9/18/2018 0 Comments Ethiopia 2019~ Donation UpdatesHey, everyone!
Now that I am approved as a short-term associate for SIM, I am able to start some fundraising. There is an important catch with this though since I have not had my official placement approved, I am not able to have donations be tax deductible. Once I get my placement confirmed and approved, SIM will open an account for me that I will share with everyone. This will allow you to send a donation directly to SIM, for my specific trip, that will be tax-deductible for you. I will be starting my product fundraisers before I get placement confirmation since the product fundraisers are not officially tax-deductible since I am not a 501(c)(3). So if you are interested in getting some products, the fundraisers for those things will be opening soon! If you are interested in making a direct donation, you are able to do so, but it will not be tax deductible. If you are looking to make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation, do not donate yet, and I will keep you updated as to when and how you can make that donation directly to SIM. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to comment below or directly contact me! Thanks again!
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9/18/2018 0 Comments Ethiopia 2019~ SIM STA ApprovalGood news regarding my SIM internship!
I have been officially approved as a short-term associate with SIM! I am very excited that I have officially gained approval, but there are still several steps that need to occur in order to get confirmed placement. A few things that you could be praying for are opportunities to serve in Ethiopia. A few of my possible areas of ministry that I desire to work in this summer are healthcare and human trafficking ministry. I just learned that working with doctors may not be a possible opportunity this summer since the months that I am going are usually the months most of the SIM doctors return home for a break. Please pray that there may be other healthcare opportunities such as working in small clinics or any sort of healthcare exposure. Aside from that, just be praying that there are sufficient opportunities for me to be able to work in Ethiopia this summer. At this point I am open to doing all types of ministry in Ethiopia, the most important thing to me is that I get exposure to the Ethiopian language and culture. Another prayer request is for the current SIM staff in Addis. There is rioting going on which is causing delayed communication, which is delaying figuring out ministry opportunities during my internship. I cannot stress enough how important your prayers are to this trip and to ministry in general. Thank you for all of your love and support! Stay tuned for fundraisers that will be starting soon! 9/6/2018 0 Comments Ethiopia 2019 Updates!I am so excited to tell you that my psych interview/pre-field assessment went AMAZING (aka I passed with flying colors). I have been approved by the SIM psychologist to go on this internship, which is pretty much the last element of the process of getting approval. So now what comes next? Well, all of the fun stuff! The next steps are getting confirmed country placement, support letter writing and approval (one of my favorite parts, since I get to connect with my supporters!), and fundraising! Mixed in with all of this is also getting plane tickets and appropriate visas! I want to thank you guys for continuing to pray for this process! God is so faithful and I am so excited to continue these next steps. Be on the lookout for ways that you can support this Ethiopia 2019 trip, and I am hoping to get some letters out and fundraisers going soon! Thanks, everyone! |