign. God, as He does, exceeded our expectations and showed us once again, that HE is at work in the hearts of His Church.

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And the winner of the Gift Basket is.......Lynette Duncan! Thanks Lynette for being 1 in 104 willing to let 'His mighty power to work in you'!

The Gift Basket

Well it's Day 4 of our Hope Ethiopia:100 Campaign. We feel excited and humbled at the response we have been given...

***Hope Ethiopia:100 update -- 55 out of 100 people, $8,910.05 raised

We have until tomorrow to get 45 more teammates to join us in our Hope Ethiopia:100 team!

100 people. 100 dollars. Hope given. Gifts matched. and GIFT BASKET...thought we'd give you an up close & personal view of the gift basket that each Hope Ethiopia:100 team member is entered into...check it out!

$100 iTunes or Amazon gift card (winner's choice!)...

Lifesong T-shirt (see store for color/sizes)

Lifesong 'Taste of Heaven' Cookbook

'Journey On' CD

Handmade necklaces & note cards made from our kids at Lifesong Zambia

Handmade ornament & note from one of our kids at Lifesong Ukraine

5 bags of Gobena Coffee (see store for varieties)

Gobena coffee Go-Mug

Gobena t-shirt (see store for colors/sizes)

Gobena tote bag

VALUE - - over $250

Join the Hope Ethiopia:100 team TODAY... 

Check out this week blog post & for more details on Hope Ethiopia:100 & to get to know some of our kids at Lifesong Ethiopia!

Meet Betelem...

***Hope Ethiopia:100 update--we have 22 of our goal of 100 teammates and have raised $3,200!

***Update on match -- $64,562.21 of the $130,000! That's almost 50%! Let's make it happen TODAY!
 

Betelem: age 9, 2nd grade

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Living Situation: Her mom doesn’t want her and her brother still lives with her mom. Dad is gone. Betelem lives with an aunt. Aunt is HIV+.

Favorite subject: English, Math, Amharic

Thoughts on school: Very happy with school, likes the food, injera is her favorite

Future plans: Wants to be a teacher or doctor

Favorite scripture: "Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other." Romans 12:10

Favorite things to do: help her family, cleaning the house

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Would you consider joining our Hope Ethiopia:100 Team? We are looking for 100 people to give a one-time $100 by Friday to get us just $10,000 closer to the $130,000 match that has been offered to Lifesong Ethiopia.

To read more about Hope Ethiopia:100, the match, and the PRIZES, check out yesterday's blog post.

Family Friday: Scott & DeAnn

Kiara Louise Katherine, born 2/18/11

Dear Lifesong Staff,

We are so thankful to God for giving us a healthy and beautiful baby girl! Your ministry was a critical part in helping us fund our adoption It's difficult to put into words how much we appreciate that, and how much we love our new daughter! We continue to pray for Lifesong and all of the families and children you help around the world! Thank you!

Blessings & love,

Scott and DeAnn

Remembering

Hello all!

I hope this eve of Christmas Eve finds you all well and not too stressed out over the busyness that inevitably comes with this time of year.  Oh how easy it is to let it all cloud out the true meaning of the season, isn't it?  Boy, am I battling that today...  I have gifts to get, make, and wrap... things to pack... a house to clean...  and Christmas get togethers on the next 3 days.  Goodness!

I have an idea.  Will you join me in a prayer?  A prayer to keep these next few days holy and intentional instead of rushed and chaotic?  Let's pray together:

Lord, slow me down today.  Remind me of the wonderful mystery of this season and the glory of the unbelievable sacrifice You made in coming to this earth... to live, suffer, and die for me.  Wow.  Sometimes I forget, Lord.  I forget how You gave soo much.  I forget how your journey to adopt me involved more pain than I can fathom.  Remind me, Lord.  Remind me today and help me to continue to remember in the midst of all that life may bring.  I thank You.  I praise You.  And, oh how I love You!

Amen."

On that note.  We're going to be skipping Tasty Thursday Treats today.  This is due to 1) my attempt at slowing down (refer to previous 2 paragraphs) and 2) apparently that flu bug that's flying around landed on my computer, so it's visiting the laptop doctor, hopefully to return sometime this evening. 

One more thought.  As we all strive to make this season count, can I just remind you again of a great opportunity to give.  We've been promoting our Gifts of Purpose catalog a lot this year, and I know some of you have given... and given big.  Thank you!  But I also know that as the Christmas season comes to an end, sometimes our giving ends with it.  Let's not let that happen this year.  And I don't care if you chose to give towards a Gift of Purpose in the new year, or somewhere else completely... that's between you and your Father.  But please... let's continue to live purposefully starting from this Christmas until the next.

Next Thursday will be another TTT as usual, and we just might have some sort of wonderfully taste bud tantalizing treat to help bring in the new year... so stay tuned!