I just want to say thank you so much to everyone from the bottom of my heart! I’m taking all of you with me in my heart! 
I'll miss everyone so much! When I’m tired, stressed, sick, hurting, hot, uncomfortable, inconvenienced, 
etc., I will first look to Christ for my strength, and then I will remember all of you and how much you’ve invested in me to be an ambassador of Christ and to help people, and I have no doubt that it will give me motivation to continue and make the best use of my time 
. It's really nice to know that I have so much support. It's very humbling and such a blessing to know that if I'm ever in need that I have people who care and are there for me. I can't stress enough how thankful and appreciative I am.
It means a lot to me too that my biggest financial donor is my brother. Also, I have a friend named Jon M. who just told me today that he made copies of my support letter and gave them to his softball team- and I haven't seen or talked to Jon in 2 or more years. Also, I received a few very encouraging cards from some of my very good friends, and also one of my brother's friends just e-mailed me today this very encouraging e-mail and I've only met him once. It makes my heart warm.
I really appreciate your prayers, and I will be praying for you guys. On Sunday, I prayed for everyone’s prayer requests that you gave to me as well as all of you who are on my update list just so you know 🙂 .
I started a Prayer Team in St. Cloud for this mission trip. They're getting together to pray once a month. Props to my good friends Katie and Brittany for leading it. 🙂 The day/time this month is Sunday July 7 at 5pm. If you could pray from your home on that day/time if you're not going to the meeting, that would be great!
You can reach me through e-mail, Facebook message, or commenting on my blog. You can't call or text me, but I can call from Skype and also possibly do a Skype video chat. I’d love to hear from you even if I don’t have a lot of opportunities to communicate often!
Have a happy 4th of July everyone!
Financial update- I'm at about 88% funded right now- Roughly have about $15,000 and just need $2,000 more!!! Woo whooo!!! Although my goal was to be fully funded before I left, I have still have full confidence that God will provide the rest. My preparation for the World Race and support raising is quickly closing. It was a good journey. I learned some things and grew, got to catch up with people, and had some unique experiences. Although sometimes it was scary and hard to find motivation to support-raise, I’m really glad I experienced it. Here are some stats from my support-raising for all you number people out there:
1. I sent around 200 copies of my support letter via regular mail, in person, and e-mail.
2. I had around 35 “support meetings“ in person (meetings to tell people about what I‘m doing and to ask for support).
3. I had around 15 support meetings via phone call and Skype.
4. Right now, around 85 people have supported me in this mission financially.
5. Right now, 2 churches and 2 businesses have supported me in this mission financially.
6. I have around 130 people on my update list and so many of you are praying for me and this mission!
Lastly, as suggested by friend Josh J. presenting:
"Where in the world is Jacelyn Bendel?"
