That’s right folks; I have met my first deadline of 3,500 for the World Race!!! Yaayyy! This is the first bridge I have crossed and I know there are still pretty tall mountains ahead. God has really been showing me how to wait patiently and trust in His timing, not my own. My problem is that I am pretty stubborn and tend to try to do things my way instead of me still and let God take control. I believe I have stated this in a previous blog. This is something I should plaster on my forehead so when I fix my hair in the morning I will reminded daily. I still have a great deal of support raising to go and I will take all the prayers I can get. Here is a update from the past few weeks:
In the past few weeks I have spoken at a church for the first time and honestly I can say that it wasn’t half bad standing in front of people telling them your life story on fast forward trying to make sense and not stutter on my words. I am so grateful for Twin Oaks Church for inviting me and for allowing me to share my heart and what God has planned for me.J I am starting to get comfortable and confident about speaking to other s about support rising. Right now I am getting ready to host a spaghetti dinner where I work, in order to raise support and awareness. Please pray that I can find the time and energy to plan this event with everything else going on. I believe my biggest prayer would be time management and wisdom to figure out what to do first and what to do last.
For a quick snapshot of what my day to day looks like right now, thirty question hungry kids ages ranging from 5 to 12, daily field trips in two vans that have seen better days yet I am forever grateful for them. 🙂 Hot North Carolina sun present where ever we go, teaching kids about the Gospel and lessons in the Bible, telling kids about the world around us and the people that live in this world, kids calling my name to get my attention so many times I am considering changing my name, watching these kids take care and comfort each other warms my heart for about five minutes then chaos and tattling begin again. Even though I get frustrated and overwhelmed I would not trade it for anything. I believe God put me right where he wanted right now to teach me very important lessons and mainly PATIENCE beyond anyone can imagine. Even though every day is not a brisk walk down the beach, I am beyond thankful for my friends & family, and those thirty curious kids and how God is currently using them in my life.
Now I am going to ask those of you who are reading this blog and have not decided whether or not to support me on the World Race, please pray about it. It is so easy to say “oh I don’t’ have the money” and believe me I totally understand that and I would not want to you not be able to put food on the table. All I ask is please pray about it and see if God lays this on your heart because I cannot do this without those who decide to support me.
If you do decide you would like to support me there are a few ways to support me! The easiest way is to make donations in a form of a check and mail to the address below. Make sure that my full name is in the memo line.
Adventures In Missions
P.O. Box 534470
Atlanta, GA 30353-4470
The second easiest way to donate is online by clicking the support button on the left of the screen of my blog. I do want to tell you that 3% of the donation online will be taken out for fees through the credit card process. If you decide to support me you can do it either way. I just want to give a heads up. It doesn't matter if its 10 dollors or 100 dollars it doesn't matter I am beyond grateful for even your prayers.
I want to also say thank you from the bottom of my heart to those who have already made the decision to support me on the World race! I am so grateful for you and your contribution to this mission. Please continue to pray for strength and wisdom during this process. Thank you again!
I hope everyone is well!
Monique Nicole
