So my last post was about how I am struggling here at camp. I still am most days, but I have grown close to a handful of new staff members. This post, however, is to boast about the joys that can only happen through the work of the LORD and he is working right here at Geneva.
I gave my PT (personal testimony) on day 3. I want to share some of it with you all. I started by informing the staff that I can be an emotional person. I feel people’s emotions, but I also cry a lot; something that I hate admitting. I cry when I’m frustrated, upset, sad, happy, when I’m laughing, you name it I probably cry. I also said that I realized that one of the gifts that God blessed me with is the ability to constantly have my heart broken, but never become hardened because I just love relationships, life, and finding joy in everything. I mentioned that I was extremely excited to give my PT because it was so different from last year. Last year I think I got out, ” I haven’t really seen God in the past year” before I completely broke down bawling. So I started where I started last year and continued through until this year and I told them about how I was called to the World Race (Here is a blog post all about that: http://angelagrit.theworldrace.org/?filename=how-i-was-called-to-the-mission-field). Anyways I described what the World Race is and does. I then talked about how last year I had to learn to love God and find him, this year I have to trust him. I have to trust that he will heal my dad because he fell at work and has to get surgery for what we think is a torn ACL among other things. I have to trust that he will protect my boyfriend in Afghaninstan and bring him comfort. I have to trust that everything will work out for the World Race especially financially because I am working here at camp I can’t host fundraisers. I asked any of them had any ideas or ways to raise money while being here at camp because I would love to hear them. I have to raise $14,000, but I only need $8,500 to leave, but we have deadlines to meet and the first one is on the 10th. I ended with saying that I love being here. I love that God has called me back for another summer and I am so in love with God and what he has done with my life. Then the people on either side of you pray for you.
This is where it gets good…
So one of the girls that I worked with last summer jumped up, I mean shot up. In one second she went from laying on her stomach to standing. She said that she wanted to help me financially and thought that the entire staff should too. She said think about how much we make this summer. If I had to raise $14,300 that means that if every person of our 80 person staff (not counting me I make 81) gave about $180 I would reach my goal. She went on about how God calls us to give about how since we are a family we need to help each other out. Needless to say I started crying. haha. Then she went on to give her PT.
It still gets better…
So about 11 we wrap up PTs and we circle up and we sing one song then we give out hugs to all the staff. Well I had lots of people coming up to me wanting to know more about the World Race and ways that they could help! It was amazing, but the best thing was still yet to come. I still had to make the $1,000 deadline on June 10 and I only had about $250 give or take to raise. I checked on the 8th and no money had come in yet. I was kind of freaking out, but I kept telling myself God will take care of it. The morning of the 10th I go to the staff lounge and check our affirm board (which is like a cork board and we write little affirmations to each other.) So I see one for me and its kind of a big one. So I begin to open in up and $200 cash falls out. NO JOKE! Inside the affirm reads “We cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard” Acts 4:20 Angela, Never stop telling of all God has done for you. GO- tell the world about the lamb who has been sacrificed! That’s it no name or anything. So I start crying….see a theme here?
THAT’S NOT ALL FOLKS!
During TAWG (Time Alone With God) the next day I go to email someone from the World Race about how I have the money I just don’t have it in my account. Then I realize I still need $50 more. HMMMMM…Problem. Well I should probably check my support account and see if somehow someone decided to give $50 yesterday. I open the web page up and I see the my total is $1,197.00. With the $200 cash that means I have $1,397.00. Then I remember that someone wrote a $100 check to me wanting to donate money, but it wasn’t made out to AIM so I just put it in my bank account and thought I would deal with it in a few days. Clearly, I had forgot about it. So as of right now my total is $1,497.00!!!
God is So SO good. On top of making a few new friends God has provided for me!
