As many of you know, I am in full time ministry working with teen mama’s in my local area {a cause close to my heart as I was a teen mom myself}.
Berkeley County, WV is an area rich with Civil War History, beautiful mountain views and boasts an affordable cost of living within driving distance of our nations capitol.
Our county also boasts the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the state of West Virginia and is one of the only counties in the country that experienced an increase in teen pregnancy between 2007-2009. Statistics like those break my heart but also spur me on to want to make a difference in the lives of these girls and their children.
Some of my sweet teen mama's with me in May
The work we do to create change in the lives of these girls requires resources. Time, money and talents.
We are raising money for our ministry in a myriad of ways, including a raffle sponsored by Eastern Panhandle Moms. The prize is a 16G iPad 2!! We are drawing for it on Wednesday, October 26th and the winner will be announced on that site. You can live anywhere and purchase tickets {I have friends in Alabama, Indiana and Texas that have purchased tickets!}. We will ship the iPad to the winner!
Image via CrunchBase
So, if you are interested in purchasing a chance to win {and making a difference in the lives of the two generations we serve} please leave a comment or email me at kmelissasmallwood@gmail.com. I will provide you with the paypal address. Tickets are 1 for $10 or 3 tickets for $20!
We have sold 148 tickets so far so your chances of winning are excellent!!!!!
And, I covet your prayers this week as we prepare for our 2nd annual banquet, our largest fundraiser of the year, that will occur on Thursday, October 27th! Please cover that event in prayer and myself, our director, Jill and the rest of our volunteers as we expect the enemy to attack us all this week as we lead up to the event.
Thank you all!
