Looking back to the date I committed to joining the World Race Gap Year, I feel time has taken on a new meaning for me. Preparing and planning involves time spent. I’m grateful for those who have given because it really is a race against time to reach the financial goals to make this happen.
This fundraising has been one of the hardest things that I’ve had to do because I am stubborn and don’t want to ask for help. I’d rather just take care of this myself, but I won’t be able to if the missionary field becomes my career calling. So, this is me asking for help.
As of now, I am four weeks and $2,720 away from my first goal of $5,000, and the pressure to meet it is coming down. Any donation amount is a sigh of relief because even if all you can afford is $15, it shows that you care. Like the widow in Mark 12 shows, it’s about giving from the heart!
Please! Share this with your friends and family! Get the news out! I’ve got a big task ahead of me, and I need as much support as I can get.
***Prayer Requests***
? I need to be able to work with people on my trip. From teammates to the people I buy groceries from, I need to have an authentic Christ like relationship. So pray that I will become more compassionate. I’m very fact minded and critical, and I get to the point where I see sympathy to be useless to fixing a problem. It definitely isn’t useless, and this mechanical heart needs to soften up a bit!
? The stress of deadlines is coming in, and it’s making me second guess a decision I know is right. So pray that I remember that as long as I keep focused on this goal, and do what I need to do to get things done, God will be able to do His part to help.
? This group is going to have about a 1:5 ratio of men to women if I’m not mistaken, and I will be tempted. I absolutely, positively love to agrue and be sarcastic with them more than I should. So for the sake of not only me but the women that I will be on the trip with, pray that I will know when to shut up! I’m sure that some who read this will already have a personal understanding of how much I enjoy this, and will not have an empty prayer!
Thank you in advance for your support!
