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Hello - thank you for taking the time to visit my fundraising page and to learn more about what I hope to gain through working with CTC International in Kenya, Africa!
My name is Chelsea Franklin and I am a recent graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. Go Horns! During my time in college, I became very involved with the Episcopal Student Center at All Saints' Episcopal Church where I had the opportunity go on mission trips to Nicaragua and Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Each of those mission trips greatly impacted my life, which is why I feel extremely blessed and fortunate to be able to go on another mission trip, this time to Kenya, with this community of students I care deeply about.
On December 30th, I will head to Maai Mahiu, Kenya, as a member of the Community and Faith Team for the purpose of building relationships - with one another and with the people of Kenya. We will work alongside grandmothers in the gardens, children in the classrooms and community health workers in refugee camps to experience firsthand how the work of CTC International has transformed the communities in Maai Mahiu. Each night, we will spent time intentionally reflecting on on this process through the lens of our faith, and we will be challenged to imagine how similar transformations might take place in our own communities.
Ubuntu is a traditional African phrase meaning, "I am because we are." In all that we do, we will seek to live into this way of life, strengthening the ties that bind us together.
I would like to invite you to donate to my trip by clicking on the "Donate Here" icon below (please see the directions right above it). Of course, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have. I would also like to ask for your thoughts and prayers as the team embarks on this journey together, the journey of living and loving everyone that we meet.
In Him,
Chelsea Franklin
[email protected]
How to donate...
Click the below icon and select 'Volunteer Trip' under 'DONATING FOR.' Then enter 'Chelsea Franklin, Community & Faith Team' in the box that will appear underneath. Please fill in the 'Memo' section if you would like to send any message connected to your donation.
Or, to donate by check, please make the check out to CTC International with 'Chelsea Franklin Volunteer Trip' in the memo. Checks can be mailed directly to: CTC International, 1102 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78702.