[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'm on the east coast! Check out my schedule to see where I'll be when. :) Jaelyn is with me - at 10 months old - this is her 3rd out-of-state trip. She travels well, and seems to like going by plane more than going by car (a girl after her momma's heart). She also just started walking on her own. She is thoroughly enjoying it too - cracking herself up as she goes!

Schedule: Break down of my 2 week trip~
this past Monday (8th) to Thursday (11th) networking in D.C. 
Friday (12th) and Saturday (13th) friends wedding in Maryland
Sunday (14th) catching up with "interpreter friends of project" in Philly
Monday (15th) to Thursday (18th) visiting potential new site for Deaf friendly summer project next year on the coast of New Jersey, also meeting with new potential donors
Friday (19th) back to D.C. 
Saturday (20th) friend from college, and fellow interpreters wedding in Virginia 
Sunday (21st) giving update at Deaf partner church north of D.C. 
Monday (22nd) flying home!

Finances: Thanks to a generous donor, I was given a "Matching Grant" towards the Interpreting Fund budget for the year 2015. My budget for the year is $84,000. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to learn how to use a "Matching Grant" fund, and am looking forward to meeting with new partners to join me in supplying these needs. To date I have had $1,280  donated towards the matching grant, meaning that since January, I have raised $2,560. That leaves $25,976  to still be raised. 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 to 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?

If you desire to partner with me monthly, my personal account is #0865449. I now have a bio page set up on the Cru give.org site with a link to my blog, and easy giving accessibility. 

Thanks for stewarding your resources well! 

Soli Deo Gloria
:D

T[her]sday: Her day, her way.. Jenna Math 101

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 "Every number has a name, every name has a story and every story matters to God."  I try to make sure I get those stories in print in my Meditations&Musings4Mondays, "[what]S'up, Wednesday?" and FrienDay FriDay; but I've realized, I don't have a "numbers crunching post" for those who want the bottom line. Thus, I introduce "T[her]sday: Her day, her way.. Jenna Math". As a caveat though (and really a disclaimer to being terrible at math), these will be more entertaining than they are 100% accurate. "Jenna Math" as my family calls my adding ability often ends up a few numbers off.. So, with that in mind, enjoy these mostly accurate calculations of mine :)
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In March, 10 Deaf students attended Big Break, meaning I needed 8 interpreters!

Those 8 interpreters, during the week that we were there, worked over 216 hours. 

My mom and I (and my daughter) drove a lil more than 28 hours down there and back over the course of 5 days (two days down, three days back).

My daughter is walking (behind a push toy) at 9 months and 1 week old (any day now, she will take off on her own!).

In 3 weeks I'm planning to leave town for 3ish weeks (see my post next week for finalized details). 

In that 3ish weeks, I'm probably going to drive 3,121  miles - YAY driving (not! - wanna drive with me? lmk if you wanna be my travel buddy)! 

Sadly, for the 2nd summer,  0 Deaf students signed up for Summer Project.

There are still 6 things this summer that need to be started or accomplished regarding 2 Deaf staff member joining staff next year!

As of May, I have had $1,280  donated towards the matching grant, 
meaning that since January, I have raised $2,560.

However, that leaves $25,976  to still be raised to reach my 2015 budget goal. 

With 5 months already down in the calendar year, I've got 7  months left until my matching grant "expires".

[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 have made a few adjustments to my newsletter-blog, and will be adding a few new categories soon. If you haven't had time to see the site, please take a few minutes to visit my space on the world wide web. :)

Schedule: January 15th I'm headed up to Albany, New York to coordinate the interpreting needs for Cru's annual Northeast region winter conference: Epicenter! I'll be taking Jaelyn with me - her first flight (out-of-utero)! I wonder how much interpreting I will actually get to partake in? ;) I have 3 other "team terp's" though, and the conference provides childcare for staff kids, so I'm not too worried. I'll be back on the 19th.

Finances: Thanks to a generous donor, I have been given a "Matching Grant" towards the Interpreting Fund budget for the year 2015. My anticipated budget for the year is $84,000. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to learn how to use a "Matching Grant" fund, and am looking forward to meeting with new partners to join me in supplying these needs. 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 to 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?

If you desire to partner with me monthly, my personal account is #0865449. I now have a bio page set up on the Cru give.org site with a link to my blog, and easy giving accessibility. 

Thanks for stewarding your resources well! 

Soli Deo Gloria
:D

"Tasted and Seen.. a transition"

I'm not sure how many of you check out my posts on the blog, as they can easily be viewed in your email inbox - but if you DO look at the website, you might have noticed I did some updating to the title and overall look. If you are very attentive to detail, you might have even noticed that the email that was sent yesterday was Posted by 'Tasted and Seen', not 'The New Jersey Journals'.. But it's at the footnote of the email, so I don't expect you to have seen it. ;)

In thinking about the current part-time position that I find myself in with Cru, I felt like "The New Jersey Journals" no longer fit the purpose of my correspondence. Up until this point, the goal has been to get Deaf students to attend the Wildwood Summer Project, as that was the only option for accessibility for the Deaf students at the time. Now that I am officially with Cru, though, the goal is to eventually broaden those horizons to open up more 'Deaf friendly Summer Projects' as well as allow Deaf students to attend any other events Cru provides - be it Fall or Spring break trips, Winter Conferences, or weekly meetings on their campuses. 

Thus, "New Jersey" in the title of the blog might become confusing over time. As I was thinking about what to rename the blog, I chose "Tasted and Seen" for a few reasons. Mainly, at the root of this endeavor, was the first of many times along this journey that I would be in need of     [x-y-z]     and my Abba-Father would provide specifically for that need. I go into more details on the "A Journey of a Thousand Miles" tab at the top, but suffice it to say that for a good while the password to my computer had a mixture of "tasted and seen" in it as a reminder to me that even when a situation seems beyond my grasp of making it happen, God is in the business of working out the "impossible". Once I tasted of His networking of resources (which you, if you have supported me financially or prayerfully in the past were part of that pprocess - so thanks!) and had seen His goodness at providing for my needs, my trust in Him increased. As my trust in Him increased, He allowed me to taste and see more of Him as the needs continued to grow for subsequent Summer Projects.

So, without further ado, welcome to my refurbished blog. I'll maintain the same themed posts, "Monday's", "Wednesday's", "Thursday's" and "Friday's". But -hopefully in the near future- I'll include updates, not only about Wildwood, but also about other summer projects and Cru sponsored events.

I'll leave you with this quote:

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” ― Leonardo da Vinci

May the same be true of us - that as we have 'tasted heaven's goodness', that we would continue to look to God as our provider, knowing that in His presence is 'where we have been and where we should always long to return'.

Continuing to search for more to TASTE and SEE!   ..join me?

Soli Deo Gloria
:D 

FrienDay FriDay :D

FrienDay FriDay is where post a "friend" that I run into, 

or a image that is definitive of the my experience with Cru

 that I would text a picture of to a good friend..

  

 

So far, Jaelyn's my first co-worker at my "new part-time position" with Cru. She likes to eat, sleep and play while Momma tries to get some things accomplished ;)

[what]S'up, Wednesday?

[what]S'up, Wednesday?" is a place where I give weekly updates about how day to day life is going as I work recruiting Deaf students to be involved with CRU, ASL Interpreters to team with me, and prayer partners/a financial support base to send me out. 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: No news is good news - right? Sorry to be absent from updating for the past month or so. I have been hard working to get acquainted with the new database/system that Cru uses for their employees. I finally was able to categorize all the information in the system to fit my current needs, and now I'm ready to continue raising the support that I need for the part-time position. Jaelyn has also begun taking more regular naps, allowing me to spend some time working - if I'm not napping too, that is. ;) Breastfeeding takes a lot of energy! :)

Schedule: My current "assignment" is to find a team of supporters to partner with me for prayer and financial support for my foreseeable future with Cru.. If you are reading this, you are already supporting me (since this functions as my "newsletter"/ regular way of updating my supporters) or have probably supported me in the past. For those who are already on board - THANKS! In the case of the latter, I will be contacting you via email or text message or phone call to see when would be a good time to set up a meeting with you to see if you would like to join either of those teams with me. :)

Finances: the site is ready! (with a new picture) If you desire to continue partnering with me monthly, my personal account is #0865449. I now have a bio page set up on the Cru give.org site with a link to my blog, and easy giving accessibility. Check it out here. :)

Thanks for stewarding your resources well! 

Soli Deo Gloria
:D

[what]S'up, Wednesday?

[what]S'up, Wednesday?" is a place where I give weekly updates about how day to day life is going as I work recruiting Deaf students to be involved with CRU, ASL Interpreters to team with me, and prayer partners/a financial support base to send me out. 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: Now that Jaelyn has made her debut, I'm back in the swing of things. Summer Project applications don't open until November which gives me some time to finish raising support. I will be also be in planning mode until then, working with the fall conference and event planing teams, and networking with supporters and interpreters. No specifics as of yet, but I'll probably make one trip up to the Northeast in the fall.. I'll let you know details when I figure it out :)

Schedule: My current "assignment" is to find a team of supporters to partner with me for prayer and financial support for my foreseeable future with Cru.. If you are reading this, you have probably supported me in the past, and I will be contacting you all via email or text message or phone call to see when would be a good time to set up a meeting with you to see if you would like to join that team with me. :)

Finances: My account number has now changed, and the site is ready! If you have giving set up directly to the old account (#2870830) and desire to continue partnering with me monthly, I can get you the information to switch over to my personal account (#0865449.) I now have a bio page set up on the Cru give.org site with a link to my blog, and easy giving accessibility. Check it out here. :)

Thanks for stewarding your resources well! 

Soli Deo Gloria
:D