October 2009 Newsletter

Dear Supporters,

Welcome to Fall! Wow, will it be easy to go to Uganda now!

Actually, this past month has been amazing—all the people I have been able to connect with and spend some quality time with has blessed me big time! I am truly humbled by the love, support and encouragement I have and continue to receive from all of you. THANK YOU!

As we all know, I was asked to leave earlier by ECM. I am excited to start the ministry—in less than a week!! Come Wednesday, October 7th, I will be heading out to Heathrow, London, and Thursday, October 8th, I will be traveling to Entebbe, Uganda. I still need to make some solid plans, but hopefully, I will be up in Gulu area by the end of the week.

As I part, please keep in touch! I have included below all the ways you can keep updated and contact me. Once I have a place to live and a phone number, I will send that out.

Please continue to pray for this vision as I seek His will!



PRAYER REQUESTS
• Travel as I drive and fly all over!
• Safety and a BIG hedge of protection.
• Organization and purchase of items/visas when I am in Uganda
• The team in Gulu
• Wisdom and discernment in decisions and vision
• Strength and trust in the LORD in ALL ways.
• Yield and surrender everything in me to Him—to be lead FULLY by the Spirit!
• Grandmother’s health and healing!
• Financial support to come in.
• Tying up ends at home with my home, car, finances, etc.
• Family —health, hearts, and peace
• Utilize all of my time wisely.
• Be present and consistent in the here and now and in my relationships with people.
• Health—physical, spiritual and mental

PRAISE!
• Future team members—what amazing people!
• Family and friends
• Support is coming in
• Healing to bring Him GLORY!
• Health
• Amazing conversations and opportunities to share about what God is doing in Uganda!


SUPPORT UPDATE

When God says He will provide does He ever!!

As of today I am at the following:
100% Startup

86% of monthly
$200/month or $2,400 a year!

Things are cheaper—maybe God is providing by lowering costs! :)

Thank you to all who are supporting the ministry!! You are a blessing and I thank God for you all!!

Supporters can choose to support monthly, quarterly or once a year. As long as I know I can count it in and then split it up on my monthly basis—because we all know how much I like budgets, excel and crunching numbers! It can be too fun some days.

“ but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
~Isaiah 40:31


FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES

Stone Creek Coffee Sales

My sister-in-law, Megan Sliwinski, will be taking orders and doing the whole coffee/cocoa fundraiser for me while I am away. Please keep buying—it is a great way for me to continue getting funded!!

HOW TO ORDER:
Email Megan at megansliwinski@yahoo.com or contact her in person and let her know the following;
1.) What kind of coffee
2.) How much of each
3.) Ground beans or Whole beans
4.) Tell her how you are going to pay—cash or check
Please try to pay her when you place the order.
She will let you know how you can give her the check/cash

Remember birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas gifts!
For every $12 one pound of coffee, $5 will go straight to my ministry with ECM! For non-coffee drinkers, there is the Old Fashioned Hot Chocolate for $7—$3 goes to ECM!

If you are interested in helping me take orders from your work, church, organization, neighbors, etc., please contact me and I will set you up with order packets—all you have to do is take orders, collect the money and pass it on to me to do the rest!

Here is a list of coffee blends (can be purchased ground or whole bean):
Gulu Grounds Hazelnut Flavored Hot Cocoa
French Roast Organic Fair Trade Blend
Cream City Blend Decaf Cream City Blend

Stampin’ Up for Uganda!
Thank you to all who came out to the stampin’ up for Uganda fundraiser event! A total $680 was raised to support the ministry!
We had a great time!
Thank you especially to Kelly Fehr and Anna Mills for all of their time, effort, supplies, donations and expertise!

“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children.”
~ Deuteronomy 6:5-7a

Thank you for all of your support, love and prayers!

In Service to Christ,
Christine Sliwinski

“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”
~ John 15:5