What is Snowball Saturday, you ask? WELL, Snowball Saturday is a national (dare I say INTERNATIONAL?) holiday of my own invention, but that doesn't make it any less real! This holiday will take place weekly on Saturday until a later day of my choosing.
I foresee myself doing a lot of writing in the near future, because I think it's important that you, my dear readers, stay informed on the what-ho of this relatively new journey, and it is my prayer that my story will be an encouragement to others. Seriously though, I've already learned that even addressing envelopes can be an act of worship and an opportunity to witness! (<<Colossians 3:17) That's where Snowball Saturday comes in.
As I mentioned in my previous post, my fervent hope is that Snowball Saturdays will be a time when my faithful readers (that's you) can respond to what you have read on this blog, on my "Destination: West Africa" page on Facebook, on Twitter, or somewhere else. But I don't want you to respond directly to me, although I would certainly enjoy hearing from you. Instead, I would love for you to respond by making a deliberate effort to share about this mission with another friend!
So without further ado, to get you started, here are a few ideas on how you could celebrate Snowball Saturday:
- Invite a friend to my Facebook group (linked above)
- Share the link to my blog (pitchfordbenin.blogspot.com) on your Facebook, Twitter, or other social medium of preference. Sometimes all a person needs is an invitation.
- Wish the person at the Starbucks drive through a "happy Snowball Saturday!"
- Give your mother a Snowball Saturday neck massage while you tell her about the mission of Wycliffe, and about your friend Kate who is fundraising to join them ;)
- Why not let the merriment roll over into a Snowball Sunday? That day starts with an S too! The greeting time during the service is a great opportunity to invite your friends and neighbors to pray for this mission or check out my blog.
- If you have read anything interesting or noteworthy on this blog, why not bring it up in conversation with a friend? If you haven't read anything interesting or noteworthy thus far on my blog, I am deeply sorry.
So you get the idea. This day will serve two main purposes: 1) You will be doing me a huge service in helping me to grow my foundational network of prayer and support, and 2) Sharing about the mission of Wycliffe could very well serve as an encouragement for a friend who is having questions about their own faith. Who knows? Oh yeah, God does. C:
Plus, who doesn't want an excuse to give their mother a neck massage?
In other news, I am pretty much done addressing envelopes (praise God!!), and hope to send out letters early next week. If you would like to receive a letter from me (complete with a prayer card for your fridge!) shoot me an email (kapitchford@gmail.com) with your mailing address.
Finally, in the next day or so, I hope to post information about how you can donate your Delta SkyMiles towards my airline ticket to Benin. It's pretty nifty, actually. Frequent flyers, stay tuned!
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