Planning is moving along...

So we were told last night that we are only 12 weeks out from our trip to Ethiopia...gulp! It's really coming up quickly. I've gotten about 1/2 my shots so far. I'm trying to balance getting as many as possible at my primary care doctor because Aetna will cover the cost, whew. So for all those shots that my doctor does not carry, I have to go to the local county travel clinic to get the rest (yellow fever, polio). My passport came in quickly and now all I need is a few more shots and I'm ready to roll! As for fundraising, I would like to thank all of you who have given donations, offered prayers, etc. It has been such a blessing to have you all in my life. As for where we stand now.....currently the only thing I am personally raising is money for mattresses. These are mattresses that we will be using to furnish the 90 bed orphanage. Currently the children sleep on a board wrapped in a blanket. I want to be able to give every child a mattress to sleep on. Originally they told us the mattresses would cost $5.00 each but our leaders just got back from Africa and found out the cost is now approximately $20.00 per each single mattress. So, my goal is to buy 90 to total $1,800. It would be amazing to be able to roll up to that orphanage in our truck loaded with a mattress for every child. They showed us photos of the orphanage at our meeting last night and it was heartbreaking. The facilites need much work, the walls are crumbling, and the bedrooms were large with rows and rows of beds with boards & blankets. What a comfort a mattress would be for these little guys. I've already raised $800 to go toward this. $100 of the donations raised so far has gone toward flip flops that we have already purchased. So I have $1,000 left to raise !!! One of the leaders told me I could ride to Addis with him to purchase the mattresses and help him deliver them to the children. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. If you are interested in being part of this by donating, please see address to the right of this post. Thank you all and God Bless!
"Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds amoung all peoples" Psalm 96:3