"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
-Pslam 37:4
A month ago Jeremy and I decided to issue a "Dollar for Dollar" challenge to our supporters: any support we received within a month, up to $3,000, we would match. Our desire was that we would reach the $3,000 mark in order to raise an additonal $6,000 in only a month! This seemed like THE challenge of all challenges. It's a lot of money in one month. Up until this point, we hadn't raised that much support in a single month. We prayed and prayed, and felt condident in the number we issued. We want our supporters, family, and friends to know that we're working to put support towards this trip as well, which is why we issued the challenge.
Within the first week and a half after the challenge we received half of the support. We were blown away at the ways God was providing for not only the NEEDS of our support but also the desires of the amount allotted for this challenge. After that the support slowed down a bit, and we continued to pray. We've been hesitant to check our support account because we didn't want the number to rule over our emotions and feelings on the support given, as it has done in the past. We knew that God would provide. That's what He is; He's a PROVIDER! There was never a doubt in our minds that He would provide all the support we requested in order to fulfill this challenge.
Last week we checked our support account one time, and we weren't even close to the $3,000 mark. We were a little disappointed, but decided that we'd wait until today to check it. Within this time we've prayed, and prayed, and prayed. We know that prayer is essential to everything, even desires. This weekend at a wedding we had a few people give us a bit of support, which we are so incredibly thankful for, so we added that in just as a last minute "maybe we need this" sort of thing.
This morning I checked our support account, but before I did I prayed. I prayed that there would be an abundance of support in our account and that we would have exceeded the $3,000 mark in order to match every single penny. As I typed in my password, my heart raced. I was eager and anxious all at the same time. Once I got to my "homepage" for my profile, I paused. I took a deep breath, and clicked on the "Support" tab on my profile. What I saw was overwhelming. I stared at the page as tears streamed down my face. This couldn't be real. Was it? IT WAS! Of course it was. It's GOD. He provides. He gives us the desires of our heart when they align with His will, and this desire was all up in His will. In the last month, since we issued the challenge, we have received close to $4,000 in support for The World Race!!
My heart is still beating a little fast as I type out these words and tell you about God's amazing provision. He's done so much since the beginning of all this, and He's only getting started! We are so overwhelmingly blessed by His love, provision, grace, and will for our lives. We're honored to walk this journey for His glory, and we're honored that you're all a part of this journey. The desires of our hearts are to live a life pleasing to Him. Our desires are to go on this trip, as He has called us to do, and share the amazing story He's written out in our lives, and tell people about His unconditional love. We're getting closer each and every day.
As of right now we are at $14,642 in support raised. We're at 47% funded! It's mind-blowing that we're almost halfway through this. With that said, we still have a long way to go! God isn't finished yet, and neither are we. Thank you ALL for everything you do.
