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| Some of the Teen Mothers |
Oh yes, it's that time - the time to send out the letters asking for your support!
It's not easy for AJ and I to ask for $$. Not AT ALL! In fact it takes us having to swallow our pride and ask for help (which I'll tell you, is a BIG pill to swallow sometimes!). Below is a copy of our support letter. I left out our home address for security purposes, but if you would like to send support, please e-mail me and I will give it to you. (clrewkowski@yahoo.com)
Dear Family and Friends,
Have you ever heard the story of the Starfish being thrown back into the ocean? So many had washed up on the shore, and when the man that was throwing them back in was asked why he was doing it, and that he couldn’t possibly make a difference – he merely replied… “It made a difference to this one.” We want to help make that difference for some of the people living in Kenya.
Can you imagine walking through the Kibera Slums of Nairobi, Kenya and engaging with some of the one million plus individuals living in tin shacks with no running water and few opportunities for education and employment? Can you imagine sitting with a street girl from Kitale, Kenya who was recently rescued from a life of prostitution and given a safe home and an opportunity for restoration and hope? Can you imagine sitting with a five year old boy who has lost both of his parents and his sister to the same disease that he now battles? This vision is about to become a reality for AJ and I as we embrace an opportunity to travel to the beautiful nation of Kenya, East Africa with a team from Providence Church. This 14 day trip will be spent working with Transformed International (www.transformedinternational.org), an organization committed to serving the orphans, widows, and at risk teens in Kenya. July 5th-19th will be life-changing days for us, and we want to give you an opportunity to partner with us.
We will be serving Transformed International in a number of ways. There will be opportunities for us to spend time building relationships with the street girls, orphans, and families that they serve, through sports, education programs, income generation training, manual work projects, and simply being present with those who have experienced so much of a life filled with brokenness. All of these things will give us a chance to work side by side with those in the village towns and slum areas that we will travel to. This allows for valuable relationships to be built, which is a vital part of the Kenyan culture.
There are two ways that you can be a part of this amazing African adventure. The first and most important way is through prayer. By visiting our blog at www.mountainmovers.blogspot.com, you can keep up to date on our journey as we prepare to go to Kenya, as well as the goings-on that happen throughout our time there. The second way that you can partner with us is through financial support. Between AJ and I, we will need to raise $5,000 by June 20th to cover the cost of this endeavor; a steep amount for us, but not too steep for God! Of course, if you aren’t in a position to help us, we completely understand. However, if for some reason we raise above the amount needed, the rest will be put towards either helping someone else with the cost of their trip, or to help to individuals we will be working with while we are over there.
Your financial gifts are tax deductible and can be written out to: Providence Church. Please write our last name, Rewkowski, in the memo line of your check. Checks can be mailed directly to our home address: (e-mail me at clrewkowski@yahoo.com for the address). If you would prefer to pay online, you can send money through www.paypal.com using my e-mail address listed below. (Unfortunately if you pay through PayPal there are fees, and so a small percentage is taken from the total amount of your gift. You also won’t be able to use this as a tax deduction.)
If you have any questions, or would like to talk more about this trip, please feel free to contact us at clrewkowski@yahoo.com.
Thank you for taking the time to invest in our lives and this adventure of serving people in another part of the world!
Sincerely,
AJ & Tina Rewkowski
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| The teen mothers with their children (photos taken from Transformed International) |
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