Each month I have asked the Lord what the theme of the month is for me. This month during one of our worship sessions I was asking this question and I heard “humility.” As I have been pondering what that could mean for me and I truly believe it applies to fundraising as my final deadline is at the end of this month.
It is so humbling to know that so many people are praying for me, supporting me, and believing in me. Each time I look at my fundraising account and I see a new donation my heart drops a little because it is an overwhelming feeling to know that people believe in me and want to invest in what I am doing. The whole fundraising process is a very humbling experience. The initial thought of having to raise over $15,000 made my head spin, I thought there is no freaking way that I will ever have enough money to do this. Although my mind told me one thing my heart was telling me the opposite. There really was only one option, and it was to start fundraising. So I sent letters, made some phone calls, met with leaders of businesses and little by little my fundraising account grew. Each time someone believed in me it urged me on further and I thought “wow- this is really possible!” The entire process of fundraising can be summed up in one word and that is humbling.
It has been awesome to see how God has provided for me and for the people on my squad. One by one I am seeing my squad become fully funded and it is amazing. Each one of the 39 people on O squad have a crucial role, we are a unified group of individuals that function as one.
I used to think at the beginning of this process that I wish I could just pay for the whole race myself. I wished that I wouldn’t have to ask people for money because it is really no fun. But I realized that even if that was possible for me I would be stealing the blessing from people. Fundraising is a blessing, it is a way to get out there and share with others what I am doing and a way for others to share in the blessing of contributing to something bigger. Something that can change the world!
This video was made by Jonathan Garner, a fellow member of O Squad. It includes each member of my squad and video clips from our race over the past 5 months.
I have $3,500 left to raise to be fully funded.
“We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let’s start given!”
