I am overwhelmed with the support and love I have gotten from friends and family over the past 7 months. People have been so generous and for that I am more thankful than I can put into words. With the help of many, I have raised about 50% of the funds that I need. That comes out to a little over $8,000 that I still need to raise.
Even before committing to the World Race, finances have been stressful. I am always worried I’m not going to have enough money for this or that. One of my biggest struggles with preparing for the World Race has been the thought and idea of money and worrying about not having enough for gear or not completing my fundraising goal.
There is a song by Jimmy Needham that goes…
Anything I put before my God is an idol
Anything I want with all my heart is an idol
Anything I can’t stop thinking of is an idol
Anything that I give all my all my love is an idol
I don’t want money to become an idol for me. Money is a small part in what I am doing. As I have been preparing for the World Race, I have really started thinking a lot about what the purpose and end goal of this trip is, and this is what I came up with…. I want to build relationships with and love people who look different than me, who are culturally different, and have different religious beliefs than me and my prayer is that in the process those people would come to know Jesus in some way.
My prayer is that money does not become the focus of what I am doing and that I remember the purpose of this adventure. I am thankful that I serve a God that is so much bigger than money and He is on my side even during my financial worries.
With that being said I ask that you consider partnering with me in prayer and if you feel led, donating to my World Race fund. To donate go to the “Support Me” tab my blog. Please continue praying for all that is to come. Thank you again for your love, your prayers, and for your generous donations.
Much love, Carson Shock
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
