Yes, you read that title right.
It is no secret of mine that this fundraising process has been hard for me. I'm anxious about meeting my financial deadlines. I put so much pressure on myself to do anything and everything to see money come in, and I beat myself up for my account being at a standstill for the past week or so.
"What am I doing wrong with fundraising? What more could I be doing to get money coming in? Why don't people seem to care about what I'm doing? Why has everything been so hard for me?"
I couldn't tell you the number of times I have thought or said those things in the past couple weeks months. I'm sick of it all. And I'm done. So, please, don't give me your money.
Don't give me your money. Because this trip, it isn't about ME. It's not about me AT ALL! [Oh, the freedom in those words!]
Want to know what the World Race is really about?
The Race is about…GOD.
It's about…
…..God using a bunch of broken Americans to spread His love,
…..people in 11 countries around the world,
…..helping to feed people who live in trash dumps,
…..giving children who have faced trials beyond imagination the chance to just be a kid again,
…..showing women their worth does not come from the pleasure men find in their bodies,
…..loving on those who may have never been loved on before,
…..offering prisoners the chance to make something better of themselves,
…..fighting for the spiritual freedom of those enslaved in lies,
…..bringing hope to those too afraid to do so,
…..mending wounds, bringing healing (in all sorts of forms),
…..turning orphans into children of a Father that loves them more greatly than they could ever comprehend.
The World Race is a journey to change the world for the better, one life at a time.
As for me? I'm merely the tool that God has chosen to use to do all these things.
So I ask that you wouldn't give money to me, but that you would consider partnering with God to send me. God would love nothing more than to use you as well. And trust me, God will have this money come in with or without you; but how amazing would it be if you allowed God to take you on this crazy journey with me?
Will you come with?
