Silent Auction Fundraiser March 22

 

Here we go!!  I am so excited to announce we are having a silent auction to raise money for Global Orphan Foundation's "Pebble Project" (see more info here).  My friend, Rebecca Siegrist, and I feel called to do more for these orphans.  100% of money raised will be used to provide food and medicine to 2 orphanages where my daughter and her boys lived.  Our hearts were heavy after the news that out of the three orphanages our adoption agency works with in Africa, 5 children died of starvation the week after we came home with Della last July.  There are over 13 million orphans and abandoned children in the DRC.  In the DRC, 10% of children die before the age of one.  Nearly 30% of children under the age of five suffer from undernutrition.  We feel called to help feed these children so they will have a chance at life.

I know this problem might seem too big, what difference can we really make?  Well, here's how you can help:

Will you be willing to donate something for our auction?
If you own a business, a good or service from your business would be a wonderful item for us to auction off.  If you don't own a business, maybe you could make a "theme basket" (examples--movie night basket with various movies and popcorn, etc; spa basket with a gift card for a manicure and pedicure and some nail polish, etc.) or donate an antique.  Be creative!  

Will you come out to the silent auction/fundraiser and bid on some of the items?  

Will you take an evening and give some money towards a cause that is bigger than yourself?  This past Sunday in church, our pastor stated these statistics...if you make more then $20,000 a year, you are rich.  If you make more than $39,000 a year, you are filthy rich.   So, rich friends...I am going to ask again will you come out and support the Pebble Project's vision to feed and raise up strong children in the DRC?