I would just like to take this time to thank all of you! To those who have contributed financially--I thank you for your generosity and your availability to help provide my means for this trip. I thank God for equipping you with the finances! I thank you all for keeping this process in prayer! It is such a blessing to hear those words "I am praying for you!" I cannot express how much they mean to me! I've gotten a few phone calls, letters, words, comforts!! From all over and I thank you all for the support system--for the Body of Christ that we are!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that so easily slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race Goid has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith...." Hebrews 12:1-2a
Monday, December 28, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Meeting the second deadline =]
Yesterday was the deadline for another 500$ deposit.
I started the day with just a little over 100$ in my account. I had just sent out support letters less than a week previously and was wondering if anyone would respond that quickly.
Matthew 6:19-34
"Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is.
No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life--whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn't life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
So don't worry about these things, saying 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today."
I started the day with 100$...and ended with more than enough to meet the 500$ deposit.
God provides. He is faithful. He works on His time, not ours--to show us that it truly is Him at work and its by nothing that we can do.
I'd like to thank you all again for supporting me and just being the body of Christ! God is working through you and I am so thankful for your willingness to let him move!
In Christ
Katie
so far: 702$
I started the day with just a little over 100$ in my account. I had just sent out support letters less than a week previously and was wondering if anyone would respond that quickly.
Matthew 6:19-34
"Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is.
No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life--whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn't life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
So don't worry about these things, saying 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today."
I started the day with 100$...and ended with more than enough to meet the 500$ deposit.
God provides. He is faithful. He works on His time, not ours--to show us that it truly is Him at work and its by nothing that we can do.
I'd like to thank you all again for supporting me and just being the body of Christ! God is working through you and I am so thankful for your willingness to let him move!
In Christ
Katie
so far: 702$
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Payment Schedule
November 2, 2009
$150 deposit and commitment card
December 2, 2009
Additional $500
January 13, 2009
1/2 remaining balance due
February 17, 2010
Final balance due
so far: $162
$150 deposit and commitment card
December 2, 2009
Additional $500
January 13, 2009
1/2 remaining balance due
February 17, 2010
Final balance due
so far: $162
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Hey! I'm glad you found it!
Wellp. I've never really done a blog before, so bear with me, here goes!
Raising support has definitely been a humbling experience. I'm not one to ask for help--I think we're all like that to an extent, believing we could do it on our own--but God gave us the Body of Christ for a reason...
"...So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad. all of you together are Christ's body, and each of you is part of it."
--1 Corinthians 12:24-27
Thank you for being the parts of the Body that surround me=]
So how has this been humbling? Well, let me tell you!
The trip this Spring costs 1800$ and the first deposit of 150$ was due at the beginning of November. I thought I would have all I needed for that deposit by then, but when I only had 102$ the day 150$ was due, I got a little nervous.
I called my mom to ask if she could somehow get my allowance to me so that I could add it to the amount I had and have enough to pay the full 150$, but in so doing, I felt like I was taking matters into my own hands and not trusting that God would provide.
I knew God would provide, so I prayed that God would lay it on someone's heart to tap me on the shoulder and give me 48$. I prayed that he had already laid it on someone's heart to give me 48$ for the trip and I would find it in my mailbox.
I checked my mail to find it empty and when no one tapped me on the shoulder for anything I had to suck it up and just turn in what I had.
I went to Dr. McWhite's office (he is my team leader and the one in charge of all the LIGHT teams) and gave him my 102$, crying and trying to explain that I just didn't have the extra 48$ and that I would get it to him asap. He just looked at me and said he had seen God's provision before and knew it was coming.
I left his office feeling embarassed for crying and upset that I didn't experience God's provision in the way I thought he would do it.
Meanwhile, my mom had put some money into my checking account. She called me to let me know it was there and I bitterly said thanks and bye, still feeling like I had taken things into my own hands.
I got back to my room and checked online banking to see that my mom had put in more than enough for me to be able to pay the rest of the 48$. I was overwhelmed. How could I have been so blind? I was expecting "God-sized" things I thought, but God doesn't have a size--sizes are something we give to things to measure them. God is immeasurable--infinitely huge...infinitely tiny...I had defined "God-sized" as something big--I thought God would provide and I would just be overwhelmed by the bigness of the act. However, He provided in a way that I didn't see coming--through my mom. He laid my need on her heart and provided for me through her.
God works in big and small ways. That day I was humiliated--something I had prayed for, humility. God humbled me and showed me that He is in control. He knows what he's doing. He provided in more ways than just financially that day--I also was provided a dose of humility and a new understanding of how He works. =]
"And the same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Now all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen."--Philippians 4:19-20
Wellp. I've never really done a blog before, so bear with me, here goes!
Raising support has definitely been a humbling experience. I'm not one to ask for help--I think we're all like that to an extent, believing we could do it on our own--but God gave us the Body of Christ for a reason...
"...So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad. all of you together are Christ's body, and each of you is part of it."
--1 Corinthians 12:24-27
Thank you for being the parts of the Body that surround me=]
So how has this been humbling? Well, let me tell you!
The trip this Spring costs 1800$ and the first deposit of 150$ was due at the beginning of November. I thought I would have all I needed for that deposit by then, but when I only had 102$ the day 150$ was due, I got a little nervous.
I called my mom to ask if she could somehow get my allowance to me so that I could add it to the amount I had and have enough to pay the full 150$, but in so doing, I felt like I was taking matters into my own hands and not trusting that God would provide.
I knew God would provide, so I prayed that God would lay it on someone's heart to tap me on the shoulder and give me 48$. I prayed that he had already laid it on someone's heart to give me 48$ for the trip and I would find it in my mailbox.
I checked my mail to find it empty and when no one tapped me on the shoulder for anything I had to suck it up and just turn in what I had.
I went to Dr. McWhite's office (he is my team leader and the one in charge of all the LIGHT teams) and gave him my 102$, crying and trying to explain that I just didn't have the extra 48$ and that I would get it to him asap. He just looked at me and said he had seen God's provision before and knew it was coming.
I left his office feeling embarassed for crying and upset that I didn't experience God's provision in the way I thought he would do it.
Meanwhile, my mom had put some money into my checking account. She called me to let me know it was there and I bitterly said thanks and bye, still feeling like I had taken things into my own hands.
I got back to my room and checked online banking to see that my mom had put in more than enough for me to be able to pay the rest of the 48$. I was overwhelmed. How could I have been so blind? I was expecting "God-sized" things I thought, but God doesn't have a size--sizes are something we give to things to measure them. God is immeasurable--infinitely huge...infinitely tiny...I had defined "God-sized" as something big--I thought God would provide and I would just be overwhelmed by the bigness of the act. However, He provided in a way that I didn't see coming--through my mom. He laid my need on her heart and provided for me through her.
God works in big and small ways. That day I was humiliated--something I had prayed for, humility. God humbled me and showed me that He is in control. He knows what he's doing. He provided in more ways than just financially that day--I also was provided a dose of humility and a new understanding of how He works. =]
"And the same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Now all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen."--Philippians 4:19-20
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