Its officially been a week since I first started my fundraising process, and let me tell you it has been a long one. There were nights I was staying up late, later than normal, sitting at my desk signing letters, stuffing and sealing envelopes like a robot. But after all the hard work I will say I've sent out most of my letters. Each time I'd travel down to the front desk of my dorm hall to send out the letters, I'd say a little prayer hoping that each of these letters would bring me back something in return via money towards the trip or prayer.
You would think fundraising wouldn't be that difficult but even after just one week, I'm beginning to appreciate the people I know that have to do this all the time. It truly is a process, like many other things in my life, and just like those other things I'm slowly learning how to go about this process. I keep having to remember to have trust in this process that the Lord will provide what I need for this trip... and so it is just the beginning. Its the beginning of what might be some of the longest 72 days [which is what we have left before our trip] of my life. In those few 72 days I'm going to have to learn to be patient, for God's time is not always exactly in line with my time. I'm going to have to learn to trust Him more, with the needs I have for this trip. I've been doubtful through even this past week, and so I know its going to have to become more of a habit for me to think every time I doubt what plans He has for me, that it is not worth me worrying. I have a feeling its not going to be just a daily thing, but more of an hourly thing to remember to have faith and trust in this process. It is only the beginning is what I keep hearing when I pray about the trip and all that it entails, and though these words scare me, and make me even more doubtful and angry about what else has to happen in the process, they give me a sense of peace as well; peace that this is the beginning of a process that is going to develop into something magnificent/marvelous/and like nothing else that I have experience.
I have yet to officially receive any funds towards my trip at this point, and as of just a couple days ago this would have worried me more, but I have not given up hope, for it has only been a week and most of my letters are just finding their way to the mailboxes of the receivers. Even though I have not reached even percentage of my trips funds yet, I know I have supporters out there that are already beginning to pray, and I am so thankful for this. Though the money to many may seems like it should be more of what I am looking for and concerned about, I truly believe my prayer support is what is going to get me to Ethiopia. Its through the power of prayer that I know I will be able to make up the funds; so I want to thank all of you out there that may be reading this now and have began to pray for me and this trip, I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate it!
So for now I think that is all. I'm still just waiting, hoping and trusting while printing, signing, stamping, and addressing.
It's only the beginning... and there is much more to come.
Love,
Court
" being confident of this, he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion." Philippians 1:6
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