Hey guys,
I realized that when the subject title is "Exciting Opportunity," most people, including myself, send it straight to the trash bin.
Regardless, I wanted to let you guys know that I have been meeting with a home fellowship group for the past three weeks, and I'm really excited about everything going on here. It's great because there are both English speakers and Hungarians meeting up at a home every week. We eat dinner, play a game, and then spend some time talking about God and what He's doing here in Budapest.
We also want to be a missional community though. On November 16th, we are planning on going and buying a bunch of blankets (or taking some that will be donated) and helping out some of Budapest's homeless residents. The blankets themselves will cost about 1000 Ft (which is equivalent to maybe five or six dollars depending on the exchange rate), and that is where I would like to ask you to consider making a donation to cover a blanket or two.
There are a ton of homeless people here. I don't just see a few here and there. Right off the top of my head, I can think of two that I see everyday at Florian Ter, about four that hang out at Kolosi Ter, and another that lives up the street form Kolosi Ter. Those are the "regulars," let alone the drifters. Today's high was 46 F. It's October 20 and the nights already almost hit the freezing mark.
If you would consider making a donation of $5 or $6, less than the price of a value meal at Arby's, then please send a check to CEO and write "One Blanket" in the Note line to:
CEO
PO Box 6578
Charlottesville, VA 22906
If you do not use checks but would still like to get involved, Paypal is available too!
Click here for Paypal Donations!
The Paypal link is near the bottom of the page. You'll be able to choose an amount and then once it prompts you to log in, you can click on "Add Special Instructions." That's where you would write "Blanket One."
Thanks again everyone! I'm really excited that people are interested in helping out. The homeless of Budapest thank you! Also, thanks again for all of your prayers and support. I could not be over here doing this without each of your individual spiritual and financial help, and it is greatly appreciated.
Love y'all,Will
PS - Feel free to share this news with your Sunday School group. We want to keep Budapest's homeless warm!
Hey Will, I know your mom from when I went to BCBC several years ago, I wanted to invite you to link this blog in a post of mine. Stop by and get all the details. Also I linked your post here in my post, if that makes sense.
ReplyDeletecut and past the following to see it:
http://learntolove-lovetolearn.blogspot.com/2010/10/whats-up-wednesday_27.html