Okay. So lets be honest. I have been avoiding blogging for weeks. I have felt tired, uninspired, and overwhelmed. When I started my blog I felt so invigorated by the idea of the World Race. When I go back and read it I become inspired all over again. I want my blogs too ooze excitment and happiness but I also want to be honest about my journey. So today I am going to be completely honest.
Growing up in a world full of Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Miss Independent’, Lil’ Boosie’s ‘Independent’ (LOL), and even Beyonce’s ‘Who Run The World’ I was destined to be a strong and independent women. If you know me you know that I take pride in that fact. I have become a person that really works hard and tries not to ask for help. Which in most ways sounds like an awesome thing but right now I am really struggling with it. See, when going on the World Race you have to be very vunerable and dependent not only with God but also with family, friends, and people you don’t even know. For me, being dependent on others is a foreign concept. Ultimately, I NEED HELP.
FUNdraising ain’t so FUN. As I said, I have a very hard time asking people for help. But I have an even harder time asking people for money. So I want to be very candid, open, and vunerable with all of you. I am completely scared about raising 17,000 dollars. I can’t imagine being able to raise that much money by April of next year.
As of right now I am truely afraid. I am afraid of the 17,000 dollar price tag. The thing that is the most daunting is the price. I mean, $17,000 is a ton of money! I know I don’t have the money to just send myself on my own. I am really depending on what I like to call “miracle money”. Money that will come from people and places I would have never expected. I am serching for people that believe in me, my future, and something bigger than you and me. I am putting my ego at the feet of Jesus and crying out for help! I NEED HELP! As that strong independent women this is so hard for me. I am learning more everday on how to ask for help and while it has been hard it has also been very rewarding. I am already being stretched by this adventure and I havent even left the country.
So this blog might not keep your attention and it may not be fun to read but I beg of you to stay with me.
My first dead line is in September and I have to have $5,000 raised. I am currently at $3,200. I know that seems close but I have been on a fundraising plateau for weeks. This money will go towards my plane tickets, lodging, and food for 11 months.
This is where you come in. My hero. My helper. My funds. My support group. I need you to come on this journey with me. God calls each and every one of us to be the body of Christ. Most aren’t called to be the feet and thats ok! We are all important. I obviously have been called to go and love the least of these(Matthew 25:40). And maybe you are called to be the hands. YOU are the person that helps send me on my way. YOU can help through your giving. As a supporter you will be going along on this journey with me. I really cannot go or do this trip alone.
The most difficult thing is knowing in the deepest part of me this is exactly what I need to be doing next year and I have finally found my path. Then also realizing that on the other hand the unknown of how and when Im going to raise this money that will actually send me.
I know that times are hard and money is tight but I am asking for you to believe that your giving is going to give back to you. {{2Corinthians 9:6-8 Remeber this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly.}}
I hope that you can feel how desperate I am for your help. I hope this blog has touched you in some way and if you are feeling lead to help me and my cause then go to the top of my blog page and click the “donate” button. (Adventures in Missiosn is a tax-exempt organization under the IRS code 501(C)(3)) I need not only your financial support but also your emotional and spiritual support. Please keep the encouraging words and prayers coming because they are greatly needed and appreciated.
Thank you for reading this Blog. It means more to me than you know. I love you all.
xoxo,
EM
