Back in May 20, 2015 during my training camp when I heard about this project search light thing I was like that sounds scary and thought to myself maybe I skip that.
Now May 21, 2016 day 1 of being back home from the Race I thought man I need to go to project search light. Coming home and having $0.00 in my bank account, no secret piggy bank, how am I going to get there I told myself. A week after being home I had a welcome home and collected around $200 (that’s a win, but not enough) what I am going to do to try to collect the rest, week two I was motivated trying to look for ways to find a little way of making money and nothing, I started to get discourage and loosing hopes.
The third week comes and I say well ChaCha last day for registration was yesterday so your not going. I thought to myself oh well it’s probably not going to be good anyways! Move on with life, a couple days later see a Facebook post from my mentor trying to motivate us to come even if it was late and I thought wow I can sign up late! And the thought comes back up searching for flight tickets out of 4 airports starts again and nothing was under $200 and I said LORD if I really need this please provide a way! My moms friend comes and brings me $10 and I said ok lord what are you trying to show me with this. Friday morning comes and I’m still debating and know that I am running out of time and I decide to check flight tickets one more time and I find a flight ticket to Chicago for $178 and from Atlanta home for $43. And I quickly message my friend from Chicago that was going to PSL and I tell her hey how are you getting to PSL and she tells me her grandparents are driving down, so I share with her my situation and now I’m short $22 plus $60 for registration, and she tells me you can fly and you can come with us in the car you don’t have to pay for gas. So I rushed to my mom and said so mom (and tell her everything) and then she says ok and?? So I said would you like to buy one of my many gift cards (from my going away and welcome home) for Father’s Day and she says yes and buys one at the cost of $25. Now I’m missing my $60 for registration and I check in with my friend at this point it’s around 11:45am and the flight was leaving at 7pm I had enough time. She sends me a message back telling me her parents are going to bless me with the registration fee! Whatttttttt!!!!! I start running around the house like a maniac and go to book the flight ticket to Chicago at least because I needed to go to the bank to deposit the rest of the money! I get online and go straight to the flight ticket and it says there’s one seat left I’m like great that’s for me hit purchase and fill out all my information and then when I click done it says the flight ticket you select the price has increase I’m thinking ok a couple pennies no biggie umm no $389 oh noooo I start to cry and my grandma says Chared you better rebuke the enemy, pray to God refresh that page so I do and find a flight ticket for $189 and I hit book so quick add all my information as fast as I could and hit purchase and BAM! Win!!!
Fast forward to PSL!
This has been the BEST INVESTMENT THAT I HAVE DONE WITH MY EVERY PENNY + THE BLESSING TO MAKE IT FULLY POSSIBLE!!!!!
I mean since I started to see the familiar roads I was like EH! yeah training camp flashbacks but once I register and started to see so many people so happy and surrounded again with God loving people I was blown away!
Every session has been very good. The break out sessions have been blessings from The New Normal to What’s My Calling to Finding Financial Freedom! God has placed me in the most rejuvenating place ever! So thankful for this opportunity. God has giving me the tools necessary to go back home not feeling extremely lost or thinking I am the only one going thru this. At the end of the day we have coaching mini debriefs about our day with our squad and that time has been good for me because sometimes we need to speak about our day what we experience, what we learn, what God is showing us thru a session or just so simple as worship. The daily evaluation at the end of the day I enjoy a lot.
Thank You Jesus Christ for loving me so well to allow me to be a part of this week full of opportunities and good information.
May 23, 2016 In conclusion I am thankful that I am here and even if it cost me to my very last penny I am totally fine with that because the spiritual gain I’m receiving is worth everything I have!!!!
Stop thinking about the past and what you would like the future to look like and start walking with what you have now!
Praising the Savior for Loving me.
