Sparky-Watts
Banned
RE: dirty girl
I've said enough about it and watched enough of it on TV. Now it's time to do something about it. That's right.....in a few weeks, Sunshine and I will be leaving with a group from the Kansas West Conference of the United Methodist Church, heading down to the Gulf. We've talked about it since the second or third day, and after a dozen or so phone calls from members of the Disaster Relief Team I used to be a part of, we decided that we would go. She's still not working, and I don't have vacation time yet, so even as tight as the money situation is, we're going to do it. We feel like it's something we have to do...something that God has called us to do. I've never been one to sit idly by while others are suffering, that's why I became a paramedic several years ago. Anytime there is a major tornado in the area, I pack up what tools I have and head off to assist the victims in clean-up and rebuilding, something my father taught me as a small child when a tornado ravaged our home town in NE Kansas...sparing our house but destroying those of our neighbors.
Now comes the hard part, the part I don't want to do, hate to do, but feel compelled to do. I am asking for your compassion and assistance...both through prayer and money. Our group is not funded through any local, state, or federal funds. We are volunteers in the truest sense of the word. Using our own money, time, and energy to help those who need it. I feel bad asking my Jeepz friends for money, but for this to come together, we need it for gas and food to get there and back. We will be living out of the car, in a tent most likely by the side of the road somewhere. Our initial plan is to stay a week, longer if necessary and if the funds hold out. I have a good idea my boss will be ok with me taking a week off for this type of thing, he's very charity-minded (the company is matching payroll deductions for Disaster Relief donations dollar for dollar). I've already signed up for $100 a month from my next two months paychecks. Maybe the boss can even help out a little with the necessary expenses.
So, in all humility, I ask any of you who want, to donate what you can. I can't give you a receipt that will hold up against a tax audit, so bear that in mind if you decide to help out. Please do not do this because I ask...do it because you want to. Please do not create a financial burden on yourselves or your family, either. I understand times are tough for all of us. If you can't give, please don't sweat it, I understand. It's just something that Sunshine and I feel we have to do, something the Lord has called us to do.
I would not ask this of you if I didn't know how many of you have such compassion in your hearts. I've seen it in action, I've been blessed by it through your kind words in my times of trouble.
PM me if you would like to help, I can give you my PayPal account to send it to.
Thank you and God Bless you in advance.
I've said enough about it and watched enough of it on TV. Now it's time to do something about it. That's right.....in a few weeks, Sunshine and I will be leaving with a group from the Kansas West Conference of the United Methodist Church, heading down to the Gulf. We've talked about it since the second or third day, and after a dozen or so phone calls from members of the Disaster Relief Team I used to be a part of, we decided that we would go. She's still not working, and I don't have vacation time yet, so even as tight as the money situation is, we're going to do it. We feel like it's something we have to do...something that God has called us to do. I've never been one to sit idly by while others are suffering, that's why I became a paramedic several years ago. Anytime there is a major tornado in the area, I pack up what tools I have and head off to assist the victims in clean-up and rebuilding, something my father taught me as a small child when a tornado ravaged our home town in NE Kansas...sparing our house but destroying those of our neighbors.
Now comes the hard part, the part I don't want to do, hate to do, but feel compelled to do. I am asking for your compassion and assistance...both through prayer and money. Our group is not funded through any local, state, or federal funds. We are volunteers in the truest sense of the word. Using our own money, time, and energy to help those who need it. I feel bad asking my Jeepz friends for money, but for this to come together, we need it for gas and food to get there and back. We will be living out of the car, in a tent most likely by the side of the road somewhere. Our initial plan is to stay a week, longer if necessary and if the funds hold out. I have a good idea my boss will be ok with me taking a week off for this type of thing, he's very charity-minded (the company is matching payroll deductions for Disaster Relief donations dollar for dollar). I've already signed up for $100 a month from my next two months paychecks. Maybe the boss can even help out a little with the necessary expenses.
So, in all humility, I ask any of you who want, to donate what you can. I can't give you a receipt that will hold up against a tax audit, so bear that in mind if you decide to help out. Please do not do this because I ask...do it because you want to. Please do not create a financial burden on yourselves or your family, either. I understand times are tough for all of us. If you can't give, please don't sweat it, I understand. It's just something that Sunshine and I feel we have to do, something the Lord has called us to do.
I would not ask this of you if I didn't know how many of you have such compassion in your hearts. I've seen it in action, I've been blessed by it through your kind words in my times of trouble.
PM me if you would like to help, I can give you my PayPal account to send it to.
Thank you and God Bless you in advance.
