Hospitality of the Nations: September 2011

KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog. You may be wondering why this is titled "Keep the dream alive" and I hope you are. Just this month, for the first time since I began working with COTN, I realized that after my paychecks this month I will be in the red - meaning, I will have a negative balance in my account because I do not have enough financial support coming in to cover my part time salary. You can see on the left how much I have monthly and how much I need total. That means I need another $565 per month committed. That's a lot! I know it can be done though.

I am praying, and will continue to do so, that God's will is done. I love being a part of this ministry and wish to continue here. Especially since I sit in the Dominican Republic as I write this. Maybe God is calling me away from COTN, and if so then I trust Him. I don't feel that calling though. I feel called to push through and get the funds raised that are needed.

(please keep reading in post "Keep the dream alive")

***If you are new to my blog, or new to COTN, please look in the righthand side bar for JANUARY 2010 posts "A Tidbit on COTN" and "A Glimpse at the Hospitality Program" to gain some background knowledge.

September 29, 2011

Malawi, Africa trip - August 2011

Below I have some photos and a wonderful video of our trip to Malawi, Africa. We went with a team of folks from Summit Church to run a camp for special needs children - similar to our trip to the Dominican. This time we took the children and their care givers out of their villages (many for the first time ever) and brought them to a resort where we held a camp to teach them about how they are loved by Jesus. Enjoy!

Check out our MALAWI TRIP VIDEO :)

September 15, 2011

Container arriving to the D.R.

hello everyone!
In June we sent a container full of supplies and donations to the Dominican Republic. It was full of supplies for Casa Bethesda, school books and food for our children. COTN staff member, Fraser Ratzlaff, had the privilege of being there when the container arrived. Check out the video!

CONTAINER ARRIVES

September 12, 2011

Our trip to the Dominican Republic

Here are some pictures from our trip with Summit Church to the Dominican Republic. Our team consisted of leaders and students from Summit's High School Student Ministries. We held a day camp for the special needs children of COTN's program. We had a great time playing all sorts of games with them.

Also, check out our DR TRIP VIDEO :)