Here it is the middle of August already; I can hardly believe it! Things are going smoothly with my plans for going to Chad. It looks like I will be leaving in about a month; sometime in the middle of September, hopefully. :)
The biggest step that remains to be completed is still raising all of the funds that I will need for my time in Chad. My goal is $5,500, and so far I have raised $3,137. I am amazed by the generosity of so many people. Thank you so much to all of you for your encouragement and support. I appreciate you all so much!
A couple of things have been slightly updated since my last post, and I want to keep you in the loop! First of all, I have a CrowdRise account set up through the Walla Walla Student Missions Department. Basically it's an online fundraising service, which makes it really easy to donate to a cause. I am fairly certain that if you follow this link: https://www.crowdrise.com/wwustudentmissions/fundraiser/sarahsnyder it will take you to my page where you can easily donate online, so feel free to check that out.
I think the only other significant change is that I added a little item to the homepage of this blog (located somewhere on the right margin of your screen) where you can enter your email address, and be notified whenever I post to this blog. If that interests you, feel free to type your email address in and press "enter." (Or "subscribe," or whatever the little button says). I promise I won't sell your contact information to anyone. Just kidding; I won't even have access to your email address. But if I did, I wouldn't sell it.....
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
It's Happening
Ever since I was a little girl, I have dreamed becoming a nurse, and then going to some far-off village to work. In my dreams, this village is a place where, perhaps, there are no other nurses. But perhaps more importantly, this is a place where people need to hear the good news of Jesus' love.
When I was a little girl dreaming about this, it seemed like a very wonderful dream, but one that wouldn't come true for a very, very long time. This year, however, things just keep getting more real.
This spring, I graduated from the wonderful and amazing Walla Walla University with a degree in nursing. Not only that, in the near future I plan on taking nursing boards so that I'll actually be a real nurse. But it gets better. This fall, I am planning to go to Bere Adventist Hospital in Chad, Africa to volunteer as a nurse for a year.
I am so excited.
And I wanted you to share my excitement. :)
Do you want to be a part of my adventure? There are lots of ways to do that.
For one, you could come visit me while I'm there. That would be really cool. If that doesn't work for you, you can write to me while I'm there. Or email me. Or you can also send me your mailing address and I will write to you from Chad. You can also pray for me. That's going to be super important. Even up until now, my preparations to go to Chad have been a little crazy... and I haven't even left home yet. So seriously, please pray for me. Last but not least, you will likely not be surprised to learn that there is some money involved in moving to the other side of the world. As a recently graduated student, I don't have all that much money myself.
If you are interested in making a donation, there are once again a couple of options. Probably the best option is to make a check payable to Walla Walla University Student Missions. You can then mail the check to me at: 17006 NW Oak Ridge Rd. Yamhill, OR. 97148. Don't write my name on the check; I will then put it in an envelop with my name on it, and mail it to the student missions department at Walla Walla University, and you will receive a tax deduction. :)
Stay tuned; this is just the beginning! :)
When I was a little girl dreaming about this, it seemed like a very wonderful dream, but one that wouldn't come true for a very, very long time. This year, however, things just keep getting more real.
This spring, I graduated from the wonderful and amazing Walla Walla University with a degree in nursing. Not only that, in the near future I plan on taking nursing boards so that I'll actually be a real nurse. But it gets better. This fall, I am planning to go to Bere Adventist Hospital in Chad, Africa to volunteer as a nurse for a year.
I am so excited.
And I wanted you to share my excitement. :)
Do you want to be a part of my adventure? There are lots of ways to do that.
For one, you could come visit me while I'm there. That would be really cool. If that doesn't work for you, you can write to me while I'm there. Or email me. Or you can also send me your mailing address and I will write to you from Chad. You can also pray for me. That's going to be super important. Even up until now, my preparations to go to Chad have been a little crazy... and I haven't even left home yet. So seriously, please pray for me. Last but not least, you will likely not be surprised to learn that there is some money involved in moving to the other side of the world. As a recently graduated student, I don't have all that much money myself.
If you are interested in making a donation, there are once again a couple of options. Probably the best option is to make a check payable to Walla Walla University Student Missions. You can then mail the check to me at: 17006 NW Oak Ridge Rd. Yamhill, OR. 97148. Don't write my name on the check; I will then put it in an envelop with my name on it, and mail it to the student missions department at Walla Walla University, and you will receive a tax deduction. :)
Stay tuned; this is just the beginning! :)
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