I have to raise how much?!? Sometimes I see or think about the number, and I don’t really focus on it and let it overwhelm me. But if I really think about it, I don’t know how I’m going to raise that much money. I know God has this in His hands. If He wants me to go, He’ll take care of the funds. But it’s hard to let go and trust that God will take care of it. I pray that God will provide the money if He wants me to go and that He’ll stop me if He doesn’t want me to go.
I was working on raising money by sending out letters, working on fundraisers, and talking to my pastor. That seemed to come to a halt when the coronavirus started to really affect the United States. People are scared. People are losing money and even their jobs. I’m supposed to ask people about supporting my trip. That’s hard enough for me on its own. Now I’m supposed to ask when people are more likely to be struggling with money?!?
The head of my church’s missions board has said I’m in a “wait and see” place. My church might support me, but they’re waiting to see what happens with the coronavirus. That means I can’t do any fundraisers through my church right now either. So I can’t fundraise that way, and I’m not sure about directly asking people while all of the coronavirus stuff is going on.
What can I do while I’m in this “wait and see” period? I know I can (and should) pray, but I want to do more than that. What does God want me to do? Does He want me to just pray and wait? How am I going to do this? I don’t know the answers to all of those questions. But I know that last question is the wrong question to ask. I can’t do this on my own. I need God’s help! Remembering that and having faith that God will provide is difficult.
Please pray for me, this trip, and the fundraising. I still need to raise $16,550. Please pray about donating and ask God if He is leading you to donate. If you would like to donate, you can click on the orange “Donate” button on upper right side of the page. Thank you for all of your support! Stay safe and healthy. God bless!
