Countdown Begins!

It's official.  We are IN the month that we leave for Haiti.  It all seems a little surreal at this point.  We move on October 25th.  I have to admit, I haven't changed over our family calendar to October because it makes me so sad!  Don't get me wrong, we are super excited for our move....but with it comes some inevitable sad goodbye's.  We are blessed with some amazing family and friends who will be extremely hard to leave. Anyway, moving forward......

Two weeks ago, we packed up our house (or at least a few items from our house that will fit in our apartment!) and loaded them on a truck being shipped to Haiti!  We were so blessed by the people that donated this moving truck to ship over supplies to our H&F sites, and that we were able to use some space on the truck to send over stuff for our apartment.  We also had a great lunch with Drex and Jo (H&F's trip coordinators who originally started the site we will be the directors of) who were driving the truck across the country.  It will soon be in Florida and then on it's way across the Caribbean!

We are pushing through our last few weeks here in the states finishing up our fundraising.  Before the update, I need to do a little 'shout out'.  God has extremely blessed us with a wonderful team of sacrificial ministry supporters who are partnering with us financially.  A very sincere THANK YOU to each and every one of you that have joined our team with a one time gift and those who are giving monthly/yearly to our ministry.  We couldn't do this without each and every one of you.  You truly are a huge part of being the Hands & Feet of Christ to our children in Haiti.  We are praying for all of you.

We are getting so close to having our full budget raised!  Our monthly need is $5800.  When all of our current pledges come in, we are about 10 people at $100/ a month away from being 100% supported!  If you would be interested in joining our team, please let us know.  Of course, it doesn't have to that specific amount.  You can check out our page on the website at:  https://handsandfeetproject.org/stephen-and-carrie-mulligan/  You can sign up online from that link, or we can send you a form to fill out and send to our stateside office which is in Franklin, TN.  All contributions go through The Hands and Feet Project (a 501(c)(3) organization) and are tax deductible.  Our email is csmulligan@gmail.com.  Please feel free to contact us with any question you may have and we will be happy to give answers :)

OK, I promise we won't be using this blog in the future as a way to fundraise, we've just recently had many questions about how the support raising is going.  It is truly a necessary part in enabling us to do our job, which is ministry to the orphaned and abandoned children of Haiti. We are praying that God will close the last gap in fundraising and bring us the needed supporters to be fully funded by the time we depart on October 25th.

With that, as I said, we're counting down.  Our final days are being scheduled to the max to get everything accomplished.  No day taken for granted, enjoying every moment with family and friends before we move across the sea!

Please pray for safety for our family in the move.  For us as we transition into a new culture.  For our kids as they transition into a new culture. For the huge task we have ahead of us as the directors of a children's village that is responsible for nearly 70 children.  For the current Haitian and American staff down at H&F as they care for our amazing children.  For the children that they are given the best care and family possible. For peace for our family back home as we leave the country.  That God would take some very imperfect people and accomplish His will in Haiti.

Thank you for all the prayers and support!

I have to leave you with a picture of the kids in a wedding a couple weeks  ago!  Aren't they precious?  Congrats Melissa and Andy :)