SOOO.... China?

 Forgot something.

Money is DUE in JANUARY 2014!!! so like yes. in 3 weeks or so.
PLEASE read the post below.. I know it's long but do it and donate and feel good about yourself for giving to charity and then being blessed with tax deductions. I need all the help I can get. Help me help these kids and see yourself become the change in the world.

All I want for Christmas is... To teach English!

           

    As we head right into Christmas, the only thing I really want.. is to help be the good in the world.

 I have recently found out that I am unable to return to being a full time missionary for the LDS church. So I have decided to go on a different kind of mission. But I need help. And a lot of it.

I have always believed in the potential and power that children have to change the world. With the right knowledge, skills, and resources, children have the opportunity to accomplish anything they set their minds to.  Unfortunately, not all children in this world are given that opportunity and that is why I have chosen to participate in the International Language Program (ILP) during Spring Semester of 2014, and I am asking for your help.

During the Spring Semester of 2014, I will be traveling to China, where I will have the opportunity to teach English to children who would otherwise never have the chance. The ability to speak English fluently will be beneficial to these children, as well as to their families. It will allow them to receive an education that will help them develop a better future. I believe that every child deserves the chance to develop, grow and become the best person they can be. Going to China will allow me to help these children develop the life-long skills and attributes needed to succeed in life.

International Language Programs in a non-profit organization that started in Provo, Utah in 1992. They send volunteers to six countries throughout the world, one which is to China, to teach children English.  Their motto is to change the world, one child at a time. They believe that every child can make a difference and that every child deserves the chance to achieve their true potential.

Because many of the children who participate in the program come from lower-income families, ILP teachers/ volunteers must pay their own expenses, which include a $2,520 program fee. As a result, I am asking for your help. If you can please assist with a donation of any amount of money or supplies for the school to ILP on my behalf, your donations will impact our children and will help the children to have a better and brighter future.

International Language Programs is an IRS qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and ANY funds you donate are tax-deductible. In addition to this letter, an ILP contribution form and envelope are enclosed. If you have any questions regarding the program, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at r_mnelson@yahoo.com, or call me at (480) 987-6753, or ILP at (801) 374-8854. In addition, please view the ILP website at: www.ilp.org for further information.

I greatly appreciate any amount that you can give to this cause in helping me change the world, one child at a time. Thank you for your support.

******Please contact me if you would like to donate & receive the contribution form and envelope.

 Best regards,

Rachel M. Nelson.

Plans.

I have decided! I choose to be an adventurer! So.. I am going to China in February. With an awesome program called ILP. (International Language Programs...) http://www.ilp.org/
While I am there, I will be teaching children how to speak and write in English for 4 months. It will be wonderful and I am so excited to do it. I just need someone to go with me so i can save 500 bucks....

Not Ever.

Don't check your Religion at the door by Jeffrey R. Holland (click to view clip.)

Pickle Juice.

A real hard one to swallow and truly understand that when i am thinking like this, it is only a reflection of something that is not quite right inside myself... I was talking to my mom about this stuff last night... her best advice - fake it. fake it til you make it. ( Also something that my Mission President's wife said to us Sisters often) Just tell yourself that you're happy for someone! even when you're not! Say it out loud and say it to them if you need to! Whatever it takes to change the negative thinking!! It's time to stop drinking that pickle juice and start tasting the sweet joy of being kind and loving.... Something I never thought that I needed to improve on.. but has become very evident that I really do....

 Jeffrey R. Holland - Pickle Juice.  (click to see video clip.)  

OK.

This whole blog thing is basically me putting my mind onto something more tangible in hopes to find knowledge and to hopefully inspire someone else along the way.

     Well, first off..... I have been called to serve for 18 months in the Oklahoma Tulsa Mission as a Full- Time Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I reported to the MTC on March 27th, 2013 but recently and unexpectedly, returned home for a time. I am currently working my way back to the mission field and while on my journey back to Oklahoma I have learned a few things about trials, obedience, and promises. The things i learn are the things i will be posting on here from time to time.