I am not fully funded, But I did get YOUR attention didn't I? awesome!
I may want to be fully funded at this moment. But for real that is MY ultimate DESIRE to eventually be fully funded. God has a plan. I WILL be fully funded in God's timing and that is not RIGHT NOW or I may never be fully funded and I may never be on the World race for an exact 11 months. But it's not that God is not big enough to raise $15,500, that I'm not enough for this trip, or that I didn't work hard enough. It's because in the amount of time that I will have on the World race, it's the amount of time that God has given me on The world race. In that time I will give it my all, be a blessing in the countries that I will be going to. I am learning to just be okay with the thought of not ever being fully funded. I'm not going to stop trying, I will continue to work to be fully funded, and I won't feel discouraged if the money isn't coming in. I don't know what God has planned for finances but I know that HE DOES have a plan. Whether that is bringing money in unexpectantly while I'm on the race, me being fully funded before July, or just having a shorter time on the world race since I never reached one of the deadlines. I just know I have been called to go in July but not knowing what will come. Not knowing the unknown. But God knows. I'd rather him know than myself. This is God's journey not mine. He has just called me to be a blessing to all nations. To go out into the world to speak the truth. God thinks I'm capable for this journey, be will be walking with me through it all, through finances, duration, safety, health, THROUGH IT ALL.
We all struggle with trusting God that he will provide financially for every need that we may face. Not only finances but in all aspects of life.
As humans we tend to want the money to come in as fast as it takes us to snap our fingers. But God waits for the perfect timing even if sometimes it could definitely be completely last minute in our eyes and worrying whether the money will come in. But in God's eyes it is the PERFECT minute.
I've had many dreams that I'm fully funded, I'm not quite sure what God is trying to tell me. The more times I have those dreams the more I feel God is definitely trying to get my attention for something. And feel like he constantly reminds me that He's got this. Whenever I wake up from those dreams about me being fully funded and feeling all happy about it. I check my World Race account to see where I'm at with finances. The amount is still where it's at when I last checked. I feel disappointed. Then I just question God, And I doubt God, I put God in box with everything that he is able to. Most of the time when I doubt God, he leads someone to give an incredible amount of money that is so unexpected for me. But why is then I begin to trust God again? Why do I even put God in a box? Why do I doubt him? He knows the timing, and is my provider.
Because raising $7,500 in 3 months until I leave in July is POSSIBLE. But it's not possible without God. He is the ultimate provider. He leads people to donate towards this trip whether they are friends, family, strangers, whoever. He leads people. He tugs on people's heart to give whatever amount they have to give.
Through preparations for the World Race God really has been teaching that money is not important and it's the last thing I need to worry about. God is showing me that there's to just raising money for World race. In that, I am able to share my heart, my passions, and what World race is all about, where God has taken me in this journey thus far, how I am able to help people through fundraisers.
God may call you to be a prayer warrior with me, donate financially, help with fundraisers, spreading the world.
Have you obeyed? Will you obey to this calling?
I'm obeying this call to go, are you obeying the call to send me?
If God does lay it on your heart to give financially, don't ever feel discouraged that what you may have to give is too small of an account to even give. Think that it may not be enough. When we hear God and obey, it is enough! No gift is too small; for all you know your gift is exactly what is needed at that specific timing. Becase God does that. He comes through.
I had a little girl give me $1 to meet my first deadline and that is all I needed to have $3,500 in my account. and now I have almost met my second deadline with what God has called people to give it has brought me to this point. It's absolutely incredible to see God work in such mysterious ways.
Pray?
~Pray for the people that the team and I come in contact with that they will have open hearts to hear what we have to say.
~Pray for health and safety
~Unity within the team
~The finances that are still needed so I can stay for the 11 months and not go home early.
God may lead you to give financially?
~ You can donate through my blog lauraquam.theworldrace.org
~ Give cash or a check payable to "Adventures in Missions"
~Collect coins. Such a simple way yet is helps aton
~Donate to this fundraiser: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/help-the-wong-family-/51010
God may lead you to give up your time?
~Help with fundraisers
~Take a few short moments to share my story with friends and family over facebook, twitter, face to face
~ I am STILL in need of a videographer. If someone is one or knows of someone please let me know asap. I want to make a short clip about my story with World race, my heart for it.
