Today is Friday, September 8th, 2006; Karen's Korner #885

For those of you who read Karen's Korners but may not be aware, the Marys & Marthas (ecumneical group of gals) in Clarion have won a National Award for our efforts of organizing lots of volunteers last fall in what we called "60 Days to Make a Difference". We will be getting our "Take Pride in America Award" next Thursday at the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington D.C.
 
Eight of us are traveling to the nation's capitol to receive the award.
 
Part of the honor includes a tour of the White House on Friday morning. Yesterday we received the notification that there are 180 people wanting the tour and only 120 will be allowed. If there were not enough people opting out of the tour, the entire group would have to be cancelled.
 
My response to Lisa with the "Take Pride" office:  "We would like to RSVP that all eight of us would like to have the White House tour. Please let us know whether we are going to be accepted or not. If it would mean cancelling the White House tour entirely, please remove all eight of us from the listing.......so that the others can take the tour. If we are the only ones in the "faith based" category, we would like to 'do as Jesus would do' and think of others who are attending and not ourselves..........and let God take care of the balance of our time in Washington D.C."
 
In a few hours, we had our response from Lisa:  "Karen, Thank you for your Christian response...it is much appreciated.  I wish that others had the same attitude.  I have added yourself and your group to the list to participate in the White House tour. Thanks."  Lisa Young
 
We are excited! We know that it is a "God thing"! Sort of like praying, we let her know exactly what we wanted to have happen, but would accept whatever the needed answer would be!
 
And we are going to the White House!
 
God wants us to be there!

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