First off I would like to start this blog post by saying THANK YOU!!! To everyone who has prayed, donated, attended/participated in one of my fundraisers, SERIOUSLY?!?!?!!! THANK YOU!!!! You all have been so amazing and I’m honestly so shocked with how far I have come. But now with that said I still need help.
Today at church it was my last Sunday with my home church, It was also my last Sunday singing and leading worship. My pastor this morning asked if it was okay to put me kind of on the spot and have me briefly talk about my trip. I of course agreed, and lets just say it was an emotional day. Both services my pastor would try so hard not to cry but then he would start, which means then I would start. We even tried to see who would start crying first, it was always my pastor. 
I had so many people after the first service tell me “congrats” and “I’ll be praying for you” and I of course said “thank you’. But second service is when my community wrecked my world.
After the second service I was done meeting with people and talking about my trip and just gotten a donation from a friend. I went over to 3 people having a conversation that are on our volunteer team (one of which is like a mom to me and is truly and amazing woman). After I walk over I just put my head on the high top table, I was tired from the day and the crying and I was just plain tired. She rubbed my back and then asked me how my financial situation for the race was looking. I told her that its going okay but I’m still far behind my current goal which is due in 5 days. She then whips out her check book and writes me a check for $500, and says that its not the $4000 I needed but it should help take a dent out. I. LOST. IT. at this point and just hugged her and cried into her shoulders (and I mean I had been holding in the crying all morning and it all came out in this moment crying). After I compose myself I turn and the couple she was talking to (who I also knew) handed me $100. This was such a HUGE blessing from both I couldn’t believe what had just happened from my community.
It doesn’t stop there I had 2 more families on the volunteer team give me $100 each. So that means today just by simply telling my church family “hey! I’m in a huge financial need right now for my trip and I need help…” they loved and supported me financially and I received over $800. **Insert brain explosion here** WHAT? God are you kidding me? I am honestly shocked today! I have been saying God, this is all you at this point I need $4000 in 7 days and in a matter of 2 he got about $1000 done. If he can do that, then why am I freaking out about fundraising and money? He pushes my limits so hard so that he can continuously show me how big and powerful he is and can be, and feel like he does it with a smirk on his face. I’m down here on earth saying God this will be a miracle to get this money in on time and I don’t know how the heck you are going to do it. Then he blesses me with days like today and with amazing people who are already a part of my life.
So lesson learned today, I simply have to ask. I am a prideful person, I don’t ever ask for help and I don’t ask for money, I would rather work hard to get money but I’m exhausted and I’ve been working hard and I feel God’s telling me its time to rest and stretch another area in my life. So now I’m about to reach out of my comfort zone and straight up say to you all, I NEED HELP! I have financial deadlines coming up and I am doing good but I am still far and I need my friends, family and community to help me out here and help financially support me. I honestly cannot do this on my own anymore and I need everyone’s help.
Here is how you can help…
Click the support me button on the top of the page and donate online
Share my blog, posts, videos
Pray for me over this week and pray that I make this deadline.
Again THANK YOU, I cannot say it enough Thank you to everyone for everything you are too amazing!
*I have some pending payments and a huge payment I’m about to transfer in my account so if anyone is wondering… I still need $3,405 to meet my goal of $10,000 by December 18th aka THIS FRIDAY!!!
p.s. Thank You to the 2 people or same person who have anonymously donated. I don’t know who you are but you deserve a Thank You!
