No control...

It seems whenever I think about our family going to the Dominican Republic I feel I have to come up with some way to get the money.  So today we had an event at Family Fun Center to raise more money.  Its funny because when I tell people what I "have" to do they laugh and tell me to let it go and watch God work.  But those that know me know that I tend to hold on a bit too long to things until physically something happens i.e. neck pain, shingles, mouth ulcers.......ya know little things. 

Well, today God showed up at our event, again.  Not only did people come but the kids were able to see the support of their friends.  That alone was huge for them. 

I also was able to see many of my friends and meet new ones.  One of which was a woman from the DR who is excited to connect when we get there.  We may not have made the money that I am constantly striving for but we made more connections and have more people praying for us, which is much more than we ever hope to gain from a fundraiser.  It's not easy to let go of control and give it up but I am learning and with the help of both Matt and my great chiropractor I will get there.

 

Here is a picture of our Fund Raising Chairman

Hey guys, this is 11 year old Marcus. We were recently on a five day trip to the Dominican Republic. We stayed with the Romano’s, who respectfully opened their house to us. One of the things I enjoyed a lot was helping with the cotton candy machine at a back to school party in the town of Moca. It made the kids so happy. I can’t wait to go back to the beautiful, eventful place to help out. In this picture we were at the back-to-school party where I help with the cotton candy. This is one of the adults and myself standing in the entrance to a classroom of the school