Every second of every day now my head is being bombarded with thoughts of the Race. My Iphone has more start up notes with “to-do list” list then I could ever think about possibly acquiring in a 5 year span. I continue to add to my “needs” list as I continue to do my research on tents, sleeping bags, sleeping bags and pack. I feel as though I come up with a million ideas for raising money but the fact I have zero time and my ideas seem to never be implemented are just actually shameful. Thank the Lord for 2 wonderful ladies who seems to keep me set straight on fundraising! Answer to prayers!
As time grows closer to my launch and the end of the beginning of what my life has been for the last 6 years, or so my entire life, is about to change. Shoot, it already has changed so much! My mind and thoughts are steadily going, along with my emotions I might add, to a process that is being broken down by the Holy Spirit. These past 2 weeks my life has finally slowed down enough to where I can actually come to the realization of what God is doing in my life. I also have come to the realization of the money that it is going to take to get me there. With that being said, my emotions are on a high and I am in deep thought day to day on fundraising and how I am suppose to come up with $5,000 by June and $15,000 by August.
Tonight while at a wedding I was carrying on a conversation with an old youth pastor. He heard that I was doing missions and leaving soon. He seemed to be so proud of me and immediately started talking to me about coming and speaking at his church about my heart and he would take up a lov offering for me.
These “little” things like this is why I know God is working. My thoughts about how I am going to make this work is not very realistic on my end.
He told me “Brittani, you aren’t the one receiving this money, its God. He is just using you. Let him use you so you can reach His people.”
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Tonight I find myself in a state of thankfulness for the friends and family that I have accumulated over my life of 28 years. I am so thankful for the people he has brought into my life as well as the ones that were there for just a period of time. #emotional
The world race is what I am doing next year. My purpose is to pour my love out to people in need by showing them the love of Jesus. By letting God work through me. And this all along has been my purpose and my passion.
8 weeks till training camp. 8weeks untill I get to meet my family face to face that I will being traveling with for the next year.
As time grows closer to my launch and the end of the beginning of what my life has been for the last 6 years, the beginning is starting to feel more real and my thoughts are becoming overwhelming and endless. I am SUPER STOKED that God has called me to do something like this and that he has trusted me enough to call me to people in unreached countries. I do feel special. 🙂
