August 14, 2007
This is the part where our personal Fund Raising Professionals, Sajidah & Munawwar, arrayed in light tan native robes ride into your computer room on large double humped camels dressed in armor, and hold swords to your throat while you get your checkbook to pay the toll to exit our little slice of Pakistan. Well, maybe that is a bit extreme. You do deserve a chance to be a part though. The three of us sure can't do this all by our-selves! We've been selling our extra toys, our vehicles, and even the decorations off of our walls to make this trip happen (somebody's been reading a little too much Matt 13:44 and Luke 18:22.) So be a part! Let's build the Kingdom in Pakistan together. Here's how you can be a part:
  1. Give sacrificially with no guarantee of earthly return on investment

  2. Go shopping online and have part of the proceeds go towards missions

  3. PLEASE PRAY! We have seen that God is more powerful than any of our great plans. So please pray that we will walk in humility to The Spirit and that God will go before us and be our rear guard.
To find out more about the ministry we are going to be a part of...check out their website www.shininglightngo.com They have listed all of the various items they need for their work and ministry to the people over there in Pakistan. PRAISE GOD Ashton's church has donated a huge portion of what was needed for school supplies, and an unknown source has provided the funds for the laptops to use in setting up the computer lab. We'll teach the Paki's to hack with the best of them now...all they need is construction paper, glue sticks, and laptops to take over the world! Our Team's Financial Need
  • Ashton - $2,000
    • Buyers for a lot of his extra toys
    • Man power to finish his construction jobs before leaving town
    • A huge dose of maturity
  • Curt - $2,500
    • Misc furniture for his apartment so he can lease it furnished while away
    • A wife or 2
    • Tenant for apartment while away
    • Man power help to complete a deck job before leaving NM
  • David - $ 50 Starbucks gift card...or $2,100
    • A long walk on the beach at sunset
    • A buyer for his truck
    • A buyer for his motorcycle
    • Buyers for $600 (in denominations of $10 and $25) of Marshalls gift card
So...that's it. Looks and sounds like a lot. IT IS! It is a lot of you, who are reading this site, doing something! Nobody has to try to Hercules this effort. If everyone who visits this site does something, even just $1 for each week we are there ($8)...we quickly have all we need and plenty of extra to keep on giving to others.