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Friday, April 18, 2014
Wichita Falls, TX April 16,
2014 – Project 40:31 Foundation was honored to have Girling Hospice by Gentiva
Wichita Falls reach out to us on behalf of their patient Mr. Roy Mercer. Mr. Roy Mercer is a life long and devoted fan
of the Texas Rangers. Watching the
Rangers on television is one of his great pastimes that he enjoys doing from
his home in Wichita Falls, TX. Mr.
Mercer expressed to his Nurse, Amanda Edwards, He would enjoy seeing the
Rangers play ball at the their ballpark in Arlington while he was still able to
travel short distances. Project 4031 Foundation with the help of a board member
Mathew Walton along with the Texas Rangers association was privileged to help
this Dream come true. When working together as a team it is amazing how we are
able to help each other during difficult times.
Project 40:31 Foundation was established to provide
for individuals who are not experiencing their end of life
stories to the fullest; often times spending their last days uncomfortable,
alone, worried, and unfulfilled. Project
40:31 is founded to provide encouragement and support for these individuals and
their families. We partner with hospice
and palliative care organizations as well as businesses with in communities and
around the country such as Girling Hospice by Gentiva Wichita Falls and the
Texas Rangers in Arlington TX. Project 4031 is honored to be here as a tool and
support for their patients and be a service to provide assistance for basic
needs, Fulfilling Dreams, and/or providing donated medical equipment and
supplies. Project 4031 is honored to join
you in this journey.
Friday, April 4, 2014
THANK YOU - Prattville Lowe’s - Helping Project 4031
Foundation and Baptist Hospice to provide for a Terminally ill patient and
their Family
Prattville, Alabama, March 3rd 2014 – Project 40:31
Foundation would like to thank the Prattville Alabama Lowe’s for helping us
provide a dryer to one of the many deserving patients of Baptist Hospice in
Montgomery, Alabama. When working
together as a team it is amazing how we are able to help each other during
difficult times.
Project
4031 Foundation was established to provide for individuals who are not experiencing
their end of life stories to the fullest; often times spending their last days
uncomfortable, alone, worried, and unfulfilled.
Project 4031 was founded to provide encouragement and support for these
individuals and their families. We
partner with hospice and palliative care organizations as well as businesses in
communities around the country such as the Prattville Lowe’s to support their
services by providing assistance for basic needs, fulfilling dreams, or
providing donated medical equipment and supplies. Project 4031 is honored to join you in this
journey;
Thank you again to Prattville Alabama Lowes for helping
us to provide for and be a tool for Baptist Hospice to go above and beyond for
their Patients. If you would like to
know more about any of these business please visit your local Lowe’s, Baptist
Hospice @ www.baptistfirst.org, Project 4031 Foundation @ www.project4031.org
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Monday, February 10, 2014
Sucker Punch - Journey of Renewed Faith
In the hustle and bustle of this thing called life I found
myself going through the motions. I felt
like I was a good husband, a good father, worked hard, went to church, did the
right things, and quite frankly things were going smooth. I knew there was more to life, more to my
faith in Jesus, and honestly I may have been a little scared to challenge my
faith because things were going smooth.
2013 was a wonderful year for Project 4031 as the organization was able
to strengthen the end of life journeys of people around the world and support
the loved ones around them. 4031 went
international, as we were able to send equipment and supplies to the Hospice
and Palliative Care team in Belize.
After our November fundraiser the same organization that helped us get
the needed equipment to Belize invited us on a vision trip to Belize to explore
needs and how we could assist in the future.
My wife and normally the conservative one in our marriage didn’t even
hesitate on going…she knew in her heart we were supposed go. A million things crossed my mind of why we
shouldn’t go – our son, my full time job, meetings, etc.; however, Everything
fell into position and silly excuses quickly were just that “excuses” as the
Lord truly opened up my schedule, made provisions for our son, and it just made
sense. By New Years we were only a
couple weeks away from our trip and a peace and excitement overwhelmed my
spirit. Kristina and I didn’t know what
to expect, but a great piece of advice was offered to us and I am glad we took
it, “Don’t go expecting anything…go with an open heart and let God do the
rest.” January 11th finally
came and we were off to the airport for an easy 2.5-hour flight. We landed with no issues and were able to zip
through customs with our group (2612 Foundation, Word at Work, Accolade Home Health and Hospice Employees, and a wonderful lady named Judy who was is an
labor and delivery RN at a local hospital).
Most of our group was clinically focused (Nurses, Doctors, and Social
workers mostly focused on hospice and palliative care). Most of our team were rookies, led by a few
veterans who had been to Belize on several occasions. Tim Tam and Kenny from Word at Work (our host
for the week) greeted our group just outside as the heat hit our face (which
was nice since we left a frigid TX climate); they know everyone and know the
country better than Google maps. By the
time we arrived to our hotel the day had already escaped us so we took this
time to get to know each other. It was
pretty neat to see how the Lord hand picked us and seemed like all of us were
supposed to be on this journey, to explore the current and future needs of the
Belizean people and other organizations already in the country. We shared a wonderful meal with each other
and simply learned about each other’s story; Kristina and I went to bed excited
about the week ahead. Day 2 started
early as we went and worshipped at a local church and other medical
missionaries…pretty amazing experience to worship the Lord in a whole new
place. After church and a quick lunch we
drove 3 hours to visit one patient. At
first I was a little frustrated that we were only going to see one patient; man
was I selfish and wrong! We were able to
bring a geri chair (reclining chair on wheels) as the 40-year-old patient
wanted to be able to go outside with her Family and newest addition to her a
family a Grandson. This patient was in
tremendous pain as cancer engulfed multiple parts of her body, so not only did
the recliner enable her to go outside, but also have additional comfort. The doctors and nurses in the group evaluated
her pain and walked the family through the stages they can expect as her
illness progresses; although difficult this was a beautiful time to see the
power of hospice care in its purest form (100% volunteer team). Day 3 we were able to spend a couple of hours
at a local nursing home; visiting with patients, staff, and getting an overview
of future needs of equipment and supplies.
The nursing home was very clean and made the best of every resource they
had; however, we look forward to upgrading their equipment to hopefully give
more comfort to the patients. After this
visit we were able to explore different ministries already in place, meeting
with the leadership of Mary Open Door (helps women and children) and then we
had a personal tour from the founder and Chairman of the Kolbe Foundation,
which is the central prison for Belize.
Mr. John Woods and the Kolbe Foundation completely turned around the
renovation and philosophy of the prison.
I could write another post just on our experience at the prison; bottom-line,
very powerful experience to see how hope and truth was instilled on these men
and women confined in the prison for years or for some the rest of their
lives. Day 4 we were able to see more
patients, one in particular we were able to set up a hospital bed so he could
rest comfortably. Day 4 also marked our
final night, which quickly became a beautiful time together as a group to share
how we were impacted and what our next steps will be. One of the men in the group encouraged us to
be quiet for a couple of weeks when we got back to seek the Lord and not to get
discouraged by the “noise” of all the needs in which we saw. I am glad I heard these words because I
wanted to help everyone. Belize is a
beautiful country filled with some of the poorest conditions I have ever
seen. Men working grueling hours only
make between $8 and $15 a day. Everyone
we encountered were so pleasant and displayed a true sense of joy…this is where
my sucker punch came. The littlest thing
can be annoying (the internet is running slow, my dinner reservation is late,
or my Iphone just died). All of which
are so circumstantial and these amazing people find tremendous joy in their
faith and are not bogged down with the things of this world. This short trip opened my eyes to the
realities of this world and I pray the Lord guide us and show us the way…show
us how we can help impact His Kingdom.
Kristina and I were so blessed to be able to spend a week seeing the
Lord move in a whole new way…renewing and expanding our faith in Jesus. Project
4031 is honored to join Dr. Beatrice Thomas and her team of volunteers as they
bring hospice and palliative care to Belize.
Please stay tuned as we are working with Dr. B, Word at Work, and the
2612 Foundation to bring hospice solutions to Belize. Please pray and consider donating your time,
resources, or expertise so we can help strengthen the end of life stories of
patients and their families across the beautiful country of Belize.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
A Time of Thanksgiving
Fall
is one of my favorite times of the year, not just because of the cooling
weather here in Texas or the leaves changing; but I really enjoy reflecting on
the timeline over the last several months both personally and with Project
4031. I guess, as you get older and
maybe having a young child in the mix helps; the year seems to fly by. Kristina and I enjoy chasing our 18 month old
son Jack around…it has been such a joy to see him grow so much this year. This year has also been exciting for Project
4031, as 2013 marked 4031’s first full year of service and through the many
prayers, support, and love of all of you reading this blog we have had the
opportunity to touch over 30 families here in the United States and as of
November 18th we sent our first shipment of medical equipment to
Belize which will touch many terminally ill patients, their families, and
volunteer caregivers. We doubled our
attendance and financial support in our annual fundraiser dinner celebrating
hospice month, which was held on Thursday November 7th. We exceeded our goal by $4,000, with net
proceeds of $24,000 and $2,000 of monthly commitments through November
2014. Touching lives, sharing our
stories, and determined to get better every year; the 4031 Family has so much
to be thankful for and are so excited to continue our journey to strengthening
the end of life stories of people around the globe. During the holidays there is always a rise in
needs and of course fulfilling dreams, so please consider volunteering some
time to serve others or perhaps making a tax deductible year-end donation. If you know of a terminally ill patient with
a need or a dream, please give Project 4031 the opportunity to serve. Thank you for all that you do for Project
4031. Be sure to check out our News
Letter later this month of course future blog post to find out about 2014
volunteer opportunities and our Spring Golf Classic. I pray you have an awesome and blessed
Christmas Season and please reach out if there is a need! Merry Christmas!
A
Million Thanks,
Josh
Monday, October 14, 2013
First Fulfilled Dream!
We have Fulfilled our first Dream!!! Baptist Hospice reached out to us to help Fulfill a dream for a loving family who just lost their husband and grandfather. This sweet man and bride took their grandson in when he was just a few weeks old and over the years they have lost several family members. Recently, the matriarch, loving husband, and grandfather spent his last days on hospice in the comfort of his home and along side his loving family. Now the grandmother has been left to raise her young grandson who has lost his mother and siblings in recent years. To create some happy family memories, we asked the family if there was something special they would like to do; the grandson quickly answered he wanted to go to a local Water Park in his hometown. We were able to grant the family with season passes for the summer of 2014 along with a basket full of goodies for him and his grandmother to enjoy!
It was an honor to meet and be touched by such a loving and caring family. It was evident that even through their heartache they still remain strong in their faith and love. We will forever be touched by this dear family and look forward to Fulfilling many more dreams in the future. It is the small things in life, being able to love on someone in a time of need. Thank you all for your support.
And in the words of the sweet grandson, "I hope I never forget this day...this is the best day of my life."
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