My journey to The World Race continues! This month we raised $1,600 from the garage sale! I say “we” because so many friends donated items for the sale, which was such gift of generosity. This is a relief, and an encouragement because, I admit, I was feeling discouraged the past few weeks thinking there was no way the deadline on May 17th would be met, but God is kind and patient with my heart. I’m excited to say that my current amount raised is $4,300!! This means I’m $700 away from meeting the first deadline! Raising money feels so daunting and impossible, but God can do impossible things. He continues to remind me that He makes impossible things possible every single day. This blog is just a little update to let you know where I’m at in my journey so far and to humbly ask for your help and support. I know God has called me to step out in faith and out of my comfort zone, and the fundraising process is only the beginning.
Here are some important dates:
*May 17th – $5,000 (as of 4/30/2019 only $700 to go!)
June 4-14th – World Race Training Camp
*July 15th- $10,000
August 1st – Leave America to fly to Mongolia!!
*September 30th – $13,000
*November 30th – $19,200
(*The World Race financial deadlines that are required to continue.)
I wrote this poem about a month ago and I thought I’d share it with y’all! It’s a cry for truth in the midst of lies.
It’s called “You Are”
“You are the love I used to think
did not exist
You are the love I believed
was not for me
You are the life I used to think
could not not be mine
You are the life I believed
I would never feel.
You are everything
I never thought was possible
You are the one who
makes everything possible
You are the one reaching
out to me
You are the one who is
always right here with me.
You are silence
when my mind is heavy
You are quiet when
I’m caught up in the rush
You are my peace
when all I feel is chaos
You are my peace when
everything has failed me.
You are my hope when
I am sinking
You are my hope when
I have nothing left to hold on to.
You are alive when
all I feel is death
You are real when
all I feel is fantasy
You are mercy when
I am sitting in sin
You are grace when
I am hurting myself.
You are love when
I feel no love
You are redeeming when
I have lost all faith.
You are the Word that
brings me life
You are the Gospel that
reached my ears
You are alive when
I thought you were dead
You are alive and
because of that I live
You are my Savior
when I deserved to die
You are the Promise
fulfilled for me
You are tears that fall when
I hear your name
You are heaven
You are I Am.”
Things are starting to happen really quickly, I can’t believe I’ll be on a plane for Mongolia in 3 months!!! I would love y’all to continue supporting me in whatever way God has called you to. That may mean money, but it could just be time or prayer. This time of my life is very lonely for me, and I easily lose sight of the goal in front of me and the warrior at my side every day. Please don’t be afraid to reach out any time with a kind word. I could use the love. Praise be to the Lord God who makes all things possible. Thank you for your love and support so far, it does not go unnoticed.
~Marianna Harris
“Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’ ” -Matthew 19:26
