Sunday, August 30, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Tuesday's surprise...!
I woke up this morning to find this in my e-mail! What a sweet surprise and beautiful memory from Ethiopia... I'm hoping it will plant a seed in your heart to sponsor one of these precious children... ICCM (Int'l Childcare Ministries) runs a wonderful sponsorship program!
Monday, August 10, 2009
"FORMULA ONE LIFE" MISSION: ETHIOPIA!
First "Formula One Life" mission to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aug. '09. Delivered 120 lbs. of baby formula, diapers, medicine, shoes, toys and $500 cash to Hannah's Hope (All God's Children Int'l), Bethzatha Orphanage & the Kechene Center (sponsored children). On behalf of all the orphans and sponsored children who were blessed by this mission, I would like to thank the donors who made this first "Formula One Life" mission possible... Your love has traveled farther and deeper than you know.... Ameseganalo ("thank you" in Amharic) and God bless you!!~Mary Beth
(click collage to enlarge)
Monday, July 27, 2009
Powder Power and the Growing Tower...!
I felt I owed it to all my donors to rebuild the tower with the 30 extra cans of formula that came in overnight from my wonderful pastor and church! (It’s ok– I’m getting into the Playskool mentality for my trip! ;-)
The grand can total is now 50!! And because I simply cannot carry anymore by myself (not to mention weight limitations!) I will have a very generous cash donation to give on top of all this! A thousand thank you's to all of you who contributed to this mission!! God bless you again and again!!
The grand can total is now 50!! And because I simply cannot carry anymore by myself (not to mention weight limitations!) I will have a very generous cash donation to give on top of all this! A thousand thank you's to all of you who contributed to this mission!! God bless you again and again!!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Get ready... get set...!!
In three days I will be on my way to Ethiopia on my first "Formula One Life" mission... delivering baby formula to infant orphans... and some desperately needed shoes to both orphans and poor children in need. God has blessed this mission far beyond my expectations--raising up such generous donors that I will have a surplus to give as a cash gift to the orphanage, as well! God bless and reward all of the people who are making this trip possible... Thank you for sending me to serve such precious children!!
...and this is not everything! My pastor has a suitcase of formula waiting in his garage! :-)
Donors bought 20 economy size cans of formula SO FAR (it's still coming!), 250 diapers & 700 wipes (orphanage requested items) while other baby items were donated by a dear friend, and the shoes I bought myself from Goodwill & WalMart for $2-$4 a pair...
Me, formula and diapers... just slightly out of my element! ;-)
Thank you, so much, everyone, for your prayers and support!!
...and this is not everything! My pastor has a suitcase of formula waiting in his garage! :-)
Donors bought 20 economy size cans of formula SO FAR (it's still coming!), 250 diapers & 700 wipes (orphanage requested items) while other baby items were donated by a dear friend, and the shoes I bought myself from Goodwill & WalMart for $2-$4 a pair...
Me, formula and diapers... just slightly out of my element! ;-)
Thank you, so much, everyone, for your prayers and support!!
Friday, June 26, 2009
"My Very Own Room" (click here to listen)
Dear family and friends,
I hope this letter finds you enjoying a beautiful Summer wherever you are...
I wanted to share with you my new song on adoption (click title above) as well as an opportunity to feed infant orphans in Ethiopia. I am going to Addis Ababa this Summer to deliver suitcases of baby formula to infants in need... It is a mission I am calling “Formula One Life.”
The story behind the mission...
The urgent cry came to my ears through a recent letter I received from a dear friend who runs an orphanage in Addis Ababa. I met Almaz on a mission trip to Ethiopia a few years ago- at which time she was living a comfortable life in the U.S. Within months, however, Almaz- a native Ethiopian herself, left behind all her American comforts to return to her homeland to become the director of Hannah’s Hope, a transitional home for orphans in Addis Ababa.
In her letter, Almaz wrote of a dire need for baby formula. Because baby formula is not produced anywhere in Ethiopia, its' low supply and high demand had caused it to become a price gouged commodity on the black market... and Almaz had no choice but to pay the price. I immediately wrote a check, but sadly, I knew it was only a temporary solution...
That is when I realized what I had to do: Using my flight benefits as a flight attendant, I would carry suitcases of formula to Ethiopia myself and recruit other flight attendants to do the same...
My hope is that this will be the first of many trips for years to come, as other flight attendants join me in serving the weakest among us...
Will you please consider joining me in feeding these infants...? I would like to fill at least three suitcases with cans of powdered formula to deliver by the end of July... You can be a blessing to this mission by donating any small amount in one of three ways: 1) by giving a can of formula, 2) by sending a check for one can of formula, or 3) by purchasing my online album, “Songs of the Vine” featuring my new song on adoption, “My Very Own Room.”
All of the proceeds from these sales will go directly to purchasing formula. You can also make a very valuable contribution of prayer... so please don’t hold back!
Finally, I would be honored if you would listen to “My Very Own Room.” It is the true story of my experience at one Ethiopian orphanage in 2006...
My deepest, heartfelt thanks to you... for sending a bottle of love to a baby in need...
God bless,
Mary Beth
www.marybethlavin.com
I hope this letter finds you enjoying a beautiful Summer wherever you are...
I wanted to share with you my new song on adoption (click title above) as well as an opportunity to feed infant orphans in Ethiopia. I am going to Addis Ababa this Summer to deliver suitcases of baby formula to infants in need... It is a mission I am calling “Formula One Life.”
The story behind the mission...
The urgent cry came to my ears through a recent letter I received from a dear friend who runs an orphanage in Addis Ababa. I met Almaz on a mission trip to Ethiopia a few years ago- at which time she was living a comfortable life in the U.S. Within months, however, Almaz- a native Ethiopian herself, left behind all her American comforts to return to her homeland to become the director of Hannah’s Hope, a transitional home for orphans in Addis Ababa.
In her letter, Almaz wrote of a dire need for baby formula. Because baby formula is not produced anywhere in Ethiopia, its' low supply and high demand had caused it to become a price gouged commodity on the black market... and Almaz had no choice but to pay the price. I immediately wrote a check, but sadly, I knew it was only a temporary solution...
That is when I realized what I had to do: Using my flight benefits as a flight attendant, I would carry suitcases of formula to Ethiopia myself and recruit other flight attendants to do the same...
My hope is that this will be the first of many trips for years to come, as other flight attendants join me in serving the weakest among us...
Will you please consider joining me in feeding these infants...? I would like to fill at least three suitcases with cans of powdered formula to deliver by the end of July... You can be a blessing to this mission by donating any small amount in one of three ways: 1) by giving a can of formula, 2) by sending a check for one can of formula, or 3) by purchasing my online album, “Songs of the Vine” featuring my new song on adoption, “My Very Own Room.”
All of the proceeds from these sales will go directly to purchasing formula. You can also make a very valuable contribution of prayer... so please don’t hold back!
Finally, I would be honored if you would listen to “My Very Own Room.” It is the true story of my experience at one Ethiopian orphanage in 2006...
My deepest, heartfelt thanks to you... for sending a bottle of love to a baby in need...
God bless,
Mary Beth
www.marybethlavin.com
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