Mercy Project Monday

We had our second annual Art Auction and Benefit Dinner on Saturday evening, and it was a great success. We had over 160 guests attend, raised about $20,000, and most importantly, were able to share the story of the children in Ghana. It was a fun evening full of good food, rich conversation, and generous giving. I'm pretty sure a little piece of the Kingdom came at Briarcrest Country Club in Bryan, Texas on a hot, summer Saturday evening.














Gretchen did an amazing job pulling it all together. She has been such a gift for Chris and me in the past 6 months, and it was really exciting for me to just be able to show up and enjoy the event.
Josh Marion created this beauty.






Isn't it awesome?!? People are just gifted.
Speaking of being gifted, check out some of the pieces that were auctioned off on Saturday.








I can only dream of being able to do something like that...as soon as my pencil hits the paper, I'm reminded that it's just a dream :)
This piece is super meaningful to us.


Those handprints are each of the children that will be in our first group of rescued kids. It makes me teary just thinking about it. Because of amazing generosity, that piece now hangs in our living room as a terrific reminder to us and all who enter our home of why we are doing this.

We also debuted an incredible documentary that Brandon Jones put together for us. I cannot wait to post a link to it here. It will be worth every second of the 10 minutes you spend watching it. Be on the lookout for that in the coming weeks.

What an amazing night! Chris and I are always blown away by the people that rally behind us and declare to us that this thing we are doing is good and right. In those tough moments, we cling to these reminders. We are blessed, and we want to use our blessings and resources to help the children in Ghana. Praise God that we can and that we have so many people willing to journey with us!