Timing

So, looks like so far, I’m the only one on the 2009 October WR trip. 🙂

 

Originally, I wasn’t even going to share to the entire congregation, but only to my people that I actually know and talk to on a regular basis. I didn’t want to seem like I was trying to get money off people I don’t even talk to on Sundays.

 

When I had shared that notion with my small group leader, Jon, he pointed out that by me sharing, not only will I get more support from the church, but that I would be a testament and encouragement to others how God calls us to ministry, to serve others, and to be used for His purpose. So, I thought and talked to my pastor, Tim, about sharing about my trip
on this past Sunday after service. I was kinda going for the 1 year count down going on
at church or something.

 

Tim brought up a good point, however, that made me postpone the sharing. Using baseball playoffs as an analogy, teams that usually do better in post season are the teams that end the season with a positive momentum. A team could have had the overall better record, but if they lost 8 of their last 10 games going into the series, they have a lesser chance of winning against a hotter team with a worse record.

 

So if I were to share now, raise money, get lots of support, encouragement, etc, it’s all good. But if 6, 7, or 8 months later, things may get stagnant b/c the trip is still some time away. It might be more effective if I were to wait a little longer, so that it doesn’t get lost in the back of people’s minds a few months later. It would be better for people to support me financially and prayerfully and having me go in a month or two or even less.

 

I’m still going to be blogging, sharing about World Race, and sending out support letters until then.