Fundraising begins.

7 Months to go - approximately £9800 left to raise!

I was wondering how many of you purchase items on the Internet?
If you go to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/mellewis or alternatively click on the link to your left BEFORE you purchase, there are a lot of businesses and stores who will donate a percentage of your purchase to me and my quest!
All you will need to do is simply register with them (Free) and then every time you buy something remember to go through my site! Thank you so much! - "Every little helps" :) (I'm not sure if it works in the states tho, but your welcome to give it a try!!)

I was chatting to one of my work colleagues on Friday and telling him about what I will be doing from August. I told him how much I had to raise, and there was almost a fear that passed by his face!

And I can totally see why! £10,000 isn't really what most people have access to! (If you do - then I'm your best friend!!)
I was listening to a preach by Mark Driscoll the other week. He was talking about being generous with your money. In today's financial climate that seems to be very hard to follow, Driscoll went on to say that if Money is your god, then right know your god is failing you, If you are to put your trust in money and money alone, your god is dead. But if your trust is in Jesus who did die, but then rose again, why should you be worried about money and buzz words like "credit crunch" ?

It says in the bible that God owns the Cattle on a thousand hills and He will provide for those in need! As we continue to give through this time of economic crisis, be sure to know that God is providing for us all!!

Where to start . . .

I'm sat here with a cup of coffee (fresh, real from a filter. . . the way it was meant to be drank!)
Just got up, and heading to work in 10 minutes . . . it will be short!! :)

I know that I'm going to America.

I know that I will be giving a year at Eastern Michigan University as a campus missionary.

I know that I have a lots of money to raise (10,000 approx!).

But I don't know where to start!!! :) (suggestions on the back of a post card please!!)

For some reason I'm not worried at all - and this can only be God giving me peace! If I know that God is calling me to go, I know that God will provide! And I know know that he will blow my mind in doing so !

In my next blog I will explain more about who I will be working for and with (organisation and people). But for now Ive been looking at fundraising Ideas and have come up with a couple of Ideas . . . Having a Promise Auction - this is where people who are gifted, sell there gift/talent to someone else. for example if you make jewellery, make a necklace and someone will bid on that!
I also want to hold a spring ball or some sort of evening dooo Black tie n all! That will be fun!

Anyway - Signing off now . . .

" You have been set apart as Holy to the LORD your GOD, and he has chosen you to be His own special treasure from all the nations of the earth!!"

From the beginning!

Give a Year, Pray about a life time.


It all started back in 2004. I did a study abroad programme with my university, and I ended up in Michigan at Eastern Michigan University. Here I was blessed to be apart of a church - King of Love, and a student group - University Christian Fellowship. God totally blessed me with some amazing Pastors, and some of the best friends I have ever had!

I have been back and forth since then and each time I knew that God was calling me back, I just didn't know when! So last new year I attended a Student conference in America called Salt. God totally broke my heart for the nation of America. The phrase "Give a year and pray about a lifetime" was made a challenge for the people who felt called to missions. So hear I am believing that this is what God is calling me to do!

God gave me a picture for Eastern Michigan University. . . as I looked at at the campus I saw people chained down not able to move and there was a dark cloud over the top. Then I looked again and saw a huge tidal wave covering the campus. As it drained away, the chains were broken, the cloud had gone.
I believe that this is a picture of Gods glory, that there WILL be breakthrough, people will be freed from depression, Chains will be broken - chains of bondage, of sin and rebelion. That God will break in and bring freedom!

I want to be apart of what God has planned on this campus, I want to see change in this generation, most of all I want to make Jesus famous at Eastern Michigan University!

I know that God has called me there for such a time as this. So as of August 2009 I will be heading out to Michigan for a year to be a Campus Missionary.

I would appreciate your prayers for the next few months as I start raising support and making plans for what I will be doing!

Thanks for reading!!!