Fun Friday: A Giveaway Inside a Giveaway!

10:05 AM UPDATE....THE BROWNS ARE OVER THE WALL!!!
2:06 PM UPDATE... THE MENGES ARE OVER THE WALL!!!
7:46 PM UPDATE... THE UNROES ARE OVER THE WALL!!

GOD WON.



As of Wednesday morning, our Mulligan Stew Giveaway still needed $7,600.00 to get all eight families from Katie's former orphanage over our $2,000.00 wall.

As of Thursday morning, when we announced the Laurel and Harmony Challenge, we needed $6,105.00.  

AS OF FRIDAY MORNING,

Here's Where We Stand:

We have $0 left to raise!

ALL THE FAMILIES ARE OVER THE WALL!!

The Unroe family - $2000 + raised - OVER THE WALL!!

 The Carpenter family - $2251+ raised - OVER THE WALL!!

The Burman family - $2010+ raised - OVER THE WALL!!

The Menges family  - $2000+ raised - OVER THE WALL!!
 The Duncan family - $2140+ raised - OVER THE WALL!!

The Booth family - $2000+ raised - OVER THE WALL!!

The Brown family - $2000+ raised - OVER THE WALL!!
The Archer family - $2030.+ raised - OVER THE WALL!!

In the last 24 hours, we have:

• Raised $5000.00+ for our families from Katie's former orphanage
• Raised ANOTHER $604.00 for the Heim family
• Raised ANOTHER $250 for the Lost Boys
• Boosted Laurel and Harmony's chances of finding families by sharing their stories over and over

 Yesterday's giving was so insane that it was hard to keep up with the numbers! What fun!

Watching all of these donations come in has been such a heart-touching experience.  It is such a blessing to watch people sacrifice themselves for the sake of the others.  To see people put their faith into action.  To see believers' hearts broken for the things that break God's heart.  

The sweetest part has been to see everyone shouting out the stories of Laurel and Harmony.  Fighting and praying that there would be room at TWO TABLES in TWO HOMES for TWO PRECIOUS GIRLS.

  

We cannot stop shouting.  We have two more days to get Harmony's story told.  We have two more days to let people know that Laurel should not have to spend the rest of her life sitting in that chair.

SO PLEASE KEEP YELLING AND PLEASE KEEP SHOUTING FOR LAUREL AND HARMONY.

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TODAY IS ROB'S BIRTHDAY.  TOMORROW IS ELIJAH'S BIRTHDAY!!  This is a Celebration Weekend at our house!!

Since this is our Celebration Weekend, we've decided to change things up a bit.

We have decided to offer a GIVEAWAY INSIDE A GIVEAWAY!!

An unbelievable number of generous people offered prizes to sweeten this Mulligan Stew Giveaway - so many that even after the Giveaway formally began, prize donations just continued to roll in.  Since it was too complicated to add in new prizes after the Giveaway began, I put these extra prizes on hold - until today.  

Our Giveaway Inside a Giveaway runs from now until noon on Saturday. To enter this fun new Giveaway, just do one or more of the following:

1. Make a donation of any size to any child, family or cause on our Mulligan Stew list (see below) anytime between Friday morning and noon on Saturday.
2. Share Harmony's story or Laurel's story on your blog anytime between Friday morning and noon on Saturday and send me the link so I'll know.

For this Giveaway Inside a Giveaway, the rules are simple: one name equals one entry. Everyone who helps out in any of these two ways between now and noon on Saturday is in with a chance to win!

Win what, you ask? Any one of the TWENTY-SIX neat prizes listed at the bottom of this post!  Twenty-six prizes for twenty-six winners!  If you help out today or tomorrow, you stand a really good chance of winning something!! Some of these prizes have been donated by kids with BIG hearts!   There is something for everyone in my pile of goodies.  See below for the list!!!

Of course, donating today or tomorrow will ALSO enter you in our ongoing Mulligan Stew Giveaway, which ends at midnight on Saturday!  Sharing by Facebook or Tweet will still get you double entries.  Blogging will still get you triple entries.  Winning a prize in our Giveaway Inside a Giveaway does NOT remove your name from the Mulligan Stew Giveaway!!

On Sunday, we're going to be drawing winners for our iPad 3, two Kindle Fires and 80+ other fantastic prizes!

So if you haven't donated yet - JOIN IN THE FUN!! And if you have donated - Don't miss out on some great extra prizes!

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"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

 

We have raised $35,413.46 for our Mulligan Stew...

 363 people have donated!

THESE ARE THE CHILDREN and FAMILIES  THAT OUR MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY BENEFITS.

THE "SWEET SIXTEEN" KIDS FROM KATIE'S ORPHANAGE

Please PRAY for these families and these children.  Many are in desperate condition!

 Keith (4)                                                                    Makayla (10)

 The Unroe family blog                                                        Booth family blog  

  $11,000 needed                                                            $17,000 needed

                                $1177.77 raised                                                               $2000+ raised

         They are adopting Keith as well as 4 other

            children from other institutions. 

                 

Liliana (11), Pam (15) and Butler (5)

The Sousa family blog

The Sousa family is also adopting one more little guy from another orphanage.

$3,000.00 needed

$1899.00 raised

 

Teddy (7), Val (7), and Steward (8 1/2)

The Archer family blog

They are bringing home all three of these sweet boys!

$13,000 needed

$2030.00 raised

  

 Angelina Mariana (5)

The Carpenter family blog

Find the instructions for donating to the Carpenter family on their sidebar.

$2,800.00 needed

     $2251.00 raised                     

  Kelton (12) and Teagan (4 1/2)

The Burman family blog

Kelton and Teagan are listed as Steven and Tommy on their Reece's Rainbow accounts.

$2,000.00 needed

$2010.00 raised

   

Ian (2-1/2)                                                                  Kolina (9)

     Menges family blog                                                   Duncan family blog

    $10,000 needed                                                       $8,000.00 needed

                                                                                                 They are also adopting another girl

$1660.00 raised                                                            $2140.00 raised

                                

                   BABY N (3)                              Samantha (7)                                     Annie (5)

  Fully Funded PLEASE PRAY!!        Fully Funded PLEASE PRAY!!       Fully Funded PLEASE PRAY!!

ALL THREE OF THESE LOVES desperately need our prayers!!  They are tiny and weak.

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MARIA and Vika, Alina and Sasha

Donate to the Heim Family

Read HERE  and HERE for more on the Heim family

$35,000.00 needed

$8009.46 raised 

THE EIGHT LOVES WHO DESPERATELY NEED FAMILIES 

                          Laurel                                                                  Harmony

                               $11,756.81-- SHE NEEDS A FAMILY!                        $1237.64-- SHE NEEDS A FAMILY        

                             LAUREL IS TURNING 16 THIS YEAR!!!                      HARMONY IS TURNING 16 IN JULY!!

                  $1642.30 raised                                                             $1037.64 raised    

                                                                       Please do not remove this picture from this blog

 

                     

                    Victoria                                                  Igor                                      Emmitt

$1913.60 in her grant account            $1453.20 in his grant account      $1502.50 in his grant account

$1794.85 raised                                      $1071.00 raised                         $1018.50 raised

     

                     Heath                                                   Hanson                                   Jack 

    $5670.94 in his grant account               $1189.00 in his grant account      $5365.60 in his grant account

                $1287.64 raised                                   $1002.00 raised                      $1062.50 raised

            

 Our Lost Boys

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.

Or

CLICK HERE to go to the Lost Boys Boutique and support the Lost Boys while you shop.

100% of the proceeds support the Lost Boys.

$1,801.00 raised

MY FAMILY FOUND ME!!!

Raised $523.00

 

HERE ARE OUR GIVEAWAY INSIDE A GIVEAWAY PRIZES...

Just make a donation or share on your blog or facebook for an entry into this Crazy Fun Giveaway...We are giving away these Giveaway Inside a Giveaway prizes at noon on Saturday (Virginia time).

1. $10.00 iTunes gift card
2. $10.00 iTunes gift card
3. $10.00 iTunes gift card
4. $10.00 Jamba juice gift card
5. $25.00 Jamba juice gift card
6. Butterfly necklace from Sarah's Treasure Box
7. $25.00 Family Christian Store gift card
8. $10.00 Whole Foods gift card
9. $$ Starbucks gift card (amount is unknown)
10. $$ Starbucks gift card (amount is unknown)
11. Set of FOUR decorate your own drinking cups - complete with straws!!
12. 15 Glow in the Dark bracelets in a tube!
13. 15 Glow in the Dark bracelets in a tube!
14. 15 Glow in the Dark bracelets in a tube!
15. 15 Glow in the Dark bracelets in a tube!
16. 15 Glow in the Dark bracelets in a tube!
17. Hip and Earthy Eco sack Bag - Flower Design
18. Hip and Earthy Eco sack Bag - Butterfly Design
19. Pretty Pink Bags with green handles (smaller bag is insulated)
20. Matryoshka doll bracelet - VERY VERY CUTE! - comes in its own bag
21. Flower pen - Handcrafted by 12 year old Rachel.  The flower part is made 100% out of durable duct tape and the stem is a working, ball-point pen.
22. Flower pen - Handcrafted by 12 year old Rachel.  The flower part is made 100% out of durable duct tape and the stem is a working, ball-point pen. 
23. Messenger bag.  Handcrafted by Rachel. The messenger bag is made 100% out of durable duct tape through a weaving process that makes this bag not only beautiful but almost indestructible.  The bag has a fold-over closure to keep items inside secure.
24. Tri-fold wallet. Handcrafted by Rachel and is 100% made from durable duct tape.  The wallet has one large pocket for bills, 6 pockets for credit cards and one clear pocket for a drivers license.
25. Jeep Shopping Cart & High Chair Cover kelps keep child secure, comfortable & germ free, Installs in seconds, completely covers car seat. Extra padding for seat and back area, 3 point safety harness, "roll & stroll" design for easy portablility, loops to attach small toys and teethers." 
26. Handmade hairbows by Beth (Beth is adopting two very special treasures and is fundraising for HER adoption but has lovingly offered two hairbows to OUR Giveaway)   GO SEE BETH'S BABES HERE!!

FOR OUR MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY - THESE ARE THE RULES:

A donation to ANY FAMILY puts your name in our giveaway, with a chance to win one of 90 great prizes.  To see pictures of ALL these prizes (prepare to be overwhelmed), click THE MULLIGAN STEW LINK HERE.

After that, we'd like you to choose one, two or several more children from the list that you feel led to help.  The number of donations, and the amounts, are totally up to you.  On our sidebar we have a simple point system based on your donations.  Those who share on Facebook, Twitter and their blogs receive entries as well.

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!

HERE'S WHAT YOU DO:

• Use the links to go to the sites where these wonderful adoptive families and children are receiving donations. Follow the directions there to make your generous donations.
• THEN, come back to this blog and leave a comment to let me know the total amount that you donated to ALL of the children and families that you chose to help.  Because I always moderate my comments, I will be able to keep this information private.
• If you prefer not to leave a comment, you can e-mail me at covenantb@yahoo.com.

NOTES:

• ALL OF THESE DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
• None of the money that you donate will flow through our hands; it will all go directly to the people who need it.
• This Giveaway will end on March 31.

TO SEE OUR 90 EXCITING PRIZES - GO TO THE MULLIGAN STEW LINK AT THE TOP OF THIS BLOG!!

"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

Trembling

UPDATE AT 11:33 AM (Virginia time) - THE DUNCANS ARE NOW OVER THE WALL!!
UPDATE AT 1:58 PM (Virginia time) - THE BOOTHS ARE NOW OVER THE WALL!!

Yesterday, as I was emailing back and forth trying to decide how we should close out this Mulligan Stew Giveaway, I received this letter from Traci Heim:

Julia,

Scott and I have talked.  Every day people keep blessing us. Every day. 

We think you should tell people that we are so overwhelmingly blessed by their generosity, and we think you should stop raising money for us and focus on these families. We still have time and options and God will not leave us high and dry. This has been made exceedingly clear by the generous helping of stew my precious children have been given.

We do not want to hog the stew. We want it to feed so so many of these precious ones who NEED it. 

So there it is. The only thing we have to offer is our further portion of stew. 

I cry and pray for all of these children. I plead with the Holy Spirit to get in the faces of His people so much that they can't rest until they flee their comfort zone and embrace the adventure He would have them say yes to. Say YES to the blessing of Laurel and Harmony into their families and homes and hearts. Say yes to helping these families raise $2000 to bring their kids home. 

So, "Please sir, I can eat no more."

Please give it to these families. Pour out your stew and feed them all.

Love,

Traci Heim

I never wanted to set a fundraising goal for this Mulligan Stew Giveaway.  

Of course I wanted to raise as much money as possible, but I had no idea how much it might be, and I didn't want to set any unrealistic, unattainable goals.  I nosed my little fundraiser dinghy carefully out into the water, but I never strayed too far from the shore.



Then on Monday, the drama began: A generous donor offered $500 for the Lost Boys if we could get all 8 of our featured orphans over the $1,000 wall by Tuesday night. More generous donors responded; and with God's help we met that goal, raising $2,200 in just two days.

When that was over, I was done.  What a relief!  No more.   I just wanted to sail through the rest of this Giveaway.  If we met our unspoken goal of raising $2,000.00 for each family, than Hurrah!  If not, then at least we had fought the good fight.  I was finished with the drama.

Then we received a new email message that started the drama all over again.  

This new message contained a new challenge: Another generous donor was offering $1,000, $500 each for Harmony and Laurel, if we could reach our other unspoken goal of raising $2,000 for each of the families who are adopting from Katie's former orphanage.

$500 each for Harmony and Laurel, the two most desperate cases on our Mulligan Stew list. The two older girls who are just months away from aging out of their orphanages and becoming unadoptable forever.

Our donor couldn't have chosen a worthier cause. Unfortunately, as matters stood yesterday, this donor's challenge meant that we would have to raise $6,105.23 in just 3 days.

No way.

No way.

We talked.  We agonized.  I trembled.  No way.  

I e-mailed the Heims, the other fundraiser families and several other people who've been helping me with this Giveaway.  Shared the offer with them.  Begged them for wisdom and prayer.  

That was when Traci Heim sent me the email message that opened this post: "Please sir, I can eat no more...Pour out your stew and feed them all."

How the Heims humble me.  That was NOT what I expected or wanted.  Their need is so enormous: although this Mulligan Stew has helped them a lot, they still need to raise about $28,000 more before they can rescue Maria and her siblings.

However, Scott and Traci believe in adoption with all of their kind, generous hearts.  They believe that children should be in families, NOT in mental institutions.  They would surrender their last dime to give Laurel and Harmony a chance at a real life.  They're looking beyond their own family's needs and standing in support of the other wonderful families, the ones who are snatching abandoned babies out of the darkness of Katie's former orphanage.  Because they trust that God will not leave them "high and dry," they are willing to give up their portion of the remaining Mulligan Stew so that everyone else can have more.

So: Under the terms of our new donor's challenge, we now have three days to get 7 more families over the $2,000 wall.  Three days to raise $6,105.23.  

I tremble even to type that fearsome number.  I am weak in faith.  

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But: WE ARE DOING IT FOR LAUREL AND HARMONY,  two girls who DESPERATELY need families RIGHT NOW!  We are going for BROKE to RESCUE LAUREL AND HARMONY!!

WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT FOR THESE TWO GIRLS!!

  

Here's the deal, the End Game for our 3-week long Mulligan Stew Giveaway:

If we can get every single family from Katie's former orphanage over the $2,000 wall, then Laurel and Harmony will each receive an extra $500 in their grant accounts.

We have three days to accomplish this.

THE RULES HAVE CHANGED. Because the Heims have generously offered to give up their portion of the remaining stew, you no longer have to donate to Maria in order to enter the Giveaway.  However, that doesn't mean that the Heims' story is over. I know that the Holy Spirit will speak to hearts about that.

Also, in order to encourage everyone to get out the word about Laurel and Harmony: WE ARE NOW OFFERING DOUBLE ENTRIES in our Giveaway to all those who SHARE ABOUT LAUREL AND HARMONY ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK.  We are also offering TRIPLE POINTS for all those who SHARE ABOUT LAUREL AND HARMONY ON THEIR BLOGS OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS!!  You will need to e-mail me your blog link in order to get the triple points!!

We have two goals for these last 3 days: (1) We must get seven more families over the $2,000 wall; and (2) We must RAISE THE ROOF to find families for Laurel and Harmony.

A legal complication makes Harmony's case special: You MUST NOT post Harmony's picture on your own blogs. You can only link to this blog and tell other people about her.  The law is different for Laurel; you can post Laurel's picture anywhere and everywhere.

Shout for them!!  Storm heaven for them!!  They age out in a matter of months.  Laurel faces an adult mental institution!

There are no words to describe the horrible fate that these poor children face if no one steps up to rescue them within the next few months.  PLEASE!!!

WE ARE GOING FOR BROKE TO FIND LAUREL AND HARMONY A MAMA AND PAPA TO CALL THEIR OWN!!

Here's Where We Stand:

We have three days to raise a total of $6,105.23.

These are the 6 families from Katie's former orphanage and the amounts that they still need in order to climb over the $2,000 wall:

The Unroe family - $1137.82 raised - NEED $862.23

 The Carpenter family - $614.00 raised - NEED $1,411.00

The Burman family - $1670.00 raised - NEED $330.00

The Menges family  - $1525.00 raised - NEED $475.00

 The Duncan family - $2000.00+ raised - OVER THE WALL!!
The Booth family - $1091.00 raised - OVER THE WALL!!
The Brown family - $737.00 raised - NEED $1263.00

The Archer family - $2030.00 raised - OVER THE WALL!!

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"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

 

We have raised $28.304.68 for our Mulligan Stew...

 338 people have donated!

GO TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WAS DONATED TO THE MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY 2012 AND TO SEE WHOM IT BENEFITED!!  THIS GIVEAWAY ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

The Stirrer of Hearts

Orphans.  Families.  Lost Boys.  

Against all sound reasoning, we made the crazy decision to invite them ALL to our feast.  

And we felt foolish from the start, seeing all the faces sitting around the table.  We wondered if anything we raised would be too little for such great need.

Pure insanity.

But each time we wondered and shook our heads, considered how foolish we were to take on such a crazy project, God has encouraged us, strengthened our resolve and reminded us that this is HIS work.  His feast.

He is the Father to the Fatherless.

The plight of these orphans had His heart long before they had ours.

Though we are cooking this stew, It is God who is stirring the pot.

He is the stirrer of hearts.

And that is where we find our strength.

There is NO STRATEGY that could feed THIS MANY in ONE Giveaway.  

It is pure insanity.

We tried to think of strategies.  We considered all kinds of tricks and ways to get people to donate large amounts.  We had an elaborate tier system for the prizes.  We spent hours working on it.  

In the end. We scrapped it.  We went with the simplest system we could find.  The same one we used a year ago for Jonah's Giveaway.  In that one we raised $5,000.00.  Considering that the donated prizes for this one were worth close to $5,000.00, we knew we were being fools.  But against all advice and the wisdom of the world, we decided to leave the entire Giveaway in the hands of the Holy Spirit.  

To just let God be God.

To push our little boat out into the waters trusting that He would guide us to safety.

It has been a wild ride.

It has been absolutely exhilarating!

In the first days of the Giveaway, He provided a family for Bernadette.

The cheering this side of the ocean HAD to have been heard across the waters.  

We threw out numbers that we didn't want to say... BIG NUMBERS... Too scared to make a commitment but hoping... praying....

30,000.00 - 40,000.00 - 50,000.00

To big for me to even whisper out loud!

But we have watched God drawing hearts in such a way that we are within $5,000.00 of meeting the lowest BIG NUMBER!!

WE HAVE CURRENTLY RAISED $25,263.78

He set in our hearts the desire for each orphan at our table to receive at least $1,000.00 in their grant account.

AS OF LAST NIGHT, ALL EIGHT CHILDREN REACHED THAT GOAL!

Heath has $5670.94 in his grant account.

Jack has $5365.60 in his grant account.

Emmitt has $1502.50 in his grant account.

Igor has $1441.20 in his grant account.

Hanson has $1189.00 in his grant account.

Laurel has $11,133.81 in her grant account.

Harmony has $1214.64 in her grant account.

He set in our hearts the desire for each family at our table to receive at least $2,000.00 in their grant account.

As of right now - One family has reached that goal!!

The Archer family - $2030.00 raised - GOAL MET!!

Seven families still need help!!

 The Carpenter family - $614.00 raised 

The Burman family - $610.00 raised

The Menges family  - $1525.00 raised

 The Duncan family - $1020.00 raised

The Booth family - $716.00 raised 

The Brown family - $737.00 raised

The Unroe family - $1084.52 raised

It isn't over.  We have FOUR DAYS left in this Giveaway.  

God is not done stirring in hearts.  Your hearts.  Our hearts.  

He is not done.  

Eight children still need families.  Emmitt.  Jack.  Victoria. LAUREL.  HARMONY.  Heath. Hanson.  Igor.

Sixteen children still need their Mamas and Papas to cross the ocean and carry them out of their living nightmare.  The eleven families going to get them need EVERY SINGLE ONE of our PRAYERS.  They need our emotional and physical SUPPORT.  They need our words of ENCOURAGEMENT.  They need our FINANCIAL support.  

MARIA NEEDS HER MAMA.

She needs to lay down the burden of being parents to her little sisters and brother.  She needs to rest.  She needs to be a child.  She needs Traci and Scott Heim to cross the ocean and bring her home.  

God is not done yet.

Thus, we are not done.

REJOICING WE LOOK BACK, BELIEVING WE PRESS FORWARD!!

MARCH 31

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"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

 

We have raised $25,263.78 for our Mulligan Stew...

318 people have donated!

THESE ARE THE CHILDREN and FAMILIES  THAT OUR MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY BENEFITS.

GO TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WAS DONATED TO THE MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY 2012 AND TO SEE WHOM IT BENEFITED!!  THIS GIVEAWAY ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

MARIA and Vika, Alina and Sasha

Donate to the Heim Family

Read HERE  and HERE for more on the Heim family

$35,000.00 needed

$6940.46 raised 

THE EIGHT LOVES WHO DESPERATELY NEED FAMILIES 

                          Laurel                                                                  Harmony
                               $11,133.81-- SHE NEEDS A FAMILY!                        $1214.64-- SHE NEEDS A FAMILY        

                             LAUREL IS TURNING 16 THIS YEAR!!!                      HARMONY IS TURNING 16 IN JULY!!

                  $1019.80 raised                                                             $1014.64 raised    
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                    Victoria                                                  Igor                                      Emmitt

$1869.20 in her grant account            $1441.20 in his grant account      $1502.50 in his grant account

$1750.45 raised                                      $1059.00 raised                         $1018.50 raised

     

                     Heath                                                   Hanson                                   Jack 

    $5670.94 in his grant account               $1189.00 in his grant account      $5365.60 in his grant account

                $1287.64 raised                                   $1002.00 raised                      $1062.50 raised

            

THE "SWEET SIXTEEN" KIDS FROM KATIE'S ORPHANAGE

Please PRAY for these families and these children.  Many are in desperate condition!

 Keith (4)                                                                    Makayla (10)

 The Unroe family blog                                                        Booth family blog  

  $11,000 needed                                                            $17,000 needed

                                $1084.52 raised                                                               $716.00 raised

         They are adopting Keith as well as 4 other

            children from other institutions. 

                 

Liliana (11), Pam (15) and Butler (5)

The Sousa family blog

The Sousa family is also adopting one more little guy from another orphanage.

$3,000.00 needed

$737.00 raised

 

Teddy (7), Val (7), and Steward (8 1/2)

The Archer family blog

They are bringing home all three of these sweet boys!

$13,000 needed

$2030.00 raised

  

 Angelina Mariana (5)

The Carpenter family blog

Find the instructions for donating to the Carpenter family on their sidebar.

$2,800.00 needed

     $614.00 raised                     

  Kelton (12) and Teagan (4 1/2)

The Burman family blog

Kelton and Teagan are listed as Steven and Tommy on their Reece's Rainbow accounts.

$2,000.00 needed

$610.00 raised

   

Ian (2-1/2)                                                                  Kolina (9)

     Menges family blog                                                   Duncan family blog

    $10,000 needed                                                       $8,000.00 needed

                                                                                                 They are also adopting another girl

$1525.00 raised                                                            $1020.00 raised

                                

                   BABY N (3)                              Samantha (7)                                     Annie (5)

  Fully Funded PLEASE PRAY!!        Fully Funded PLEASE PRAY!!       Fully Funded PLEASE PRAY!!

ALL THREE OF THESE LOVES desperately need our prayers!!  They are tiny and weak.

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 Our Lost Boys

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.

Or

CLICK HERE to go to the Lost Boys Boutique and support the Lost Boys while you shop.

100% of the proceeds support the Lost Boys.

$1,401.00 raised

MY FAMILY FOUND ME!!!

Raised $523.00

 

Gifts of Love Part III

UPDATED WITH NEW TOTALS as of 4:50 Eastern Time!

WOW!!  WOW!!  WOW!!


All eight of our loves just got over the $1,000.00 wall!!


Heath - HEATH HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!
Laurel -  LAUREL HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!!
Victoria - VICTORIA HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!!!
 Igor - IGOR HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!!!!
Harmony - HARMONY HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!
Emmitt - EMMITT HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!
Hanson - HANSON HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!
Jack - JACK HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!

AND BECAUSE THEY ALL MADE IT OVER THEIR WALL, THE LOST BOYS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE AN EXTRA $500 DONATION!

In case you need reminding...

Our Mulligan Stew has been offered FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the Lost Boys.  That money will cover costs  for Alyona and Slavik's ministry to visit the boys TWO TIMES.  It will buy fresh fruit and diapers and medical supplies and other necessities.  It will provide small treats for the boys.  It will be money well spent!

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GIFTS OF LOVE Part III

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Goodness me... It took THREE+ POSTS to tell you about all the Gifts of Love that have been donated to this Giveaway... So many gifts accompanied by whispered prayers that God would multiply!!

AND HE HAS BEEN DOING JUST THAT!!! PRAISE GOD!!  PRAISE  GOD!!

GO TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WAS DONATED TO THE MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY 2012 AND TO SEE WHOM IT BENEFITED!!  THIS GIVEAWAY ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

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"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

 

We have raised $23,832.78 for our Mulligan Stew...

306 people have donated!

GO TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WAS DONATED TO THE MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY 2012 AND TO SEE WHOM IT BENEFITED!!  THIS GIVEAWAY ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

Challenge!!

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

'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.’"

 

AN OFFER WE CANNOT REFUSE!!!  

$500.00 TO THE LOST BOYS.... IF WE GET ALL SEVEN OVER THE WALL BY TUESDAY NIGHT!!

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE LOST!!

We invited these Eight Kids to sit at our table so we could raise their grant accounts and so they will NOT HAVE TO SPEND THE REST OF THEIR LIVES LOST!!

Harmony - $514.00

Laurel -  LAUREL HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!!!!!

 Igor -$879.00

Emmitt -  $813.50

Heath - HEATH HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!!!!

 Hanson - $625.50

 Jack - $743.50

Victoria - VICTORIA HAS MADE IT OVER THE WALL!!

Our goal for these LOVES is to get EVERYONE over the $1,000.00 wall.  WE ARE STILL $2,070.10 SHORT!

SEVEN LOVES NEED HELP!

AND TWO OF THESE LOVES ARE DESPERATE FOR FAMILIES THIS YEAR!!

Laurel and Harmony



PLEASE!!

READ THIS!!!!

Our Mulligan Stew has been offered FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the Lost Boys.  That money will cover costs  for Alyona and Slavik's ministry to visit the boys TWO TIMES.  It will buy fresh fruit and diapers and medical supplies and other necessities.  It will provide small treats for the boys.  It will be money well spent and we cannot miss out!!

HERE'S THE DEAL....

If we can raise a little over $2,000.00 for our seven loves to jump the $1,000.00 wall... Our Lost Boys will gain $500.00.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!

Help us out!  THIS ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT!

GIVE - SHARE - GIVE SOME MORE!!

SEVEN LOVES CROSS THE WALL = TWO VISITS TO THE LOST BOYS!!

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"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

 

We have raised $20,005.78 for our Mulligan Stew...

284 people have donated!

GO TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WAS DONATED TO THE MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY 2012 AND TO SEE WHOM IT BENEFITED!!  THIS GIVEAWAY ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

Home

CHECK OUT MY ROCK STAR!!

WOO HOO... You know where this poster is hanging????  In the governmental offices in Aaron's country!!  Go HERE to read all about it!!  I am so thrilled to know that my little guy is helping to bring awareness and hope to all the kids in his country who are set aside at birth as unwanted and useless!!  Every single picture on there makes me cry.  Transforming Love.  

Guess what came in my e-mail this morning??

What a beautiful picture to find in my in-box.  The completed Afghan.  Gifts of Love!!  Hands of Love.  

It is GOOD to be home.  I got in LATE last night.  My speed today is set at very slow.  My voice is shot and my body is a bit angry at me.  I'm so glad to be home.  We didn't have the greatest of Conventions.  The attendance was down by half of what it was last year due to a controversy that happened last year.  Those who didn't go to this convention went to the RIVAL CONVENTION last week.  We were a bit blindsided by all of it.  We expected a packed vendor hall and were definitely frustrated by the situation.  But those we did talk to were excited about our curriculum and over the course of the three days I had opportunity to share about the Mulligan Stew with quite a number of people.  The highlight of that sharing was when two different FATHERS stood and talked with me about adoption.  BOTH wanted to hear about the kids, Reece's Rainbow, Aaron and adoption.  Their openness and interest - their questions and heart for the orphans - those two encounters - those two Holy Spirit encounters - they made the lack of sales and lack of people worth it.  If we had been swarmed like we usually are - I would not have had the opportunity  to stand two different times and share with these men about the little babes across the ocean who need them.  

So we rejoice.  We rejoice for safety in travel.  We rejoice at the sales we did make. We rejoice for Holy Spirit moments.  God is Good!

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To all the people who have donated to the Mulligan Stew... THANK YOU!  Each time I get a comment or an e-mail or a Facebook message from one of you - I want to cry.  Yesterday a family WHO IS ALREADY ADOPTING TWO OF THEIR OWN TREASURES sent money to OUR MULLIGAN STEW families.  They gave liberally and sacrificially.  I have tears as I write that.  They are fundraising themselves and yet they gave to those who are adopting the LEAST OF THESE.  

Each gift is precious.  Every one of you are precious.  Thank you!!  Thank you!!

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"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

 

We have raised $18,422.78 for our Mulligan Stew...

277 people have donated!

GO TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WAS DONATED TO THE MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY 2012 AND TO SEE WHOM IT BENEFITED!!  THIS GIVEAWAY ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

Gifts of Love Part II

GIFTS OF LOVE Part II

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HANDS OF LOVE

I have a confession to make: I'm such a poor seamstress that I can hardly sew on a button.  I am completely useless when it comes to making clothes and such. Even when I make kids' crafts with my young students, the kids' versions usually come out looking better than mine!!

Fortunately, the people who have donated to this Mulligan Stew Giveaway are much more talented craftspeople than I. The many gifts of HANDMADE LOVE that our donors have offered are so unbelievably beautiful.


GO TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WAS DONATED TO THE MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY 2012 AND TO SEE WHOM IT BENEFITED!!

"A Common Stew for an Uncommonly Good Cause!"

 

We have raised 17,881.28 for our Mulligan Stew...

272 people have donated!

GO TO THIS LINK TO SEE WHAT WAS DONATED TO THE MULLIGAN STEW GIVEAWAY 2012 AND TO SEE WHOM IT BENEFITED!!  THIS GIVEAWAY ENDED MARCH 31, 2012