~Define Necessity~

"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." ♥ Martin Luther King, Jr.
How about this year we give a little more than we take?

Jumoke T-shirts!

Hey Everyone! We have been enjoying meeting new people and selling our T-shirts and Wristbands! We would love to show our support we have been getting! If you bought a t-shirt, take a picture and email it to us. We'll post you on our blog!! Thank you to all who have donated!! We appreciate all the support!

T-shirts

T-shirts have arrived!!!!

$20 each

Sizes:
   Small      (16 left)
   Medium  (17 left)
   Large        (7 left)

$10 to purchase one for an orphan

Thanks!!!!

Jumoke T-shirts!!!!

Along with wristbands, we now have T-shirts! We are selling them to of course, raise money for this cause. They will be arriving in October, so if you are interested in purchasing one let us know! Our email is Jumoke2012@gmail.com. They are $20, sizes are small, medium and large. We also are going to produce t-shirts to bring to the children in the Orphanage. You can buy a t-shirt for an orphan for $10. This is what they look like! Thanks!

Senior Projects

Hey Everyone! Sabrina and I (Rachel) are seniors this year and along with that comes the wonderful responsibility of a senior project. Becca, a junior, has a jump start on her project and is actually using this entire trip as that project. But this year Sabrina and I would like to do a similar project specifically for the orphans we will be with in Ghana. We are gathering supplies, toys and needed necessities of all kinds to bring to these children in need. To put it bluntly: they have practically nothing. We are gathering toys (ones that would be fun outside), paper, coloring books, colored pencils, pencils and erasers, pens, tooth brushes, tooth paste and all other hygiene items. We are also going to have T-shirts made with our logo and names to bring to the children to decorate with them while we are there. We are looking for donations from all who are willing! Please if you have anything or are willing to donate money to buy these items, we would appreciate it tremendously! Thank you all for your time helping us with this project and donations.

Tuesdays With Morrie

Today in one of my classes at school we watched part of the movie "Tuesdays With Morrie". I really loved watching it and it really made think about my life. Its a true story about a man named Morrie who has a terminal illness and throughout the story he gives lessons on death, love, and most importantly.... Living. He talks a lot about living each day to its fullest. We were only able to watch about half of it, but he said a few things that really stuck out to me, and even though they talk about death.... I really think they can be applied to anyones life. He said:

"Dying is one thing to be sad about, Living unhappily is another matter."

It really made me stop and think..... Am I truly living my life to the very fullest? Am I happy with the things I have done and the way I treat others?

Another one I really liked was:

"The fear of aging, is lives that havent found meaning."

Have I found meaning in my life? What kind of person do I want to be?

And the last one that I really liked was:

"When you know how to die, you know how to live."

I want to live each day like its my last one and to never regret who I am or the things I have done. I want to live my life to the very fullest!

I really loved watching "Tuesdays with Morrie" and I Highly recommend it!! :)

AFRICA

Africa 2012!!

Okay, I just love these next pictures, they are soo cute!!

 I Seriously cant wait!!! IM SO EXCITED!!!

13 Nights Announcement

We will not be down at the river front painting faces this week or the next. My sisters and I are participating in summer camps and time will not allow us to make it! We just wanted to let everyone know incase they were wondering. Thank you for all of your support!!!

East Africa Crisis

Oh my goodness. I just watched this video and it made me soo sad! I want to get on a plane right now and go help these poor kids!! But I am so so grateful for all of the people that are helping in Africa right now! It breaks my heart to see these kids starving when they deserve to grow up, and be happy healthy! I am so grateful for all the things I have been blessed with in my life and for the opportunity I had to grow up in a place where I was healthy and blessed with food on the table every night.... I can hardly wait till we get to go to Africa next summer and help kids like this!!

I love this quote

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" - Gandhi

More from 13 Nights

FACE PAINTING

MOST AMAZING FACE PAINT EEEEEVVVVVEEEEERRRRR!!!!!!!! TANGLED!!! =D

I guess this is a good example of how we are willing and able to paint whatever any ones little heart desires!!!

13 Nights and Facepainting

13 Nights on the River has continued to go GREAT!!!! We appreciate all the help and support! We have had several aaaaaawesome face paints!! We would like to post more pictures now that our camera has a cord again. Here is one of our favorites!!!! Olivia here was super creative and asked for this splattered paint and glitter face paint. (yes we now also use glitter!!!) We hope to see everyone out there Thursday nights! Thanks again!

Quote of the Day

"Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily." - Judith Kelman

Pictures from the first night of 13 Nights On the River

Thank you!!!

We would like to take time to thank all of those who have supported and helped us with our fundraisers! Jessica, Blake, Tresa, Hanna, Josh, Will, Catherine, Austin, Angela, Jeff, Aundrea and everyone else has been a tremendous help and we can't thank you enough! 13 Nights on the River has been a great success and we look forward to many more nights down there. We appreciate all the donations! If anyone has any ideas for fundraising, we would love to hear them. Thank you for your time and service with this cause. We truly believe this is meant to happen, that it will happen and every small act can make a huge difference in even just one child's life. Thank you!

Fundraising

Hello everyone! Thank you to all the support and help we have received with our efforts so far.  We really appreciate it!

We have some up coming events!

• In St. Helen's Oregon
• Pretty in the park! Saturday June 18th, 2011   11am to 3pm at Campbell Park-  Come get your hair done!!!! Two French braids, three or even four! Twisted braids around your head, ponies and buns, braided headbands, fishtails, you name it! Tell us what and how you want it and we’ll do it. Personal combs provided or bring your own from home. We can weave in flowers or beads or ribbons. Long or short hair, we work with all types! We can do crazy, wacky styles or soft elegant up do’s! Suggested Donation: $3-5 per hairstyle
• 13 Nights on the River
• Rachel and Becca will be running a booth where you can buy t-shirts, bracelets, get your face painted or hair braided! Every Thursday begining around 2pm.

Hope to see you there!!!!

Mohandas Gandhi's inspiring words of wisdom

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

Sam and Esther

A few years ago my mom showed me this video and it has stayed with me ever since. Its because of these two kids and many others like them that I want to make a difference.

Jumoke Poem

J- Just Serve
U- Uplift others
M- Memories
O- Omnipotent love
K- Keep Serving
E- Every second Counts

Mother Teresa

"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."
— Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was an amazing woman. During her life, she helped the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying. She was also able to open up many orphanages all around the world. Mother Teresa always put others first and devoted her life to serving others, that's why she is a huge role model in my life. She has shown me that no matter what, if we put others first, we will always be happy. This is one of my favorite quotes from her because she teaches us to not worry what others think about you, but instead, just be yourself. We need to do the things we know are right even if it is hard or people make fun of us.

- Sabrina

Waka Waka- This Time for Africa

This is a video we put together of some of our favorite pictures of children in Africa. The song it Waka Waka by Shakira.

Who we are

We thought we should share more about us and our hopes and dreams!  Our names are Rachel, Sabrina, and Becca. We met in August 2010 and have been friends ever since! We soon found out that we all had a great love for serving others and wanted to do something that would make a difference in the world. After searching through many websites we found one that we fell in love with. It is a humanitarian trip to either Kenya or Ghana, Africa to work with the children in the orphanages! We knew this was the one we wanted to go on. And our goal is to leave in the late summer of 2012.
We chose the name "Jumoke" (Joo-mo-keh) as the title of our Blog because in the African language, it means "Everyone Loves the Children". We all felt that this is the perfect name because every child deserves to know that they are loved and cared about. Even if its just by one person, children need to have that connection and feel that they are important to someone. We want to raise awareness for the children out there that don't have anyone to take care of them, and to challenge people to show those in your lives that you do love them.
We started this blog as a way to let people know that it is possible to make a difference in this world and that the most important thing is to follow your dreams! We will keep you updated on how we are doing to reach our goal to get to Africa, as well as everyday happenings, and inspirational thoughts.
We hope all of our readers enjoy!