Beyond Excited

I visited Brenda and Becky tonight. I stepped into their second floor apartment and found it to be 90 degrees. Brenda keeps the air conditioning turned off most of the time to keep her power bill lower. She decided to turn it on though this evening. By the time I left it was a comfortable 79 degrees.

We talked about her excitement to go to school. She has informed her employer at Inn America that she is going to start school at the end of the month and they said they will start looking for her replacement. I think this is all going to be for the best in many ways because they are already seeing a slow down in the number of rooms that are occupied, therefore cutting back on her hours. I don't think she would have been able to make a livable wage during the cooler months.

She looks forward to studying. She looks forward to returning to church on Sundays. She looks forward to focusing on her education seriously. She is so grateful for the scholarship.

We still have a large gap to fill though. We need at least $1000 a month to pay her expenses during the school year so she can focus on school and take care of Becky. We are just over half way to the goal. I discussed with her how there are many people that are willing to support her education and that they would love it if she would allow photos posted here for them to see her. No deal. She does not want her photos publicly on the internet. She explained why and I will respect her wishes. She did however think it was a good idea to send all the donors thank you cards and will send a hard copy picture with the card. So there's another good reason to donate. Now there is a perk for donors. Unintentional, but a perk non-the-less.

If you or someone you know would like to make a real difference in Brenda's life then join her team of angels. We currently have 40 families on the team. I wonder how many people it will take to make this a winning team?