Monies

I have sent out fundraising letters and talked to a few important people and have raised roughly 3/4 of my fundraising goal! Hooray!

If you think you would like to support me and my fellow YAGMs financially, here are the rules:

1. Make the check payable to Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
2. Write "YAGM- Amanda Martin- GCS3079" in the memo line.
3.  Send it to:

           Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
           PO Box 71764
           Chicago, IL 60694-1764

I also have a GoFundMe account, however, it is not tax-deductible. If it would be easier for you to donate online and you aren't concerned about tax-deductions here is the link.

I am so thankful for all of the support I have felt so far. I really couldn't ask for better friends and family. I recently read a quote from Maya Angelou that says,

I am grateful to have been loved and to be loved now and to be able to love, because that liberates. Love liberates. It doesn’t bind. Love says, “I love you. I love you if you’re in China. I love you if you’re across town. I love you if you’re in Harlem. I love you. I would like to be near you. I’d like to have your arms around me. I’d like to hear your voice in my ear. But that’s not possible now, so I love you. Go.”

This is the love that I have felt from you all this summer. I am so incredibly thankful for your love that frees me to go where I have been called, and I hope that I can return the favor someday.