A d☀y late and a dollar $hort..

Hey friends!
Some of you may not know, but I'm currently in Honduras. My lil fam and I left on Thanksgiving day. I thought I'd have some time to blog on the plane and on our layover, but alas, it was not to be. Due to much confusion over a ticket for Jaelyn (note to those traveling with 'under 2 flies free' overseas - baby must have a ticket (!).. on Delta anyway..) 
- Do not show a passport as proof she's yours..
- Do not tell the ticket counter that when you booked there was no option to input her information..
- Do not pass go until you have paid lots of money for that 'free' ticket. 
Then you might still get delayed at security because your ticket doesn't say the right words on it, so you must run back to the furthest ticketing counter from security, with the baby in arms, to have them stamp the correct wording on your ticket. 
Even still, once you get to the gate, they will not let you board the plane cuz it's stamped on, not printed. 
So they will call ticketing, and after what seems like 10min, they will finally allow you - last people to board the plane - down the walk way, with your new sufficient reprinted ticket. 
(all this happened before 6am after a looooong night with a waking-every-hour baby.. Oh the joys of traveling with lil ones!)

Supposedly all those rules prevent trafficking kids.. They also prevent blogging on the plane due to jumbled thoughts and concern about missing the connecting flight. We are in Honduras though, so obviously we made the connection (last people on the plane again!). WiFi/power was out the first day we were here, so my "planned thanksgiving post" never found it's way to the page :( However, I've decided I don't have to limit #thankful posts to Thanksgiving.. That's silly.. I can be grateful whenver - even if I'm "a day late and a dollar $hort!" :)

I wanted to publicly thank each of you who have supported me this past year. A lot of good things have happened, a lot of room for growth has been recognized, and a lot of work on future endeavors has begun - I could not have done it without you all. As I think of the unique situations in which God has placed each of us, and the specific talents, abilities and resources He has given each of us, I am oh-so-grateful that you've chosen to invest in me, and by doing so, the lives of deaf students!

Lastly, in continuing with the 'day late/dollar short' theme, I'm probably too late advertising for #givingtuesday, but I'll throw this out there. The matching grant is still live until December 31st. We have 5 Deaf Students/staff planning to attend the winter conference the last week of December. Please help us finish out the year well! Click here to give to the ASL interpreting fund, and every dollar you give gets doubled! I'll post on my FB page tomorrow, please share with friends and family. Every little bit helps. 

Thanks again for being a part of my village, my community, my support team. I appreciate you!

Soli Deo Gloria
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[what]S'up, Wednesday?

[what]S'up, Wednesday?" is a place where I give updates about how day to day life is going as I work recruiting Deaf students to be involved with CRU, ASL Interpreters to meet the subsequent communication needs incurred, and prayer partners/a financial support base to join me on the journey. It will typically include something that has just happened, a "forecast of my schedule, and an update on my financial situation.. :)
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Happenings: I met yesterday with the Donor who offered the "Matching Grant" for the Interpreting Fund. The grant will be "live" until December 31st - so if you are preparing to give an "end of the year" gift this year, please consider donating to the interpreting fund so that we can continue to provide these services to the Deaf community. Remember your monetary gift will be DOUBLED :) You can give online by clicking HERE. 

Also, if you know of anyone interested in donating towards this amount, please hit reply (if you are reading this in your inbox) or contact me at jenna.buperry @ cru.org and introduce me to you friends! 
We know the phrase, "It takes a village to raise a child" - I'll add, "it takes a community to 'win, build and send' laborers for Christ!" Would you join my community?

Schedule:
* In December, the annual winter conference will be in Washington, D.C. and students from both Gallaudet and RIT will be able to attend :) The conference will have the main sessions and the interpreter Live Streamed!! YAY. (Link to come for Live Stream)
* A little ways out, but Big Break will be in Florida again, during spring break in March. :)

Finances: The interpreter account right now is low on funds. With RADIATE coming up and the Matching Grant running out in December, I would be ever grateful for your monetary investment into allowing us to bring access to the gospel to Deaf college students. 

Thanks for stewarding your resources well! 

Soli Deo Gloria
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