The Garage Sale Study Plan

Saturday, September 14, 8 am to 1 pm

My house is a travesty.   

For someone who thrives in order and organization, much of my house right now reflects anything but.  Bins and bags, labelled and priced.  Larger items propped up against the walls and furniture.  Most of it is in the front room where it more or less smacks you in the face as you walk in the door. 

It’s been this way for weeks.  In fact, much of this ‘stuff’ provided a similar sense of chaos and disorder as it was packed up and piled up at the cottage, getting ready for its final destination.

The Garage Sale.

Yes!  In less than a week now this stuff will be outahere!  I’ll have my front room back, lots cleared out from our ‘other’ cottage property, and the house will sort of sigh and relax into a more free way of being for a while. 

I don’t like the chaos, but I do like the futures it affects. 

Love it when we can connect the dots like that.  From chaos to futures changed forever.  Because all this ‘stuff’ is heading to a Garage Sale that will help buy books, tuition and computers for under resourced students in Northern Thailand who would never, never have had a chance for a higher education.

New Family Foundation exists to come alongside orphan and at-risk children born in poverty and uncertainty in the mountain villages surrounding Chiang Mai, helping to change the trajectory of their lives.  Being welcomed into a family, given proper nutrition and medical care, our kids live in a family together in elementary and high school years.  Then, like here at home, they are launched and unleashed to the post secondary school education that best suits their abilities and aspirations.

Somchai graduated a year ago from his small engines mechanics and repair program.  He came to Hot Springs when he was 10 years old, dreaming even then of being able to support his single Mother one day.  Now he is working his trade, caring for his Mom, and excited to start a new chapter in his life with his new bride.  Somchai’s winning smile tells the story of a future changed forever in a country where child poverty normally paints a very different picture. 

So ‘stuff’ piled up is okay by me right now.   I’m looking forward to spending Saturday with other impassioned volunteers, greeting members of the community surrounding Highview Community Church, and sharing the joy with every shopper who drops by to make a difference.

If you’re in town and can drop by, we’d be happy to see if we can connect you with an item to take home, that connects you with a student half way around the world. 

If you’re not in town but want to contribute to the NFF University Students’ Fund  you can visit us on line at https://hcckw.churchcenter.com/giving and follow the prompts from there.  Any questions, you can email me directly at rabreithaupt@hcckw.ca.

And thanks!  To everyone who has donated goods, to all our volunteers, to FaithLife Financial for including us in your Action Teams program, and to everyone who comes to shop or donate.

It’s a Garage Sale Study Plan that makes all the difference in the world.