Thanks so much for taking the time to read this brief letter. You may already know this, but I’ve been volunteering at the Memphis Morning Center for the past several months. The Morning Center offers Christ-centered prenatal and postpartum care to mothers in need. My good friend and mentor, Pia Jo Reynolds, is the President / CEO and is currently helping me establish my role here as an intern. I’m writing this letter because we want my role to transition to a paid internship rather than simply my regular volunteer hours. As we work toward establishing the details of that plan, I’m writing friends and family to ask for your support. I first got started here when the Lord highlighted Pia and the Morning Center when I was praying about what's after high school. When I first met with Pia Jo, we decided to have me spend some time volunteering at the MMC and allow the Lord to open up whatever doors best fit for my ministry there. I began by simply shadowing others at the MMC and eventually settled into a role as Pia’s personal assistant. Not only has our friendship grown and I’ve learned so much from her mentorship, but I’m growing and learning so much. Currently, my primary responsibilities typically include correspondence on behalf of the MMC. We send out regular thank you notes, updates, invites and other promotional information to our sponsors and leaders throughout the greater Memphis community and across the United States. I’m always amazed how extensive our reach is to caring and compassionate people across the country. The MMC receives no government funding for any of its services, which allows the ministry to freely share the love of Christ with no strings attached and a clear communication of the gospel to moms who need to know they’re loved. It also means that we are entirely dependent as a ministry on the giving and generosity of others to continue doing what we are so passionate about. With that same heart, I’m asking for your support as I raise money toward my own internship program with the MMC. Although Pia Jo and I are both only in the initial planning stages of it, we both hope this internship paves the way for even more volunteers to self-fund their involvement here. I’d love to be able to continue blessing the MMC as a self-funded intern who’s able to spend even more hours helping moms in need.