Hey everyone! It has been a pretty good amount of time since I last posted so here goes… These past month have been pretty crazy. Between work, weddings, and the holidays I feel like I don’t have much time for anything. I have been so distracted that sometimes I lose track of the Race and keeping people updated as to where I am at in terms of fundraising and being both materially and mentally prepared for launch (which is in less than 30 days………….!!!!!!!). Now that my internship employment is coming to an end, I feel like I really have to get in gear for everything coming up. Between Christmas, New Years, making sure I spend enough time with friends, family, and my girlfriend before the World Race launch, I sorta feel like my head is going to explode. Through it all, God is good.
Blogging and fundraising is no easy task, well.. maybe for some people it is, but not this guy. I have reached about $11,000 out of the required $18,100 total. Praise the Lord! However, this means I still have a good amount to go. I have reached the point where I feel like I have exhausted much of my resources and am running out of ideas on how to raise more funds…
what now..?
I had a brief talk with my brother recently about fundraising and how it is so HARD to trust God FULLY with the process of fundraising, even though that’s what I know I need to do. He said, “Know that walking into the unknown of not knowing where the money will come from but believing that this is where God wants you and trusting He will provide is an awesome place to be.” I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that this is what God has called me to do for the year of 2018. I know that I need to trust Him entirely and that He will provide a way, if this is where He wants me. I ask anyone who reads this to please pray for me and my squad (as I am sure other people are dealing with the same thing) as we continue to raise funds and prepare ourselves for the journey ahead of us. I wanna thank everyone for their continuous support and for everyone who has donated and prayed for my team and I. You’re awesome.
God bless,
Mike
