Peru Fundraising Update

Just to give everyone an update as to where I am at with fundraising, I have to send in $483.25 USD (when i get the money order it amounts to around $490 approximately) at the beginning of every month. So right now I have 4 payments left, one of which coming up so I would naturally need to get it sent off pretty soon. I have figured it out that it would only take 20 people to give $25 and I would have just a few dollars more than what I need for this payment.  It would be even super awesome if I could get this all in by Monday, the 28th.  (We serve a miraculous God, right?

USA friends: you can go directly to this site: (Canadians can do this too but you won’t receive a tax receipt as a Canadian donor.http://neverthesamemissions.org/donate/ and down at the bottom under Donation details it says “general fund” click on that menu and select “missionary” and then type my name in. (and send me a quick message letting me know how much.

Both Canadian & USA friends: Interested in support me and getting some awesome shirts in return? Head over tohttps://www.hopewear.com/apparel/give-hope-t-shirt and under the “apparel” tab you can select what shirt you would like and when filling out the checkout form make sure to write my name under who you would like to sponsor. and again send me a quick message.

Thank you for your prayers and support. Trusting that the Lord will provide.

Also for those of you on Facebook, I have created an fundraising event called Smiles for Peru.  https://www.facebook.com/events/151914454961255/  Below is a description for the fundraiser:

As a fundraiser, an idea that someone mentioned was to get people to buy smiles. How this works is that if someone was to buy or sponsor 10 smiles for $1 each, while I’m in Peru, I will take 10 portraits of 10 different children and edit them and give the photos to the sponsor, as a reminder to pray for those specific Children.

For those within the Saint John, and surrounding areas, I will print them and get them to you after I return home from Peru. Those further away, I will send you digital copies.

To do this, you can send the money to me directly via mail or in person OR you can donate online at http://www.neverthesamemissions.com/donate

This will be an ongoing fundraiser right up until I go to Peru.  All of my money has to be in by April 15th, but I will continue to fundraise after that date as initially I was paying out of my own pocket to meet the payment deadlines.

 

{Peru Photo Sessions} ~ The Doiron Family

Well as mentioned in a pervious post, I decided that I would do mini photo sessions as a fundraiser for Peru giving me the opportunity to get some practice taking pictures.  My first session was with the Doiron family.  It was really a spur of the moment idea and was super excited when only a day after I put the ad on Kijiji, I got a response.  It was fun.  I was nervous as I had never done anything official other than shots for the Yearbook at Kingswood and my fear was that they would high expectations that I could not fulfill being someone just getting started.  It worked out great because they were new to the whole family photo shoot thing too.  It was a first time for both of us and we are both so happy with the results.  Hope you enjoy.

Having Fun In The Park.

 

 

 

One afternoon while there was a few minutes to spare while we waited for my sister (mommy) to get off work, Avery wanted to run around in the park and found a small brand with some dead leaves still attached and decided it would be fun to chase after me with the stick.  It was a beautiful fall day and I just happened to have my camera in the truck and below is the result of some fun with little Miss Boo.  She also at one point decided that my hair needed to be brushed with the stick Gotta love the imagination of a little girl.

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I’m Going to Peru…Want to Help Me Get There?

Dear Friends and Family,

            I thank the Lord for the exciting opportunity I have to go to Peru for three weeks with Never The Same Missions, and Big World Ventures.

            The trip begins June 29 with training in Miami.  I’ll be learning how to be a leader and mentor to the participating teens as well as learning foreign language phrases, and cultural sensitivity.  From Miami, we’ll fly to Lima on July 4.

            Each day we’ll be ministering to people through a drama in parks, orphanages, schools, neighborhoods and churches.  After each drama presentation, we’ll have the opportunity to share one-on-one with the locals and lead them to Jesus with the help of volunteers from local churches.  These local church representatives will get each convert’s name and address for follow-up and discipleship. Also we will be doing work projects along side local churches.  When I went to Lima, Peru in 2006, and in 2008, God did some pretty amazing things in my life and the members of my teams.  More specifically, it was in Peru where receive the call to cross cultural ministry.

            What is different about this year is that I will be going as a Leader and will be able to mentor the teens participating in the trip and gain some brief experience in youth ministry in addition to the global ministry experience. I will also have an opportunity to stay for an additional week, where I will travel with a smaller group to Cusco, Peru, and do ministry there.  The people of Peru are very friendly and they warmly accept the ministry and service projects we do for them.  

            I believe that God has given me this opportunity to return to Peru and put into practice what I have learned during the past four years at Kingswood University, and share the message of Jesus Christ with them, and he also given me a responsibility to guide young people as they minister and learn and experience what it means to be the hands and feet of Jesus.  However, I must raise approximately $4866 in American Funds. This will cover the cost of the international flight (Miami to Peru and back), lodging, three meals a day and transportation within the country, as well as flights between Saint John and Miami. The money needs to be raised by April 15^th. This is a scary amount to look at but I know that God is faithful to provide.

            I’d like to give you the opportunity to support me in this endeavor and to be a part of the life-changing experience, both to me, the students, and the people of Lima and Cusco.  Because Big World Ventures (facilitator of trip) is an American company, it cannot give tax receipts back to donators who donate in Canadian funds.  I apologize for this. There are multiple ways to donate.  You can simply send me the money and I will forward it on to Big World.  Two new options are by donating online at http://neverthesamemissions.org/donate/ and selecting “Missionary” under program and including my name so the money goes to my account., or you can also go to https://www.hopewear.com/ where you can purchase a t-shirt (a new shirt is available each month) and include my name in the checkout.

 If you are willing and able to commit to either supporting me through prayer or supporting me financially, please reply as soon as possible and thank you very much.  Any financial support would be greatly appreciated.

 Venturing in Faith,

 

 Shelagh Murphy

23 Pine Ave, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB  E5K 2P3

Thank You

Thank you for supporting me!

Four Years of Memories

I recently graduated from Kingswood University where my love of media really grew.  Below are just a snippet of the thousands (yes literally thousands) of pictures I have taken in the last four years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s Show Time.

During my time at Kingswood, I did a lot of work for the yearbook, which involved taking photos of the many events on campus.  I took I liking to photographing events, productions, and concerts and other things of that nature.

Below is a snippet of shot froms Kingswood as well as a few others.

The next bit of photos are from Godspell by HVHS in Saint John, NB. Also was the first time I even got to use my zoom lens!  I was a happy girl that evening.

Photo Fundraisers For Peru

Next Summer I will be traveling to the South American Country of Peru for 3 weeks for a missions trip. Since I am also looking to gain more experience in photography, I thought it would be a great fundraiser idea.  

Instead of having a set price, I am going to do this by donations, since 10 I’m not experienced so I wouldn’t want to charge a lot, and 2) as mentioned above, I am doing this as a fundraiser.  I will suggest a donation of $35 but whatever you are willing to give would be gratefully accepted.

I’m quite flexible as to location but would be limited to Grand Bay-Westfield, Saint John, Quispamsis/KV Areas.  

Photo Sessions would be 1 hour, and I will edit and colour correct the photos.  I will provide a digital copy of all the photos. I will also post the best photos from the session on my blog and provide the link for you to share with your friends and family (especially those without facebook.)

**For an additional $10, I can create a special message with an image (image and message/greeting/saying selected by you).  

Feel free to check out any photos I have taken in the past that I have posted on my blog.  (Currently in the process of uploading them, so be patient with this. 

http://shelaghcrossroads.blogspot.ca/

Thank you for supporting me and the people of Lima & Cusco Peru.

Favourite Shots of Zambia

Last year I had the opportunity to spend five months in the country of Zambia for my internship.  As you can probably imagine I again have thousands (not exaggerating) of pictures.  The scenery is beautiful, as well as the people both inside and out.  For many to have a picture taken our themselves and then get to see it immediately is a very big deal as many in the more remote and rural areas do not even own a mirror.

I decided to throw in a shot of my lipbalm fundraiser.

Laura

Let’s just say Avery isn’t the only little cutie I take pictures of around here.  This is my oldest niece Laura.