Kim from the Health Dept called a half hour ago. It was worth being awakened from my nap to take her call.
She said, "Just wanted to get back to you and let you know that we do not regulate bake sales. If you were retail, you would need a license, but since you are raising money for a nonprofit organization, and since we don't regulate yard sales from private residences, then you can do whatever you want foodwise. I would just advise not having anything potentially hazardous like we talked about--cream based items, meringues, cheesecake--or anything like that would need to be refrigerated."
I thanked her very much for calling me back. I didn't really expect she'd get back to me till tomorrow like she had anticipated, so this is not only a good answer, it came sooner than I'd thought!
Now just keep praying for sunny skies. So sunny that people will get thirsty and want to buy our soda, and so happy they want to celebrate with food, or so hungry, or so compelled by the delectables on our bake table, or so nagged by children wanting a snack....you get the idea.
Another cool thing just happened, too. I advertised an anthology on the Tapestry of Grace forum. This thing, as I stated, is old, has bent edges, lots of highlighting. I bought it that way dirt cheap a while back. A lady in Missouri asked about it today and wanted to know how much money I wanted for it. I told her all the facts, that monetarily it's probably worth $3, but that whatever amount she paid would go directly to our missions fund. I sent her the info, then took a nap.
When I awoke, I checked the status of my ebay account. So much activity there! The Lord is really blessing that little venture. Well, I saw a username in my Paypal overview that I didn't recognize. This woman had given 10 times more than I had asked for the book!
Between people we ran into today and what came in the mail today, we got $133 between noon and 3 today!
We are up to $3628. We need $6000.
Please keep praying our passports come in time for us to get our visa apps in on time. Late fees are hefty.
Pray, as I said, for sunny, but not scorching, skies on Saturday. Picnic weather. Yard sale weather.
Praise God for His favor on us. Thanks!!!!!
7 comments:
That is great. Hey did you ever contact the gal who blogs from Russia...she said she would love to meet you all.
OOh, no, I totally let that slip out of my mental file. CAn you refresh my memory? I'd love to follow up!
Here is the link to her blog she just posted a 90 days of prayer for Russia link too that I thought you might like.
http://the4sullivans.blogspot.com/2007/04/90-days-of-prayer-for-russia.html
This is so encouraging. The Lord is so faithful. Have you allowed this to become a reality in your mind yet? I will pray for the perfect weather... that is right up God's alley. He has the power to do just as you ask. Thanks for the updates. They are so faith building.
Zoanna, love hearing how God is answering your prayers and providing. Please continue to keep us updated.
This is great, Zo! Hope you have sunny skies on Saturday.
Wonderful!
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