As most world racers can attest to…support raising isn’t always a cake walk, and it’s not always super encouraging either – yet that huge number which could easily weigh over my head – the Lord has taken and caused to disappear. Rather than striving for $15,000 all at once, the Lord is teaching me to appreciate and delight in His provision daily. The occasional $50 or $100 or $200 slowly add up to greater amounts…and so has been the story of my life these last few weeks.
It all started Christmas morning…our family was lounging around in pjs and picking up wrapping paper and the leftovers from Christmas breakfast, when a knock came at the door. There stood, much to my surprise, a best friend from high school. He was smiling and handed my dad an envelope “this is for Christy” he said. Giving me a hug, he left. Opening this unexpected envelope, I found a Christmas card and $50 along with a note regarding the world race.
A few days later I visited some family and left with a check in my pocket $225 more dollars. Arriving home from my visit I had a letter waiting for me…a friend I met this summer and her mother sent a blessing of $75. “Wow, Lord, what are you doing here? Thank you so much!” I thought. Then came a visit with some people I grew up going to church with…and the Lord provided another blessing.
Yesterday I checked my support and found a random $200 donation. Heading to lunch on campus, a fellow student handed me an envelope enclosed with a letter, some challenging words from Scripture, and $200. “Lord! You truly are blowing me away here” I thought. Posting a sign to sell my old textbooks to support the world race, I received a phone call simply saying, “I’ll buy ALL your books!!” Another $160 dollars was provided.
I currently have no idea what my total support raising is because I’ve been bombarded lately with donations left and right – as well as opportunities to share with people the vision of the world race – and the heartbeat the Lord has given me for His people. I would guess that I’m roughly at 20-25% right now – which has significantly jumped from just a few short weeks ago. This trip is so much more than the support raising aspect, yet God, even in this small, yet very significant aspect continues to consistently show up and provide piece by piece.
Praise the Lord I tell myself, and with my whole heart I will praise His Holy name.
Praise the Lord I tell myself and never forget the good things He does for me…
Psalm 103
