Before going on the race I had never thought of fasting. Not because it was something I didn’t believe in but I just did not see a need to. While in Nepal before ministry we spend an hour of quiet time with God before we go out and it has been awesome. During the first session of quiet time God asked me to fast and even though I didn’t want to I remembered that I told myself before I left I was going to say yes to God. So I decided to fast for three days because that’s what God asked of me, on the first day we went for a short hike to a temple for a fertility god and created an alter and prayed over it . The next day we had off from ministry and I stayed home and talked with people. The second day was the hardest for me because I didn’t think I could last another day of not eating. There was about fifteen minutes of God and I going and back forth. God telling me I can do it and me telling him I am going to give up. When I got on the internet that day I checked my fundraising account and saw I had a donation of $2,000 which was almost the exact amount that I needed to meet my next deadline of $11,000 by December. It showed me that when you follow God he provides for you. The last day of my fast I went to church and after that hung out at home. That day was the easiest because I was starting to believe I could do it. I broke my fast with pasta and green beans. I learned that God is always going to provide for me. I also learned that even though I had not eaten in three days I do not know what it means to be starving. Even though I did not enjoy those three days I learned a lot and wouldn’t change a thing.
