Dreams
Since the beginning of registration, my account only had $150 (having that be the initial deposit), but all that changed this past week. Earlier this week I had a dream about the World Race. In my dream, I was on the computer looking around at the website and my account. In my account there was a large sum of donations added since I last checked. I woke up and thought maybe there was a crazy chance there would be more in my account since I last looked. I was astonished at what I saw. Since Saturday, God has blessed me with $3,355 for my World Race trip so far. I didn't know what to say or do, but jump out of my seat and praise God. Due to having generous supporters, it has allowed me to take one more step closer to achieving my final goal.
Both this dream and a small series of very generous donations have absolutely helped me get through the rest of this week. Since then, I felt I have been losing my mind by constant fundraising thoughts.
Expectations
Signing up for this race, I felt the mission would begin when I got on the field, but the fundraising has been a mission in itself. I expected the challenge of raising money to be difficult and time consuming, but the challenge has been far greater than I imagined. If I am not doing anything productive to work on raising money for my trip, I quickly lose interest and put my focus back on fundraising.
In many cases, I thought people would be a lot more accepting and interested in the goals I am trying to accomplish, but my experience has felt the complete opposite. When I tell a lot of people what I am doing in conversations, I feel a constant uneasiness with them. It is as if they are uninterested or they are just waiting for me to ask them for their support. The one thing that I have learned the most is that the greatest support comes from the people you least expect. When I get the brief "Let me know how I can support", I get so stoked in my mind that they are offering their support.
Once this fundraising is all said and done, I know it will pay off being in the field. The thoughts of going on the trip are constantly running around in my head as the days pass. I can not wait to get my hands dirty to do His will and make some of the greatest life memories.
Clay
