He died for me so I will live for Him and Him alone! I daily need to die to myself: my wants, my worries, my anxiousness, my fears, and my often-times overly independent attitude… but I'm a work in progress like the rest of the human race, and all I can do is try. I don't want to allow myself or the negative opinions of others to get in the way of what the Lord is trying to do in my life or thru my life to positively impact others. He doesn't need to use me, but I feel incredibly blessed that He's chosen to use me! Life is a continual trek full of both hills and valleys, but I'm hoping it's keeps going up from here!
Since I last wrote, I had a small fundraiser at a local restaurant that donated 20% of the bills of those who brought in a flyer about the mission work I'm planning to do thru AIM. I received a little bit of money from that, but considering it was only 20% of the orders, I actually raised more than I thought I would. Praise the Lord! I have a few other funding possibilities as well, but I still have a very long way to go in order to meet my fast-approaching $3,000 deadline in June though. So, please help out if ur lead to do so in whatever way you can. Also, prayers on behalf of myself and the entire Oct. 2011 squad are greatly appreciated as well! Thankfully, without even meeting them yet, I know they're amazing ppl and they've already been such an encouragement to me. I can't wait to hopefully have our ENTIRE prospective squad meet up at training camp this July and eventually all become fully funded down the road… I'm selling t-shirts, candles, and working on more fundraisers as well as looking for potential monthly sponsors so if ur interested in helping me meet my goals let me know! 🙂 You can also subscribe to receive blog updates, too…
