We Need Your Help!!

Once upon a time I attended a meeting Sunday that told me I was about to start working on a big project. I am excited to tell you about it.

This project is simply this. These next couple of weeks you will see boxes at the institute building & at your church building in Logan. This is for the One Missionary At a Time project. OLAAT(One Life At a Time) is a non profit program that helps members from Central America who have the desire to serve a mission, but are denied/unable because they don't have the money to buy the necessary required materials to even be considered for receiving a mission call. These are simple things like suits, shoes, skirts, blouses, luggage, & the financial means of getting shots & dental work done.

These young adults, our age, are being denied the opportunity to serve the Lord & bring his people to the gospel because their families cannot afford these simple things!!!

I know what you are thinking, have the church pay for it, that's what I pay tithing for, & why cant their ward buy those things for them?

On average these people are making $1.80 an hour.

Their ward budgets are a little different then ours.

Their tithing & fast offerings are a little different then ours.

Their missionary funds are a little different then ours.

Their lives are a little different then ours, but that doesn't mean that when you or I have the spiritual confirmation that we should serve a mission that it is any different from theirs.

Can you imagine feeling like it is your duty to serve a mission for the Lord & his children & not being able to because of your financial status?

but guess what..

YOU CAN HELP THEM!!!

As previously stated, donation boxes are in the institute building & at your church buildings or you can even bring it/send it to my house (456 N. 600 E Logan UT 84321) & I will make sure it is donated if you

A. cant find the boxes or

B. don't want to lug all of it to campus.

Bring any skirts you don't wear, shoes that sit in your closet or any mission appropriate clothing that you could help them with! Even that extra set of sheets that sit at your parents house in the hall closet or that roller luggage from the 80's your mom keeps "just in case."

Every little bit can help them!

They're calling for:

Suits 42 - 44 regular

Shirts - S, M, L

Shoes - 8, 9, 10

Luggage - Roller bags

Skirts - S, M L

Ties - Conservative

Belts - size 32 & 34

Socks - Black

Nylons

Nice slacks - sizes 28, 30, 32

Winter Coats

Bed Sheets (twin size)

OLAAT is a program started by member who saw a need & acted on it. They not only help missionaries but have built 3 schools in Central America to help educate the people of Nicaragua & Honduras, enabling them to help THEMSELVES live better lives and have a better future. For more information find their group on facebook by typing in One Life At a Time or go to www.olaat.org

OLAAT has now helped over 784 missionaries to be able to get their call & serve the Lord. Just think of all the lives that have been blessed because of it! Here are some of those missionaries.

Thanks so much for your help guys & please spread the word so we can help as many of our fellow young adults as we can!

This service effort is being organized by the Logan Institute of Religion and OLAAT. They will be accepting donations now until April 22 on which day there will be a Friday night activity at the institute where donations will also be accepted.