Apartment for Rent

Looking for a new apartment? Sharon Braunsworth and her husband have decided to move back to Nebraska and wanted to share the following opportunity with other wives:

My husband and I have decided to move back to Nebraska at the end of the semester so he can finish his degree online through the Moody Distance Learning Center part time and we can live closer to our families.

We do have a dilema though, we are currently in a lease until the end of July. Our apartment is a government subsidized three bedroom. We currently pay $612 a month plus cooking gas (which is about $15 a month) with no other utilities. We live in Logan Square right off of Fullerton and Kimball.

The apartment is large and very nice, it has a dishwasher and coin laundry in the basement. There is a Moody employee and his wife that live in the basement and a couple of Moody students that live upstairs. It's also on a double lot with a big fenced in yard that's perfect for someone who has children. However, since it is a government subsidized apartment there are income restrictions: For a household size of 2 you can't make more than $18,100 a year. For 3 $20,350. For 4 $22,600 and so on.

We felt that this apartment was too good to be true for the price and size and for Chicago. If anyone is interested in looking at it I can show it just about anytime. Our home phone number is 773-278-8394. If you're interested in renting it our landlord is Leticia Fregoso her phone number is 773-278-5321 or her cell phone is 773-315-0355. Sometimes she's hard to catch by phone and it's easier by email so that is jlagfregoso@sbcglobal.net

Thank you!
Sharon Braunsroth

Don't Forget!

We've raised $121 for our missionaries! Our goal is to reach $200 by the end of the semester, so thank you for your generous giving!

Also, don't forget to bring your items for their Christmas gift November 29.

If you have not had a chance to choose an small gift for our missionaries, the following items are still needed: Bandaid brand variety pack of bandaids (2 people), individual, sugarfree, cold drink packets (2 people), bag of snack size Take 5 candy bars (1 person), bag of snack size Nestle Crunch (1 person), 1,000 Grand candy bars (1 person).

Please feel free to contact Abigail Jellel at abswolsey@aol.com if you have questions about our missionaries or their Christmas gift.

Thank you for your help in making our missionaries' Christmas a little more like home.

Thanksgiving Prayers

Happy Thanksgiving From Student Wives Fellowship.

May each of you enjoy the break from classes and time with family and friends.

See you at SWF again Thursday, November 29.

We received a few requests for an update on Ben and Karis Jorden, which Karis has kindly shared with us below:

Dear fellow wives,

Thanks so much for all of your prayers for Ben and me! It has been a long road and a busy semester. Ben found out from the surgeon that his lump was not cancerous, so we are praising God for His goodness to us! Both of us have been behind in our classes due to being gone for so long. We are slowly but surely getting caught up. Thank you all for all your prayers, thoughtful cards, and words of encouragement. We have seen God working through all of this and know that because you prayed, we had His peace as we went through these hard times.

Please don't stop praying! Here's a few requests if you would like to
lift us up:
1. Pray as we complete our homework that we could get completely
caught up and finish the semester strong
2. Pray for us as we find out which classes we need to submit an
overcut appeal for and for a favorable decision from the committee.
3. Pray for continued healing for Ben, he is still sometimes in a little pain
4. Pray that Ben's surgery and tests will be covered by insurance, we
found out after the fact that his insurance may not cover him because
he is married (a long story, but Ben was on his dad's insurance
because he works at a medical college and had fantastic coverage..but
they never told us he could not be on there because he was married.
I'm not very happy with the insurance company right now!)
5. Pray that I stay healthy, I have had my own share of health
problems this semester and have missed more class than I should have

Whew! That's a lot! We love you all and continually thank God for you. Thanks for your continued support.

Check out our website at www.bkjorden.com for more updates!

Karis Jorden

Samaritana's Purse

Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Want to give a beautiful handmade card to encourage a friend?

PCM is currently selling items to support Samaritana Transformation Ministries in the Philippines, which assist women who have left behind a life of prostitution.

Each of the items for sale is made by these women. If you would like to learn more about Samaritana, please visit the following website, http://www.samaritana.org/, or review the facts below.

• There are approximately 400,000 street prostitutes in Metro Manila.


• Samaritana, with its staff of 10, has worked with dozens of prostitutes over the past ten years.


• During spring break, MBI students participated in ministry to the 21 'trainees' currently in its job-training program


• The trainees create and sell greeting card, bracelets and bookmarks as a means to earn a livelihood away from the streets

Let's help support these women as they leave their old lives and begin a new one in Christ! Stop by the PCM office (Crowell 2) if you are interested.

The Bradley Method

For those of you what are pregnant and thinking about methods for delivery...

There is a Bradley method instructor who is willing to give discounts to Moody Students!

If you are unfamiliar with the Bradley Method, this is a delivery method for natural childbirth. "Teachers of the Bradley Method believe that with adequate preparation and education along with help from a loving, supportive coach, most women can give birth naturally - without drugs or surgery. The Bradley Method emphasizes measures that can be taken to stay healthy and low-risk to help avoid complications that may lead to medical intervention." (Source: Wikipedia).

If you would like more information information on the Bradley method and classes:

• Visit Julie Parache's website, http://www.birthwithoutfear.com/
• Call Julie Parache at 773.481.9446.
• Call Ronda Lind who took the class and delivered using the Bradley method.
• Read the books: Husband Coached Childbirth by Robert Bradley and Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way.

Babysitting Opportunity to Help Another Wife

Please read the following babysitting request from Ronda and Anthony Lind. If you are able to help out, or someone else your know, please contact Ronda!

I am going back to work part time after having our first baby, so we are looking for someone who is willing to watch our infant daughter.

She will be 7 weeks when I return to work. It would be about 20-25 hours a week, in the mornings. We are looking at 7:30 to 12:30 right now, but that is not set in stone. We aren't able to pay much, but we can offer $8/hour.

My husband goes to school at Moody, so he would be able to drop her off, and I can pick her up after work if you live close to campus. If you don't live close to campus we can talk and work something out.

If there is anybody (a stay at home mom, or anyone looking for a little extra income) who is willing to help us out in this way, we would be so grateful. Or if you know of anyone who would be interested please tell them about this opportunity. We are looking to have them start December 3.

Call me at 312.502.7361 or email jarlind@excite.com

Thank you so much!
Ronda Lind

The rest of the semester

Can you believe it's November! Before we know it, we'll all be busy making Christmas cookies and wrapping gifts.

The end of the year, also means only a few more meetings for SWF. So, try to make the most of the time we have left!

November

15 – Prayer & Testimony Night (Focus on Giving Thanks)
22 – Thanksgiving – No meeting
29 – Guest Speaker on being hospitable and decorating on a budget

December

6 – T2/Graduation
13 – Fun Night – Pizza party and Cookie exchange
20 – No Meeting
27 – No Meeting

January

17 – First SWF meeting of the semester

More baby pix...

Daniela Marx was kind enough to send us pictures of Joel at MoodySWF@gmail.com. Joel was born earlier in the year, but his cute pictures still merit posting on the blog!

Thanks again to Daniela for keeping us updated and we encouarge others of you to send pictures, even if you don't have children. You could send us pictures from a recent missions trip, vacation, or great day out in Chicago.