I received $3,825 of funds in the past 31 days!! The grand total raised is $4,475.
Thank you to every prayer + donation sent. It is so evident God is working through you.
What’s so incredible is that at the Send, the Lord spoke through a stranger and told me whatever financial support (yes, specifically support) I was stressed about was about to have a breakthrough. A stranger that had no idea I was embarking on WR Gap, beginning the journey of raising $16,600. So cool
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March has been a complete blur; I got home from the Send, lacrosse season got super hectic, studied my first complete book of the Bible, began to start a Monday night prayer group (730pm for anyone interested, just reach out:), turned 18(!!), got a few weeks closer to graduation, and was continually wrecked for Jesus.
Coming home with such a spiritual high was really hard, especially to go back to school. There’s a lot to be said about high schools in this day and age, but all I know is that there is Light coming to take back everything the darkness stole. Hope is coming!!
Lacrosse was my first love; I have put in countless hours of practice, film, travel, and heart into the sport over the past 5 years. Rewind to late December, I was determined to play in college. God captured my heart specifically for the World Race, and I had to sacrifice my collegiate lacrosse dreams.. and I mean I was all but committed. In this past month the heart break of saying goodbye to this sport has only began hit me, especially within my high school team where it has become such a passion project. Its so incredibly hard to let go of something that has challenged you & forced you to grow in maturity, mentally, physically, and spiritually. So wild to see God, the creator of the universe, preparing me for any and everything ahead through this closing chapter.
This month I studied Matthew all the way through. It was one of those books that God had put in my path and on my heart a million times before I finally buckled down and read it through. It was so incredible to read, especially in this Easter season. Jesus was such a cool guy, and reading about how he lived, loved, healed, and was sacrificed for me in light of this journey I am about to begin is such a gift.
On the way home from the Send (I mean whats new, God spoke a lot in that short weekend:), a Monday night prayer group at 730pm was placed on my heart. *To understand more about where I am coming from on this, I recommend reading my blog about the Send before continuing* After experiencing intentional, Holy Spirit- lead prayer for the first time, I knew people back home had to know what it was like. Especially the Christians at my school, where its really easy to feel alone in your faith. I want people to see that the Holy Spirit is moving in Greensboro, specifically at school. Now, look at this from the perspective of an 18 year old who hasn’t publicly stepped out in prayer in school under scrutiny of my classmates. A random guy at Disney? Slightly awkward to ask if I could pray for him, but calling on the Holy Spirit with people you’ve known for 4 years and have never talked about Jesus with? Huge step out of my comfort zone. But dang do I want everyone to experience the Holy Spirit. Please continue to pray for whoever comes to fully experience God in these hang outs, and if you’re interested PLEASE don’t hesitate to come!!
Y’all I turned 18?? Crazy to think these next few months before I leave are going to fly by.
Okey, so as excited as I am to love people in the mission field of school, I am so ready to be done. The stress of finishing strong so I can have options when I come back next year is getting to me. I mean, how can I easily focus when I know where I’ll be in 6 months?? Anyways, keep my focus on school in your prayers as I go into my final quarter of high school. (June 7th come faster pls!!)
Finally, in the month of March, there hasn’t been a day where I haven’t been wrecked by sweet love and grace. I came into this month on a crazy spiritual high, and I learned that those highs aren’t sustainable. I learned to keep my eyes on God through the hills and the valleys of this month, being overcome with grace on the daily. Everyday of this month I fell more and more in love with Jesus.
God has provided so much throughout the past 31 days. Love has been poured out, funding has flooded in. I am continuously overwhelmed by the goodness of our God, by the power of the whisper of the name Jesus, the grace that sets me free.
Matthew 28:18-20
Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
