As I'm writing this, snow is falling outside of the window and the roads are a nice slick ice rink. It's hard to believe that in a month from today, we'll be loading up the vans and headed south to Mexico. A month from today, 53 students and staff from the His Houses of Ferris State, Michigan Tech and Central Michigan Universities will be on their way to Juarez, Mexico to build homes for three families who don't have homes of their own! It's exciting!
We've been working hard since October and we've raised over $33,000 towards the trip. This covers the three houses, the travel expenses to and from Mexico, the food for while we're there, all of the various trip insurances, etc. Everything is paid for.
But, there is another family who has been praying and hoping for a house for weeks, months, maybe even years. We've raised some extra money and it's enough to begin building another house. It's not enough to finish it though and we can't start a house and then leave. What kind of missions trip would that be?
It was amazing last night as the Ferris students sat and listened to the options. We explained to them that we've already done what we set out to do, but we had the chance to do more. Only if they were willing. And they unanimously said "Yes". They're willing to work in smaller teams, to put in longer hours and to go as hard as they can during that week. They're willing to put in the time and the energy to raise the extra money. We want to build a fourth house.
It's a HUGE step of faith! The amount needed to build the fourth house is $4,350. That's the cost of a semester of tuition for some of our students. It's a scary amount to look at and realize that we only have a month to get it done. But, then we look at how far we've come already, how much money has already been raised and the fact that God has provided in the past. He's provided the money for the last 17 years for us to be a visible sign of His love in Juarez, and He can do it again. Nothing is too large for our God.
So, we're doing it. We're going for that complete fourth house. But we need YOUR help to make it happen. We can't do this alone. It's going to take a lot of people helping us to make it a reality.
If you're willing to give towards our fourth house - thank you! You are loved and appreciated by college students across the state of Michigan and by families in Juarez who wouldn't have a home without you.
To give online, you can visit our website and use your credit/debit card or paypal. Or you can contact your Ferris, CMU or MTU student and give the money to them.
If you have questions about why we do what we do, browse through this blog and see the stories from the last three years and the difference that we've made in Juarez. There are pictures of the families and the students who have been impacted for the rest of their lives because of what they've seen and what God has done through us.
And please, share this blog and the giving link to others that you think would be interested. Ask others to get behind us and help us build the fourth house. We are at a spot where literally every dollar counts and it's going to take all of us working hard to make it happen, but we can do this!
If you have any questions, contact Kate (kate@hhcf.org). Thank you so much for helping us move ministry forward, not just at Ferris but in Juarez, Mexico - a city that has not been forgotten.
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