Debre Zeyit area childrens conference: will you help make it happen?

I need your help!!

We are planning to host a Debre Zeyit area childrens conference in conjunction with BCI's evangelistic outreach called Activity Day with a tentative date of February 7th, the first Saturday of February.

Here is a look at the tentative schedule:

10 AM - Opening with Prayer and Worship
10:30 AM - Bible Story
10:45/11 AM - Discussion in small groups
     Ages 3-5
     Ages 6-8
     Ages 9-11
     Ages 12+
11:30 AM - Lunch
12:30 PM - Crafts and Games
2 PM - Closing with Prayer and Worship

The theme of the conference is bravery and the kids would learn what it means to be bold and brave for Jesus Christ. A possible bible story may include that of David and Goliath, and how David was not fearful of the giant he faced but instead through faith and self-confidence, he was able to conquer the giant in front of him and parallel that with how Jesus faced an entire world's sin through death on the cross. The kids would also get to learn new games to play as well as have fun making a craft which is not something they get to do every day.

We would like to hold the event at Genesis Farms here in DZ, the same place we used for the womens conference for the moms of the program kids. Genesis Farms is free to use as in there is not a rental fee for use of the room but they do require a lunch purchase per person at the event. The cost for a traditional Ethiopian meal and soft drink to feed 300 kids and 15 adults with transport to and from the site is estimated at 9,950.00 ETB or $498.00 USD.

Now. Traditional Ethiopian food is fantastic, but another alternative (or in addition to) is to offer a snack-like lunch serving bread, cookies, juice, bananas and what I really want to see happen - ice cream. Ice cream by the scoop is 10 ETB or roughly 50 cents. The cost for feeding 300 kids and 15 adults this menu also including transportation to and from the site is estimated at 9,681.00 ETB or about $485 USD.

The total to be able to serve them both the traditional meal and the snacks is 19,631 ETB or almost $982 USD. The purchase of food is one thing we need to be able to use the space large enough for the capacity we are praying for. The cherry on top would be the gift of a free bible to every child who enters the conference room. Bibles can be purchased for 95 ETB or just under $5 each. For 300 bibles, the cost would be 28500 ETB or around $1425 USD. So altogether, I need 48,131 ETB or almost $2407 USD.

What might you be able to donate so this conference can happen? What if your dollar meant a child in Ethiopia who may have never heard the truth of Christ's love for them surrendered their lives to Him? What if your dollar meant they got their only meal that day? What if it meant more joy in their lives meeting new friends and hanging out with old ones? What kind of memory do you want to create for them? Trust me, if they received a free new bible, it would be the shock of their life, more than the ice cream. What might you sacrifice for Jesus? A year's worth of that plastic bottle soda on your break at work? A month of internet? A week without makeup? The boat sitting in the shed no longer on the water? The third vehicle? Your weekend getaway? Obedience to whatever Jesus has you do does not end in regret.

If you would like to donate so that this conference can happen, please contact me on how you can.