Donating Online

Here are some instructions for those of you who prefer to donate online:

1) Go to www.emiworld.org.

2) Click on the "Donate" tab on the upper right.

3) Fill out the required personal and financial information. For the "Designation" box, be sure to write in "Nick Matthews - 2799".

Thank you so much to all of you who have already sent in support! In the first 3 weeks, about $1500 has come in, leaving me $5000 short of my goal. Every time I receive an update I am simply amazed at your generosity...it means so much to me. I still have a ways to go, but I'm confident in God's ability to move people's hearts. And I'm thankful that I at least have enough to fly to India. :)

Welcome

So I've never kept a blog before, and I can't say that I'm too thrilled to be the blog-writer instead of blog-reader. That said, I think this is the best way to keep everyone updated on my adventures in India, so I'm going to give it a shot. To keep up with this blog, I highly recommend using Google Reader. Basically, it tells you when the blogs that you follow have been updated so you don't have to constantly check multiple websites for updates.

At the moment, I don't have much to write about that wasn't already in my support letter; I mainly just wanted to get a post on the blog to let you know that I'm here and will be giving updates as needed. I will be back in Brookfield on December 14th, in Colorado Springs January 10th, and in India January 19th-ish, so you can expect more frequent posts after that. Until then, I will be preparing for the trip mentally, spiritually, financially, etc., and just trying to wrap my head around the fact that I'm going to India for 5 months. Shoot me an email if you have any questions about the trip, want to support me financially but don't know how, or just want to say hi (nickmatthews7@gmail.com). Thanks for reading!