Extravagant Generosity
KATIE’S DREAM
Making it a Reality
In May, the Disciple Bible Study class at Ingomar
Church decided to raise money to help Katie
Ralcewicz, niece of Patty Spahr. Katie had a
devastating accidental fall resulting in severe traumatic
head injury.
People from Katie’s church in Richmond Virginia led a
drive to raise money to transform the family’s garage into a
bedroom and an accessible bathroom for Katie. They raised
a sizable amount, but more was needed. So the Disciple
class at Ingomar Church decided to help by organizing two
spaghetti dinners.
Following is a recent letter from the Ralcewicz family to
Pastor David Streets and the people of Ingomar Church.
r
e for the extravagant generosity of you
We would like to extend our gratitud
rierke our dream of a bedroom and bar
it, hard work, time, and money to ma
spir
er
a reality. Because of the spaghetti dinn
free bathroom for our daughter, Katie,
ociated with the
ney to cover all expenses ass
fundraiser, we now have enough mo
cooked
all the people who made meatballs,
construction! We want to recognize
serts,
the tables, cut bread and made des
ghetti, set up the room and decorated
spa
staff
ICE! And then there was the church
and cleaned it all up, not once, but TW
igned the publicity
ions, recorded the video, des
that fielded phone calls and reservat
can’t
an account to manage the money. We
and publicized the event, and set up
ate
ted their friends, and everyone who
et the prayer warriors, those who invi
forg
meatballs!
since
d up, not only during this event, but
We know there have been prayers lifte
going,
of 2011. Your prayers have kept us
Katie fell down the steps in January
walking this long journey together.
my sister, Patty Spahr, too.
We appreciate your caring support of
done amazing work through you!
You are an amazing church! God has
truly
it and for your spirit of goodwill. We
Thank you for your generosity of spir
new living space possible!
appreciate all you did to make Katie’s
With gratitude,
too!
Cathy and Joe Ralcewicz, and Katie
yralcewicz
ction at caringbridge.org/visit/cath
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