Above and Beyond

Just a quick update to let you know a couple of things........

*First and foremost, THANK YOU! Your bags of change made McKenna's birthday wish
possible.

*To date, $1718.05 has been raised for the International Justice Mission.
(our goal was $1300!)

*It's not too late to turn in your bag of change if you haven't yet.
We'll keep accepting change as long as your willing to donate it.

*And if you haven't had a chance to check out IJM's website (ijm.org), please take some time and
check it out. Human trafficking is real. 27 million are enslaved today - men, women and
children. There are several great organizations out their working to free those caught in the
web of trafficking. Learn more, pray faithfully and give generously to one of those organizations.

Thank you Uncle Mike!

Today we got two checks in the mail for IJM from my brother Mike who lives in So. California. One was a donation from my nephew Sef's jazz band (thanks Sef). The second, a check for the amount of change that Mike gathered (and rolled himself) at his work, from his son's piggy banks (thanks Luke, Sef and Matt) and his wife's purse (thank you Kari). Hope he asked her first.

New total........................$959.74

We're half way there!

So with just two days until McKenna's birthday, we thought it would be good to update you a bit on just how much change we have received so far. We handed out over 100 cups. 43 baggies have already been returned. And..... I can hear a drum roll somewhere in the distance....

$728.74 has been raised thus far.

A huge thanks to all of you who have donated your change. It adds up fast! With her birthday approaching, it's time for us to start collecting the rest of the baggies of change still out there. If you have one and are ready to return it, just let us know and we'll make arrangements to get it from you. If you still need a little more time, keep your cup for a couple of more weeks. Before the end of the month, we'll check back in with you. Thanks again for giving up your change to make a difference in someone else's life.