Giving Thanks and Other Things

It has been a good month in the life of Christine.

There is so much to be thankful for this year and even this month!  As I already shared, I am close to 35% of startup costs raised.  We just filled another box of supplies to send to the Lucas Children's Shelter.  God has been blessing me all across the board lately.  And soon I will be learning how to drive a manual transmission vehicle, which is another bonus in preparation for heading overseas.

I am continuing to do well in my classes and I think I am finally finding the motivation to put some things to pen and paper.  Well, maybe more like fingers to keyboard 😉  I have had many ideas floating around and debating between a couple of textbooks, but I am 80% sure what textbooks I am going to use.  I just need to get my hands on the samples I signed up for from Pearson and Longman at the Michigan TESOL conference.

Hopefully, you received my newsletter and now know that I have a couple of items I am specifically looking for.  These include the Oxford Picture Dictionary (OPD), sight word flash cards, and second language learner friendly English dictionaries.  Soon I will start an Amazon wish list under the e-mail address for the program.  Once I do this, I will share that list so supporters can know what the needs are for supplies.

I hope all went really well for people this week in preparation for Thanksgiving and spending time with family.  It is a chance for us to be sure to focus on all the blessing God has poured out on us and share with others.  We here in the United States do a lot to prepare for Thanksgiving Day and even Black Friday.  Some even participate in Cyber Monday deals!

I want to leave you with one little challenge... think about participating in Giving Tuesday.  Even if you only give $5, it is worth participating as a way to remember this time of year is about giving and not receiving.  Giving Tuesday is a relatively new idea compared to Thanksgiving and even Black Friday.  The idea is to balance out the commercialism of the holiday season and give to non-profit agencies.  Every dollar counts in the non-profit world so even a little can go a long way.  Although I would hope to be considered as your organization of choice this year, just consider giving something expecting nothing in return this Tuesday as we enter this season of gift exchanges.

You can donate three ways:

1. Online through my bio page: www.cten.org/christinedavenport
2. mail a check with a note indicating it is for Christine Davenport: Commission To Every Nation P.O. Box 291307 Kerrville, TX 78029-1307
3. call CTEN and tell them you want to make a donation to Christine Davenport: 1-800-872-5404 (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm CST)