Saturday, April 13, 2013

Nobody's Kids

When I told my Dad that we are giving away Aaron's art he looked at me like I was crazy.  When I showed him the FINAL picture Aaron drew for this giveaway he seriously could not believe I would give it away.
 
Sigh!
 
But I promised so I must deliver....
 
 
TODAY'S WINNER OF AARON'S ART ....the precious happy picture of his house  ....
 
Is......
 
 
MEG (teamstout)
 
Please e-mail me covenant@yahoo.com with your address so I can send you Aaron's Masterpiece!!
 
 
TODAY'S ART PIECE THAT IS BEING GIVEN AWAY IS CALLED MAMA'S VAN
 
Though this is a simple drawing - it is one of my favorites.  The squiggly lines are the roads.  The straight lines at the bottom represent grass.  Riding in the van is one of Aaron's greatest pleasures. 
 

MAMA'S VAN

 
Donate today and you will be put in the drawing for "Mama's Van". 
 
 
Three more days. 


Three more days and our 11 Mulligan Stew babes will no longer show up in your feeds on a daily basis. 

Three more days.

If not for the reality that our voices for those babes will dim, I would be rejoicing that this Mulligan Stew Giveaway will soon be over.

But they are Nobody's Kids.

The least of the least.


I know that seeing the gallery of faces on my blog day after day can be rather tiresome...

But those faces are on there for a purpose.

Our Mulligan Stew babes need families.

Some of them are in decent places right now.  Some of them are in desperate situations.  Some have the privilege of ministry teams working with them.  Some lay in their waste day after dreary day. 

All of them - because they carry the special needs label - all of them will spend the rest of their lives locked away unless they are adopted. 

Right now in that country there isn't another alternative. 

Jason.  Casey.  Simon. Barton.  Hanson.  Porter.  Aubree.  Iris.  Frank.  Bobby.  Darren.

They will live their days alone. 

 
Nobody's Kids.
 
The time-consuming job of keeping a stew pot cooking for three more days is worth the effort if we can be a voice for our 11 babes.
 
Raising their ransom so that a family will find them is so worth it.
 
We have three days to get our final six babes over the $1,000.00 wall.
 
Three more days to shout their need to the world!!
 
OUR NOBODY'S KIDS NEED FAMILIES!!
 
Jason - who has lagged in the back the entire time - has been offered a special grant. 
 

 
 
 
If we can get his grant to 1,700.00 - he will be given another $800.00 so that he will have a total of $2,500.00 in his grant account. That will mean that he makes it on the Moving Mountains page on Reece's Rainbow.  The children on those pages get more exposure!! 
 
 
 Just $581.00 and Jason moves a mountain!!
 
 
So far Angela and Jon have matched $254.00.  They need a little over $1,000 to get their full $1,300 grant!
 
THE OTHER MATCHING GRANTS HAVE ALL BEEN MET!! PRAISE GOD PRAISE GOD!! 
 
We are so close... so close indeed....
 
 
P.S. - Just as a reminder... please leave your first AND last name when you comment... Also - some of you are having trouble leaving comments... send me an e-mail if you can't leave a comment or try using a different server (google chrome works for me)


OUR 2013 MICAH SIX EIGHT MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY!


"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

There are more than 100 items simmering away in our stew pot. The total value of all of these items is well over $5,000.00.

Now we just need YOU to help us care for the orphan.

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'"
 
 312 people have donated so far...

Annie, Joni, Nicole, Erin, Katrina, Micheala, Kim, Andrew, Leah, Kathy, Daniel
Anne, Debbie, Amy, Lori, Christine, Katie, Pam
Deanna, Hansina, Nakia, Rob, Julia, Kaitlyn, Traci, Monica, Christine, Lisa, Mrs. H.
Debby, Brooke, Amanda, Jason, Erin, Tamara, Trina, Patty, Tracy, Deborah, Alynn
Lisa, Stephanie, Mel, Alissa, Elizabeth, Cathy, Kim, Laura, Beth, Ivy, Sally, Sue
Melanie, Brenda, Crystal, Jed, Karla, Christina, Deborah, Joy, Gina, C.W.
K.B.  Tina   Candee  Amber   Joni   C.H.    Rebecca  Kelly   Jenny   Christine   Katie   Pam
Joni, Jason, Jane, Nicole, Amanda, Rebecca, Kami, Lynettte,  Jennifer, Candice, Francine, Lisa, Liz, Layna, Osborn, Courtney, Ivy
Pam, Amanda, Candice, Erika, Gretchen, Elizabeth, Amanda, Tanna, Susan , Cathy, Kelli
Natalie, Chelsea, Tania, Jolene, Beth, S.D., Val, Kalia, Gina, Morgan, K.B.
Pam, Cassandra, F.M., Amy, Ryan, Vanessa, Christine
Kim, Erika, Lisa, Lisa, Sarah, Stori, Gwen, Karla, Carolina, Jo, Virginia
Kim, Sharon, Sandra, Debbie, Carolyn
Annette, Sara, Katie, Kristen, Amber, Connie, Erika, Luba, Kim, Lynn, Tamsin
Candice, Kim, Amy, Loree, Michele, Megan, Nicole. Connie, Cassie
Cheryl, Eric, Sierra, Lauren, Christine, Jamie, Katie, Carol
Jane, Sarah, Lori, Lisa, Paula, B family, Jenny, Andrea, Sarah, Lindsey
Ernie, W family, Kimberly, Michele, Martha, Megan, Patricia, Anon, Kelli, Katie, Beth Ann
Naomi, Kelli, Katy, Cheryl, Mandy, Alle, Kelsey, Thomas, Travis, Mark, Kalia, Theresa
Carolina, Darlene, Susanna, Joy, Erin, Ben, Dave
Kelly, Kerri, Tiffany, Vanessa, Kim, Ivy, Robin, Anna, Stephanie, Kathy, Jamie
Kira, Francine, Casey, Lorri, Sharon, Erin, Anon., Sherri, N. family, Kelly, Alexis
Ohilda, Cathy, Patricia, Deb, Kayla, Brooke, Mandy, Alicia, Erin, S. family, Jaime
Eliana, Denise, Cathy, Allison, Peggy, Lynn, Virginia, William, Debby
Laura, Julie, Lisa, Sherri, Amy, Kelli, Jen
Tonya, Cassandra, Jenny, Kayla, Lisa, Sonya, Julie, Laura, Sam, Steph
Jill, Nevin, Laurie, Jacquelin, Michelle, Brendan, Kalia, Simon, Liam
Kelly, Kirsten, Rachel, Aaron
Lynn, Jason, Lisa, Kaitlyn, Patricia, Julia, Gwynneth, Meredith, Simon, Terry
Carolina, Gretchen, Jessica, Lindsay, Meg, Katie, Galit, Andrew, Kim, Trish
Stori, KK, Naomi, Haylee, Corrie, Stefanie

 
 
We have raised $38,047.00 so far in this Giveaway!!

We have had 14 matching grants offered...

Barton met his match
Frank met his match
Bobby met his match
The Taylors met their match
The Unroes met their match
The Johnsons met their match
The Collins met their match
Simon met his match
Porter met his match
Darren met his match
Hanson met his match
Frank met his 2nd match

Jason needs $581 to receive 800 in his grant account!!
Angela and Jon still need $1,046 to get their full matching grant of $1,300
 
 
THESE ARE OUR EIGHT FAMILIES
 
Our FIRST goal is to raise AT LEAST $2,000.00 in each grant account!!
My deepest desire is to double that!!

These two families still need $813.00 to meet our first goal!!! 
 

THE DEUTSCH FAMILY - Adopting Estelle and Gerard RAISED $1736.00
THE COLLINS FAMILY - Adopting Sutter Raised $1451.00

 
JON AND ANGELA-Adopting Jack and Jensen RAISED $3392.00 (MET OUR FIRST GOAL!)
 
WHEN JON AND ANGELA'S ACCOUNT REACHES $8209, THEY WILL MEET THE MATCHING GRANT AND AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE ANOTHER $1,300.00!
 
THE BAKER FAMILY - Adopting Emmitt RAISED $2226.00 (MET OUR FIRST GOAL!)
THE JOHNSON FAMILY - Adopting FOUR brothers! RAISED $3095.00 (MET OUR FIRST GOAL!) 
 THE TAYLOR FAMILY - Adopting Samuel and Sara RAISED $2202.00 (MET OUR FIRST GOAL!) 
THE UNROE FAMILY - Adopting Matthew, Jonathan, and Charity RAISED $2526.00 (MET OUR FIRST GOAL!)

 THE MARR FAMILY - Adopting Alexei RAISED $4264.00  FULLY FUNDED!!!!!

THESE ARE OUR ELEVEN WAITING CHILDREN.... THEY ALL NEED FAMILIES!!

Our FIRST goal is to raise $1,000.00 in each of their grant accounts.
My deepest desire is to double that!!

THESE CHILDREN STILL NEED $1692.00 TO MEET OUR FIRST GOAL!!

HANSON - RAISED $915.00
PORTER - RAISED $899.00 
JASON - RAISED $457.00 

JASON WILL RECEIVE AN EXTRA $800 WHEN HIS GRANT REACHES $1700.00 - He needs $581 to reach that goal!!
 
BOBBY - RAISED $626.00
AUBREE - RAISED $600.00
FRANK - RAISED $811.00


SIMON - RAISED $1036.00 (SIMON HAS REACHED OUR FIRST GOAL!)
BARTON - RAISED $1343.00 (BARTON HAS REACHED OUR FIRST GOAL!)
IRIS - RAISED $1544.00 (IRIS HAS REACHED OUR FIRST GOAL!)
CASEY - RAISED $1248.00 (CASEY HAS REACHED OUR FIRST GOAL!)
 
DARREN - RAISED $2484.00  (CASEY HAS REACHED OUR SECOND GOAL!)

LOST BOYS - RAISED $2530.00

THESE ARE THE RULES:
Simple Math - Every five dollars donated earns you one entry into our giveaway!!!

To enter, here's what you have to do:

FIRST.... Donate to any family or waiting child!! 
 
SECOND... You have to leave a comment WITH YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME letting me know who you donated to. Make sure to give me the total amount donated. Because I always moderate my comments, I will be able to keep this information private if you ask me to leave it private. if you prefer not to leave a comment, you can e-mail me at covenantb@yahoo.com
 
THIRD.... You will also earn one entry for each additional family and/or waiting child you donate to. For example, a $50 donation spread among 3 families and 2 waiting children earns you 15 entries: 50/5 = 10 entries for the money, and 1 entry each for the families/children! So spread the love around!!!!

FOURTH.... You also get entries if you donate to the Lost Boys through Harvest International. Directions are below!

FIFTH.... You can also earn entries into the giveaway for SHARING! So share away. Share on Twitter. Share on FB. Share on your blog!!
 
When our Mulligan Stew Giveaway ends, we'll choose a winner for each prize by drawing random numbers from random.org. The more entries there are beside your name, the more chances you'll have to win something great!

THESE ARE OUR FAMILIES
 
Sutter

THE JOHNSON FAMILY
Adopting FOUR brothers!
D. V. Little V and Baby K!!
NEEDS $26,160.00 TO BE FULLY FUNDED

JON AND ANGELA
Adopting Jack and Jensen
NEEDS $32,000.00 TO BE FULLY FUNDED

THE TAYLOR FAMILY
Adopting Samuel and Sara (brother and sister)
NEEDS 25,210.00 TO BE FULLY FUNDED
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THE DEUTSCH FAMILY
Adopting Estelle and Gerard
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THE BAKER FAMILY
Adopting Emmitt
NEEDS 15,800.00 TO BE FULLY FUNDED
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THE UNROE FAMILY
Adopting Matthew (Thad) Jonathan (Carson) and Charity (Presley)
NEEDS 20,000.00 TO BE FULLY FUNDED
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THESE ARE OUR WAITING CHILDREN

WOULD YOU PRAY AND CONSIDER??

AUBREE
$4720.00 available for my adoption!!


 JASON 
$1119.00 available for my adoption!!
Jason (1) 
 Casey has until June 2013 to find a family
$1889.00 available for my adoption!!

 BARTON
Barton has until December 2013 to find a family
$1458.00 available for my adoption!!
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FRANK 
$3727.00 available for my adoption!!

DARREN
$6012.00 available for my adoption!!
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$3589.00 available for my adoption!!

 
 PORTER
$5909.00 available for my adoption!!

 
SIMON
Simon has until October 2013 to find a family!
$1471.00 available for my adoption!!
  BOBBY
$4107.00 available for my adoption!!
 
 
IRIS 
$12,441.00 available for my adoption!!
  
 
OUR LOST BOYS!

BECAUSE I CANNOT LEAVE THEM OUT.... You can donate to the Lost Boys through Harvest International. Click on THIS LINK and designate your gift to Alyona and Slavik for the Lost Boys. All donations to Harvest International are Tax Deductible.
PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO DESIGNATE YOUR GIFT TO ALYONA AND SLAVIK FOR THE LOST BOYS.

 



WOW WOW WOW!!

THE LIST OF PRIZES!!!




$500.00 Gift Card
IPad Mini - $360.00
Wii U - $250.00 Value
KINDLE FIRE - $199.00 Value
Cross of Loops Necklace with Pearl - $280 Value
250.00 PICK A CHILD
BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE QUILT $175.00
BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE SURPRISE QUILT $175.00
Retired Lladro Shepherdess with basket, value approximately $130
$100.00 Value - BOG BOOTS
$100.00 Amazon Card
100 dollar gift card
$100.00 Target Gift Card
100 Chevron gas card
100 Chevron gas card
$100 BiblioPlan year for a family….
$100 Restaurant Gift Card

Glass Wine Decanter with 6 glasses - $100.00 Value
$100.00 gift certificate to Caps for Causes:
$100.00 gift certificate to Caps for Causes
4 pack of ItWorks wraps. They are valued at $99
Original Photo on Canvas Print - $60.00 Value
16 GB Kingston Data Traveler Flash drive $60.00
Jessica Tote - $59.00
Baby/Lap Quilt (40" X 52") is valued at $50
$50.00 Target Gift Card
$50.00 Amazon Gift card
$50.00 Bloomingdales Gift Card
$50.00 Best Buy Gift card
50.00 Mobile Gas Card
50.00 Pencil Portrait
50.00 Pick a Child
$50.00 ANYWHERE GIFT CARD
$50.00 Custom book gift package
35 X 25 Rag quilt - $45.00 Value
Weighted Blanket - $40.00 Value
Thirty-One mini organizer in the minty chip pattern $30.00 value
Four Herbalife personal care products: Strengthening Shampoo (8.5 oz), Strengthening Conditioner (8.5 oz), Hand & Body Wash (8.5 oz), and Bath & Body Bar (4.4 oz). Approximate value $30.
Vera Bradley wristlet - 30.00
30.00 gift card to winner‘s choice
One dozen Cupcakes or cake balls from the "The Cupcake Patch" (winner’s choice) - $25.00 value
One dozen Cupcakes or cake balls from the "The Cupcake Patch" (winner’s choice) - $25.00 value
25.00 Amazon Gift Card
25.00 Visa gift card
25.00 credit to a scout shop
$25.00 ANYWHERE gift card <
$25.00 ANYWHERE gift card
25 itunes card
25.00 PICK A CHILD or FAMILY
Mama Bird Necklace - Value $25.00
Customized video $25.00 Value - Winner’s Choice
$25.00 in Amazon cards (five 5.00 cards)
$25 gift card to Maggiano’s/On the Border/Romano’s Macaroni Grill
EasyLunchboxes Set -- 4 containers and cooler (pink) - $21 value
EasyLunchboxes Set -- 4 containers and cooler (orange) - $21 value
Happier at Home book - $26.00 Value
Custom Made Crochet Hat $20.00 Value - Winner’s choice
Duct Tape set (2 hair bows and a wallet) Value 20.00
Duct Tape set (2 hair bows and a wallet) Value 20.00
20.00 PICK A CHILD or FAMILY
Montessori Wooden Rainbow Puzzle 20.00
Four Handmade Bars of Soap - 20.00 Value
Four Handmade Bars of Soap - 20.00 Value
Four Handmade Bars of Soap - 20.00 Value
Four Handmade Bars of Soap - 20.00 Value
Four Handmade Bars of Soap - 20.00 Value
$20.00 Multi-color print Owl purse
$20.00 Pink print Owl purse
$18 gift certificate for my crochet shop Hooked on Hope -
3 hair bows - 16.00 value
Personalized Pendant - $16.00 value
Rainbow Gnomes 15.00
"Heritage Lace" "Victorian House 13" x 20" Placement, Ecru" $15.00 value
$15 Jamba Juice Gift Card
Animal Lovie (bear) is valued at $12
Ancient craft book $12.00 Value
Medieval craft book $12.00 Value
Modern craft book $12.00 Value
$10.00 Bright turquoise Disciple cross
$10.00 Light pink Disciple cross
$10.00 Titanium Disciple cross
$10.00 4 wooden Disney puzzles
$10 Cold Stone gift card
$10 Target card
$10.00 Tortured for Christ book (gently used)
Autographed Blake Shelton CD $10.00
Devotional book - Jesus Calling 10.00 value
SIGNED COPY - $10.00 There's a Green Plastic Monkey in My Purse: And Other Ways Motherhood Changes Us by Jessie Clemence
Crayon People (5.00)
$5.00 Bible Card Games
THREE THEMED OUT OF PRINT WORKBOOKS
5.00 Crocheted headband
Crocheted hat
$25.00 Value Infinity scarf, Frosty Green Fleck with Amber Fun Fur & glass beads
$25.00 Value Infinity scarf/shoulder wrap, Homespun with Terra Cotta Fun Fur
Made with Love/Beloved necklace $15.00
Forevermore necklace 15.00
Worthy bracelet $15.00
Inspire/Believe bracelet $20.00
Chosen bracelet $15.00
Daughter bracelet $15.00
Wonderful bracelet $20.00
Pink ring $5.00
Set of matching red flower dresses with headbands $40.00
Set of matching powder blue dresses & headbands -$40.00
Set of matching blue/striped bottom dresses $35.00
Pink/Purple Dress with headband $25.00
Red/Black/White dress - $20.00
Two Pack Jam - Two equal sized bottles of your favourite jams (125mL). There are a few varieties to chose from!
Jam Sampler- 125ml bottles of brandied cranberry & orange sauce, bumbleberry jam, orange & lemon marmalade, raspberry jam, strawberry jam and wild blueberry jam.

 THIS GIVEAWAY ENDS APRIL 15, 2013

13 comments:

  1. $20 to Aubree from Brittany newton

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  2. Kelly Handl I donated a total of $65. $15 to the lost boys and $10 each to the Baker's for Emmitt, Jack and Jensen, The Unroe's, Simon and Aubree.
    Thank you for doing these fundraisers! I am so close to being able to bring home a couple of RR babies myself and will need help raising their ransoms also:)

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  3. Just donated the following:
    $10 for Aubree
    $10 for Emmitt
    $10 for Sutter
    Will try and round up alittle more for the final 2 day push. May God bless you and give you the strength to complete His work!

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  4. Julia - I sent a note to you via covenant@yahoo.com but it came back as "undeliverable"? I wanted to inform that a cheque for $500 was mailed earlier this morning (Saturday morning)to Reece's Rainbow for "Jack & Jensen" (of Jon & Angela - NV). The cheque should arrive by next Wednesday (April 17th) or before. Kindest regards, Jennie

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  5. I wish I could adopt all of them. The Deutsch family got 10.00 for Estelle and Gerard. I don't have any of the accounts it says to comment as, I read my daughter Nakia's posts/updates.

    Christiana D. Walburn

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  6. Donated $11 to the Johnsons and $10 to Aubree. Will be back again on Monday!

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  7. $10 Jason
    $10 Bobby
    $10 Casey
    Amanda Burlingham..... shared too :)

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  8. Hello again! Gave 7 to Jason. Still hoping for one of Aaron's masterpieces!! (Carolina Castro)

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  9. $5 to each of the following accounts: Collins Family, Johnson Family, Jon & Angela, Taylor Family, Deutsch Family, Baker Family, Aubree, Jason, Casey, Barton, Frank, Darren, Hanson, Simon, Bobby, and Iris.
    $10 to the Unroe Family, and $10 to Porter's grant.
    For a grand total of $100 in 18 grants, phew!
    Sasha Fera-Schanes from CA

    Thanks for doing such an great fundraiser!

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  10. Donated 200 for Jon & Angela, Darren, Jason, and Barton. Julia, could you give all of the entries under my name to the next person that donates?

    Can you tell Aaron I really like the pictures he drew?

    Tammy
    ON, Canada

    (Please don't publish the comment, but you can use the first name if you'd like.)

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  11. Donated $20 to the Collins family- Shannon Rakoczy

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  12. 35 Jon & Angela
    25 to Simon
    35 to the Unroes

    Darla Messenger

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  13. Woops also $10 to the Taylors Brittany newton

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