“But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, ‘How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!'” Romans 10:14-15
So, a LOT has been going on the past month since camp internally and externally.
I have been extremely distraught that there have been no funds donated to my account since July and my fundraising has been stagnant at $5,212.03 for the last four months. HOWEVER, I have been extremely blessed and pumped that my business (cleaning business-Rose Petal Home Cleaning Services, LLC) has MULTIPLIED in just a few short weeks since camp. We even have a location in Ohio and working on one in Austin! (main location in San Antonio, TX).
God has truly BLESSED my cleaning business in a matter of weeks, yet my fundraising account for the race has been a drought of frustration and defeat.
I am going to be completely honest with ya’ll, I canNOT understand why God would expand my business SO much when I am about to leave in January. I can’t understand why He would expand it and not send someone to run my San Antonio location while I am gone. I love my clients and the last thing I want to do is leave them hanging for eleven months! And I can’t understand why God has not pressed on anyone’s heart to donate for me to do HIS will!
With the lack of funding coming in, the growth in my business, and other internal matters; I decided to take a week of emotional fasting from social media, and other things. Life was getting confusing with my internal feelings and desires and I needed to hear from God FAST. I mean, the clock is TICKING!
By the last full day of my “fast”, I decided I was going to not do the race and do my business. However, the first day back to Facebook and the rest of the world was the worst day I have had in a LONG time. I started to wonder, did I truly understand God? I had so much peace during my fast about my business and now I am completely devastated.
With counsel from a few “mentor friends” and my squad leader for the race, I realized, IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE FOR GOD TO DO BOTH! And God wants to BLESS me as HIS CHILD!
I got in the spirit of defeat, before the clock ran out to say “I am defeated”! I gave up, before the fight was over! I took the peace for my business as a NO to the race, it didn’t take me long to realize I have peace for my business because God can still send me someone (or two or three or four individuals) to manage it while I am gone! AND, GOD CAN STILL send money my way for support! IT is NOT TOO LATE!
I still have until December 19th to raise $2,300! And to be quite honest, my God is big enough to allow me to be fully funded THIS second with a location manager for my business hired INSTANTLY.
SO HERE GOES! I am DOING the race. I am DOING my business. This is something I have known God has wanted the past year and I am not about to let ANYTHING stop me. Not even the growth of my cleaning business.
Will you prayerfully consider PARTNERING with me for as little as $5 a month? I still need $2,300 to reach my next goal and $11,038 to be FULLY funded. I have ONE month. ONE MONTH to reach my $7,500 deadline. In the next month, all I need is MAX SIXTY-SEVEN people partnering with me with the MAX donation being $67 and the minimum being $1. Remember the “Pick a Square…or Rectangle” blog post? If the first 67 participants chose one of the first 67 squares I will be at my goal! What is even better is that the end of the year is coming and the end of this tax year is coming! Donations are TAX deductible if made through my BLOG and or mailed into AIM on my behalf!
Now of course, I know there may be someone who choses to give $100, $200, or $75. So pretty much, I need LESS than sixty-seven people choosing to help me reach my next goal. But, for sake of uniformity, will you be one of the sixty-seven? No donation is too small! You can pick the $1 square, or the $150 square! Or you can pick the $1 square, the $2 square, $3 square, and $4 square and give a $10 donation. The choice is up to you!
Who is ready to partner with me to reach the world? Who is ready to help me feed the hungry, minister to the sex-trafficing victims, build wells and huts for the poor in Swaziland, and teach the lost about God’s grace and mercy?! Who will partner with me? I am the called to GO, will you answer the call to help SEND?
God is BIG enough for BOTH. Will you also join me in praying for the person or people God has picked out to help run my business while I am away? God wants to bless His children, and I believe that God is going to bless me with BOTH.
“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you WILL abound in EVERY good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8
I am so excited and can’t wait to see all that God will do in the coming weeks! Time is ticking, but my God can make everything possible in a SPLIT second. Time is no factor for HIM!
