Shane sitting on the fresh-water cistern coming from the mountainFriends and Family of Mercy League,
I realize that is has been some weeks with little activity. This is how it happens in a volunteer organization...
As you know, I have been traveling back and forth from Oregon to Florida, and the Dominican Republic in an effort to solidify our mission project, and find some work in the Haitian community in South Florida. I resigned, my position, as minister of Lorane Christian Church last January, and have been working "side jobs (construction related etc...) to try to fund these endeavors, as well as, keep up with the cost of living. I was also trying to raise support on a monthly basis to help with the financial burden of working for Mercy League instead of finding a paying job. Well... I strongly disliked fund-raising, and subsequently didn't do much of it, thus the family suffered financially, which can be very discouraging.
I have given up on my bid to raise personal financial support. It was too humiliating, even for me. I end up funding the major portion of what Mercy league does, save a few very dedicated individuals (you know who you are) and that doesn't work well... Don't worry, I am no longer in the depths of despair... I have already been there and back. : ) That is part of seeing a project like this through to the end.
What I would like to do now, is to ask my Mercy League supporters to consider supporting the cause in a different way. First, to raise support for a journey to the D.R. and back, and second, YOU consider going on my behalf this Fall.
Who: 1-3 Individuals (Mercy Leaguers)
What: San Marcos children's home project
When: Fall 2008
Where: Journey to San Marcos, Dominican Republic
Why: Report on progress, deliver supplies, supervise work
This is the best I can do while I try to make a living and pay for grad school. I've given up on raising personal support, at this point, but the work still needs to be done. So… let’s all chip in and send one of you in my place this Fall (We are leaving dates flexible until we have our “sojourners” in place).
We have a staging site in Florida, where we meet and are briefed for the journey, and then you fly to the Dominican Republic for 7 to 10 days. (All food and lodging are included in the $1500.)
Please visit the donations page of this site and put some (tax deductible) funds into the Fall Journey 2008 Fund…
Keep the faith,
