$19,200 is a lot of money.
Regardless of how I look at that number, it’s a lot of money.
The first several weeks of this process, I spent staring at this giant, almost too paralyzed by the thought of “I can’t do this” to even attempt to make progress.
After much prayer, God affirmed my suspicion. I can’t do this.
But He can.
Where I’ve been lacking most has not been in funds, but in faith. I can’t say that I truly believe that this is what God has called me to, but not believe that He will provide the means.
Fundraising is hard, it’s really hard. I’ve never been someone that liked to ask for money, and I have definitely never been a public speaker. But this journey is not about doing things that I am comfortable with, it’s about truly believing that no matter what the situation is, God will show up. It’s about attempting things that seem impossible, and that definitely are impossible for one mere human, but that will give all the more glory to one great God when accomplished.
It’s going to be uncomfortable, and that’s okay.
I often wonder how David felt when he stood in front of his giant. “Uncomfortable” most likely cannot begin to describe that feeling. To the world around him, it seemed like a mission destined to fail. Was he scared? Probably. Was it hard to step out of the crowd with nothing but a slingshot in his hand and walk straight toward something that could absolutely crush him? Probably. But David walked with the full confidence that God would show up, and He did.
I still have a long way to go, but I know giants fall
Pebble by pebble, dollar by dollar, my giant will fall.
Getting a giant to fall is incredibly difficult, but also incredibly joyful. Through the discomfort, this process has also been one of the most overwhelming, yet beautiful things I have ever done. I have had people reach out to me with such kindness and support that it has made my heart thoroughly overflow and has left me in happy tears more times than I would like to admit. I have been left speechless by the unimaginable generosity of complete strangers that have chosen to come alongside me and support someone they had never even met! Watching God provide in ways that I am completely incapable of has reassured me, day after day, that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. He is merely building faith.
To reach my next goal, I’m not asking anyone to support me. I am asking every single one of you to enter in. Enter into the work that the Lord is doing. Not everyone of us can physically go to these countries and share the hope of the Father, but with your donation, you can be a part of every life that is changed and every soul that is saved through the work that I will be enabled to do.
If you feel led to walk alongside me and sow into the work the Lord is doing, please consider donating!
