Ah. What a journey fundraising for the Race has been. Honestly, I didn’t want to do it at all. I’m not sure anyone who ever has to fundraise does, though. It was the one concept of the World Race that didn’t appeal to me, and I let it hold me back for so long. It’s a good thing I wasn’t the one that did it!
I’m not sharing this to preach the prosperity gospel or anything… I’m sharing God’s goodness and the beauty that comes from obedience to Him. Aaaand obeying God doesn’t mean “being good;” it means saying, “Yes, Jesus!” (John 14 & 15)
I got accepted to launch in January 2018 in July 2017. So, I had about 6 months to fundraise $17,700, with meeting deadlines along the way. HAHAHA. I didn’t do it. I literally didn’t fundraise for almost 2 months. I was confident that the Lord wanted me to do this, but I had no idea how to even begin to ask people for money. That’s what it seemed like I had to do, anyway. Then, the craziest things started happening.
My friends would come to me with generous amounts of money being like, “I believe in you.” I walked into work one day and had an insane amount of cash in my mailbox in an envelope that said, “Taylor’s World Race Fund.” People kept asked me about the Race and would help me come up with creative ideas. I didn’t make my first deadline, and I got real anxious that I wasn’t going to be able to launch in January, if at all. For some reason, I was still in, and the Lord set up a divine appointment with the right person to give me the right amount at the right time. It was insane! I often was so overwhelmed with evidence of God’s will being done, because I hadn’t done any of the work. When the Lord wants you to do something, He makes sure it’s done right and only in ways that He can do!
My point is that I haven’t done any of the work. This whole support-raising gig has been God’s from the get-go. From the amazing people that He has placed in my life to give support to the people I’ve gotten to meet because of it. My prayers turned from asking for $17,700 to thanking Him for giving me $17,700. I don’t have it yet, but I know that Jesus does, and He’ll give it to me at the right time. He always has and He always will.
Thank you for supporting me financially, prayerfully, and encouragingly. I would not be doing this if you didn’t believe in this mission! I leave in 2 days, and it still doesn’t seem real. Please continue to pray for me. I am blessed to have an incredible team. Thank you thank you thank you!
