I am not a patient person. I mean I have patience with children and I did with my students but for the most part I don't. I want/need everything to have been done last week and to be perfect as well. This also goes along with raising money for my mission trip. Yes I still have several months in which to gain funds and do fundraisers but I want it all in and accounted for. I have back up plans but I also have faith that God will intervene and I will not need them. He is a great and mighty God after all. SO anyways I have been really frustrated that money has not been coming in recently. I was stuck at my initial deposit and not sure why or what I needed to do. God answered my prayer I needed to be patient. I needed to wait on him so that he could prepare the hearts of people and so that I could make the connections I needed to make. My results are as follows
– $500 in donations with more promised on the way
– selling bracelets to raise money sold about 75 in 4 days not bad 🙂
– peace about raising funds
– sleeping bag, pillow and mat purchased thanks to my Aunt!!! Thanks again!!
– the kids I nanny wanting to but bracelets from their piggy bank money so they can help me go on the race ( not gonna lie I felt bad but took their money per their mom and cried b/c I was so touched)
My lessons learned
– God is always in control
– patience is needed
– I am REALLY doing this!!!
– Kids have more faith than adults!- hence why I will never grow up…..well in some ways 🙂
– Talking about the Race makes me really excited and that gains me support
– all things come through God first
I have been blessed beyond belief through this process and look forward to the next several months of preparation. I look forward to seeing God work through others to help me but also working in me as I prepare for the adventure of a life time. I love meeting my team mates on facebook and learning about each other. I have a bunch of people that I feel I have known for a life time. IGod's timing is working this out and I'm just gonna let it and try to let him work it all out and not get in his way……
