6.28.2009

big cups for big change.

Emily's youth group was hosting a DiscipleNow weekend at her church, and wanted to involve a missions emphasis for the event. She ran a Make Change campaign as the special offering all weekend, using oversized "coffee cups" made from flower planters to collect the money. She showed Mocha Club videos to promote the idea, and bought Mocha Club "I need Africa more than Africa needs me" tshirts to give away.
Emily picked our Sudan Regrowth project area, with an emphasis towards the New Life Orphanage in Nyamlel, Sudan.

The weekend raised almost $700 for the orphanage!!
After the event, when asked how she felt the campaign went, Emily said "It made the church realize the need in Africa, and I was so encouraged by the response from our church!"

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