An Update

I just came back from Calgary a few days ago. It was a much needed rest and time to get some details smoothed out. This week, I hope to book my plane ticket to New Zealand! Finances have all of a sudden come flowing in - and it really is amazing to look at it and realize how every contribution - no matter how "small" - really does make a difference! It all adds up!

There was a time a few weeks ago when I was pretty discouraged. But I was told to keep pressing on and having faith that God will provide for what is needed.

And provide He has! As far as I am aware of now, there is about 1/3 of the funds either in my onSite account or in my hand to be mailed in. How exciting!

I'll admit that although God has been trying to teach me to trust Him, it's been hard. I grew up determined that life is as easy as you make it - and finances are only going to come if you earn (or steal) them. That's not to say I ever stole money to get by...yikes. But you know what I mean...I hope...

Anyways, it's been a difficult thing - trusting that finances will come as they are needed. But as time goes on, it is becoming more and more apparent to me that God really is so awesome!

So thank you to those of you who have given financial support towards this ministry in Te Anau. May God bless you all for your generosity.

Fundraising - Phase 2

So the little talk on Sunday didn't go as well as I planned. I mean, everyone was really nice and came up to me, saying it was really great. However, I just had a completely different idea of how it would work out.

I wasn't myself...I was too official I think. Plus, I didn't give Paul the chance to even know that I was giving him a PowerPoint...so the fonts were all wrong and all my cheesy effects had to be clicked through instead of happening automatically. I knew I should've just brought my own laptop to do it on. Bah.

I spaced out a few times coz the PowerPoint distracted me - rather, the problems with it. And it's completely my own fault, really. Paul's such a nice guy - he puts up with so much.

But oh well...I had a couple of people approach me after the service. Not as many as I had hoped, but I know God will work things through. I need to have faith in that. And I do.

Anyways, now it's sort of just time to wait for a bit...and pray. I don't know exactly where to go from here. I'll tell ya first that I'm the most clueless person when it comes to this whole fundraising for missions thing. Bah...

Ok I'm going back to bed. Got up too early after going to bed too late. Goodnight!