Life...and Look Who’s Ten!

This month is flying past me, and I’m getting behind on writing about our family’s events. Truth be told, I write so that I can keep track of the memories in our lives. And also because I’m getting older, and someday I might be forgetful!

 

 

Roger had to work last Saturday (1/21) as there was a charter flight that needed to go to Bangor. The kids had been begging to go ice skating for a few days, and I told them that if Roger didn’t get back in time we would go in the afternoon. Roger called as I was getting the kids ready to go to the little pond down the road. He said that he was almost done,  and he had seen a ice rink in town that looked like smooth ice. I was a little bit irritated as it was already three o’clock, and the little pond would be closer...but we would also probably have to shovel it off. I agreed to bring the kids to town and check out the ice rink. When we pulled up, the rink looked a little crowded and the boys weren’t sure that they wanted to try it out. They like lots of space and to play hockey. However, here we were and it was getting darker by the minute! As we walked over to the ice, we realized that we knew most of the people on the ice! A friend of ours was having a family birthday event on the ice...they have lots of extended family! So the boys jumped right into playing with their friends, I got to visit with Allison, and Roger played with the kids (he didn’t have his ice skates with him, so he was the goalie) I didn’t  have skated as Garett is wearing them, but it was a fun afternoon after all! We finally left after it was good and dark,  and the boys were skating to headlights on the truck. The boys told Roger what a  good time they had, and he replied, “Sometimes you have to try something new before you decided you don’t like it.” Hmm...truth for me too!

Roger had to work again on Sunday. They are short a few pilots right now, and Roger is trying to  snag a few extra days as he will be short on days when I’m in Haiti. I was asked to give a short talk about my upcoming missions trip to Haiti, and I really struggled with what to say...shocker, I know! I just knew that I only had about five minutes, and I really wanted to express my heart. I thought and  prayed on it all Saturday evening and Sunday morning, and then I just asked God to give me wisdom. I did manage to keep it to about five minutes, and I think I did an okay job. After it’s over, I can always think of about 500 things I could’ve said, but I also know that I’m just a vessel and God uses me as He sees fit.

After lunch on Sunday the boys wanted to go ice skating again. I texted Allison to see if they were going skating that afternoon, and she said that they would meet us at the ice rink. The ice rink is actually not an ice rink. It’s a spot close to the ocean that is a bit of a low spot. As the water crashes over the rocks, it settles in that low spot. This year it froze well, and it’s a nice big spot for ice skating. Emma wasn’t crazy about going again, but she found a slight incline and spent some time sliding down that as the boys skated. No one was ready to leave, but it was time for the kids program at church. Actually, I was ready to go...and Emma!

On Monday, I taught music classes at the school. We are studying some of the composers, and I had a few pictures of Mozart, Hayden, and Beethoven. The first graders were convinced that one of them was a photo of George Washington, so we spent some time discussing that these people are music composers...not presidents. Oh those kids are so fun! Monday is always a full day for me with music classes, lunch duty, and the start of a new week.

We are entering our fifth week of back to school after Christmas break, and we have yet to have a complete week! This past week also held a snow day for us on Tuesday due to “inclement” weather. I have to admit this Wisconsin girl is a bit flabbergasted by these snow days! It seemed to be more rain than anything else, and since Roger had off on Tuesday we spent the day working on projects. We went to the dump, cleaned up the basement, made a grocery list, and had some LEGO boat races with the kids. It was a fun day and also productive!

On Wednesday the kids returned to school, and it was ice skating day! I took Travis over to the ice skating lesson after his speech lesson at school, and then stayed to help with kids on the ice. While I can think of about 500 other things that also needed doing, this was important to our kids. And I had a lot of fun! The kids coach told me that I should play with the women’s hockey league. Hmm...while  I think that would be a lot of fun, I don’t think that my time allows for that right now! After Emma was done with school, we did the shopping for hot lunch, ran a few errands and picked up the boys from school. I actually thought that the roads were quite a bit more slippery on Wednesday than on Tuesday, but we made it safely to and from school.

Thursday was spent making memories with a friend. Everyone should have a least one good friend with whom they can have a good time no matter what the circumstances! Emma, Allison, and myself took a trip over to a consignment store in another town. Nothing around here is close, so it was about a forty minute drive. I have some clothes that Emma and the boys have outgrown, and I’d love to get at least a store credit to purchase clothes that they need. Allison agreed to come with me just because well, sometimes it’s nice to go someplace different! We browsed in the store for a bit, and then headed back. I’m not very familiar with this part of Maine, so as we headed back, I asked Allison about a different road.  She didn’t know where it went, but I figured it appeared to be running parallel  to the road we had come into town on.  Well, after wandering around on the back road for about ten minutes, the low fuel Light came on in the  truck...and where were we?! Allison tried to turn on her GPS on her phone, but we couldn’t get a signal. I figured we’d have to come out to a main road soon! Sure enough we came to a road I recognized...right across from where we had started! However we made it back to town, found a gas station, decided that was enough adventuring for the day, and headed home on a route we knew! It was a morning full of laughs, good conversations, and memories!

Friday was Chandler’s tenth birthday! Where oh where has time gone?!  He doesn’t really care for cake, so he asked for ice cream to take for his treat to school. It was a busy day for me as we had chapel in the morning, a few errands to run, hot lunch to serve,  lunch with a friend, and then a trip to Bangor as a family! Terri is keeping the kids for two of the days that Roger is working while I’m away, and I wanted to meet with her to answer any questions she might have.  We had a good visit together, and I’m thankful for her willingness to watch the kids for us.

Roger was having ground school on Saturday in Bangor, so we decided to go up as a family on Friday night. I was able to find a good deal on an area hotel, and we took the kids out of school early. The hotel pool was an older one and it was nine feet deep! Our “fish” were delighted! They swam for a couple of hours, and then we met up with Hannah and Josh for supper together. Last year I missed Chandler’s birthday as I was in Haiti, and it was good to get away as a family for a day before I leave this year. We dropped Roger off at ground school on Saturday morning, and then we returned to the hotel. The kids did swimming again while I made a grocery list for Sam’s Club.

I spent Saturday with the kids running errands in the “big” city. We tackled Sam’s Club, Target, Toys r Us, The Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Walmart, and Mardens together! The boys were very excited about our trip to Sam’s Club as we bought more prepackaged snacks than they’ve seen in a long time! They will need easy lunches while I’m away, and they were excited about applesauce pouches, little bags of chips, etc. (It was fun!) I had a gift card to Toys r Us, and the boys have never been in that store. They were a little disappointed as nothing was in their budget! I did purchase a gift for a birthday down the road, as I wanted to use up that gift card! All the kids did great while shopping, but everyone was ready to go home!

Here’s a funny story: while at Sam’s Club,  I fed the kids lunch. Emma had dragged her baby doll into the store, and then she had left it by the table leg as she was eating lunch. I was busy handing out food, giving directions to our troops, and supervising when an older lady rushed up to me! She  grabbed the baby doll out from under the table, and said that she had about had a heart attack! She had thought the baby was real! Oh for crying out loud! I may have five kids, but I hope that I would have realized if  I was missing a child under the table! She was practically in tears, and I did feel bad. But it also gave me a bit of a chuckle!

Roger came home  from ground school a little before six, and since he was able to get a ride home with the other pilots, I was able to be home first. It was a busy twenty-four hours, but
it was a good time!

Also this week the kids received a box from my parents. Mail is so exciting, isn’t it? They were thrilled to open the box, and Emma is looking forward to trying out the ice skates that came for her! My mom loves me....I think....but she sent a loud whistle, a toy gun that makes noise, and a pretend snake! (The boys were delighted!)

Overall it was a good week! I’ve been busy with meal planning, coordinating schedules for Roger and the kids, trying to find a teacher for music class, and making sure that the bases will be covered. I know that evrything will be fine, but I want to do my part to make it as easy as possible on Roger! My pile of items to go to Haiti is quite enormous, and there are not yet any clothes in the pile! The needs there are so great, and I want to be able to help and be a blessing as much as possible. I appreciate your continued prayers as we embark on this journey in a few short days!


We talked about this in Sunday school last week:
Extraordinary in the ordinary....
It does require the supernatural grace of God to live twenty-four hours in every day as a saint, to go through drudgery as a disciple, to live an ordinary unobserved, ignored existence as a disciple of Jesus.  It is inbred in us that we have to do exceptional things for God, but we have not.  We have to be exceptional in the ordinary things.~Oswald Chambers~

I enjoy reading Oswald Chambers book My Utmost for His Highest,  and my desire to stay faithful, content, and hard at work with the ordinary things of life and allow God to do whatever He chooses with my life.

Our love,
Sarah

A New Year

Can you believe that we are already two weeks into the new year?! 2018 is already here! While I’ve been busy getting ready for the missions trip to Haiti, we’ve been busy with other activities as a family.

 

The Pantry was a catch-all over Christmas, but now it is tidy again! 

We returned to school on January 2, the kids had their first school ice skating lesson on January 3, we had a snow day on January 4, and a delay start day on January 5! So the first week back to school was a bit crazy!

I have to admit though that we certainly enjoyed the snow day! Roger didn’t have to go into work, the snow was beautiful, and we had a great day together! The boys build up their snow forts, and built a snowboard ramp off of the picnic table. We also made  many, many snowshoe trails in the woods. Then the weather turned really cold for a few days, then it was really warm for a few days, and it rained! So, now we are back to no snow, as of Monday  but the weather is cold again! The kids are praying for more snow, and while I don’t mind the snow, I don’t want to use any more snow days!



Last week (January 8-12) we managed to get in all five days of school! However, music class was a bit tricky for me to coordinate last week. Chandler came down with a head cold, and he did not sleep good last Sunday night (1/7). I teach music classes on Mondays, but since Chandler wasn’t feeling well and Roger was working, I had to cancel music classes on Monday. It was good to spend a Monday at home, and I felt like the day was very productive. We’ve been eating through the pantry, so I was able to get it nicely organized again! And  I even got to visit on the phone with one of our dear friends from Alaska, Damaris. Chandler suffered through a head ache for most of the day, but he did feel much better on Tuesday.

The boys had their second ice skating lesson along with the rest of the school on Wednesday. (1/10) Roger had been able to go with them the week before, but this week he was working. Travis has been having speech lessons on Wednesday morning, and that has made him miss the bus to the ice skating rink. So I’ve been driving him over after his lessons, so that he doesn’t miss out on the fun. I went to each lesson last year with the kids, but I haven’t gone with them this year. I didn’t think the boys would mind if I didn’t come along, but since they have all asked me to come along this Wednesday, I’m going! However, Garett is wearing my ice skates this year so that means that I am out of skates! Thankfully, I can borrow some at the ice skating rink. These kids are growing so fast!!

Roger caught the cold on Wednesday, but he went to work anyways. He spent the day tired and cold, and he was very glad to come home. The flu has also been going around, but so far we have managed to escape that!

My friend, Annah, offered to watch Emma on Thursday morning so that I could teach music classes that day. Due to the rain the night before and the slippery road conditions, we had a one hour delay on Thursday morning. That actually messed up the music schedule a bit as I teach classes all morning long. I ended up skipping one of the classes, and shortening a few of the others, but I was able to teach music this week. I didn’t want to miss this week, as we had started back to school on a Tuesday after Christmas break. So I had already missed that music class, and the next week we had off for Martin Luther King day! I was thankful that Annah was able to watch Emma in the morning, so I could squeeze in the music classes. After teaching, I quickly picked up the food I needed to prepare for hot lunch, picked up Emma, ran home, made four pans of Mac n Cheese, and then picked up the boys from School...on time too! It was a busy day! Generally, I make extra of whatever we are having for hot lunch on Friday, and that is what we have for supper on Thursday night. The boys never seem  to mind having the same meals so close together!

Friday was quite a bit warmer as in almost fifty degrees! Although overcast, it was a nice day! I played the piano for chapel, Roger and I snuck away for a quick cup of coffee together, and then I  headed back to school to prepare for hot lunch. One of the best gifts I’ve ever received has been my nesco roaster. This week I roasted the vegetables for hot lunch in there, and it worked out so well that  I will definitely be doing that again!

After hot lunch, my friend, Sharon, and I went over to the home of one of our elderly church ladies. She was needing someone to clean her house as she was having over Family on Sunday. One of her daughters had recently passed away and the family would be coming  over after the funeral. To be honest, it’s not what I wanted to do on Friday afternoon, but she is a friend and she needed a blessing.  Thankfully, Sharon and I were able to get the rugs  vacuumed, kitchen cleaned and mopped, house dusted, and everything tidied up in a little over an hour. I know that this dear lady felt much better  about her home (although to be honest, her house was probably cleaner than mine is  before we even started cleaning!) Sharon and I had a few moments before we needed to be back at school, so we had a good time chatting over coffee. Roger had Friday off, so he had taken Emma home after hot lunch, and he met me back at the school to pick up the kids. Except...I forgot that it was Friday and the boys had piano lessons today! I was sooo thankful to go home!

Saturday was a chilly day! But we got to spend most of the day at home! Roger had to work on Saturday, but it was a fairly short day for him due to the weather. We met up with some friends later in the afternoon to go bowling together.    The Philbrook family and the Chappell family came as well, so we had twelve kids and six adults between us. The bowling place was not very full, and we sure did have a great time together. I had to let my competitive nature go as Emma wanted to try her hand at bowling, and she bowled with me! Oh well! I’m not a great bowler anyways, so it was fine! Garett can really throw that ball down the lane, and he beat both Roger and I! After bowling, we invited both families to come over to our house for supper. A few people weren’t able to come, but we ended up with ten kids and four adults for supper. I had gone grocery shopping today , so that made it much easier to have people over for supper! We had chili dogs, chips, and cheese and sausage. Nothing fancy, but no one seemed to mind! It was a good time of fellowship and fun together!

We had another day of school off on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King day. Roger was  working, but we had a good day. We had some friends over that used to come to the boys’ School, and we have kept in touch. It’s always good to catch up with friends that we don’t see as often, and I know the boys have missed seeing Wes and Levi every day at school. It was a fun day. The boys found a tiny patch of ice in the back woods, so they have made it into an ice skating rink...just use your imagination a lot! It’s more like a big puddle, but they have played out there the last few days. It makes me wonder how difficult would it be to flood a portion of our yard? Then I wouldn’t have to take them to the fire pond. Not that I mind doing that, but it’s definitely not Emma’s favorite thing to do!

Tuesday was back to school ...again! Roger had off today, and it was actually a very unproductive day for us. We spent the day around the house enjoying each other’s company, playing with Emma, and talking about our plans and goals for this year. (So I guess it was partially productive!) After we  picked up the kids from school we headed to one of the local ponds to ice skate with some friends from school. The ice isn’t that great since we had rain last week, but we’ve definitely skated in rougher ice! The boys didn’t mind as they were happy to have friends to play hockey with! Emma lasted for a little while, but she wasn’t crazy about it. She actually doesn’t have skates that fit her, and neither do I...since Garett is wearing them! I didn’t have ice skates for today, and I managed to get a wet foot within ten minutes of being at the pond. Oh well! I just wore one of Garett’s boots!  We had a good time, and I’m thankful for friends to do fun things with.

Wednesday was a snow day...again! We’ve now used up all the scheduled snow days into the calendar so anything used after today will mean an extra day in the spring! Roger still went to work on Wednesday as there was plenty to do with snow removal and paperwork. The boys really wanted me to take them to the pond to go ice skating, but that seemed like a bit of a crazy idea with the way the snow was coming down. We would’ve had to shovel it off to skate on Wednesday, and then when we want to use it next time, we will have to shovel again! Instead they just played it outside for most of the day rebuilding on their snow forts and using their imaginations. When Roger came home  from work we sat down for supper at the table together. Roger said he knew the boys had been outside for most of the day. I asked him how he knew that and he replied, “Well, we went through fourteen eggs and three dozen pancakes in one meal! I think they were hungry!” Yes, they were! I need to go grocery shopping again with all these days off they’ve had and all this outside play time! Oh well!

The snow is beautiful, and we are returning back to school today (Thursday). I’ve been preparing and making lists (and then losing the lists) for Haiti. I’m trying to make sure that all the bases are covered for while I’m gone to Haiti. It’ll all come together, but I’d like it to be as smooth as possible! Thank you for your continued prayers!
Love,
Sarah

An update on The Haiti Missions Trip- Jehovah Jireh!

Sisters! 

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Matthew 7:7

“Pray without ceasing.” I Thessalonians 5:18

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things ,which thou knowest not.” Jeremiah 33:3

Truly we serve an amazing God, and I am here to write and sing His praises! Jehovah-jireh (the Lord will provide) provided above all that I could ask or think!

When I wrote last week about my upcoming Haiti trip, I included the opportunity for people to give should they feel the Lord leading them to do so. Roger and I had also long ago decided that we weren’t going into debt for this missions trip so if necessary the funds would come from our emergency funds. However, when God made a path clear last week, He left no room to doubt His plan! People from all over the United States gave money towards this trip! Friends and family from    Alaska, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and South Carolina gave towards this missions trip! I don’t know what the God has planned for this trip in February, but He intends for me to go and not worry about the financial aspect! To each one who has given a gift, told me they were praying that God would meet our needs, and loved us, I offer you my heartfelt and sincere thanks. And God answered my prayers above all that I could ask or think!

 My friend, Emelie, texted me on Friday morning to tell me that someone had donated $200.00 towards my missions trip! Wow! That’s a significant amount of money! But before I could get over that shock, she texts me again to say that someone had donated...wait for it...over $600.00 for my trip! At the time, I was running a few errands with Emma. We had stopped to pause in the toy aisle at the Dollar Tree. Emma wanted to know why the toys were making me cry! I was just so incredibly overwhelmed by God’s goodness to me, that my eyes overflowed down my cheeks! Every amount given helps in a tremendous way, but that was a gift that surpassed my knowledge!  Emelie just told me that the donor wanted to remain anonymous, but they had a great love for Haiti and for me! I mean, I can think of lots of people that might love me, but that’s a gift that God just allowed to be given to me simply because He is God. He uses His faithful children to bless others and even though I might have been a little FAITHLESS, He chose to bless me. I am thankful for all those that are willing to use their hard earned dollars to give towards a missions trip because they know that’s what God wants them to do. Amazing!

I am leaving with my sister, Hannah, her husband, Josh, and another gal from Maine on February 4, 2018. It takes a while to get anywhere from Maine even if you are flying, so we leave on Sunday afternoon but we won’t arrive in Haiti until Monday afternoon. We will be returning to Maine on February 14. It will be a busy and full ten days, but I am so excited about returning and seeing what God has to teach me and show me on this trip.

Roger will be flying solo in Maine with our five children, so he could use your prayers! Don’t get me wrong, he’s an amazing daddy! But...we do have five kids! I am working on a meal menu and plan for while I am gone. Chandler has already told me that he will do the grocery shopping while I’m gone (um...he might need Roger to drive him to the store!) Garett told me that he would try to remember to empty the dishwasher but he’d really like to not be the one to make the food! “But I’ll eat whatever is cooked,  Mom”, he told me! They will do just fine. They probably won’t eat as many fruits and vegetables as when I’m home, but neither will they go hungry. My biggest need is to try to coordinate child care for Emma on the days that Roger needs to work...how on earth do families with  both spouses working figure all this stuff out?! (I know...it becomes routine and habit!) I tend to be a very organized person as in numbering the frozen meals in the freezer with which one is to be eaten when, and Roger tends to be more of a look in the freezer thirty minutes before supper kind of guy! It’s hard to believe, but Chandler is all over this cooking and food preparation. He sat and made a list of easy meals that he or Roger can make and gave me suggestions on what we could make for freezer meals. They will be fine! Emma has been praying for the babies in Haiti, and that Aunt Hannah can help them be healthy. When I told her that mom was also going to Haiti again to take care of the babies, she replied, “No, I’m the baby. You’ll have to take care of me!” However, when I mentioned that perhaps she could go play at her friend Sadie’s house while I’m gone, she wanted to know if I was leaving tomorrow! I am thankful for friends in our area that had asked how they can help, or pray specifically, pick up kids from school, or other things that are needed! I know that we serve a God who is taking care of the little needs in our lives as well, and that my children and husband are just as protected and loved here as I am in Haiti.


We serve such a faithful and amazing God! I hope that you have been blessed by reading about His faithfulness. I know that when I am old, I will never regret the time that I took to write all these memories down and to be able to reflect on all that He has done for me. I am truly just in awe of His goodness and faithfulness to me. My prayer is that God will use me mightily on this missions trip this year.

For His Glory,
Sarah

This song is one of my favorites. I pray that it will bless you too.

https://youtu.be/HGpu6QBUz7M

 

This wonderful lady, Debbie, is also returning to Haiti this year! 

 Love these sweet children! 

 Debbie, Emelie, and myself on last years trip 

Returning to Haiti!

As many of you know, I took a missions trip to Haiti in January of 2017. The trip challenged me to grow in my walk with the Lord, opened my eyes to the needs of the Haitian people, and refreshed my faith. I knew when I left Haiti that I wanted to come back in 2018 should the Lord make that possible.

This is a video I made from last years Haiti trip, perhaps it will help you see why I want to return. Please watch it! 

https://youtu.be/7arHzY4SRuo

And here I am writing about a trip I’m taking next month to go back to Haiti! It was a difficult decision to make about returning to Haiti because to be honest, I don’t yet have all the money. When it was time to purchase a plane ticket I had saved enough money to buy a ticket, but not the remainder needed. And as soon as I told my sister to purchase a ticket for me, Satan began to hurl all kinds of darts! “How are you going to get the money?” “What about leaving your kids?” “Is it right for you to go and not Roger?” And on and on and on.  

Let me backup a bit and say that missions trips are important to both Roger and I. We met on a missions trip in the northern part of Canada, and we’ve both been on a few over the years. When I came back from Haiti last time, I told Roger that I wanted him to come with me. I started saving coins, clipping coupons with a passion, and cutting out costs that weren’t necessary. But when push came to shove, and it was time to buy the tickets, we didn’t nearly enough for one of us let alone both of us. And since we have five wonderful children, but we also can’t manage to get a date night much     

less an overnight or ten for a missions trip, it was decided that we probably both could not go to Haiti. Roger doesn’t get paid vacation time at his work, so after much prayer and discussion we  bought one ticket to Haiti...mine. The truth is that we would both love for Roger to go to Haiti, but we’ve also discussed how much we’d like to take the boys on a missions trip in a few years. It’s important to me that Roger go on that missions trip with his sons in a few years, and it will be  expensive. So after much discussion and prayer and more discussion, we decided that I will return this year. Most likely neither of us will go on a missions trip for a few years as we work to save for when the boys can come along. I went on my first missions trip at age 13 and it changed my life. God has blessed me with the opportunity to live in America, but much of the world does not have the same privileges that we have here. I truly believe that taking our boys to Haiti would be a huge eye-opener to them and perhaps burden their hearts for those around them. 

So why return to Haiti? Aren’t there other missions trips to go on and help out with? Yes! Absolutely yes! But for me, Haiti is where God has burdened my heart and opened the door, and given me a desire to return to. These people are so poor that many of them can not provide proper clothing for their children, their diet is extremely limited, and yet they are happy people! The Haitian Christians love to sing, laugh, and worship the Lord. Their joy is not based on their outward circumstances and situations, but rather on the joy of Jesus. I have so much I can learn from them. It’s not that other missions trips aren’t important or that I don’t want to go on those trips, but these Haiti trips tug on your heart strings, open your eyes, and compels you to beg God to show you how you can meet some of their needs. I love the fact that we work with the national Haitian pastors, we eat Haitian food, we serve alongside them for the nine days that we are there. I’m not an overly talented person, I don’t have any medical experience, but I do know that I an original person created by God. I can provide an extra set of hands, give a child a treat, measure medicine and take a pee sample! 😀 I have an open heart, willing hands, and a desire to be a vessel used by God. 

So, will you pray with me? I have several requests. 

1) Pray that God will be glorified in this trip. Pray that we will have love, unity, and harmony among each of the team members. 

2) Pray for God’s protection as we travel...these roads and vehicles are nothing like those in the U.S.!!

3) Pray for wisdom for Pastor Kevin Faulde (he’s the one who organizes and sets much of this trip up) and also wisdom for the medical personnel. 

4) Pray that God will continue to provide for my financial need. We  have managed to pay for the plane ticket ($463.00) and for $400.00 of the trip cost. The total trip expense is $1,500.00  

I made quite a bit of the money I needed through a grocery rebate app called Ibotta. It’s an app that will give you money back for purchasing certain items. I combined the rebates offered with coupons and managed to snag some good deals as well as save money for this trip.  The link for ibotta is here...https://ibotta.com/ and my referral code is aefg. Feel free to use it! 

Also, if you feel that God would have you to give financially to this trip, I would be most appreciative. I realize that there are many wonderful people going on missions trips that also need money, but if God compels you to give to this trip, please do! I did a go fund me page last year, but I was disappointed with the percentage that they take out of the donations received. This year you can donate directly to Parakaleo. This is the missions organization that I am going with. All you need to do is make a note on your donation that this is for Sarah Robertson’s missions trip. http://www.parakaleointernational.com/donate

Blessings, 

Sarah