book club

Thursday, February 2nd, I blogged about wanting to start a women's Christian book club in my neighborhood. Well, I finally did it! It seemed like God kept putting it on my mind, to the point where I couldn't not do it. And this is great timing too because my sister is moving into my townhouse and we're moving to Wheaton, so this will help her meet friends in the neighborhood (she's from Indianapolis).

Last Monday I handed out about 25 flyers around the neighborhood stating we'd start with "Radical" by David Platt and meet once a month. And then this Monday I handed out 25 more.

Last week I got one response from the woman across the street who I had met a week before. But then yesterday after I handed out more, I got a voicemail from someone who got one last week and I called her back. She said she had it on her dresser all week and felt God was telling her to do it. And then Tuesday I received an email from another woman who's really excited to be part of it. So that makes 5 of us (including my sister and I). I've been praying about it off and on all week that someone is holding on to it and God would nudge them to call (like the one woman did). I'll continue praying, I'd love it if I got at least 1 or 2 more women to come.

I'm so glad God put it on my heart to do this (6 months ago) and that he kept bringing it to mind and  I actually followed through. Why is it so hard for us to do God's will, when it brings so much blessing in the end?

If you think of it, pray for my neighbors and that more women will join, and that they will grow closer to God and close to each other.

sounds like a great organization

http://asourown.org/

Rescues vulnerable children in India from certain enslavement and exploitation

 

are you average?

The Story of Ian & Larissa

very inspirational video, thanks to Mark for emailing it

http://stayonpost.com/2012/05/08/the-story-of-ian-larissa/

I have this photo on my pinterest account. It links to here: Famine in Baidoa, Somalia: 1992
Looking at it you can't help but be inspired to give more and store up less

fundraiser for Feed My Starving Children - Applebees

I was just notified of a fundraiser starting April 18th and then every 2nd Wednesday of the month through 2012.  Feel free to pass the information around to family and friends. All you have to do is bring the flyer (see below) to Applebees in Aurora, IL on the specific dates and 15% of your bill goes to Feed My Starving Children.

The letter below the flyer explains it all. _____________________

My name is Joyce Kalicki.  I am an individual that volunteered through my church, Word of Life, Naperville, to help pack meals for Feed My Starving Children.  As volunteers we were amazed at how many starving children this organization feeds.  The Feed My Starving Children in Illinois packed 77 million meals by using about 345,000 VOLUNTEERS!   The Feed My Starving Children location in Aurora, Illinois only has 8 full time and 12 part time employees.  The ladies of Word of Life Lutheran Church started looking for ways to support this amazing organization that does so much with so little money.  (A package of food that feeds six costs approximately $1.50!)

Applebees  Bar and Grill in Aurora, Illinois offered the program Dining to Donate.   With this program the community has the opportunity to support Feed My Starving Children by simply going out to eat!  This is something most of us do every week!  Applebees has partnered with us and is going to donate 15% of all food sales in which the dining party submits to the server the attached flyer (above).  The key is that it must be submitted to the Aurora Applebees on 59 on Wednesday April 18th, 2012 from 11am to 11pm.

Please consider joining this community effort and helping feed starving children in the United States and 69 other countries?  All you need do is advertise this fundraiser by speaking of it and passing on the attached official flyer from Applebees.  We as a community can EAT OUT and help starving children all over the world!  This means that if someone eats a $10.00 meal at Applebees of Aurora, Illinois on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 and submits the attached official Applebees flyer to the server Feed My Starving Children will receive $1.50.  This will allow FMSC to pack SIX meals for starving children.

Please consider partnering with us to raise money for Feed My Starving Children to help empower them to feed children all over the world.

If you have any questions please contact me.  I would love to hear from you.

Sincerely,
Joyce Kalicki
thekalickis@yahoo.com
(586)907-5125

not much going on

nope, haven't done anything regarding setting up a book club around here.

BUT, I am in another "Radical" book club. This will be my second one, and third time reading the book :)

It's a Tyndale one, 6 people from work, we were the spill over from those who signed up first.

that's all for now