DEPARTURE: We leave in 46 days! Our plan is to congregate in Miami on June 28 and head out early morning on Sunday, June 29, 2008 to begin this race in Mexico.
SUPPORT RAISING: I have been blessed time and again to see the money coming in!! He is teaching me about faith and trusting Him for my provision. Here are the facts: I currently have $4644 in cash in my account with approximately $2200 in pledges which totals $6844! I am almost halfway to my goal!!
By June 1, I must have $6500 cash in my account, so please continue praying for His abundant provision to fall upon my finances. I am believing that He will provide all the money I need for the race and ALL the money I need to cover expenses at home while I am away. The Lord has been speaking to me about the Matthew 10 passage where Jesus was sending out the disciples. Stay tuned for more on that later!
HOW AM I DOING?: It seems as if I am on this winding mountain road that never seems to end yet there is no way to go back the way that brought me to this place on the journey. All that to say, (giggle) I am crying one minute and elated the next. I am in the process of losing my life. In order to follow His plan and path for me, I have to lose the dreams, the plans, and the path that I had laid out for myself because He has bigger dreams and plans for my life than I can even fathom. This is where I get stuck. I am grieving the loss of my dreams while attempting to believe that His are better than mine. And to be honest, He showed me the other day that my pride allows me to hold onto the lie that my way is better and that I am right because it is MY life. OUCH! What an ugly thing to hear, but He is answering my prayer to make me more like Him! Even when I don’t feel like it.
PRAYER PARTNERS: As you can tell from the brief update as to how I am doing, I could use all the prayers I can get. For those of you prayer warriors who would like to partner with me to pray for myself and my team, please send me an email at [email protected]. Or if you just want to send me a message, I would love to hear from you!!
TO ALL MY SUPPORTERS, PRAYER WARRIORS, FAMILY, FRIENDS & BLOG READERS: Thank you. I appreciate you more than I could ever express through these menial ramblings. The Lord has been teaching me about boldness and vulnerability. I know that somehow He uses these words to minister, and I am forever humbled by the glory of His name that is a result of my being vulnerable and putting myself “out there.”
