6 Sleeps - Thailand here we come!!!

16 PEOPLE ON AN EPIC JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME ... 

Vicki, Kim, Christine, Charmaine, Pat, Chloe, Kiara, Julie, Mary, George, Karmyn, Dan, Jack, Gavin, Jim and Frank 

are all heading to an orphanage 40km out of Chang Mai to work with children who have been abandoned because of various reasons. The orphanage is called "Kingdom Kids" restoring hope and life into this children's lives. We will be doing anything from farm work, to washing clothes, sheets or just hanging out with the children. What an amazing opportunity to share Gods love with these kids. 

It's been 4 months since the initial meeting ("REACH Thailand Mission Team" meeting) ... where we decided our aim was to raise $15,000. 

WOW $15,000 in four months, impossible! We were all thinking it... But our God is faithful to His promises, our God is a God of the impossible and to us this seemed impossible, to God it was a walk in the park. We were put in a position where we had no other option but to step out in faith and let God move and oh my days how He moved!!! 

We had Thai dinners for after the Sunday night service organised (where all of team slaved over a hot stove for hours making sure everything was perfect!) 

We organised 100 boxes of Cadbury Chocolate to sell making a profit of $30 per box. Yes!!!! 100 boxes, I was dreaming chocolate by the end (actually it's not even over yet) 

We organised a cake auction which raised over $4,000 ... God is faithful even in the little things ... When we move God moves and it reminds me of this verse.... Ephesians 3:20 "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his lower that is at work within us!" 

    By Ash Collier 

    By Janelle Pearce 

    By Casey Martyn 

    By Anita Coleman 

And finally our biggest fundraiser ... there were ups and downs, there were opinions flying, there were disagreements and last minute changes but in the end we pulled together, we united as a team and gathered under no other name but Jesus (because we all knew we couldn't do it by our own strength!) 

The Trivia night went amazingly well ... We raised $9,000 and the support of the church, our friends and families was overwhelming! GOD IS SO GOOD! 

    Where's Wally was even at the TRIVIA 

    Absolutely Shattered!!! Couldn't even        hold the camera steady ... SUCH FUN

4 months + 16 ordinary people + 1 extraordinary God = $18,000 for the extension of His Kingdom 

6 sleeps to go ... So until then ... 

Catch ya !