so here I go again!

Hello!!!



This is Philippa. I am 22 and have been totally blind since birth. I am a Christian, have been from a very young age! I have been to Guatemala twice before, in July 2009 and in July 2010. Last year my best friend Christina came with me, as you know from reading this Blog.

Well, it’s just me this year, well, a team from Through The Roof and me, but Christina can’t come :-( 



So we are off again on 21st July! I wanted to keep you up to date on my fundraising stories and of course up to date on what we plan to do on the trip, and what happened! (But obviously that one will have to wait till I come back!)



So far, I’ve been trying to organise another concert. Christina has offered to come back from Oxford (where she is at Uni) to play the piano for us! Which is fantastic and wonderful of her! Also Rosemary from the Amici singers (the choir I go to!) is singing, and hopefully a lot more (although as yet a lot of people are “maybe” or “probably” which is giving me nightmares!)



This year the individual fundraising target is £1000. Whatever we can raise above that will go into the team funds so that no-one his short of money and can’t go! So far I have £100 which is fantastic! However, I feel like God has given me a different challenge this year, as one of my biggest church sponsors is not in a position to help me this time.  I am also now working for Through the Roof in the part-time role as their Disabled Youth Ambassador. My job is to promote the charities work and encourage people to get involved, as well as giving my own experience of disability and testimony as a Christian. So I now need to keep my Guatemala fundraising separate from my work fundraising for TTR itself! Confusing?tell me about it!!  So now I NEED! To get the concert underway, and all before I go to Budapest for the European disability conference from 9th to 13th May. The concert is on 21st May, so things are pretty tight!



However, moaning aside (honest!) I have booked to go and speak at Yelling church on Sunday 5th June. This is a good start! So is the £100 I have so far! God is good, and there is no situation too hard for him!



“I am the LORD, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27 (NLT)



I intend to keep you up dated, so do keep checking! And If you want to read my blog for Through The Roof, then its

www.promotingdisability.blogspot.com

My just giving page for Guatemala this year is

www.justgiving.com/philippa-woodcraft2011



Bye for now!!