When one thing leads to another...

Do you remember when we dreamed up "Hoops for Homes" as a creative way to use ability and interest to raise funds for housing in East Africa?

Daniel practiced, our family worked alongside him and you partnered with us. 293 hoops in 30 minutes with over $5,500 raised.

But it didn't end there. Because sometimes the first step is just the beginning...

Daniel's local, public school invited Daniel to talk about H4H on their video announcements.  He was nervous, but he courageously shared about the project.  His school asked what they could do...

...and that was an invitation for Daniel, Josiah & JoyAnna to ask their classes to donate school supplies for us to take with us in December.

And then John Z.'s teacher at the Middle School caught the vision and offered to make "Supplies for Students" their 6th grade Thanksgiving project.

And sometimes our small step is just the spark of courage needed to fan the flames of creative vision in another...  

Charis is a young lady knitting beautiful bears to raise money to build homes. Her goal is to raise $500.

And Casey hasn't had short hair since 1995, but all that changed when he decided that hair might very well be his small step. $5,072.70 came in and today his hair came off.

Sometimes small steps lead to big adventures.  It has been a great journey of wonder and worship as we stand in awe of a God who takes loaves and feeds thousands- our God who takes hoops, bears, hair and so much more to build and grow and teach.  

I love it when one thing leads to another.