New Year

I cannot believe that it is almost 2015! This year has gone by so fast! We have been so blessed by friends, family and even strangers who have supported us as we prepare to move to Malawi, Africa to serve orphans and widows at Esther's House. If you would like to help us move to Africa please visit www.purecharity.com/fernlaunch. There is only 1 day left for it to count as a 2014 tax deduction.

40 ornaments have been taken so far! YAY!

31 ORNAMENTS have been taken! What a blessing! We are one step closer to moving to Malawi. Would you consider choosing "an ornament" from the image below? Choose a number & donate that dollar amount to the Pure Charity website www.purecharity.com/fernlaunch (Note: you cannot click on the actual ornament). BUT... Only 3 days left for it to count as a 2014 tax deduction.

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone! We hope you have a wonderful day with your families!

Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).

We are planning to move to Malawi, Africa in February to serve as missionaries to widows & orphans. We will live at an orphanage, where the amount of work waiting for us is immense. We are wrapping up jobs, selling our belongings, and preparing to load a container to ship to Africa. However, we are not yet fully funded to be able to serve without finances having to be a concern. That's where you come in! This Christmas, would you consider choosing "an ornament" from the image below? It's simple... choose a number & donate that dollar amount to the Pure Charity website listed (www.purecharity.com/fernlaunch). If every ornament is selected, we will be able to leave on our goal date. And…every donation is tax deductible here at the end of the year.

* If there is a leaf over the ornament, that means someone has donated that amount to our launch fund.

                                 Currently, we have reached 50% of our launch goal.

There are around 1.5 million orphans in the country of Malawi. We are working hard to move there to work at Esther's House Orphanage as soon as possible. To help us make that a reality please visit www.purecharity.com/fernlaunch, financial gifts are tax-deductible. Thank you!

Giving Thanks

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their families.  We traveled to Atlanta to see Titus' family. We had a lovely time, but unfortunately on the way there we got stuck in traffic for over an hour due to a wreck. I had to capture the moment. HEHE! 

We have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We have been very busy the last several months working to move to Malawi, Africa. During this season especially, we wanted to stop and take a moment to look back on all the  things God has done for us. When have been AMAZED  at how God has provided for us thus far.

*We are Grateful for friends! This past week a coworker at my school made casseroles and sold them to other teachers to help us move to Africa. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends and family to help us on this journey.

* We LOVE Referrals! One of our friends told us to contact one of his college buddies who had a heart for missions. We were a little nervous talking to someone we didn't know, but as soon as we started talking to him all fears disappeared. It was like we had known him our whole lives. So grateful that we have a new friend who has a heart for furthering the kingdom of God and now he is one of our monthly supporters!

* We are THANKFUL for IDEAS! One of my coworkers brainstormed ideas we could fundraise in our hometown. She went to her ZUMBA instructor and told her about us and our desire to move to Malawi, Africa to work with widows and orphans. The instructor immediately got in contact with me and now we are having a ZUMBATHON next weekend. We haven't even met yet! Love how God works!

* We APPRECIATE our PARTNERS! We are so grateful for your prayers and support! We could not do this without the help of our friends and family!

* We are EXCITED to move to ESTHER'S HOUSE ORPHANAGE! Over the last few months God has continually confirmed our calling to Africa. We yearn for the people of Malawi and cannot wait to call it home. Here is a video of some of the kids at Esther's House singing. They have such beautiful voices!

 

We are currently 37% funded. Please consider joining our support team financially, either through a

one-­time gift or monthly support before the end of the year, all of which is tax deductible.

You can visit our support pages: 

One-Time gifts- www.purecharity.com/fernlaunch 

Monthly gifts- www.purecharity.com/fernsformalawi

We are having a Zumba fundraiser on December 6th from 2 to 4. We hope to see you there!