Changes...

I know this is long,

 but it is so important,

 please, please read...

Life is all about being flexible,

and seeing where God will lead you next.

It's a lesson I am learning.

It is a lesson Kolfe is teaching me.

Earlier this month,
plans for pillowcases were multiplying.

We were making headway on

the cost to purchase

the pillows and blankets...

and then one night God clued me in on

 a greater need for His boys.

You see, all the boys at Kolfe hope

to one day be like our son,
Emnatu, in the photo above.

He has graduated from college,

(although he is still majoring

in something else at night school

 to increase his marketability)

he even has a full time job,

in a society that has had
50% unemployment in recent years.

This is the dream
of these young men,

and all of
their Kolfe brothers.

They want an education.

They want to be successful,

they know without it,

they will have NO FUTURE.

Let's face it...

your kids and my kids will always

have mom and dad to fall back on

if they are really in a bind.

You would never
turn away your child
if they truly needed help.

These boys don't

have that luxury.

They either make a

go of this life,

or they live on the street,

hungry,

hopeless,

and alone.

So what does this have to do

 with being flexible?

Well, there have been changes

 at Kolfe this month.

Changes that will

effect the future

they so desperately desire.

For a long time they have had help

 with the cost of

schooling,

 lunches,

and transportation to class.

Gladney Adoption Agency

 has generously provided and loved

on these boys year after year,

  but they need OUR

help now to continue.

Next year they will have to

drastically

cut back on their generosity

 towards Kolfe.

I have wrestled for a month

 with the direction of this project.

 - - - - -

How do we show up in August

 and hand the kids a

 blanket and a pillow and say,

 "Hey, we know you

really want to

go to school.

I'm sorry about that,

 but here's a blanket instead!"

The answer is... we can't. 

It is not right,

we have to step in and help.

So here's the new plan

We will still:

bring 300 pillowcases,

& buy new pillows in ET,

but any funds raised beyond

the cost of pillows...

WILL GO TOWARDS

getting these boys in SCHOOL!!!

Funds will still go to Gladney,

they are still tax deductible,

but we will be raising money

to directly effect their futures.

I can hear you already...

wanting to help,

knowing that school

shouldn't be

 a luxury reserved

only for children

with parents...

but for ALL CHILDREN.

But, you want to know,

"How much do you

need to raise?"

The answer is the amount of a mountain,

 a mountain only God himself can move...

at least $40,000...

 just to maintain what Gladney

did last year,

 before the addition

of those new 100 children.

So, please pray

about effecting the lives of these

young men and boys next school year.

Because we are ALL

blessed to be a blessing...

To donate for the Kolfe schooling:

1) Send your tax-deductible check to

Gladney Center for Adoption
6300 John Ryan Dr.

Fort Worth, TX 76132-4122

Mark that it is for

Ethiopia Humanitarian Aid

 on the envelope

and write

 "Kolfe School Funding"

on the memo portion of the check.

(We would love to see God working,

so please let us know you've donated!)

2) Or you can donate on-line

(Visa fees will be taken out)

by clicking here

and following the instructions.

Instead of "Pillow Project",

type in "Kolfe School Funding".  

(We would love to see God working,

so please let us know you've donated!)