Hey y'all!
Just wanted to send you guys some encouragement! I had a yard sale this past weekend to raise money for our trip and I was so stressed out! Who knew planning and organizing a yard sale could involve so much! Satan was attacking me all week and there was so much spiritual warfare. I didn't really sleep for 3 nights before but God gave me energy. I was nervous no one was going to show up etc. I felt like God had given me the number $1,000. Everyone thought that was a ton… especially for a yard sale, and it definitely is but I knew he would provide. It went SOOO great! there were people showing up when it was still dark out with flash lights! What! I had made a poster board showing the route of my trip and I printed fliers with my blog address and what I was doing. I found that once people knew what I was doing they were more likely to pay a little more for things or just donate money to support me. One guy just gave me a $50 bill and told me that God Loves all his children and will take care of them! Some lady wrote me a $75 check! At the end of the day I knew we had been steadily busy the whole day but even looking at the money I was like there is no way there is $1,000 there! Well we did the count and … drum roll… I made $1,519!!! How is this even possible?!!?! God is so faithful in his provisions! I seriously don't know how it all got in there! And everything that was given to me for the yard sale I feel like just kept multiplying. He is so good! And we got the opportunity to share Jesus with the community where I had my yard sale! Most everything I sold was $1 … the most expensive thing was a couch that I sold for $30 and somehow it all added up! I really felt like we were doing an inner city missions project ( I had it at this random church that a girl in my bible study parents go to). I wasn't sure about it at first but it ended up being the perfect location and I was so blessed to be able to have it there! Anyways just wanted you guys to be encouraged in trusting in the Lord… believe Him when he says he is going to do certain things, provide certain things. He is faithful and He Loves y'all so much and will provide!
