So, here it is...
Greetings from the City of Brotherly Love!
This letter may seem somewhat out-of-the-blue, but I am writing to offer an update on the happenings of my life and make a plea for support!
In May, I graduated from Eastern University with a Masters in Urban and Community Development. My master’s thesis centered on how the world-wide degradation of females propagates sex slavery. The research process was one wrought with endless tears and heartbreaking discoveries. The more entrenched I became in the research, the more I felt my soul being drawn to the countless women and girls who experience the daily torture of forced prostitution.
While conducting research, I stumbled upon the organization, Word Made Flesh’s website. I had heard about the organization years earlier at a conference and had since heard wonderful things about the work they are doing with the broken and marginalized people of the world. I read about the incredible things they are doing to provide alternative employment and holistic healing for women who want to leave the brothels of Kolkata. Five years ago, Word Made Flesh birthed the organization Sari Bari which is a nonprofit that teaches women how to sew so that they can make blankets, and other goods to sale and earn money. Sari Bari is a place where the grace of God flows freely. It’s a place of solace and love where the women are free, and do not experience the fear they once knew so intimately in the brothels. I joyfully discovered that WMF offers opportunities for people to serve along with them in Kolkata, so here I am...gearing up to head to India in August! I’ll be in Kolkata for 4 months learning from, and serving the women and those who work with them. I am awe of the opportunity that has been laid before me. It’s amazing how intimately Jesus knows our hearts and deepest longings.
The 4 month stint, which WMF calls a “servant team” costs about 5,000, and unfortunately, I do not have that sort of expendable income. So, with a bleeding heart and an empty piggy bank, I am asking for your help.
If you would like to offer monetary support, all donations are tax deductible and you have a few options of how to send money.
The fastest way to give is to go to www.wordmadeflesh.org; click on the “support wmf” tab at the top of the page. then click on the “give” option. Once at the “give” portal, choose the “give by credit card” option; click the blue “donate” and then fill out your personal credit card information. Make sure to put “Erin Miller” in the designation box, or you can send a check to:
Word Made Flesh or to Erin Miller
P.O. Box 70 2470 Morgan Valley Rd.
Omaha, NE 68101 Rockmart, GA 30153
If you send money directly to Word Made Flesh, make sure to fill out the purple sheet enclosed with the letter, and put my name the first blank that denotes the particular servant team member you are supporting.
If you would like me to send the money to Word Made Flesh, just send it to the Rockmart address above and I’ll make sure the tax exempt form reaches your residence.
It’s a strange thing, asking for money, and I know that not all can give in that form, but what I need most is prayer. Prayer for the community of people in Kolkata who serve everyday, prayer for the thousands of women and children who are trapped by the visible and invisible chains of the brothels, and prayer for my team and me as we enter with trepidation and abounding grace into a land unknown. If you would like to stay updated on my all of my adventures and happenings in India, you may do so at http://loveandothercrazyideas.blogspot.com.
Sincerely yours,
Erin Miller
So there it is...what do yea think?
More later!
Love all around
