Fundraising Update:
MY FIRST DEADLINE WAS MET!!! That means I’m officially headed to Training Camp! My squad and I will be in Gainesville, GA for the next week prepping for our September launch. This couldn’t have happened without The Lord and everyone’s support! Thank you SO much to every single one of you that supported me financially and prayerfully. I’m still so amazed at The Lord’s ability to provide! 🙂
Our next fundraising deadline is August 18th. In order to officially launch in September with my squad, I need to have $7,500 raised by that date. The Lord TOTALLY showed off this last time and I can’t wait to see Him do it again! To reach this deadline (and future deadlines) I’m hoping to have monthly donors. I’ll have a blog post in the next couple of weeks breaking everything down a little further.
But until then, I’m just basking in the aftermath of watching God come through. I never get tired of it. He constantly amazes me and pushes me to trust Him more and more. What a good Father. 🙂
As I write this, I’m sitting at a charging station in the Lenox Mall in Atlanta, GA. I’m so thankful for a little bit of downtime before I meet my squad to process everything that has happened and is happening. It feels a bit like a whirlwind. Packing, repacking, preparing future fundraising events, organizing my belongings I’m leaving behind into a neat and tidy little bunch, getting rid of excess things, and studying like crazy. I never imagined that this, right now, sitting in a mall in one of the nation’s largest cities preparing to meet the people that will be my family for the next year on this incredible mission adventure, would ever be my life.
Even after months of preparation, it still feels surreal. It still feels like a dream. I’m just as excited as I am nervous. I’ve never been on a mission trip before so I have no idea what to expect. I have no other experiences to compare this to.
I think this is exactly how The Lord wanted me to feel. Because this is new, I don’t know what will happen. I only know the next step (heck, sometimes I don’t even know the next step). And I believe that through having to trust Him through and for everything, He is doing an incredible work on my heart and spirit.
I’ve heard rumors that Training Camp is one of the most difficult weeks of the World Race experience. I’ve heard that it stretches you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. And I say, bring it on. Bring on new growth. Bring on throwing off anything that weighs me down. Bring on the break downs and the breakthroughs. Bring on new friendships and late night heart-to-hearts. Bring it all on.
I’m an empty slate right now, ready and open to everything AIM has prepared for us at Training Camp and I can’t wait to share the experience with you all!
