It’s officially 2 weeks until launch. And the crazy thing is, I’m not stressing out.
People keep asking me if I am excited. And while I am, I am also looking forward to the Race with a calm confidence that it is going to happen.
I keep telling myself, maybe it just hasn’t sunk in yet. After all, I am leaving my family, my friends, my home, my church; everything that is familiar to me for eleven months. That could be the case. After all, I did have a little breakdown after I had to say my goodbyes early to my little brother who is staying with my grandparents for a couple weeks. That was hard.
Other than that, the last minute preparations do seem a bit overwhelming. Purchasing a few final items, holding my last fundraiser, contacting donors, seeing friends for the last time in a while, saying my goodbyes, it’s a lot. But surprisingly, I am not stressed (ask me that in a week and maybe my answer will be different lol). But I wonder, is this normal? I just have this calm understanding that if this is what God has for me to do, it will all come through.
Just this morning, I was praying about the couple thousand dollars that I still need to raise before launch. I was half expecting my mind to be going wild with worry as I thought about my deadlines, but it wasn’t (huge thank God right there!). Instead, I felt led to pray, “Okay God, I have these things that I am doing to raise this money, but I am counting on you to come through.” Furthermore, I felt led to pray, “Please provide all the funds I need in a way that glorifies you God.” Oh boy, I though, what am I asking for? That sounds like a crazy process waiting to happen! But you know, it’s going to be okay. God is going to provide some crazy amazing donors to be His hands and feet to equip me to be His hands and feet through these next 11 months.
With that said, I really need some help. I still have $2,500 yet to raise before launch. So if there is anyway you can help me out, I need some big donors, as well as small ones and anywhere-in-between ones.
Thank you everybody! I can’t wait to keep you updated about how God is fulfilling prayers. God bless!
