Lauranne in her awesomeness made this after our party last night. Enjoy!
My favorite part was putting our teammates on the wall in the donation room, so they got to be a part of the party too! Thanks to our friends we raised $200 dollars. I still have a ways to go but God usually provides at the last minute through ways I would never expect so I'm not worried... yet.
That's all I can say! I got the call today that I've been waiting for since I found out I'm going to be on this great adventure. I'm A New England Roadie! I was with my friend Whitney when I got the call who was A Roadie in New England in 2008 and we turned up the volume on my phone and when Sabrina said New England we were both equally stoked.
My region will tentatively include Connecticut, New York (New York, Long Island, Albany), Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. I'm so excited I don't even know what to do with myself! I've never been to the Northeast and Whitney is telling me all about it. Apparently NE is one of the best regions out of the 15 so I can't wait to tell you all about the awesome stuff we'll be doing there.
oh, and if you like sticking it to corporate america listen to this: My company, Gap Inc. is matching dollar-for-dollar everything I raise so the more you give the more the company gives, and I get double the support! so give it up here: http://tinyurl.com/JenniferNitschRoadieFund. Until then, have a great weekend!
Well, I have 16 days left in Florida. That sounds so weird! I moved out of my house yesterday and right now I'm in St. Petersburg figuring out how all my stuff is going to fit in this small old house. It makes me laugh just thinking about it. We were supposed to find out our team and region assignments today but in typical IC fashion that too is delayed and our minds will continue to race for a few more days until that day. The waiting doesn't bother me anymore, it's how my employment began and it's how it will continue to be. I love thinking about the possibilities though!
Lauranne (http://theglorifyblog.com)and I have finally made the facebook event for our going-away/fund-raising party, which makes it even more official that we're roadies! It's going to be an 80's themed dance-off competition. Friends will put money down on their pick for the winner and the dancer with the most money goes on to the next round, and we get all the money! We will also be showing IC's latest documentary on the rescue riders called "Together We Are Free." It's going to be fantastic. I am so blessed to be able to share this experience with such a good friend as Lauranne, she is amazing.
Sooo, I sent out my support letters this week! As I write this they're somewhere nearby heading to their respective destinations. I've also had a couple friends give me gifts of support and more promised I'll have them soon. I would love to be at my goal before the plane takes off but my timing isn't who's I'll be relying on.
I'm just too excited to even contain myself right now. If you're wondering if it will be worth your money to give a little to my cause, watch this and know that you're investment will definitely give back more than you can imagine.
Matthew 25:14-30
It's been quite a week.
Tuesday: after 4 hours of sleep I wake up to watch my beloved MJ's memorial (Yes, I'm a fan of Micheal Jackson like some people are fans of sports teams, even through the rough years.) then sat in front of my phone all day waiting for that glorious call that would reveal my future for the fall!
Wednesday: was a blur. I think I told everyone and their mom that I was a roadie, even if it didn't mean anything to them. I got to tell all my students at The Element too, unfortunately that means I won't be able to join them for camp.
Thursday & Friday: consisted of mostly working, but I Lauranne and I did buy our tickets to San Diego! I started packing, wrote my support letter, and my roommate's birthday party was friday night. there was much dancing.
Saturday: I woke up at 7am to prepare a garage sale with my roommates. One of my students made cupcakes and brownies and sold them their to help me too. She's so sweet. My mom and her fried drove up at the end to pick up my bed and as many boxes as possibly could fit in the truck... so this was the first night I slept without a bed.
Sunday: I worked a couple hours in the morning (and brought in the remaining cupcakes to sell in the break room) then came back to the continued garage sale and started to read over my pre-arrival activities. I also got my first gift of support! So at the end of week 1 I have just over $200. I'm 1/10th of the way there! $1800 to go and 21 days to do it.
I move the rest of my things back to St. Pete friday, the same day I find out my region and teammates! Please continue to pray for the HR staff at Invisible Children as they assemble these teams and that the money keeps coming. Praise that my friend who works at Kinko's said I can print off everything I need for free at his work! Until the next time we speak here's a video to inspire and challenge you.
Friends, this is for you. You have been such a blessing to me since my decision to change the course of my foreseeable future and apply for this position. From interviews to weeks of silence you've been my reason, my encouragement, and my hope. You are as a part of this as I am and how can I leave you out just because you can't fit in the van with me!? So here you will be with me from across the country, wherever I am I want you there with me. So in 4 weeks I will embark on the greatest adventure of my life to date and I am excited to share it with you too.