Mission Auction

The Mission Auction was a success! We raised over $32,000 for both the Guatemala and the South Africa mission trips! As mentioned at the auction, the money raised will go towards building materials for houses and buildings the teams will complete while in their regions. It will also go towards medical, dental or school supplies for the communities we will be visiting. Any remainder will go to fill in some of the travel costs (capped at 25% per person) for those who have felt called to go. The generosity of those that gave, attended, purchased or donated...it just astounds me.

As each item was being auctioned off, it was a total adrenaline rush! Not just because the numbers were being raised and the mouth of the auctioneer just kept a runnin...but, it was amazing to think that people with such open and generous hearts were giving. Giving of their time and money both to purchase items and raise money but to donate these items.

What a wonderful night!

I wish I had pictures to share but we were all just working out little tails off and I didn't get any. Ouch. That kind of even hurt to admit out loud! ;)

Thank you to all of those that donated! And since I got to write this post AND knew some of the amazing people that donated...I want to make some special mentions! :)

Thank you to Peter Anderson of Galvin Flying for donating the Extended Intro Flight Lesson! He is SO supportive and I am so thankful for his loving kindness (and friendship) over the years!

Thank you to my Sis-In-Law for her TOTAL support! Not only did she purchase a whole table to attend but she donated three fabulous goody baskets to be auctioned off. AND she took 2/3rd of my children for a sleepover the night before the auction to allow me to help get things ready! What RockStars her and her husband are!!!

Thank you to my parents for taking the other third of my children, for attending the auction, donating some awesome goods. Also thanks for putting my kids to bed Mom, so I could stay at the auction longer. And thanks Dad for all the stuff you "won" for the kids and in support of the auction! Not to mention all the help you gave me for closing up at the end of the auction!

Thank you to my Aunt Rhonda and Uncle Jim for donating an Ocean Shores timeshare stay! And congrats to our friends that won it! Can I come?! ;) Also thank you for donating all the other misc goods and baskets that you donated! Your help is MUCH appreciated! So good to see you at the auction!

Thank you to Alyssa and Holly Sutherland for donating the kittens that my daughter would have given her entire family for! They got a good home! (the kittens...not the sisters!)

It was an awesome night and I can't wait to put all that hard work and support into action for the people in Guatemala!