Today we joined some of our fellow team members in parking cars for the local Market Day. Market Day is a big deal for our hometown because it draws shoppers from all over the Hill Country area. For as long as we have lived here, our friend, Jay McDonald has parked cars in a field owned by the Johnsons (the WWII Vet I mentioned in an earlier post). Jay has always been generous with sharing the blessings of that field with numerous people working towards fundraising of one kind or another.Sad for us, but Jay went home to the Lord this past October. It was a little weird to be out there without him and it was my first time since he left us. Still, I have to imagine Jay was smiling down on us as kids did their "come park in our lot" dance wearing clown costumes and funny hats. He would have been pleased to see how hospitable Dave and our friends, Tom and Brenda, were to the people passing through. Jay was great at loving people and I think our little parking lot team was following in his footsteps pretty well yesterday. But I digress...
What I wanted to discuss today are different things we are doing for fundraising and ways you could be involved.
1. BIG DADDY WEAVE - March 21st, our church will host a Big Daddy Weave concert. Chris and Conrad will be opening for the Big Daddy. All proceeds go towards funding the church building itself in Bondo, Kenya. If you anywhere in our area, you should come down and see this show. There is no bad seat in our church and it will be a relatively "intimate" affair. You can purchase tickets through our church website for $15.00. Just go to http://cypresscreekchurch.com/ and look for the Big Daddy link.
2. MZUNGU MARKET & BBQ DINNER - Both before the concert on the 21st. The market features a wide variety of African treasures priced for every budget. The stuff is so cool it is hard to let it go, but we will do it for our good cause. Proceeds of the market and the dinner benefit the team members for the Bondo church plant.
FYI, K-LOVE Radio will be broadcasting remotely from our church that whole afternoon leading to the concert. The Market will be open for business through the afternoon so stop by to meet your favorite DJs and shop without the crowds!
3. MARKET DAY PARKING - Again, for those of you local, we will probably be parking cars at the Johnson field for the next few Market Days. So mark your calendars for the first Saturday of each month and leave your car with us! It's for a great cause:)
4. BASKETS FOR BONDO - Okay, this is a personal plug, but I was inspired by my Kenyan brothers and sisters to start becoming more resourceful, so I've figured out a way to weave baskets using recycled magazines. I think they're sorta cool. I am currently selling Easter baskets (see the pictures) for $15 a piece. Each basket is a unique work of art and a guaranteed one of a kind so let me know if you want one and I'll be in touch.
5. EATING FOR AFRICA - Our food experiment is two-fold. 1) we are trying to save our own money and 2) we are hoping to get support from others. Would you consider "sponsoring" our March Madness for $1 or more per day? If the answer is yes, please contact us at gobondo.jacobsen@gmail.com and we will send you all the information. We're the only missionaries I've heard of yet with dumpster diving children so don't you want to be a part of all this fun?
I'll keep you updated on our fundraising efforts because I find this process to be so illuminating and faith challenging. I hope you will hang with us on our journey and I would love it if you would pray for us as we take these steps towards our summer missions work.
Thanks for being with us this weekend -
Julie and Dave
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