Potluck!!!

Goodbye/Send-off Potluck

What: Potluck, so bring whatever you would like to eat!

Where: 1824 New Bedford Dr., Greensboro, NC 27410

When: Anytime after 6pm. Feel free to stop by anytime for whatever length of time!

I hope that you can come! Sara and Daniel will be there too so you can catch up with them too...

11 days...

May 20, 2010

Hello Everyone,

11 DAYS…and counting…

I thought that it was about time for a quick update about how the last minute things are coming together. I am just going to give quick highlights. If you would like more details please let me know and I will be happy to oblige.

I sold my car this week which is a huge relief. It has been giving me some problems this Spring but it seems to be all fixed and running well. A friend of the family has bought it and has given it to Daniel. This is a wonderful answer to prayer for the whole family!

My room is slightly more packed. I am planning to try and pack my suitcases early next week just to see how much all my stuff weighs.

Kuatiko(my dog) has his vet appointments to get his various health certificates and paper work done. He has to have a European Union Health certificate because he is going through Frankfurt and he also has to have an import certificate and a veterinary health certificate for Namibia. They all have to be done within a certain number of days of traveling so it means that it is cutting it close on getting things back and forth to different offices on different continents. Please pray that all the paper work goes through quickly and with no hassles. I called the Namibian Veterinary Service last week to ask if it was okay if I faxed them his Namibian paper work for them to approve and they said that was no problem. Vamos ver! (We will see!)

It has been a very encouraging week as I have received gifts from a couple of churches and individuals. Thank you all so much! I can’t believe the incredible team that the Lord is drawing up around me. It is going to be truly wondrous to watch Him put all this together. I am however still lacking in my monthly support. I need more support for the first 6 months or so, until the school is opened and then tuition from the school should help cover my living expenses, which in Angola are pretty high. I know that God has this all in Hand that He will provide what I need but being human it is hard to keep from worrying about these sorts of things. Please pray for God’s provision and my resting and waiting in His provision.

This Sunday (May 23^rd) I am going to be sharing briefly with the High School youth group at church and then again at the Singles meeting in the evening. The High School meet at 5pm and the Singles at 7pm. I would definitely appreciate your prayers for both of these times. My prayer is that people would see the passion that the Lord has given me for doing His will wherever and however that might be!

One last thing, we are hosting a Goodbye/Sendoff pot-luck party at my house on Thursday May 27^th around 6:30pm. If you can make it that would be great! I would love to see you before I leave!

Please call me if you have any questions or would like to just chat! 336-508-7856.

In Christ Our King,

Helena Foster Fabiano

Donation Information:

AGA Inc.

25 Maple Street

Addison, NY 14801

Please make checks payable to AGA Inc. and put “01019” in the memo line.

The End of the Month

It is official now, I am leaving at the end of the month. Just 30 days from now I will be on my way to Angola!

I am excited but also a little nervous...there is still so much to do and get ready in the next few weeks, not to mention the huge job that awaits me on the other end. I have figured that the only way I will make it is to just take one step at a time and hold onto His hand the entire time. He has it all figured out and I can trust in Him to take care of the details.

At this point I have mostly packed up my books and a lot of miscellaneous stuff that I have collected over the last few years. I have some things that I am hoping to ship in a container when there is one heading over there.

Another thing I have to figure out is what to do with my car. It is an old car with lots and lots of miles on it and to top it off it hasn't been running all that well recently. (by "all that well", I mean not at all.) I am having a mechanic look at in the next couple of days so please pray for wisdom as I try to figure out what I should do with it.

The BIGGEST prayer request at the moment is finances(of course). I still have a lot of my monthly support to raise as well as my one-time out-going expenses. I have raised about 30% of my monthly and 35% of my one time. So please pray with me about this. I know that the Lord has this all in hand. I am learning to trust Him more and more.

*If you feel God calling you to partner with me through prayer and/or financially you can email me at hffabiano@gmail.com, call me (336-508-7856) or you can send donations to 25 Maple St., Addison NY 14801, just put my name in the memo line. You can also donate online at www.hopeforangola.org.*

I have had several encouraging "happenings" this week. I was contacted by the mission committee of a church in High Point to come and share about my ministry in the next couple of weeks. I was also contacted by a church that a friend of the family attends in the Chicago area and they also asked me to share, via letter, a few more details about my ministry. Both these things were a huge encouragement for me.

I also heard from the Indian family in Lubango that have a little girl that they want to put in the school. They are anxious for me to come and they said that they have told several different families about me coming and that I will "not want for admissions to the school". It was so nice to hear that they are still looking forward to me coming.

My small group leader from when I was in High School also had my mom and I over for dinner last Thursday night to share with her and her family about what I will be doing. It was really fun and a huge blessing for both Mom and I. We have known this family for awhile and haven't had a chance to catch up like that for a long time.

If you have a group that you would like me come speak to or share with about my ministry I would love to do that. One of my favorite things to do is share what the Lord is doing and what He has asked me to do with my life.

Well, I think that I have babbled long enough and I have to run and try and get my car across town to the mechanic.

Thank you all so much for your love and support throughout this entire process. It means a lot to me.