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Category: Missions

  • Less than one week!

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    This coming Sunday we drive over to Billings to start our travels to Nepal. On Monday morning, we will be flying from Billings to Seattle to Tokyo to Bangkok (where we will spend the night in the airport) to our final destination Kathmandu! I am nervous and excited. I am getting over being sick right now…

  • Nepal Team Funds Update

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    Jess
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    Just a quick little message to let all of you know how our team is doing as a whole for funding. We are at just below $2000 for what is still needed. Thank you so much to all of you that have continued to send us funds to support our team members. Now I want…

  • Last Nepal Funds Update & Prayer Requests

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    Jess
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    Brent and I are so close to getting all of the funds we need to go to Nepal. I want to encourage all of you who are still thinking about supporting us to still send money even though we wont need it. There are a few people in our group that do not have support…

  • Preparations

    Preparations

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    Brent
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    So… We are headed to Nepal in about five weeks and while there we will get to do some amazing things, at really high elevations. I haven’t been training much this year and my job has kept me pretty tied to a desk so my level of fitness isn’t quite where I would like it…

  • God Provides – Fundraising Update

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    Jess
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    A week after posting our last update about Nepal, God completely blessed us! Went from needing a couple thousand dollars to needing about one thousand! Our God never fails us! We just need to be heading in the direction that he wants us to go or else He answers our prayers in a way we…

  • Nepal Fundraising

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    Jess
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    Over the last month, I have been spending most of my time organizing fundraiser events for our upcoming mission trip to Nepal. I am in charge of all of the fundraising as well as a few other tasks for preparing for Nepal. I am excited as the time is closing in. We are about 1…

  • A Visit from Afar

    A Visit from Afar

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    Jess
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    The other week, Brent and I had heard from a little birdie that our friend Fe and her husband Ken were in town from the Philippines. I sent out a message to her not knowing if she would have time for dinner or even a quick visit. We lucked out! Last week we were able…

  • Yard Sale Fundraiser

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    If you are in the area, I am putting on a yard sale with the help of several of those that went to the Philippines with Brent and I. It will be August 20th from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. We will also be selling Filipino jewelry, having a bake sale, and accepting any extra…

  • Hope Walk

    Hope Walk

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    On Saturday, June 11th, Brent and I had the opportunity to help out with the Hope Walk. There is a program here in Bozeman through Sacred Portion Children’s Outreach that brings children from different orphanages around the world to Bozeman and the surrounding area.The point of this is for the children to have a four…

  • Boise Trip

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    Jess
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    Yes, It was already a couple weekends ago, but Boise was a great trip for multiple reasons. Brent and I left on a Friday morning after a long week of work. We were ready for a day off. We got into Boise and found our hotel with ease. We stayed at the Modern Hotel which…

  • Bringing Back the Memories

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    Jess
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    As I read the 2011 spring newsletter from Sacred Portion, I can’t help but get caught up in all the emotions of my Philippines trip. The newsletter includes a section devoted to our work team sharing what we did over at Rehoboth. There is a good description of the different tasks that the 14 of…

  • Slipping Away

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    Jess
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    It is hard to think that I have already been back from the Philippines for an entire month. I would love to say that it feels like I was just there. To be honest, it does not. It feels as though it is a lifetime of memories away as well as a whole world away.…