I Hate Asking for Help/Money, but....

This is the donation letter I wrote:


"Hi!!

I am so excited for the end of this year because I have the opportunity to go to Ethiopia!! I would be going with a group of dentists from Texas that we are friends with and a friend of mine who goes to church with me and her family. The only reason I have been using words like “potentially” and “hopefully” when telling people about this amazing chance is because of how much it costs to go. It is so expensive! It’d be cheaper for me to go buy the used car that I want than it would be for me to go to Africa. It is about $3,000 for me to go. Yikes! I am hoping to raise about $4,000 though. With the other $1,000, I will give all of it to the orphanage my sister, Ray Ray, was at, Hannah’s Hope. Hannah’s Hope is located just outside the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. While there, I will be doing things like playing with the children, helping with the patients, helping cook food, and other such services.

The only problem is that I don’t have a spare four grand. (Shocking, right? A high school student that is completely dirt poor? Unheard of, right?) This summer I will be working very hard to earn most, if not all, of that. I'm going to be doing car washes, lemonade stands, and I'm selling handmade t-shirts—contact me if you want one!-, but I would really appreciate you and your family’s help. If you would be willing to donate even a little bit of money, I would be so grateful!

If you are able to help me go serve at various orphanages and clinics, please write a check to me and in the memo section, please write “Donation for Ethiopia”. You can then either give it to me personally or mail it to the address at the top of the page.

If you cannot help financially, would you please pray for two things: for our team to travel safely and that everything we do in Africa would honor God?

Thank you so much for your help!

Love,
Margie"

If you wanna help, you can shoot me an email (off.to.ethiopia@gmail.com) and I'll send you an address that I will eventually receive it from. Thanks!!