Just wanted to share a few photos from the BBQ fundraiser!
Thanks again to everyone who helped make this possible.
We raised over double the money that I had hoped! Yay!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Hands For Hope project that has begun with a simple idea between two sisters has been confirmed time and time again. There has not been a single stumbling block and every door has been opened and God has shown up in so many ways. I had been dragging my feet, hesitant in leaving my family behind, and just not listening to God's call in my life. I'm just one of those people that God has to be blunt with when he wants me to follow. Someone once told me it's "just a good mix of faith and staying grounded". Most recently my sister had a dream that once again confirmed what we are doing. I wanted to share it with you...
Woman's Hands
Woman's Hands
Having Hope
I would love to thank each one of you personally for helping out or just eating the BBQ chicken on Saturday. It was such a success! We pretty much sold everything that we grilled and had a wonderful turn out. So thank you! With that said I will be able to take more than double the funds to Rwanda with me next month! That means more sewing machines and more fabric. I'm so excited to follow this through and even more excited to see Hands For Hope come to life.
Seventeen years ago "hope" was not in many of the Rwanda people vocabulary. Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the devastating and deadly genocide where one million Rwandans lost their lives at the hands of their peers, friends and neighbors. It lasted 100 days. 100 days where the world closed their eyes. 100 days of horror. If you haven't seen Hotel Rwanda you should and you may get a peek at what went on.
So on this anniversary take a moment and pray for the Hope and healing of the Rwandan people. I can't wait to be among them, share hugs and help them yearn for hope.
Seventeen years ago "hope" was not in many of the Rwanda people vocabulary. Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the devastating and deadly genocide where one million Rwandans lost their lives at the hands of their peers, friends and neighbors. It lasted 100 days. 100 days where the world closed their eyes. 100 days of horror. If you haven't seen Hotel Rwanda you should and you may get a peek at what went on.
So on this anniversary take a moment and pray for the Hope and healing of the Rwandan people. I can't wait to be among them, share hugs and help them yearn for hope.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Chicken BBQ Fundraiser - April 2nd
You can be a part of this project too!
We will be selling chicken BBQ meals on April 2nd.
Pick up is at East Petersburg Mennonite Church from 11-? (limited supplies)
To be guaranteed a meal contact me, Angela at decubellifamily@gmail.com and I'll see that you get tickets. Tickets are $8.00 and include 1/2 chicken, baked potato, roll, applesauce, cookie and drink.
:) BBQ is by Peters' chicken BBQ (petersbbq.blogspot.com)
We will be selling chicken BBQ meals on April 2nd.
Pick up is at East Petersburg Mennonite Church from 11-? (limited supplies)
To be guaranteed a meal contact me, Angela at decubellifamily@gmail.com and I'll see that you get tickets. Tickets are $8.00 and include 1/2 chicken, baked potato, roll, applesauce, cookie and drink.
:) BBQ is by Peters' chicken BBQ (petersbbq.blogspot.com)
Up coming June visit...
Hi everyone! And welcome to our Hands For Hope blog! I'm Ang (the sister of Val who is a missionary that lives in Rwanda) and after much prayer and even more importantly answered prayers, I'm making a trip, my first, to Rwanda in June. Here at home things have been crazy with all the planning. Flights and other arrangements and of course shots! One may be scared by the list of vaccinations needed and the rather long needles but I think I'm getting used to it. I actually leave May 30th but with two flights of several hours it will take about a day to actually get there! I'm so excited to see Val after over a year and a half and meet the rest of her family. I'm even more excited to "dig my hands in" and do something to help these wonderful people my sister fell in love with.
Our plans at this point for the Hands For Hope project is to raise as much money as possible to help with expenses. I'm hoping that we will be able to buy several sewing machines in Rwanda, supplies and also secure a place for the little sewing "shop". The women also have interest in jewelry making and for anyone who knows me knows this is right up my alley! I'm anxious to see what fun beads and gems they have available to them. We are looking forward to helping these ladies develop a sense of confidence and security of being able to provide much needed necessities to their families. Like in Vals letter, we are not looking for this to be a "handout" project but something that the ladies can learn, do and take ownership of.
This may be some what of a "slow" or boring blog because there won't be posts daily, weekly or maybe not even monthly depending on the stage of the project. But it will be a great spot to keep in touch with what is going on. You can expect many pictures to come in June/July of my trip and hopefully soon after we get them working, pictures of their handmade products. You may even have the chance to buy some of them! So keep us checking us out or make sure you are getting our emails.
~Angela
Our plans at this point for the Hands For Hope project is to raise as much money as possible to help with expenses. I'm hoping that we will be able to buy several sewing machines in Rwanda, supplies and also secure a place for the little sewing "shop". The women also have interest in jewelry making and for anyone who knows me knows this is right up my alley! I'm anxious to see what fun beads and gems they have available to them. We are looking forward to helping these ladies develop a sense of confidence and security of being able to provide much needed necessities to their families. Like in Vals letter, we are not looking for this to be a "handout" project but something that the ladies can learn, do and take ownership of.
This may be some what of a "slow" or boring blog because there won't be posts daily, weekly or maybe not even monthly depending on the stage of the project. But it will be a great spot to keep in touch with what is going on. You can expect many pictures to come in June/July of my trip and hopefully soon after we get them working, pictures of their handmade products. You may even have the chance to buy some of them! So keep us checking us out or make sure you are getting our emails.
~Angela
A note from Val
"Maybe it is because I am about to become a mother myself in a few months, or maybe it is just God working in my heart, either way, I have been so touched by the women at our new church. Many of them are mothers with small children and some are widows. Life is so hard for them, living in the rural with no electric, no good water source and trying to work the land to provide for their families. My heart has been so touched also by the way they accept me as one of them and are so patient with my attempts to communicate with the in Kinyarwanda.
I am very excited because God is opening the doors for helping to bring hope to these precious women. My sister is coming to visit in June! I am beyond excited to see her again but I am also very excited because God has placed it in her heart to help the women here as well!
We are making plans to help the women start a project we are calling "Hands For Hope." In summary, we will be working to buy a few sewing machines and materials so that the women can begin to learn how to sew and also learn how to make jewelry. This is a great way to give them something practical that they can do to earn some money for themselves and their families. It also gives them dignity because it is not just accepting a handout, but having the chance to work for some extra income."
I am very excited because God is opening the doors for helping to bring hope to these precious women. My sister is coming to visit in June! I am beyond excited to see her again but I am also very excited because God has placed it in her heart to help the women here as well!
We are making plans to help the women start a project we are calling "Hands For Hope." In summary, we will be working to buy a few sewing machines and materials so that the women can begin to learn how to sew and also learn how to make jewelry. This is a great way to give them something practical that they can do to earn some money for themselves and their families. It also gives them dignity because it is not just accepting a handout, but having the chance to work for some extra income."
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