T-Minus 4 Days

That's right - just 4 more days, and I'll be on a plane to Hartford, thence to New York for a day, and finally to Kenya! I'm really starting to get excited about this; having the trip so close is really starting to make it real for me. Also, I'm now not only fully funded, but even over-funded for the trip! Praise the LORD! :-D

So I've started on the actual fundraising for the internship, which mostly consists of having small one-on-one meetings with people to tell them more about what the internship will be like and hopefully convince them that what I'm doing is a worthy use of their prayers and money. It's actually been really cool to talk to people and see how excited they are for what I'm doing. I was a little worried that this would be a big painful thing that I absolutely hate, but it's really awesome to be able to talk to people about what IV has meant to me and tell them about all of the cool things that will be happening at UNM next year. It's also been amazing to see how willing people are to give, even if it might not seem like that much.

I think one of the biggest blessings I've gotten from this whole process, though, has been the wonderful sense of peace I have that God has promised this money to me and that I don't have to worry about working to get it. I keep seeing Him provide in unexpected ways, and it's awesome to be able to talk to people and really just be happy with the ways they are able to give financially without worrying if it will end up being enough.

As far as the internship money goes, I'm currently at about 50%! That means I'll still have a lot of fundraising to do when I get back, but that's a really awesome amount since I didn't have the chance to talk to as many people as I had hoped to. Please continue to pray for me, though, that I'll get the rest of the support that I need for the year. Please also pray for the rest of the preparations I'll need to make before Kenya, such as writing some sermons to share.

Next time I post, I'll probably be in Kenya, so see you on the other side!