Yesterday, the World Race became real. Not that it hasn’t always been real, but I finally found out the day I will be leaving North Carolina for 11 months, which makes it that much more real.
In 156 days, on June 27, I will head to Atlanta for a week of preparation before embarking on my mission trip and heading to South Africa – my first country of the Race.
With that being said, June 27 is 10 days earlier than my squad and I had planned on leaving, which means our deadlines have now been pushed forward as well.
I am full of so many different emotions right now. I’m excited but sick to my stomach after getting the news. It just hit me so hard, so unexpectedly. I’m nervous because I have SO much to prepare for – I have thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars to raise, I have tons of gear to buy and I have an excessive amount of personal and spiritual growth to focus on.
So with so much on my to-do lists, I am really in need of your help. Yes your help. Here are some ways you can 🙂
- PRAY for me. This is the absolute most important thing I need right now. Pray for my relationship with Christ, that He will shine a light through me so that others may meet Him while on the World Race, pray for my health, my preparation, my fundraising, my family, my strength.
- SUPPORT me financially. My goal is to be fully funded before I leave for the Race. Now, it may seem impossible, but I know that God is providing and that it can be done. I am still short $3000 to meet my first deadline – so we have a long way to go – but faith can move mountains. There are many ways to support me financially.
- Make a reoccurring donation – Click on the “Support My Race!” tab to the left of the page and choose for the donation to be taken out of your account each month. You can choose when it should end. If you choose to do this it is important that you stop the reoccurring donations in December 2015 so that it’s your last donation. I must be fully funded by Jan 1, 2016.
- Make a 1-time donation – Click on the “Support My Race!” tab on the left of the page and make a donation of ANY amount. Seriously, everything helps.
- Help me get my gear! – Whether you have something to donate or would like to purchase something I need. You can visit www.myregistry.com/public/racquelcooke to see what I still need!
- “Buy a Box!” – I’ve included the picture of my boxes here. Choose a number and buy the box by donating that amount of money to my account. You can donate the money the same way you can make the other donations.
- Buy a t-shirt! – Just message me a size Adult S-XXXL and let me know if you want a tank, V-neck or regular neck in a soft, more fitting material or cotton. Tanks & V-necks are $22, T-shirts are $20 (XXL & XXXL are $2 more).
- Help me spread the word! Please share my mission with your friends and family to try and help me gain support.
- Give me ideas for fundraisers or volunteer to help with one I already have planned!
- Get COFFEE or LUNCH with me. For real! I’ve been so blessed to have so many awesome people in my life that I would like to say goodbye to and won’t have enough time during the last few weeks , so let’s hangout now!
If you can help me in any of these ways or have ideas of others please let me know! I have a lot to do and a long way to go and I can’t accomplish it all without the help of my supporters! Thanks for all of the prayers, support and love so far!
