My family, friends, and I are planning a silent auction as a fundraiser for my trip, and as I stood in my kitchen this evening looking at all of the beautiful donations, and thought about the time and effort, and lets be honest… money, that went into making them so, I couldn’t find the words to express how I felt / feel.
I am completely overwhelmed by the number of people that have so generously given of their time, finances, talents and business to make this night possible! People I have never met, people I hardly know, and people I’ve known for a long time have all come together to help make this upcoming night better than I could have possibly imagined.
I don’t know how to thank you all! You have truly brought tears to my eyes. I am overwhelmed by the obvious demonstration of grace that God has shown me through you, for as I stared at the gifts and thought about the people that spent so much time making them beautiful, I couldn’t figure out why you did it. I kept asking my family “Why would somebody do all this work just because?”
Through you, God is teaching me the meaning of the term “no strings attached” for that is how each of you have given, whether it be of your time, your donation of gifts, your talents, or your finances. I’m so thankful that God is so big and knows how to bless each and every one of you, for I know that I could never do justice to the way each of you have poured into this night.
However, for what it’s worth, I would like to say “Thank you!”. I don’t know how those 2 words could ever be enough, but “Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!”. I am so privileged, and you have made me feel so completely loved. Thank you for believing in this trip that I am about to go on, and thank you for investing into the people that I will be serving, for that is exactly what each of you have done! By making this silent auction possible, you have made it possible to go on this trip, and therefore you have made it possible to love on the people I will meet…. to share Jesus’ love with the woman who has never been tought how valuable she truly is, to hug the baby whose parents have both died from aids, to feed the families who haven’t felt full in countless days!
Thank you! To each and every one of you… Thank you!!!!
I’m so blessed!
In Him,
Jordan
