Monday, July 20, 2009

The journey begins...


When I first learned that I needed to raise $40,000 per year to serve as the communication specialist I was momentarily overwhelmed. I knew that I had the Mission Central team on my side, but it seemed impossible that I would be able to raise that level of funding over the course of a summer.

After orientation I truly began to understand how blessed I am to have Mr. Thies and the rest of the Mission Central volunteers helping me to raise funds. I was confident that God would provide, but as of June 1st I was just over halfway to my goal. World Mission has a strict rule that all missionaries must have at least 70% of their funding in place before they leave for the field.

I continually prayed that I would reach my 70% mark by July 1st. It would be a huge burden off my shoulders to know that I was going to leave for Hong Kong sooner rather than later, and having an exact date of departure would really help me to plan out the rest of my time in the US.

Over my lunch break on June 30th, I checked my email and opened the message from the Mission Central team informing me of my newest gifts. I was once again overwhelmed when I saw that the five gifts that arrived that day not only put me at my 70% mark but pushed me all the way to my 80% fundraising mark! God truly exceeded my hopes!

I bought my plane ticket for Hong Kong a few days ago, so I will offically be leaving on September 22.

Thank you to everyone who has continually supported me through prayer and financial gifts. I am truly blessed to have each one of you as a part of my team!