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| Patient and her mother |
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Touching Hearts
So in my introduction post I mentioned my heart and my passion for Cambodia and Tibet. Even now as I sit and think about it, about the possibility and dreams that God has dropped into my heart it overwhelms me to the point where I want to cry. I find life so beautiful, so fresh and full of meaning lately and I truly believe its because everything within me is striving to accomplish God's purpose for my life: this specific purpose to help children half-way across the globe! South East Asia Prayer Center (SEAPC), the missions my family is connected with and helps, has a project currently in Tibet and the surrounding area. Because of the high altitudes in Tibet, it is my understanding, that more children are susceptible to congenital heart disease. The procedure which corrects CHD is very simple and not too expensive in the U.S., but in the Tibetan countryside where there are not doctors or medical facilities readily available, and families simply cannot afford it, children die from such a simple, fixable disease. However, SEAPC and the head of the ministry, Mark Geppart have surveyed and treated thousands of children and families across the countrysides of Tibet, while ministering the love of Christ. This amazes me so much! It was this specific project which really inspired the whole cupcake idea. I wanted to specifically raise awareness by making heart shaped cupcakes with red frosting, whose proceeds would go specifically funding even more screenings and heart procedures for the children of Tibet, to mend the holes in their heart while the Word of God heals the holes in all areas of their lives. The more I thought about it the bigger the dream grew...needless to say my dream is now a runaway dream and I don't want to try to suppress, catch, or stop them. I want to chase them. I want to connect people across the globe, use everyday measures, something as simple as a cupcake to change the life of a child. Everyone deserves life and a heart full of dreams. Everyone.
Find out more about Touching Hearts.
Chapter 1 of my story
Ok...so I'm new to the whole "blogging" thing, but I must say that I recently have spent hours searching every nook and cranny, investigating and researching various cupcake and baking blogs and websites....in search for the perfect cupcake recipes and mouth watering pictures. I found a few favorite websites that were very relatable and had creative recipes.
My search for cupcake recipes was not only inspired by my love of baking and the need to find trustworthy recipes for my mammouth task of baking hundreds of cupcakes for my graduation, but because I believe people are passionate about things for a reason and purpose. I am passionate about baking...but I believe it has more purpose than racking up the calories for me, my family, and friends.
I am a Christian and my family is involved with a missionary who does extensive work in Cambodia, Tibet, Laos, and Central America. The more I learn about the work that they do, from microeconomic development, to heart screenings, to building schools across Cambodia, the more my heart burned with a need to help. An entire nation is being changed and lives being rebuilt without firing a bullet. Needless to say, I am more than elated that I will soon be traveling to Singapore, Laos, and Cambodia for a total of 10 days.
It wasn't long before my passions became intertwined; I believe God placed a huge dream in my heart which is this: to use my passion for baking for a bigger cause, one that can help children in Cambodia, effect the lives of families in Tibet, and raise awareness and action from those who would buy the cupcakes. My dream is to one day (very soon) open a bakery where a portion of the profits of every cupcake go straight towards aiding and education children in Cambodia. Until then, I am perfecting my skills and finding more people to become as passionate about this as I am.
Well, that's my story. Enjoy the pictures, stories, and create memories of your own!
p.s. if you want to learn more about getting involved in what's happening in Cambodia, check out South East Asia Prayer Center.
My search for cupcake recipes was not only inspired by my love of baking and the need to find trustworthy recipes for my mammouth task of baking hundreds of cupcakes for my graduation, but because I believe people are passionate about things for a reason and purpose. I am passionate about baking...but I believe it has more purpose than racking up the calories for me, my family, and friends.
I am a Christian and my family is involved with a missionary who does extensive work in Cambodia, Tibet, Laos, and Central America. The more I learn about the work that they do, from microeconomic development, to heart screenings, to building schools across Cambodia, the more my heart burned with a need to help. An entire nation is being changed and lives being rebuilt without firing a bullet. Needless to say, I am more than elated that I will soon be traveling to Singapore, Laos, and Cambodia for a total of 10 days.
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| cupcake I baked right before this blog! |
It wasn't long before my passions became intertwined; I believe God placed a huge dream in my heart which is this: to use my passion for baking for a bigger cause, one that can help children in Cambodia, effect the lives of families in Tibet, and raise awareness and action from those who would buy the cupcakes. My dream is to one day (very soon) open a bakery where a portion of the profits of every cupcake go straight towards aiding and education children in Cambodia. Until then, I am perfecting my skills and finding more people to become as passionate about this as I am.
Well, that's my story. Enjoy the pictures, stories, and create memories of your own!
p.s. if you want to learn more about getting involved in what's happening in Cambodia, check out South East Asia Prayer Center.
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| These are cupcakes from the 4th of July 2011 |
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