Praise God our Provider!

The past few weeks have been challenging, but Im learning from it. Im going to be real honest and say that lately I had been feeling worn out with the whole MPD process. I was just ready to be done with it and be able to work with the students. I know this isnt the right attitude to have and I was forgetting that MPD is ministry too. But my MPD coach has helped me set some goals for my weeks so that I can stay focused and that has really helped. Sometimes I need the little kick in the butt to get me going again.

Well, some exciting news is that I am now at 76%! Over the weekend it jumped 10%! So naturally, I have some really amazing stories to share!

First of all, a lady at my church that I had talked to about supporting me wasn't able to financially, but said her sister and she would put on a euchre tournament to raise some money for me. sweet! Well, in the process of planning this event, my mom and aunt decided to add a silent auction to it as well. Bypassing all the details, the event was yesterday afternoon. 45 people showed up to play euchre and other games, bid on the auction items, and just fellowship with each other! We had no idea how many people were coming so Id say we had a pretty good turn out! And the amount raised from the $5 playing fee, 50/50 tickets and silent auction was almost 3 times what we expected!! I am overjoyed and so thankful that God brought so many people to come and generously support his work! It was a very fun, exciting, and successful day!

Story #2. Tonight while I was making support phone calls there was a knock on the door. My sister went to answer it, turned on the porch light, and nobody was there. My dad noticed an envelope taped to the door. It had my name on it. When I opened it up, there was an anonymous note with the verse, Matthew 6:25 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." And in with the note was a donation of $300! This was definitely a gift from God. I dont know who his messenger was but if you are reading this, thank you so much! What a blessing.

God has been so faithful even when I am not, and I am so thankful for that. I praise him for his provision and the people he has brought into my life to partner in this ministry with me. What a journey this has been but so worth it.

Please pray with me as I am coming to the end of my support raising. Pray that God would guide me to those whom he has already chosen to give and support me, especially now that we are getting into the holiday season, time is more limited and it is more difficult to get a hold of and meet with people. And just that I would finish strong, throwing off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles; running with perseverance the race marked out for me, fixing my eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. [Hebrews 12:1-2]