Hey NFP friends, I’m going to a conference in the Twin Cities this weekend (arrive Thursday evening), and my accommodation with friends fell through! (Thanks swine flu and strep. Boo.) Since I’m in between jobs and trying to start this non-profit, my funds are limited (i.e., hotels are nearly out, unless St. Joseph writes me a check!).

Does anyone have any ideas for a place to crash/ rent a guest room, especially on short notice? Prayers, please. Thanks!

Update: Found a place with some new friends! Thanks everyone for the prayers and suggestions.

Sheila Kippley, co-founder of the Couple to Couple League and NFPI asked me to spread the word about the most recent NFPI fund drive. She gave me an update of their work in Eastern Europe to spread the good news about NFP, and added the following:

•  New teaching program.  A teaching couple with 20 years experience has contacted us to help them develop a PowerPoint presentation of the Kippley-Prem Triple Strand Approach to NFP.  The source for this new teaching program is the website manual at www.nfpandmore.org.  Our goal is to have this teaching program ready by end of November.   Teacher training will come later.         

    •  New breastfeeding brochure.  We are very pleased to enclose our new breastfeeding brochure.  This fulfills a long-time need for an advertising-free brochure on the benefits of breastfeeding.  There’s also a second version with a black mother-baby image, but only the white image is printed at present.  Both versions can be downloaded for free at the Home Page of the NFPI website, www.nfpandmore.org.   Printed brochures are bundled in fifties.  We ask for a donation of $12.00 or more for each 50-pack to cover printing and related expenses.  Please send orders and donations to the address below.   Please help us to continue and to expand these efforts.  First, please pray for a rebirth of chastity, for a stop to contraception and abortion, for a culture of life, and for the work of NFP International. 

Second, please help NFPI financially.  We are volunteers.  Our primary expense is support for Slovakia and Georgia, but there are always other expenses as well.  For example, we need another $668 to publish the black-image breastfeeding brochure.  John joins me in asking you to make a prayerful gift to support the work of NFP International.  For your tax-deductible gift of $50.00 or more, we will be delighted to send you a thank-you packet of 50 breastfeeding brochures for you to use as you see fit. Please make your check to:       

Please make your check to:        NFP International (or NFPI)    

Send to: PO Box 11216, Cincinnati, OH 45211            

Sincerely in the Lord, Sheila Kippley

Co-founder

Natural Family Planning International Inc. is an all-volunteer non-profit organization.  Contributions are tax deductible.