I don't know where to begin...this journey is so amazing! The conversations that have opened up as a result of people hearing Jonathan's story...the number of times I've been able to talk to people about God moving and the power of prayer...I may never understand why Jonathan has autism, but I feel so fortunate to have had this moment in time to give God glory for all He is doing in our lives!
This weekend my parents and a dear friend of mine held garage sales and raised over $500 dollars for Jonathan-and a little girl sat for hours at a lemonade stand so that she could give $12.25 to him. As my friend gave me the proceeds of the sale, she thanked me with tears running down her face for all I have done to help her family. She has no idea how much that meant to me.
A credit union in town called after hearing about Jonathan and asked if they could do a fund raiser along the lines of "Oprah's Big Give". They have held several raffles, took over Muffy's for a night, and are continuing to contact businesses until the end of this week to see how much they can raise for Jonathan. They were given $100 to start with by the bank president and told to come back with a report of what they did with it by May 23. We are waiting to hear back from a large company to see if we qualify for a grant-all because of the work of the people at this credit union.
Jonathan's school raised $1,500 in one week! Many of the children were bringing in their own money to give to him. Children have huge hearts. I'm blown away by the way they wanted to help Jonathan.
This weekend is our Bowl-a-thon on May 24. Barb has been working hard on it and I'm so excited to go! If you want to attend, contact Barb at mtnester25@sbcglobal.net.
Our auction team is working hard to pull everything together for the big event on June 20. If you need more information or want to put something in the auction...contact Sherry at sharonjoycestevenson@yahoo.com.
Please keep praying. We have faith that God is working-that He know our every need and that He will answer our prayers for Jonathan.
Blessings,
Heather
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