Land... it's Almost Ours!

First of all I want to say thanks for all of you who read the blog yesterday and have been praying with us as we try to purchase this piece of land. I've sat by all day waiting for text messages from Nunu with updates as to how things are going only to have him feed me little nuggets of what's going on. So I've been waiting to get the full story and now as I prepare to go to bed, I'm ready to share it with you all.

Nunu went out to meet the owner of the land with cash in hand to play let's make a deal. The good news is the owner came down a little on the price, the bad news is he didn't come down to the amount  of cash that Nunu had in hand. BUT the other good news is that the owner is giving us to June to come up with the rest of the money. Until then, we have a simple document signed saying they have accepted our down payment and Nunu made a video on his phone of the cash exchange

So the point of this blog is two fold. Not only to update you, but to also let you know of our need. In the next two or so months, we need to raise about $2,000 to cover the cost of this land. More on that later =)

The other really exciting thing is that today they used an actual tape measurer to check the size of the property and it's... 138' x 110'!!

The owner is going to clear the land for us in the next few days. Then Nunu is going to return this weekend to start building a simple fence around the property, as if to say, "Sorry buddy, it's off the market!" Our dreams are coming true!

For those of you who don't know what exactly the dream is, it's that Nunu and I feel God calling us to something different. We want to start a ministry that reaches out to widows and their vulnerable children. It's our goal to develop a ministry that can teach them simple skills like farming and sewing so that they are able to provide for themselves (we are currently working on a 5 year plan, if you would like more information on that, please let me know). The land we are trying to purchase is for our home and it will be the start of this ministry.

If you are interested in helping us to purchase this land you can either make a tax deductible donation to The Dream Project in our name or you can personally send us money via paypal (amanda.macarrao@gmail.com - no tax deduction for this option). Other ways to help would be to host fundraiser, my step-mom is looking into a fundraiser with Tupperware, where a portion of the purchases would be donated. Anything would be much appreciated =)

Donate Online: click here
By mail: The Dream Project - 3200 Livernois Rd. - Troy, MI 48083
*write Macarrao in the memo line.

Personally (no tax deduction): amanda.macarrao@gmail.com