I was overcome this morning by the incredible generosity of people and the unbelievable goodness of our God. Each day for the past 10 days I have been writing a blog post with information about each of the countries my team and I will be ministering in on the World Race. As I worked on the post for today—Romania—the fundraising bar on my website seemed to be glitching. Yesterday it had been at $534. Today it showed $2614. I was shocked and thought it must be a mistake. I usually get an email when someone makes a donation, but I hadn’t gotten an email in days. I quickly logged on to my fundraising account and, as I read the information on the screen, immediately started crying. (It should be noted that this was before any students arrived at school. I didn’t traumatize any children…today.) Several incredibly generous family and friends had contributed a staggering amount of over $2000 to my missions trip fund—in one day. I was flooded with emotions: disbelief, gratitude, joy. I didn’t realize it, but I think part of me had been fearful about raising support. The fact that these donations were all given on the same day was a nudge from God, showing me how much bigger and more powerful he is than my fears. I also felt very humbled that the people in my life believe in God’s plan for this trip and that they would make a great sacrifice in order to partner with me. Above all I feel so very blessed. I’m blessed by the people that God has given me, people that build me up and encourage me. I’m blessed to have this opportunity to serve in faraway places. And I’m blessed to have a God that calls us ever deeper in knowing him and sharing his glory with others. Thank you to everyone who has partnered with me in this journey so far. You are making an impact beyond what either of us can comprehend.
