Will you join our journey and support our trip?

"God is good, all the time!  And all the time, God is good!" 

As our fundraising deadlines are fast approaching, I just keep reminding myself that God continues to bless us in SO many ways.  We are still behind in sending out some of our support letters, as it seems I have more on my plate than I sometimes admit.  Running our own tutoring business (Best Tutors Ever, LLC) has become a full-time job (which I why I resigned from my part-time positions at American River College back in December).  Business is growing and with that growth it requires me to be even more organized so as to not let things slip through the cracks.  (Especially important with things like the bookkeeping, getting paid correctly is pretty important as a small business owner ya know.)  :)

From the support letters we've sent out so far, Bryan and I have received $75 from two very awesome couples.  (We won't embarrass you here, but will list you when there is a slightly larger group to collectively thank).  

Some people I haven't gotten new addresses for yet, and others we just haven't gotten organized enough to address and send the letter to you.  :(  If you are reading this blog though then YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR MISSION TEAM.... BY PROVIDING US WITH YOUR SUPPORT.


You can support us by:

* PRAYING FOR US 
- pray that we can raise the $10,000 for our trip... $8,600 is the minimum we need to raise, but $10,000 is our goal so we can donate money for two extra homes and some special gifts for our Compassion Child Oliva
- pray that we have safe travels and a safe trip while in Kenya
- pray for our entire TEAM that we all keep God and His children as our focus

* MAKING A DONATION 
- easiest way to donate is online through Bayside Church at http://bit.ly/short-term-support  select KENYA-JULY, then BRYAN & REBECCA RAGLE from the drop-down list.

* DONATING YOUR RECYCLING
- if you are local...we can pick it up from your house or you can drop it by our house anytime! (we live in Citrus Heights and can come pick up your recycling from anywhere in the Greater Sacramento Area)
- if you are NOT local to Sacramento, CA... you could save your recycling (cans, plastic, glass) and take it in to a Recycling Center near you... then donate that amount of money to our trip.  Seriously... even if you can only donate $5, we would be so grateful.  If we can have a huge network and family and friends supporting our mission, we just know that God can provide, just as he multiplied the fish and loaves of bread. :)


Thank you for your support and prayers and for your encouragement for us as we prepare for this journey.  We have requested you send in any donations/support cards by April 30th if possible as we have deadlines to meet for our raising of funds and our Team Leader has already purchased our plane tickets and will need our funds as re-reimbursement soon.  We of course will continue to accept donations after that date, but the sooner you can contribute (even if just $10 now and maybe an additional donation later on, that would be AMAZING!).

Some of you know (or maybe I mentioned it in another blog article), but I've been struggling with the reality of the financial side of this trip because earlier this year we had a plumbing leak that cost us $4,800 to fix (which was a final cost of $5,300 after paying for the first estimate before we got a second opinion).  It was discouraging to me that our hard earned money had to go towards a "home improvement fix" that was completely unplanned and just a part of "home ownership" that sometimes "just happens".  I wish we could've skipped the plumbing fiasco and just put that money towards our Kenya trip, but alas... sometimes life doesn't work out that way.

And so we humbling ask that you will partner with us... and join our journey by providing your support.  We don't want to guilt anyone or beg anyone... so please know that whatever you choose to do (or not do) is completely up to you.  But every single one of you matters and CAN help make a difference.  If you have a heart for serving or a heart for abondaned women and children, we would be honored to have you help us to travel to Kenya to impact the lives of God's children there.

Much love and sincere respect to you all.

Thank you for reading.  May God bless you abundantly.  *hugs in Jesus name*


- Becca Ragle