Dear friend,
Soon I graduate. My time studying will be done, at least momentarily. I still have one semester left, and I am sure it will not be as easy as I’d like it to be. I still have studying to do, papers to write, events to plan and attend. I hope though that it will be fun. Since being in Morris, I have had many new experiences from playing rugby to rallying at the capitol to sledding down a hill using pizza boxes and garbage bags. Yet even when some of these experiences didn’t seem to turn out well, like breaking my collar bone from tackling someone, new opportunities arose, like trying out for the children’s theatre and getting a part, even if it’s only a small part.
College seems like a very big part of my life right now, but I’m starting to realize it’s smaller in comparison to the rest of my life, which starts after graduation. So, what am I going to do. That is always the question, right? It’s not a very comforting or casual question to ask a person who has no idea and would rather run away than search for a job. Suddenly, the answer was right in front of me: run away. Seems like the appropriate answer for a person who has spent the last four years gaining a college education. So maybe I wasn’t using logical reasoning, but, all the same, it felt right. That may be when I realized I was being pulled. I was being called.
I don’t like to admit this (and if I didn’t unspoken words still speak just as loudly), but I don’t talk about God as much as I feel I should. I have struggled to maintain a personal relationship with the LORD and, as such, it appears I tried to keep it that way: personal aka to myself. I can’t do that anymore. The Spirit is building a fire in my heart, calling me to proclaim and act. He is leading me on a mission called the World Race.
The World Race is an eleven month missionary trip that unites a group of Christians together with people who are struggling with poverty, famine, political turmoil, AIDS, and other hardships I can’t even imagine. As we travel to eleven third world countries, we partner with churches to volunteer at orphanages, bring hope to women abused by human trafficking for sexual exploits, and, above all, we share the Gospel and assure people of God’s love for them. God is constantly trying to build and strengthen his relationship with each and every one of his children. That includes me and that includes you.
I am writing this letter to ask for your support, spiritually and financially. Within the next year I must raise $15,000, which covers food, shelter, and travel expenses. I trust that God will provide, and I pray that he does so through you. Donations can be a one-time gift or you can make a pledge to donate an amount every month, where you would decide the time period. If 50 people pledge just $25 a month for every month of my trip, I would have the majority of my funds covered.
Just click the “Support Me” link in the upper left side of the page and complete your donation!
Thank you in advance for simply taking the time to read my letter. Again, I ask that you give what you feel called to give and that you please take time to pray for me on this journey. I am so excited to get started! I hope to be a blessing to those I will be working with and pray that God will continue to guide me.
Yours in faith,
Katherine
