Becoming a missionary has been the most humbling & life changing experience of my life, where I am able to serve others & share my love, joy & smile with everyone!
4-years ago, when I first learned about the mission & how much we had to fundraise, I was intimidated & frankly I did not think that I could do it. I prayed to God that if this mission was for me to allow me to find a way so I can serve others. By His grace, I was shown the path not only to fundraise for myself but for others as well.
I quickly learned that not all of us may have spare change to donate but we have “stuff” that is just taking up space. So now, I always ask that if anyone wants to donate anything, I take their items & have a garage sale with all proceeds going to the mission. Anytime I have a garage sale I always invite all missionaries to bring their stuff as well. God is so good & I have always felt his presence when doing these because “stuff” never runs out & people are so generous with their donations.
This mission touches the lives of people who are totally in need. It has taught me to be humble & ask for help to allow others to become missionaries as well. Like my missionary brother Franklin mentioned last month – “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
Bendiciones,
Jessica
Take Jessica’s advice & consider raising funds with a garage sale!
A mission of this magnitude requires funding, & there is never enough to go around. A garage sale can be a quick & easy way to generate funds & sponsors for fundraising fast. It also allows us to come together as missionaries for a common cause not to mention – to have a little fun.
Reselling items that are unwanted to people who do want them not only works for fundraising, but it is also good for the environment. Far too many usable items get thrown in the dumpster when it is not necessary.
After all, people really like garage sales, so when we have one, we are generating some goodwill in our community. It is a way for folks to get to know our mission in a friendly & relaxed atmosphere.