LAUNCH IS HERE! I keep asking myself if this is real life…but yep it is! And we are here in Atlanta for launch for the next couple of days before heading out on the field.
These past few days have been filled with packing bags and unpacking emotions. When you decide to pack up your whole life in 2 backpacks and leave for 11 months, you definitely feel a rollercoaster of emotions. Although my emotions are up and down, one thing that is constant is that the Lord is MOVING.
He has been so present in my fundraising, prep, packing for the race. For fundraising I prayed to reach $13,000 before launch, and needed a little over $600 to do so. The same day I posted the need, $1200 came in that day. God DOUBLED the need!
God has been so faithful through the process of deciding to go on The World Race, in my own personal experience. But this is just the surface of how much the Lord is moving.
We talked to our squad and asked the question,
Where did you see God move in your prep, packing, and fundraising?
-Here are some amazing stories of how the Lord is moving in our squad!-
“The gear from the tuner knob on D string on my guitar was broken, but the owner at the music store gave a new knob for free, so I could bring the guitar on the trip.” —Laura
“I can feel him with people giving. The people that I think have the least give the most. God is so excited to have us this year. Like I can feel his spirit and it’s exciting!” —Hudson
“March was a deep spiritual warfare battleground with fundraising and less than $200 came in. Jesus and I had a moment together, and the first weekend in April about $4000 came in.” —Shannon
“I saw God move in fundraising by all the many many people who stepped in to support me! Even the people I don’t know! There is one time I was getting random donations from people I didn’t know, and soon I found out that there was another person with my same name fundraising too. And I was getting her donation. Once everything was fixed and the donations went back to her I even had one of her supporters reach out and donate to me anyway! So cool God!!” —Ashley
“God is still moving in preparation for this trip. My eyes are widening to what He’s doing. He’s allowed for closer conversation with my brother that I didn’t have before. I saw widows give their last dime to this trip and am expectant for fundraising to continue fruitfully.” —Katrina
“God provided exactly what I needed, no more no less. He is teaching me to grow in my faith.” —Courtney
“Receiving donations from people I didn’t expect that I only had one conversation with but they donated even more than I expected. My parents have seen how the Lord has provided and it has grown their own faith and knowledge of Him” —Jen
“I didn’t realize how much God was going to reveal with fundraising. How to not compare with other teammates and just resting in the fact that He called me to this and He will provide everything.” —Michaela
