
Since our journey began, she started a drive to collect clothes and items needed for the orphanage. She has been communicating with Mary T. and asking what the needs are there. She put a giant box a our local home school store and has been telling people about the needs there. A friend of mine works at the local charter school in the charity fundraising department and she offered to help Ellie by having a fundraiser at her school. Ellie did some research and talked with Mary T. at Gladney and decided to raise money for the library they want to build at the older boys orphanage. Well, they just finished their drive and Franklin Academy delivered $1000 to Ellie for the Gladney Center. I AM SO PROUD OF HER!!
We also have a lot of clothing, diapers, etc. to take to Gladney and now the dilemma is how to get it all on the plane without costing us a bundle for overweight luggage fees. We have three of us traveling there, but we also need to bring everything for our three babies for the entire stay there. (Clothes, diapers, formula, toys, etc.)Ryan and Abby are going to have to bring a truck to pick us up at the airport :)
She has also become a pro at this blogging stuff. She has taught herself how to design, make videos, slide shows, etc. She has just gotten so passionate about all of this and we are all amazed at her expertise. Jerry & I are now calling her to help us with our blog and posts on a regular basis. Besides all of these wonderful attributes, the most important thing about Ellie is that she loves the Lord Jesus Christ and claims Him as her savior. What more could a mother possibly ask for?? I thank God with all my heart for giving me the gift of Ellie Marie. (As well as Melissa, Randy, Jonathan, Jeremiah, James, Josiah Abel, Keziah Selam, Keren Fikir and my dear husband Jerry!) I am truly Blessed!
3 comments:
Wow...what a treasure Ellie is!! I know you are so proud of her! I hope we get to meet all of you and travel together. Our 7 year old will be travelling with us as well.
We too are planning on taking 6 full suitcases, plus carry ons, but we are only bringing back one baby, not THREE!!! We have two of our "humanitarian aid" bags weighted and packed already -- they are barely under 50 lbs!! I don't know how we will get the rest of it packed!!!
It's so funny that you posted about Ellie because I was just thinking what an amazing girl she is! It just occured to me when I saw the pictures of her friends on her blog that she is only 13! I forget sometimes beacuse her posts are always so thoughtful and mature. I hope I might have the chance to meet her one day-maybe when we travel! She's an amazing young woman!
She is a doll and a real light in our blog community!
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
1 Timothy 4:12
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