Today marks the day in which I have officially met my second deadline in order to launch in July. A few months ago I was stuck at about $4,200 so I sold thread of hope bracelets in which I made $450 and I then had a yard sale. At the point when I had the yard sale I needed $700 and I made $800. Now thats God showing off right there. I am overwhelmed with joy that this is really happening. It's still hard for me to believe. Just months ago I was so intimated by this deadline. I did not know where the money was going to come from but God knew. He has provided over and over again. When looking at this trip it cost $15,500 and I am about 50% funded right now! That is so amazing. Its crazy to look back on my first few posts where I was so discouraged and had no idea how I would meet this deadline to now realize all that worry could have much better been spent on other things. I am only a few thousand dollars away from deadline 3! It's so surreal that I will officially be leaving in July and getting to meet such a wonderful squad of people that I have been so encouraged and blessed by even though they are still strangers to me. I have questioned this journey I can't even tell you how many times throughout this process but I know this is the calling on my life and exactly what I should be doing right now. God has been with me every step of this journey and even though I have no idea where the rest of the money will come from I know he would not have brought me here and not have a plan. He knows where it is going to come from and I can't wait to see how it all comes together. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:9 That verse makes me so excited if I think I have ideas about the world race and fundraising plans think of how much higher and more extravagant are his plans and thoughts for fundraising and the world race! If the God of the universe is on my side and my cheerleader for this trip I know I will be fully funded in no time. I have hope because I know God would not bring me all the way to this point and not provide everything left. I am so thankful to all my supporters and to the ones that have not yet supported. So thankful for this journey. I believe fundraising is half the journey and actually going is the other half. I have been tested so much in just raising the money to go. My faith has been tested, my attitude has been transformed and my love has been strengthened. The person I am today is a much better and stronger person than the person that begin this journey and I haven't even experienced it all yet. I can't wait to see the woman God molds me into at the end of all of this. I could not be more excited and have more joy at this point. World Race here I come!