If you're new to this blog, and are wanting to follow one of our team members, or are just interested in the project as a whole, following is a link on related to the work we are doing in Marare, Uganda.
http://site.fhcanada.org/poverty-revolution
"REVOLUTIONS START SMALL BUT CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. Will you join the one that ends poverty?" {FH Canada - Poverty Revolution}
On this same site, you can click on 'Communities' and find 'Northgate Baptist Church' under Mbale, Africa. JOIN our community, and earn badges to help Marare become self-sufficient.
Your efforts really DO make a difference! Over the last month, members from Northgate Baptist and the community at large have sponsored 10 more children from the Marare community! If you do not yet sponsor a child, think about it! A small investment on your part, for a large return on the child's!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The clock is ticking!
The months have flown by and, regrettably, we forgotten about our blog. But, we haven’t forgotten about Marare. God continues to bless the project, and we’ve been hard at work organizing, building, and planning TEAM #2 heading out August 1, 2011! We can’t wait to connect with the community again, and they can’t wait to have us!
Since our return at the end of October, we’ve been sharing our experiences with our congregation and the excitement level for Marare has built...so much so that we had our second team organized in February.
Our team of 7 consists of Sarah V, Pastor Bob, Allan, Luke, Marian, Sara T, and Shirley; a variety of ages, with the youngest only 15 years, and a variety of talents and abilities.
Of course, fundraising is one of the biggest parts of preparing for our trip. We’ve spent many hours planning, organizing and running events, and have been blessed with an overwhelming amount of support!
The past few months, our church members and the Glengarry community have donate their refundable empties, bringing in over $900 to date towards team funds!
Our main fundraiser was our GIGANTIC Garage Sale, and it was just that. We couldn’t believe the donations that poured in from church members and friends! On Saturday, June 4, we were blessed with a dry day (sandwiched between 2 very wet ones), but chilly, and spent our day in the Northgate church parking lot along with 20 from the community that rented tables! We considered the day successful in that we were able to connect with many from the neighbourhood, and also raise $3700 towards our Marare trip.
We had tons of help from many in our congregation, who all pitched in to make this day fun and successful.
Our most recent fundraiser was a BBQ at Famous Toys. A few of us spent 2 days, this time enjoying beautiful, sunny weather and warm temps, bbqing hotdogs and burgers and informing the public. Many interested folks came back to discuss the C2C partnership we have through FH Canada.
And, now, with much thanks to God who is working in the hearts and lives of those around us, we are more than 2/3 of the way to our budget!!!
We have a couple more fundraisers: The 2nd Annual CGS Walk/Run to Africa on the morning of July 9, 2011 at Queen E High School. To participate in this event or sponsor a participant, send us an email at mararec2c@live.ca.
Our last fundraiser is in conjunction with Northgate’s annual pancake breakfast on the morning of Saturday, July 16, and it’s a SPECIAL fundraiser for our SPECIAL pastor: Pastor Bob is our DUNK TANK victim! So, bring a few $ to have a chance at soaking him, and to help raise a few funds for a very special community!
Since our return at the end of October, we’ve been sharing our experiences with our congregation and the excitement level for Marare has built...so much so that we had our second team organized in February.
Our team of 7 consists of Sarah V, Pastor Bob, Allan, Luke, Marian, Sara T, and Shirley; a variety of ages, with the youngest only 15 years, and a variety of talents and abilities.
Of course, fundraising is one of the biggest parts of preparing for our trip. We’ve spent many hours planning, organizing and running events, and have been blessed with an overwhelming amount of support!
The past few months, our church members and the Glengarry community have donate their refundable empties, bringing in over $900 to date towards team funds!
Our main fundraiser was our GIGANTIC Garage Sale, and it was just that. We couldn’t believe the donations that poured in from church members and friends! On Saturday, June 4, we were blessed with a dry day (sandwiched between 2 very wet ones), but chilly, and spent our day in the Northgate church parking lot along with 20 from the community that rented tables! We considered the day successful in that we were able to connect with many from the neighbourhood, and also raise $3700 towards our Marare trip.We had tons of help from many in our congregation, who all pitched in to make this day fun and successful.
Our most recent fundraiser was a BBQ at Famous Toys. A few of us spent 2 days, this time enjoying beautiful, sunny weather and warm temps, bbqing hotdogs and burgers and informing the public. Many interested folks came back to discuss the C2C partnership we have through FH Canada. And, now, with much thanks to God who is working in the hearts and lives of those around us, we are more than 2/3 of the way to our budget!!!
We have a couple more fundraisers: The 2nd Annual CGS Walk/Run to Africa on the morning of July 9, 2011 at Queen E High School. To participate in this event or sponsor a participant, send us an email at mararec2c@live.ca. Our last fundraiser is in conjunction with Northgate’s annual pancake breakfast on the morning of Saturday, July 16, and it’s a SPECIAL fundraiser for our SPECIAL pastor: Pastor Bob is our DUNK TANK victim! So, bring a few $ to have a chance at soaking him, and to help raise a few funds for a very special community!
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