So I am a worrier, as in i worry or stress about everything, weather its in my control or not. Slowly over the past year God has been showing me how silly, pointless and fruitless worrying and stressing is. That really, my best bet, is just to surrender any worrisome or stressful situations over to him and to trust in his timing.
When I got accepted to go on the world race in back in February 2010 it came with a $14,300 cost. This did not include the cost of immunizations, travel insurance,visa pictures, passport renewal, tent, mattress, backpack etc, etc… My first instinct was to kick into my worried or stressed mode – “where and how am I possibly going to find the time to raise that kind of money in 6 months? I hardily have time to sleep now!” I quickly realized with the help of the wise words of a good friend “worry gets you no where.”
I surrendered my financial situation and my time over to God saying “God the only reason I’m going on this trip in the first place is because I surrendered my life, my will and my heart over to you and so now I am surrendering this $14,300 along with all the other expenses to you and if this is your will the money will come in.”
So surprise, surprise God has been rocking my socks off with the amount of support I have gotten. Not only financially but with resources for fundraisers, media support, peoples time, supplies for the trip , words of encouragement, church and family support, and people committing to pray for me.
I am at this time pretty much fully funded – yip that’s right $14,300 and none of it as a result of my worry or stress! This money has come from people donating their bottles and cans, from sending out support letters, selling home made pies, church support, and two fundraisers where people graciously donated their time, talents and resource’s – one a dessert and music night with a pie auction and the other a car wash and a BBQ with wonderful musical entertainment.
I have been so, so , so extremely blessed with help and support for fundraising. So much so that I have been able to keep focused on my life here in Red Deer. Still having the time for the ministries I’m involved in and the relationships I have built over the last year or so. Which have all played a huge role in developing my heart and passion for God’s children and given me such a solid foundation and helped to develope me and equippe me as the woman of God I believe I am today.
Thank you to everyone that has walked along side of me in these last 6 months as I prepared for this journey. Thank you to those who so generously supported me financially, and thank you to everyone that gave up their time and resources to help out with fundraising. Thank you to everyone that supported my fundraisers by donating bottles, buying pies, getting a car wash and buying a hot dog. Thank you for all your prayers, excitement, words of wisdom and encouragement. Thank you for believing in me and in what God is going to do through me. I am so excited to share this adventure with you. I pray that God will not only be working in my life and the lives of the people that I meet over the next 11 months but that through this he will be working in your lives as well. Seek God and be blessed.
