Mercy Ships

Living in a small cabin aboard a Mercy Ship, Don and Kathy Golden had the privilege to serve in the Dominican Republic, Belize, and Hondoras. Mercy Ships provide much-needed medical care to the people of Africa and other parts of the world who have only about 2.5 physicians per 10,000 people, according to the Mercy Ships website.

“We went to Mercy Ships to help the poor, and I am sure that our service certainly helped many people,” said Don. “But God had us there to do work on our hearts. We were profoundly changed with this awesome experience.”

The couple lived and served with Mercy Ships for three years, from 2003-2006, along with 87 to 130 other crew members “desiring to follow the model of Jesus.”

“We worshiped as a crew on Thursday nights and that was great,” said Don. “And then we worshiped ashore with the locals on Sunday and that was also very special.”

Although the focus of the mission was medical, a large range of other jobs were needed to keep the ship running. Don worked as the Information Technology Manager while Kathy was the Operating Room Manager.

“The main mission was surgery for the poor and disadvantaged in the Caribbean,” Don said. “The best experience was when we got to be there when bandages were removed from the eyes of the eye patients and we got to see them see for for the first time in years.”

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Children in East Africa raise their hands in excitement. They enjoy having their picture taken.

Children

Children in East Africa listen intently as the missionaries tell them about Jesus.

East African Well

Locals getting water at the well, which is usually at least a mile away.
Typically, it’s the oldest daughter’s responsibility to get the water every day and carry it back in a 5-gallon bucket.

Cards for a Cause

Hello everyone! Today is the first day of the first fundraiser for my trip to Madagascar! I am partnering with Usborne consultant Cindy Yaklin to sell boxes of greeting cards. A large portion of the sales goes straight toward my trip! Here’s how it works. You send me an email letting me know which set you would like to purchase, and I will email you my PayPal information. At the end of the fundraiser, I will send in all of the moo-lah to Usborne. In a week or two, I’ll receive the cards and then hand them out to you! If you are local in San Antonio, I will deliver your cards to you. If you are not local, add a $5 shipping charge. Each box costs $30 and includes 30 cards. You’ll  pay more per card if you buy them at the store, plus, these come in awesome pretty boxes.

The Cards for a Cause Fundraising Program offers three boxed sets of 30 beautifully embellished cards with matching envelopes.
• All Occasion Box #1 comes in a charming organizer box with dividers, and includes an array of cards to meet most needs from birthdays to new home, and get well to weddings.
• All Occasion Box #2 comes in a charming organizer box with dividers, and includes an array of cards to meet most needs from birthdays to new home, and get well to weddings.
• Cards for Kids Box contains a wide assortment of cards suitable for adults or kids to send to kids. Birthdays are a blast, and remembering to say Thank You is fun. Plus there is a bonus batch of stickers inside every keepsake box (the perfect place to hide treasures).

On top of the Cards for a Cause fundraiser, I’ll be hosting my very first giveaway, with more to come! This month, you can enter for a chance to win a copy of “This is the Tree” by Miriam Moss and Adrienne Kennaway.

“A lyrical, poetic, and informative look at life on the African Plain, and the lives which surround the Baobob tree. This is dialogue that begs to be read aloud – in front of a class or in front of a fire. This is text matched in magic by exquisite and realistic illustrations of wildlife and weather, seasons and survival. A book to listen to, pour over, and to read and reread.”

Click on the link below to enter to win! You can tweet, share, purchase, publish, whatever else the socials do for more chances to win!

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Ends of the earth, here I come!