I want to start off by saying thank you to those who have donated. If your reading this and your the one who just donated $700 anonymously I want to say thank you so much. You blew me away!
I have been trying to figure out what to write for a long time now. A lot has been going on in my life and it has left me feeling like I am stranded at times. It wasn’t until the wee hours of the night last night when I was actually stranded for about 2 hours that I knew what the feeling was and am now more able to process my recent feelings.
First, last night after my church service that I go to on Tuesday nights, I went out with group to eat. We had new people and some relatively new people at my table and it was a great time just getting to know each other. At about 10:30pm a few of us left to go on home. I said my goodbyes and got in my car and drove off like normal. As I was approaching the interstate to go home my car started to rattle and make a funny noise. I was concerned and wasn’t sure I knew what the problem was at first. I went a little ways down the road to be able to pull of safely. as soon as I stopped I saw smoke. I knew it was my tire. I tried calling like 3-4 people and finally was able to get a hold of a good friend. He came and neither one of us had a jack or anything. He called his dad and then called AAA. They came to the rescue! But I had to wait about an hour and half for them to get to us. 2 hours after I originally left for my house I was headed back.
I felt so helpless and hopeless in that moment. I began to think about everything that I have been dealing with over the last few months in preparation. I am in a sense stranded. We leave for Training Camp in less than a month. We launch in a little over 3 months from now. I have been fundraising since June, but have been accepted since February.
Fundraising has been very hard and very stressful. However I have learned to lean and trust and have more faith In God to provide than I have had in a very long time. I am getting excited about the season that is about to be before me!
I am praying and believing that I will be fully funded by December 16th!
~Janet
