Update on Fundraising and Preperation

Well, I have a ways to go, definitely, but I have seen God beginning to provide as well. I asked the guy back at the mission for some specifics and he was able to answer my questions.

I need to have 50% pledged to me before they are able to buy the plane ticket and 100% before I am able to actually leave. It doesn't need to be all be in my account, it can be monthly pledges. I need about $900 a month in pledges if all of my money comes in monthly. The way it brakes down is $705 a month in monthly expenses (room and board, stipend for food, etc) and $1815 in one time expenses (plane ticket, Visa, etc).

Also, I need money given to provide for art supplies. Without money given to art supplies there will no art supplies-I am even responsible for pencils and paper. There will be around 100 students. I plan to mostly teach drawing and do a segment on painting to teach them a little bit of color theory and how to mix colors and work with brushes.

Basically, without money to fund the art supplies I won't be able to teach the classs. I don't know what the cost of art supplies is like over there...it's hard to guess because it is boughten differently than how I would buy supplies here. If I was here I would buy all of the kids a thick sketchbook that would last them all year if I could afford it or if I couldn't buy giant boxes of typing paper. And buy pencils in bulk. And I could call someone and see what the cost would be. Things are different in Honduras...things are sold differently. What is available in stores changes too often to really plan. Also, it will probably be hard to find paper and pencils in bulk because things are bought more individually there...for instance if your child needs construction paper for a school project you would find out what colors and go buy the individual sheets instead of an entire package.

As for other preparations I have bought my art textbooks. One of them is a very simple one that teaches perspective, shading, and other basics. It's originally made to be a self guided course, but it will work very well for teaching, especially since I need simple explanations. It teaches still light and a bit of landscape drawing, which is good for a beginning course. The other book that I bought is a more advanced book which teaches a lot about drawing portraits and animals along with more advanced information on techniques.

I'm getting really excited about going and praying for God's continued provision!