help

i’m not always great at asking for stuff... being 35 and single will do that to a girl. i’m quite accustomed to being the only one in the house when a spider needs to be killed, or a drain needs to be unclogged, or a flaming dinner needs to be rescued from the death grip of a too-hot oven... which is only too hot because this 35 year old woman is still too impatient to cook garlic bread at the right temperature. (garlic bread in isolation is a dinner right?)

i’m good at knowing when i need human contact. i’m good at eating donuts (too good some might say). i’m good at not getting haircuts regularly. i’m good at paying bills. i’m good at pretending mashed potato is an acceptable ‘any-time’ food. i’m good at walking (but often tell people that “i run occasionally”). i’m good at friendship (i hope). i’m good at making my bed every morning. i’m good at traveling. i’m good at pretending ugly babies are cute (refer to “i’m good at friendship”).  i’m good at some stuff... but asking for ‘stuff’ is not one of those things.

i lived in zambia for the majority of 2015 working at a beautiful project for orphans and vulnerable children. my living stipend (fancy words for the money i get so i can eat and fly and have health insurance) is made up entirely of donations from an amazing support network around australia (and the world). i’m about to fly back to zambia for another year and we are quite a bit short in covering my basic costs. i have some personal savings i can use if i need to, but the goal of this work is to be able to have my daily needs met by a supporting community of people. lots of other people usually work really hard to make this happen, but i just wanted to throw this request out.

i’m not good at asking for stuff... but i find myself needing the help of my tribe. if you would like to throw some dollars or prayers or haircut vouchers in my direction here are a few options:

1. directly to me

bank – ANZ

bsb – 014018

account no. – 515812331

account name – katie m wallis

2. via paypal (this would be the option for any non-aussies)

visit our website mwandiovc.com

(if you donate via paypal please reference that your donation is for katie’s stipend)

3. directly to my support team in south australia

(this will enable you to get a receipt... we are a registered charity with the ACNC but as yet don’t have a tax deductibility status... but if you need a receipt just for your own records this would be the option for you. again, please reference my stipend)

bank – westpac

bsb – 035067

account no. – 216770

account  name – mwandi ovc project support team

job perk - this sweet view a few hours up the road from my house

2015 was a difficult but wonderful year. my work in zambia is challenging and some days it feels like it’s quite a bit more than i can bear. i fly back to my beautiful village in two weeks and i know only too well that i can’t do what i do in isolation, although often i try (cause of the ‘not asking’ thing). if you want to contribute to this crazy life of mine that’d be great... but it’s also pretty great that we’re just friends, so thanks for that :-) feel free to pop in for a coffee any time.

blessings for all that your 2016 will hold

kt xo