Haiti Trip . . .

Yes, the following is an appeal for money.  Do not feel guilty if you cannot contribute.  I have several family and friends who read this blog though and I figured I'd at least keep them informed and give them an opportunity to help if they so wish.  New post about my wedding coming up later this week!  And here is the appeal:  ;)

Hello everyone!

Joni, Justice and I (members of Bellevue SDA church) are going to Haiti with an organization called Helping 4 Hurting Humanity to provide relief and aid to the people there. I will be mainly acting as a translator and we all will be helping to build wells, helping to run a medical clinic, helping to distribute food and supplies to outerlying villages, and helping at an orphanage while there.

I'm so excited about the opportunity to go on another mission trip where I can speak one of their languages (they speak French and Creole)!

We are fundraising through the Bellevue SDA church who has set up a mission fund to help us to be able to go and to help provide funds so that we can buy much of the necessary supplies while on site as this is the much more efficient way to give aid to those in need.

If you would like to be a part of this effort, there is a way to donate online and receive a tax deduction. :) Anything you can give would really help. We need to raise $2,000 apiece, which covers airfare, food for team members and for distribution, lodging, transportation, and purchasing medicines and other supplies for the medical
clinic and for the villages and orphanages we visit.

Here's how to donate online:

1. Go to www.bellevueadventist.org

2. In the "Main Menu" section at the upper left of the home page, click "Online Giving."

3. Follow the instructions. They will lead you to a page which has a list of offerings on it. First you'll see "Tithe," and then "Local Church."

4. Five items down under "Local Church" is "General Mission Trip Donations." Follow the instructions.

If you check the e-mail option you'll get an e-mail with confirmation of your gift. Then, early next year, you'll receive a paper copy of the documentation from the church accountant.


We deeply appreciate anything you can do. Feel free to comment/email me if you have any questions!

~Jillian Lacey
redheadjoa@hotmail.com

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