The team day was on Sunday 26th June. It was a really wonderful day and I enjoyed meeting up witheveryone. It is a team handpicked by God and we have already gelled together! I am looking forward to the trip so much. I want to pack my suitcase right now! I have been nominated to be worship leader, so will put together a booklet of hymns for us to sing. Also I need to order parachutes and t-shirts. Many thanks to those who have donated/been involved in the plans towards this trip! Couldn’t have done it without you!!!
I am still getting sponsor money in from the bike ride, and also the ladies at my church have been selling calendar’s and pads for the trip funds. God has richly blessed me! I should not have worried about never having enough money to go. As one of our team members said, I need to “let go, let God.”
If anyone else wishes to donate (and thank you!) the website is
www.justgiving.com/philippa-woodcraft2011
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Tuesday 21 June 2011
God is Good-the last of the fundraising
Well! Since I last wrote, lots of things have happened. Judy and Amy from New Life school Guatemala came over for a visit and I was able to meet up with them at the Through The Roof office. It was so wonderful to see them again!!!!
I have had 3 fundraisings for my trip to Guatemala:
• A sponsored bike ride! 15 of us did 16 miles from our cycle track in Sandy to Bedford. We nearly all managed the whole thing, apart from my brother in law got 2 punctures so had to stop, my nephew Connor and my niece Courtney stopped at 8 miles also. We were so thankful that God sent the sun because the rest of the week had been rainy and cold, even the practice was done in the rain! A big big thank you to all those who rode, sponsored and supported!!!
• I spoke at Yelling chapel-spoke there last year also. They were very receptive and attentive. I explained what we would be doing in Guatemala and what we had done last year.
• Blind awareness evening went really really really well. We had about 30 people come, to take part in activities such as pouring their own drink, buttering their bread, hovering the carpet, doing their hair or make up, and guess the objects. Sounds simple, but when I tell you that they had a blindfold on for each activity, you realise its not simple at all! They even got a turn on the back of the tandem.
So now all my fundraising is done. I just have to collect it all and send it on. The bike ride will have raised approx. £400 when I have collected it! Yelling were very kind to offer a £50 donation, and 2 of the members donated themselves-thank you!!! The Awareness evening raised £130 too which is wonderful!! This brings me up to, and over, my total of £1000! God is so good!
I am now very very excited as on Sunday we are having the team day! We have already got our packs with the details of flights etc! Guatemala here we come!!!!!
I have had 3 fundraisings for my trip to Guatemala:
• A sponsored bike ride! 15 of us did 16 miles from our cycle track in Sandy to Bedford. We nearly all managed the whole thing, apart from my brother in law got 2 punctures so had to stop, my nephew Connor and my niece Courtney stopped at 8 miles also. We were so thankful that God sent the sun because the rest of the week had been rainy and cold, even the practice was done in the rain! A big big thank you to all those who rode, sponsored and supported!!!
• I spoke at Yelling chapel-spoke there last year also. They were very receptive and attentive. I explained what we would be doing in Guatemala and what we had done last year.
• Blind awareness evening went really really really well. We had about 30 people come, to take part in activities such as pouring their own drink, buttering their bread, hovering the carpet, doing their hair or make up, and guess the objects. Sounds simple, but when I tell you that they had a blindfold on for each activity, you realise its not simple at all! They even got a turn on the back of the tandem.
So now all my fundraising is done. I just have to collect it all and send it on. The bike ride will have raised approx. £400 when I have collected it! Yelling were very kind to offer a £50 donation, and 2 of the members donated themselves-thank you!!! The Awareness evening raised £130 too which is wonderful!! This brings me up to, and over, my total of £1000! God is so good!
I am now very very excited as on Sunday we are having the team day! We have already got our packs with the details of flights etc! Guatemala here we come!!!!!
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