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24 days and counting for Mission Trip to Nepal & India
Blu & Wendy
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In 22 DAYS My husband and I are going on our second mission trip to Nepal and India.
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Rally the troops! You should totally Win!
thank you! :o) where's JR's vote????? hahaha!
thank you! :o) where's JR's vote????? hahaha!
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i'm praying for you guys! :-)
i'm praying for you guys! :-)
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unfortunately, you can only vote once, but that's okay. i think voting closes today and i don't think there is anyway to make it in the top at this point, but thanks anyway! :o) we miss you guys!
unfortunately, you can only vote once, but that's okay. i think voting closes today and i don't think there is anyway to make it in the top at this point, but thanks anyway! :o) we miss you guys!
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Hey Wendy, Something happened when I went to vote yesterday. I thought I had clicked on 5 stars but found out that somehow it hit 3. How did that happen??? Is there some way I can fix it? I meant to vote 5 stars....any help?
Thanks J. Todd
Hey Wendy, Something happened when I went to vote yesterday. I thought I had clicked on 5 stars but found out that somehow it hit 3. How did that happen??? Is there some way I can fix it? I meant to vote 5 stars....any help?
Thanks J. Todd
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Wanda - Thank you so much for your encouragement and support! We love you and you are a blessing to us! :o)
Wanda - Thank you so much for your encouragement and support! We love you and you are a blessing to us! :o)
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Good Morning,
Mark 13 v 20-23
God has decided to make that terrible time short. Otherwise, no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen. At that time, someone might say to you, ‘Look, there is the Christ!’ Or another person might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them. False Christ’s and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible. So be careful. I have warned you about all this before it happen.
In this passage Mark is recalling Jesus talking about 'things to come', in other words what we might call the end times. His key point though is that we should stand firm in our faith despite all the terrible things going on around us. No matter how bad it seems God is in control and is watching out for us, even to the extent of "making that terrible time short" because he knows it would be too much for us.
When we are faced with a difficult task it is often easier to achieve when we block out all other distractions and think only about the task. Jesus now encourages us to us that same approach. Part of standing firm is keeping your eyes fixed on Jesus. Our relationship with him is what provides us with security. Jesus warns that people will come and try to distract us with new heroes and 'holy men' who seem to have fantastic image and all the right talk but that we should not be fooled by them.
We need to take the time now to get to know Jesus so that we will recognize him when it gets rough! Our faith is not based on how we 'feel' but the knowledge of what Jesus has done for us and the security of that relationship. Jesus is warning us to get ready and stand firm.
Prayer
Lord, so much of what we say does not honor you. Forgive us, Lord. Holy Spirit, help us to examine our words today. “Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; Keep a watch over the door of my lips” (Psalm 141 v 3). Let every word be like worship to you. Amen
I am so excited about what Blu and Wendy are doing. They are obedient! I know God is pleased, so I have been prayed about it and I have been obedient and contributed $200.00 to their cause for Christ! Fellow Christians, chatters, supporters, non-believers join me and make a contribution, or even match my contribution for a very good cause. God blesses us for what we do for others not for what we do for ourselves. Let's all press towards the mark of a higher calling! Have a great day, all! W Dallas
Good Morning,
Mark 13 v 20-23
God has decided to make that terrible time short. Otherwise, no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen. At that time, someone might say to you, ‘Look, there is the Christ!’ Or another person might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them. False Christ’s and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible. So be careful. I have warned you about all this before it happen.
In this passage Mark is recalling Jesus talking about 'things to come', in other words what we might call the end times. His key point though is that we should stand firm in our faith despite all the terrible things going on around us. No matter how bad it seems God is in control and is watching out for us, even to the extent of "making that terrible time short" because he knows it would be too much for us.
When we are faced with a difficult task it is often easier to achieve when we block out all other distractions and think only about the task. Jesus now encourages us to us that same approach. Part of standing firm is keeping your eyes fixed on Jesus. Our relationship with him is what provides us with security. Jesus warns that people will come and try to distract us with new heroes and 'holy men' who seem to have fantastic image and all the right talk but that we should not be fooled by them.
We need to take the time now to get to know Jesus so that we will recognize him when it gets rough! Our faith is not based on how we 'feel' but the knowledge of what Jesus has done for us and the security of that relationship. Jesus is warning us to get ready and stand firm.
Prayer
Lord, so much of what we say does not honor you. Forgive us, Lord. Holy Spirit, help us to examine our words today. “Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; Keep a watch over the door of my lips” (Psalm 141 v 3). Let every word be like worship to you. Amen
I am so excited about what Blu and Wendy are doing. They are obedient! I know God is pleased, so I have been prayed about it and I have been obedient and contributed $200.00 to their cause for Christ! Fellow Christians, chatters, supporters, non-believers join me and make a contribution, or even match my contribution for a very good cause. God blesses us for what we do for others not for what we do for ourselves. Let's all press towards the mark of a higher calling! Have a great day, all! W Dallas
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so the pot has turned over, when does voting stop???
so the pot has turned over, when does voting stop???
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Thanks guys! :o) And Julie - thank you for the kind words! Glad to hear the house is selling! Congrats! We miss seeing you! And Page - we love you too! :o)
Thanks guys! :o) And Julie - thank you for the kind words! Glad to hear the house is selling! Congrats! We miss seeing you! And Page - we love you too! :o)
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Blu & Wendy, I hope all goes well. You two TOTALLY deserve to win. Many here don't know how much that you do to help the homeless and less fortunate here in our city. You guys are awesome.
Oh and I still think Blu is "the best" at fixing up messes. He did such a wonderful job on our house...which by the way we are supposed to close on this coming week and move.
The best to you two.
Julie Todd
Blu & Wendy, I hope all goes well. You two TOTALLY deserve to win. Many here don't know how much that you do to help the homeless and less fortunate here in our city. You guys are awesome.
Oh and I still think Blu is "the best" at fixing up messes. He did such a wonderful job on our house...which by the way we are supposed to close on this coming week and move.
The best to you two.
Julie Todd
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Great cause! If I had some money in Paypal I'd donate a few dollars. Hope you guys win.
Great cause! If I had some money in Paypal I'd donate a few dollars. Hope you guys win.
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Love you both...you are awesome!!! Your hearts are so full of love and compassion and I hope that you win because the people of Nepal need you!
Love you both...you are awesome!!! Your hearts are so full of love and compassion and I hope that you win because the people of Nepal need you!
Of course I wish you well!
its a worhty wish.. good luck :)
its a worhty wish.. good luck :)
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We've updated our wish a bit with a decrease in amount needed to reflect the money we've gotten in over the past week.
I also wanted to mention that in regards to the issue that some folks have about the wish amount being more than what RobinHood gives out - I think I figured something out.
I believe that they pose the question in the Make A Wish section, "How much do you need to fulfill your wish" - so that folks know the exact amount and that way people can donate directly to the wish if they want to. It also lets people know what the full need is - and hopefully people will give when they can personally to help fulfill some of the needs listed in addition to what is in the jackpot from RobinHood.
So I don't think it's an issue of what RobinHood does or doesn't have to give. Otherwise they'd put a stipulation in stating that your amount for a wish cannot exceed the funding amount that is alloted for the timeframe that your wish is in.
So that's all, thanks for all the support and votes, even though it doesn't look like we are going to win. But congrats to all those that are in the lead! And I'm super glad we found this page, we will certainly continue to use it and let friends know about it!
Wendy ?)
PS. Blu and I were able to purchase plane tickets today finally! ?)
We've updated our wish a bit with a decrease in amount needed to reflect the money we've gotten in over the past week.
I also wanted to mention that in regards to the issue that some folks have about the wish amount being more than what RobinHood gives out - I think I figured something out.
I believe that they pose the question in the Make A Wish section, "How much do you need to fulfill your wish" - so that folks know the exact amount and that way people can donate directly to the wish if they want to. It also lets people know what the full need is - and hopefully people will give when they can personally to help fulfill some of the needs listed in addition to what is in the jackpot from RobinHood.
So I don't think it's an issue of what RobinHood does or doesn't have to give. Otherwise they'd put a stipulation in stating that your amount for a wish cannot exceed the funding amount that is alloted for the timeframe that your wish is in.
So that's all, thanks for all the support and votes, even though it doesn't look like we are going to win. But congrats to all those that are in the lead! And I'm super glad we found this page, we will certainly continue to use it and let friends know about it!
Wendy ?)
PS. Blu and I were able to purchase plane tickets today finally! ?)
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thanks beth and Pittysmiles!
thanks beth and Pittysmiles!
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i love you guys and hope you win!
i love you guys and hope you win!
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Blu and Wendy! It sounds like you really are doing a great thing for the people of Nepal! Best wishes! God Bless!
Blu and Wendy! It sounds like you really are doing a great thing for the people of Nepal! Best wishes! God Bless!
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pacopaco - you are correct, it would be great to send all the money over there directly, but the people we work with invite us over to work alongside them. and last year we did raise $25,000 that went directly to one of the villages and their needs. not to mention the fact that about 10 families in our church sponsor families over there monthly with financial contributions and when we go, a large portion of the money that we raise goes directly into the hands of the people we meet.
pacopaco - you are correct, it would be great to send all the money over there directly, but the people we work with invite us over to work alongside them. and last year we did raise $25,000 that went directly to one of the villages and their needs. not to mention the fact that about 10 families in our church sponsor families over there monthly with financial contributions and when we go, a large portion of the money that we raise goes directly into the hands of the people we meet.
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You should win....Could you please comment on my wish as well.... there's a video on my wish page! Come and check it out!
Have faith... God bless you!
You should win....Could you please comment on my wish as well.... there's a video on my wish page! Come and check it out!
Have faith... God bless you!
Get serious.... ???
9,500$? I feel like that would go a much longer way over in nepal than in flying you guys over there and taking care of your bills while you're away. the money could go to food/clothes/wages for your people in nepal to use.
9,500$? I feel like that would go a much longer way over in nepal than in flying you guys over there and taking care of your bills while you're away. the money could go to food/clothes/wages for your people in nepal to use.
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yay, keep up the good work!
yay, keep up the good work!
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Shaina- thanks for the vote! those are horrible stories, but i'm sure stuff like that happens more than we know. it's a really sad thing. i wish all those that claimed to be christians would learn that compassion and mercy are the important aspects and not only focused on increasing their "numbers". when we were there last year we helped anyone in need regardless of their beliefs - and i think that's important. i hope you get to visit nepal soon! where abouts is your husband from in nepal?
Shaina- thanks for the vote! those are horrible stories, but i'm sure stuff like that happens more than we know. it's a really sad thing. i wish all those that claimed to be christians would learn that compassion and mercy are the important aspects and not only focused on increasing their "numbers". when we were there last year we helped anyone in need regardless of their beliefs - and i think that's important. i hope you get to visit nepal soon! where abouts is your husband from in nepal?
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Namaste! i found you guys from facebook group and its given me hope for a trip back home to Nepal for my husband. I have heard some bad stories from him about some missionaries there that were telling them they had to eat meat to become a christian and were trying to pay them to eat the meat. I hope that you guys will be a example to true service and love in Nepal and India to replace these horrible stories. Good Luck!
Namaste! i found you guys from facebook group and its given me hope for a trip back home to Nepal for my husband. I have heard some bad stories from him about some missionaries there that were telling them they had to eat meat to become a christian and were trying to pay them to eat the meat. I hope that you guys will be a example to true service and love in Nepal and India to replace these horrible stories. Good Luck!
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Hagrid - It's all good. Bottom line is that each person ultimately makes the choice for themselves and the church that we are working with was established well before we came along, and they chose to build a church after hearing the gospel and deciding for themselves. It's the same as you choosing not follow after having heard the things you've heard. No one is being forced to believe, no one is being held at gun point to believe and when people choose not to believe it is totally okay.
So like I've said before - no worries on this front. It's just seems like you give other cultures so little credit to think that they only respond out of being forced - they make the choice and if that's what they choose after hearing then that is their right as much as it is to not choose to follow it.
I think it's good that we can have a "healthy" debate over this. ?)
Hagrid - It's all good. Bottom line is that each person ultimately makes the choice for themselves and the church that we are working with was established well before we came along, and they chose to build a church after hearing the gospel and deciding for themselves. It's the same as you choosing not follow after having heard the things you've heard. No one is being forced to believe, no one is being held at gun point to believe and when people choose not to believe it is totally okay.
So like I've said before - no worries on this front. It's just seems like you give other cultures so little credit to think that they only respond out of being forced - they make the choice and if that's what they choose after hearing then that is their right as much as it is to not choose to follow it.
I think it's good that we can have a "healthy" debate over this. ?)
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grandma! thanks for the support! we miss you and love you!
blu & wendy
grandma! thanks for the support! we miss you and love you!
blu & wendy
I'd rather grant a wish to my lower intestines.
Blu & Wendy - You're right, you're not breaking any rules by inviting people to this site to vote for your wish. I have a slightly better understanding of how this site works since writing that, and so I retract that objection -- though it is also within my rights now to go out and publicize this site to other atheists, asking them to come vote against your wish -- that's how this site works.
No, I do not hold ill will towards you personally, but I believe that missionaries do more harm than good, especially when they go to places to build churches under the guise of 'Christian love.' No doubt you are well-meaning people who believe you are doing your god's work, but I see your work in a completely different light - I see it as cultural imperialism.
I don't think that I've been especially the recipient of Christian hatred - though it has happened on occasion when I have spoken out - but that's not what my objection to your wish is about.
My objection to your wish is twofold: 1.) Missions are a bad idea done with good intentions, and 2.) You're asking for way too much money for the Robin Hood Fund. As a general rule, I will always vote "no" on wishes that are specifically for promoting Christianity. It's not personal against you - though I suppose it could be said it is personal against your chosen deity.
Debzheart - No, I'm not 'burned' (though I do believe you are 'deceived'). I just think of it of having had 'the scales fall from my eyes' and seeing the universe for what it truly is - a godless, creator-less place, where the only good comes from the good we do for each other. Without god, it's vital that we take care of each other, because no spirit is going to come down from the sky and do it for us. That's why I love The Robin Hood Fund - it's a chance to do good for each other. The world is a better place because of this site.
Lil Sis: I am delighted that you have decided to stick around and vote for other people's wishes.
Blu & Wendy - You're right, you're not breaking any rules by inviting people to this site to vote for your wish. I have a slightly better understanding of how this site works since writing that, and so I retract that objection -- though it is also within my rights now to go out and publicize this site to other atheists, asking them to come vote against your wish -- that's how this site works.
No, I do not hold ill will towards you personally, but I believe that missionaries do more harm than good, especially when they go to places to build churches under the guise of 'Christian love.' No doubt you are well-meaning people who believe you are doing your god's work, but I see your work in a completely different light - I see it as cultural imperialism.
I don't think that I've been especially the recipient of Christian hatred - though it has happened on occasion when I have spoken out - but that's not what my objection to your wish is about.
My objection to your wish is twofold: 1.) Missions are a bad idea done with good intentions, and 2.) You're asking for way too much money for the Robin Hood Fund. As a general rule, I will always vote "no" on wishes that are specifically for promoting Christianity. It's not personal against you - though I suppose it could be said it is personal against your chosen deity.
Debzheart - No, I'm not 'burned' (though I do believe you are 'deceived'). I just think of it of having had 'the scales fall from my eyes' and seeing the universe for what it truly is - a godless, creator-less place, where the only good comes from the good we do for each other. Without god, it's vital that we take care of each other, because no spirit is going to come down from the sky and do it for us. That's why I love The Robin Hood Fund - it's a chance to do good for each other. The world is a better place because of this site.
Lil Sis: I am delighted that you have decided to stick around and vote for other people's wishes.
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your mother told me about this - what an exciting opportunity! i hope you win! love, garndma marge
your mother told me about this - what an exciting opportunity! i hope you win! love, garndma marge
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i'm still praying, i love you guys!
Nina
i'm still praying, i love you guys!
Nina
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wendy, keep me posted on our progress - i hope we win something! love you cutie!
wendy, keep me posted on our progress - i hope we win something! love you cutie!
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This is awesome. You deserve this! Good Luck!
This is awesome. You deserve this! Good Luck!
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thanks everybody! keep the votes comin' - 5 days to go. :o)
thanks everybody! keep the votes comin' - 5 days to go. :o)
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Blu and Wendy,
I'm so glad there's such great support for your wish. I hope that a few more people step up to the plate and donate to it from their own pockets.
Blu and Wendy,
I'm so glad there's such great support for your wish. I hope that a few more people step up to the plate and donate to it from their own pockets.
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Wendy &Blu
Keep believing-hang in there! I'm praying-ya'll are going!!!
Kathy
Wendy &Blu
Keep believing-hang in there! I'm praying-ya'll are going!!!
Kathy
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Wow. This is really strange. I was there at the Kathmandu Vineyard and to Gadlang in October '05. It was an incredible experience and I would love to go back and to see many Canadian or American Vineyards involved in the area. Blessings on all you'll do there.
Wow. This is really strange. I was there at the Kathmandu Vineyard and to Gadlang in October '05. It was an incredible experience and I would love to go back and to see many Canadian or American Vineyards involved in the area. Blessings on all you'll do there.
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Good luck, this is a very noble wish!
Good luck, this is a very noble wish!
Of course I wish you well!
Hope, love, peace . . . priceless! That is what you bring to these people and I have heard it from them :) . . . they want you there and so do I. What a neat website! I am glad I found out about it.
Hope, love, peace . . . priceless! That is what you bring to these people and I have heard it from them :) . . . they want you there and so do I. What a neat website! I am glad I found out about it.
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woohoo! 141 views, keep 'em coming!
woohoo! 141 views, keep 'em coming!
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thanks for all the continued support! we've got to get plane tickets soon before the price goes up again, so i hope we win. :o)
thanks for all the continued support! we've got to get plane tickets soon before the price goes up again, so i hope we win. :o)
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Good luck and God bless.
PK
Good luck and God bless.
PK
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You guys are amazing. Good Luck - I hope you win. Not many of us would do what you guys are doing, and I think it's so cool that you are giving so much of yourselves to spread the Word. God Bless!
You guys are amazing. Good Luck - I hope you win. Not many of us would do what you guys are doing, and I think it's so cool that you are giving so much of yourselves to spread the Word. God Bless!
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best wishes! hope you win something!
best wishes! hope you win something!
Rally the troops! You should totally Win!
I'm so proud of both of you. This is something not many people are willing to do. Going into a country and spreading the love of God and helping others in need, even if that means putting your personal safety at risk, not to mention the burden on your finances as you take leave for that long of a time. I love you guys and will be praying for you.
Mandito
I'm so proud of both of you. This is something not many people are willing to do. Going into a country and spreading the love of God and helping others in need, even if that means putting your personal safety at risk, not to mention the burden on your finances as you take leave for that long of a time. I love you guys and will be praying for you.
Mandito
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I'm excited for you two! Let's see what God can do for you!
I'm excited for you two! Let's see what God can do for you!
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I think I voted... how exactly do I do that? I hope yall win, you deserve it !!!!!
I think I voted... how exactly do I do that? I hope yall win, you deserve it !!!!!
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you're my favorites!
you're my favorites!
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