Once upon a time, I had too much pride. I used to be ashamed to ask for help. I felt like I had to prove to the world that I could be independent, and I could do everything on my own. I lived that way for many years until one day, I reached a place where I learned that I couldn’t live this life on just my strength and knowledge. I needed help, so I went to the only one I was hoping had the ability to help me get through this life, Jesus.
I cried out to Him in my bedroom, I went to Him as honest as I knew how and told Him that I wasn’t even sure if He was real, but I heard what they taught me in church when I was young. They told me He could save me, that He had all power and knowledge. I needed what He had because although I was unsure if He could do that for me then, I knew for sure there was no human on this Earth that could. He was my last choice.
That day changed my life. My relationship with God began to grow day by day. He would show me Himself in increments I could handle, but it still always blew my mind. He even showed me all the ways He had always been there. As I continued to trust Him, He began to draw me closer and closer to Him and reveal more and more to me. I grabbed His hand that day and He began to lead me.
I didn’t even notice it at first, I had no clue where our relationship was heading, how far it would go, or how it would end up, but He was taking me to places that I had only dreamt of before I even knew that’s who I whispered to in the middle of the night.
Now, I am at one of those places, standing on the edge of my destiny, walking into my purpose and all I have to say is, help me, please! I can’t do this on my own. There are people in the world that need that experience I had. I didn’t find God in a church that day, I found Him right where I was. There are people in the world that have never even seen a church or heard about Jesus. So, God is sending me to meet them right where they are at!
However, I need your help! Your help is not just about me though. As I prayed the other morning, I said God it is hard for me to ask people for this kind of help, but I need them to know it is not just about me. I said it is about the ones you are sending me to help (as a stretched out my right arm pointing to the nations). Then, I said, and it is about what you want to do for those (as a stretched out my left arm pointing to you). Lastly, it is about what you want to do to and through me (as I lifted my head). As I stood there in prayer, I realized that I unintentionally made a cross and that is my reasoning for asking for help. It is about what God has done and what He wants to do!
I am not asking for myself, I am asking out of obedience for the call on my life.
Would you prayerfully consider helping me walk this out?
I have come up with a fundraiser for people of all financial backgrounds so that everyone can sow into this mission and be blessed for their contributions. The fundraiser is called Adopt-a-Box & Pray-the-Day(s). I have a chart of 100 boxes (1-100). I figured this would be awesome for those who even only had a dollar or two, but wanted to help, they wouldn’t have to feel as if their donation didn’t make an impact, because in fact in this fundraiser it makes more of an impact than they know. If I sell all 100 boxes, I will reach my first goal of $5,000 by July 1, my overall goal is $19,900. My 100 day to launch countdown begins June 25, so I am trying to sell all the boxes by that date.
How this works: you chose a box with the number you are willing to donate, no matter how big or how small. Once you make the donation, I will send you two dates, so you can pray for me before and after I leave. For example, one of my dad’s already bought box 100 so I will give him the date of the 100th day before I launch (June 25) and the 100th day after I have been on the field (January 11). (I suggest that everyone puts the days in their calendars to help remind them).
I have expressed before that, prayer is most important, so I wanted to receive more prayer than money even though I need the money. I know prayer is powerful, so prayers can make the money come. I also know that when you sow into what God is doing, God returns your blessings 30-60-100-fold. Sowing is not just money either, it is time, prayer, money and many more things. However, my thought process was that if I could get people to sow all three then I know their blessings would be so amazing because I know God.
This is my first time making this fundraiser public and my first time asking for help with this fundraiser I have drawn up, but the funny thing is, I have already sold 18 boxes because God will cause blessings to find you when you are sowing into His works.
To choose your box, click this link: www.signupgenius.com
The link to donate is here at the top of my blog where it says “Donate”, it is also in the description on sign-up genius.
For everyone who does not feel like doing all that but would like to donate you can cash app me at $AlyciaMathis and in the “For:” write your box number. All donations are tax deductible if you do it on your own, but I realize that some people don’t care too much about that.
I would like to thank you all in advance for sowing your time, your prayers, and finances to help this work of God. May you all be blessed for your obedience and faithfulness!
Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Mark 12:41-44 “Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. 43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
