When I was first accepted to the World Race, way back in some warm month, it seemed like I had FOREVER to prepare for it. I wasn’t even worried about things like support raising or getting gear, because July was months away. And now here I sit, less than a month away from graduating college, leaving for Training Camp. July is so much closer than I can even believe. And I have no idea where that time in between went.
But, apparently things have been happening! I’ve met and surpassed my first deadline early (Praise the Lord), and am now $500 away from meeting my second deadline early. Once I get those $500, I can officially say that I am leaving on the World Race in July. And it’s all thanks to you, for living and giving generously, and God, for He is a God that provides.
The reason I bring this up is because today I was having a nice little pity party for myself. I invited others, but I was the only one who showed up. I was feeling bad that I wasn’t supported. I was feeling bad that I have to leave for a year. I was feeling bad that I’m graduating from college. I was feeling bad that I have no idea what I’m doing once I get back from the World Race. I was feeling bad that I have no idea how I’m going to get the rest of the money needed to even go on the World Race. It was a bad, bad time, and it’s probably a good thing no one else showed up.
But then I decided to look at my Squadmates blogs, because I had never done that before. I feel like you can get to know people really well by looking at their writing. I’m not sure what mine says about me, but hopefully good things. But anyways, while I was perusing their blogs, I saw the fundraising tabs at the tops of many of them. And while some people had more than I did, many had less. The Lord has blessed me throughout this support raising process. I feel like my experience has been relatively easy, relatively painless. I know that I’m going to have to push and fight for the rest of my support, but the Lord has given me willing givers. He’s given me people who share his vision. He’s given me you guys.
And now I’m going to insert a shameless plug, cry-for-help, whatever-else-these-things-are-called. I seem to have reached the end of my human network. Everyone has given so generously and wonderfully, and I honestly could not be more thankful. However, I still have $10,000 more to raise. This is where you guys come in. If you know of anyone you think might be interested in supporting the mission of the World Race through supporting me, I would love to get in contact with them. You can comment on here, contact me on Facebook, email me at [email protected], send me smoke signals, anything.
I know that the Lord is going to push me and stretch me throughout the support raising process, and reaching outside my own human network is definitely one of those ways. I apologize for the bluntness of my plug, but sometime there’s no way around it, and I just wanted to be upfront. Jesus has commanded us to go and make disciples of all nations, and though I’m the one going, through your support you’re helping to make that happen.
