"Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see he glory of God"? -John 11:40
LATEST NEWS!! The Dewberrys are FULLY FUNDED, Pending $5K!! See below!!
The TEN Thousand for TEN Thousand in TEN days for Taylor actually
turned into a Three Day Extravaganza! When we first felt impressed to
sponsor Taylor and fund raise for the Dewberrys, we knew that there was
no way we could raise the money. Not only was it a large amount, but it
was a large amount due in a short time! However, God knew just the right
people to send to support the Dewberrys–people like Julia Nalle, Patti
Rice, Deanna Jones, Denise Collins, Anonymous Donors with matching
grants, and others who joined in to help with this truly urgent need!
Julia Nalle issued a TEN for TEN in TEN challenge to hopefully bring in
$1,000 a day for ten days. We never made it past the third day because
the:
1st day total was: $3,865.81
2nd day total was: $2,523.54
3rd day total was: $5,329.90
2nd day total was: $2,523.54
3rd day total was: $5,329.90
The three day total was: $11,719.25!!!
How did this happen??? It was obviously a God thing and something
only He could do, but in His wisdom, He chooses to use people, and those
people have to choose to listen. Thank you to every one of you who
listened and reached out to Taylor and the Dewberrys in their time of
crisis! If you feel you were only a small part, please remember that ALL
donations, big or small, are a blessing, and God looked at the widow’s
mite as very precious because she gave even in the midst of her need.
With that in mind, we want to highlight a special group of young
people. On Sunday, we received a donation from the youth choir at
Calvary Baptist Church of Smyrna, GA. These young people wanted to do
something to help someone in need, and their choir director, Sheila
Price, encouraged them to consider helping an orphan–something which
could have a huge impact in the life of a desperate child. She also told
them that there would be no offerings taken up–that anything donated
should be given from their heart and from their own resources
anonymously over a period of a few weeks. The youth choir president,
Nathan Hadden, collected the donations, and when the total was added, it
was $238! Our hearts were so touched when we received the donation! We
knew this was given in sincerity and cheerfully. At the time it was
received, there was a $2,000 matching grant challenge, and this donation
was enough to finish meeting the match, and $128 dollars of it was
essentially doubled. In the end, God multiplied their $238 and turned it
into $366! God has a way of doing that! We never know how even a
“small” donation can touch someone else or make a bigger impact than we
expected! Thank you Calvary youth choir for reaching out and caring
about a precious orphan! May God multiply your generosity back to you!
As for the Dewberrys, with the promised grant money, they are actually $76.02 OVER the amount they calculated for their need as of this posting, but they do have a couple of prayer requests!
1. The cost for renting an apartment in the country where Nicole
Dewberry will be staying has been increased to around 10 times the
normal amount due to the Euro Cup, and they are praying that they don’t
end up with an exorbitant apartment cost during Nicole’s nearly two
month stay. This possible expense has not been taken into account in
their amount needed. Please pray that the rent will not become an issue!
2. In the latest update we heard, the paperwork from the last $5,000
that is part of the $10,000 matching grant is in process, but it is
still possible that it will not be available until the very end of
Nicole Dewberry’s stay in country or longer. Please pray that it reaches them in
time! We will keep you updated on progress if further fundraising is
needed!
Taylor will remain on our home page as a sponsored orphan at least
through the weekend as we are making plans for a new transition. Thank
you all for your part in making a HUGE difference in Taylor’s life! We
are excitedly awaiting her arrival HOME!
