A Quick Update

Hi friends!


Today was the first real snow of the season. It looks beautiful falling from the sky like icing sugar, but generally makes life slightly miserable as I have a long walk into work everyday. Coupled with strict German regulations, requiring all footpaths bordering homes to be cleared by hand before 7:30, this has not been a welcome weather development!

Now that the They Are Not For Sale conference is completed, I have a bit more time to do some other things which have been on the back burner for a few weeks. At the moment I am doing a fair bit of writing work. Pick a Pocket is working on a new website so I have been building content for it.  I am also working on international distribution and publicity of our book 'Reject this Reality'.  We use this book to fund a lot of our projects; and as things really progress with the girls and boys from garbage city, we need all the funds we can get. YWAM daily life also keeps me busy! I have been helping in the kitchen (cooking for over 100) every Monday and I have 2 delightful one-on-ones from the current Marriage of the Arts DTS.

Financially things have been pretty tough. I am so thankful to the people who believe in what I am doing and have given, and continue to give. I need about $400 a month to be able to live here and pay for rent, food, staff fees, insurance, internet etc. At the moment I receive about $125 in regular monthly donations.   I would really appreciate your prayer in regards to this matter!

Please feel free to write to me; I love hearing from people!

Love,

Amy

Me and my good friend from my DTS, Jolisa, now back on staff with Pick a Pocket.

A Quick Update

I'm in Germany and the leaves, that I celebrated growing on the trees after a long winter, have turned into a riot of colour and are floating to the ground. After a fairly nightmarish 32 hours of travel I got to Herrnhut and got settled into my room. It really is amazing to be back here and surrounded by passionate creative people. Most of last week was spent catching up on what is happening in the projects and with Pick a Pocket in general.

The Hamburg Not For Sale Conference is really coming together. As yet, the 150 person Marriage of the Arts DTS has nowhere to stay, so we are waiting on a miracle!

We expect 4 members of Pick a Pocket to get back from Ethiopia today. They have spent most of their trip in the tribes of southern Ethiopia, but have also checked in on the projects and our long term members serving in Addis Abbaba.

This coming week I will be working on the much neglected Pick a Pocket blog and working on creating and distributing information to promote our book which raises money for projects around the world. Pick a Pocket really wants to be a part of a larger network of humanitarian organisations, so I will also be working to facilitate those connections as well.

Thank you all so much for your prayers and support!