******* 2nd UPDATE *******
Please do not donate via Pure Charity anymore. Instead, please write a check made out to Noelle Blankenship with a memo of "Mission Trip". I have only $695 left to raise! Thank you all for your support!

-noelle


******* UPDATE *******
The change in my one-time goal amount has been reduced from $3,000 to $2,550, so that my Pure Charity goal reflects the amount raised via cash and checks (which were made out to Noelle Blankenship, memo: Thailand Mission Trip).

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Hello Friends! 

This summer I plan to travel to Bangkok, Thailand, on a special missions trip for 2 weeks with Life Raft International. In June, I will work with refugees, many of whom have escaped to Thailand after having been persecuted for their faith, who are living in a Safe House established by a small but incredibly dynamic nonprofit started by my friends Chris and Jade Woodruff. 

Along with two of my good friends – Hannah Blankenship and Rachel Parker – I have helped support refugee families through Life Raft and we’re finally getting the chance to meet and serve them face-to-face!

In a nutshell we will: 

1) Deliver food to the refugee families who are unable to work.

2) Visit families in detention centers and bring them food, hygienic products, and clean water. The detention centers are filthy and overcrowded cages where refugee families are separated and given little food and water.

3) Encourage and support the 5 refugee families who are living in the Life Raft safe house. The refugee families are forced to stay in doors and hide from the Thai government, forbidden from working, unable to speak the language, desperately seeking resources that will help them survive this city of 6 million. Read more about Life Raft by clicking on the link to the right under "Field Partner" or go to their website: www.liferaftinternational.org.

My goal is to raise $3000 before June 10 in honor of my birthday. Can you donate toward my trip instead of any presents or birthday gifts? (And if you weren't even getting me anything, then I thank you from the bottom of my heart! :)

Thanks so much!
Noelle

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PS: Check out my sister and friend's fundraiser pages too! 

Rachel:  https://www.purecharity.com/rachels-life-raft-missions-trip-2014
Hannah: https://www.purecharity.com/hannahrblankenship-mission