YOU GUYS.
we did it! we made the first deadline!
there is still so far to go, but this process is already teaching me so much. this past Thursday I freaked out a little…the amount of money that I still needed really got to me and it seemed impossible. I was holding back tears (probably not very subtly or successfully) walking through Walmart and a girl walked up to me in the cracker aisle and said, "excuse me" and handed me a folded piece of paper. I looked down at it, and before I could even start telling her I didn't drop anything, she was gone. I opened up the piece of paper and inside it said, "you are loved" with some verses underneath that reminded me how God was in control of my life.
I told a friend about it and she pointed out that's about as close as it gets to God screaming down from heaven that He loves me. I'm so thankful for the girl in the pink hoodie's obedience to something that I'm sure was uncomfortable for her.
…and then money started coming in. and we made it. I’m so thankful for the obedience of everyone who is sending.
so the good news is that making the first deadline means I get to go to training camp. it's in Tennessee and it's October 12-19. We get to live in our tents and I get to use my backpack for the very first time…I assume it's going to be a little taste of what next year is going to look like. I'm excited to meet people and have this feel really real.
(This is me purchasing my backpack. The level of confidence that is displayed on my face is a pretty accurate depiction of how I'm feeling about living out of that for 11 months.)
Well, it seems as if there is really far to go fundraising wise and not so far to go time wise, but God sure is doing a good job at teaching me to trust Him. I'm excited.
Thank you, thank you to everyone who is praying and sending.
