Hey all!
I just wanted to provide everyone with a brief update on where I stand as far as funding goes for this adventure our God is taking me on. My estimated costs for one year are $10,260. Currently, the Virginia Baptist Mission Board is supporting me for two years with $4,000 annually as a Venturer. The other $6,260 per year is what I am still trying to raise. That amount overwhelms me on a daily basis but I do know that the God that is in control of the universe certainly has finances under control.
If you would like to contribute to my funds to minister to the Roma people of Romania please e-mail me at blgarton@bluefield.edu or send a check to Virginia Baptist Mission Board earmarked for "Brittany Garton - Romania" to 2828 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23294.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
I need to grow things???
Plants.
Seeds.
Growth.
All seem like very simple things and I hope they are.
One of the things God has laid on my heart to try and teach the Roma children how to grow vegetables in container gardens. While this skill will probably not sustain their lives, I do firmly believe that they are able to grow some kind of food in various containers in their intercity homes. Also, by teaching them to do this, I will be able to use Biblical illustrations of growth to convey that love of Christ to them.
All of this seems like a solid plan, right? Until I mention that I have NEVER grown anything in my entire life. Not so solid now… The slightly new plan is to "practice" growing vegetables. This plan has to be adapted to the fact that I am currently living in a dorm room so I will be growing some small herbs to begin with on my windowsill. Figure I might as well start out small and figure out if I have a green or black thumb.
I’ll keep you all updated
Seeds.
Growth.
All seem like very simple things and I hope they are.
One of the things God has laid on my heart to try and teach the Roma children how to grow vegetables in container gardens. While this skill will probably not sustain their lives, I do firmly believe that they are able to grow some kind of food in various containers in their intercity homes. Also, by teaching them to do this, I will be able to use Biblical illustrations of growth to convey that love of Christ to them.
All of this seems like a solid plan, right? Until I mention that I have NEVER grown anything in my entire life. Not so solid now… The slightly new plan is to "practice" growing vegetables. This plan has to be adapted to the fact that I am currently living in a dorm room so I will be growing some small herbs to begin with on my windowsill. Figure I might as well start out small and figure out if I have a green or black thumb.
I’ll keep you all updated
Saturday, March 5, 2011
When I was 13 years old, I went on my first mission trip to Project Ruth in Romania. From that trip henceforth, God has placed a strong calling on my heart to work alongside my brothers and sisters in Christ in Romania by serving His children: the Roma people. For the past eight years, my summers have been full of Romania and loving the people there. I have been actively involved in organizing and running countless vacation bible schools in over 12 villages scattered across the country, filling out grant applications, translating teacher’s notes to child sponsors, cooking dinner for the children on my street, and doing whatever else needed to be done.
In February of 2011, I was appointed as a Venturer through the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. This position is a two year commitment that will provide me with about 40% of the funds that I need in order to sustain myself while I am there and I am currently trying to raise the other $6000 needed per year. Through this position, I will be working alongside the staff at Project Ruth to create more in depth relationships between the children and their sponsors and continue to work with ministries I have already been involved with on the short term in the summers. Also, I will be helping on some with the English classes at the Ruth School. In the evenings and weekends, I hope to have a variety of Bible studies and small groups with the children from the school.
Please be in prayer for me as I finish out my final semester at Bluefield College and begin the process of transitioning from college life to life on the mission field. Also, pray for the children that I will begin working with full-time in June.
In February of 2011, I was appointed as a Venturer through the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. This position is a two year commitment that will provide me with about 40% of the funds that I need in order to sustain myself while I am there and I am currently trying to raise the other $6000 needed per year. Through this position, I will be working alongside the staff at Project Ruth to create more in depth relationships between the children and their sponsors and continue to work with ministries I have already been involved with on the short term in the summers. Also, I will be helping on some with the English classes at the Ruth School. In the evenings and weekends, I hope to have a variety of Bible studies and small groups with the children from the school.
Please be in prayer for me as I finish out my final semester at Bluefield College and begin the process of transitioning from college life to life on the mission field. Also, pray for the children that I will begin working with full-time in June.
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