Thought some of you might be interested in CQ Missional’s latest newsletter. Info about our Fall programs, plus pics & notes from the first ever Day Camp 4 Kids held at Garnett Church of Christ, and programmed by CQ Missional. Check it out! And let me know if you’d like to be added to the email update list!

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/READ-THIS-CAUSE-ITS-AN-AWESOME-SUMMER-UPDATE-.html?soid=1102685099000&aid=RLiBYN1daCs.

Wow! We are currently at a pledged amount of $4,285 for our trip. That leaves $2715 to go! We are humbled & honored by the way God has brought so many of you along for the ride as we prepare for this trip.

Still wanting to give, but haven’t yet? Here are some ways you can help:

1. Donations (of any amount) can be sent directly to Kibo. All the info is here on their website.
2. We are hosting a pancake breakfast on Sunday July 10th at Garnett Church of Christ to raise money for our team. Suggested donation is $5 & we’ll go ahead & just say it’s all you can eat! Pancakes will be served from 9-10am & again from 11am-noon.
3. We are also collecting books for the library that Kibo has started in Jinja. Here is the link to the wishlists Kibo has created on Amazon. (General) & (Kids). All of the books can be used as long as they are in good condition. Books can be dropped off at Garnett, or with us personally.
   Types of books:
   FICTION-realistic fiction, mystery, science fiction, fantasy

   NONFICTION
   -biographies, recent medical literature (no textbooks or magazines)

   KIDS
   -Board books, hardback books, (no paperback please)

T-minus 25 days until our departure!

Exciting news!

We are now only $500 short of being halfway funded for our trip! We have been given about $3000 & are almost halfway to our goal of $7000!

We feel that it is an honor that we are able to take this trip & are so excited to see what God has to show us in Africa. We leave in exactly 5 weeks! Between now & then we have some important things to do like:

1. finish raising the other $4000 (want to help us do that? We would love to talk to you about this. Just send us an email at: bethmariewest[at]gmail[dot]com)
2. get our Yellow Fever shots
3. find Ben some new shorts (b/c he is down to just one functional pair!)
4. continue to meet almost weekly with our team to learn about cultural things we need to be aware of & know what to pack, etc.
5. keep breaking in my new hats (gotta keep that sun off my skin!)