It's just money

After seeing how faithful God was in providing for me financially, I thought support raising was done and it was time for "project" stuff . Little did I know, God had a different plan. Barely a day had passed at training when we found out that we were actually short $13,500 due to a budgeting error which thus set our original support goals about 500 dollars short of what they needed to be. Everyone was taken aback little. There were some clears signs of frustration in both the leaders and the students. Even with this shock, people still remained confident that things will work out. God will provide like He already has and I knew that well on a personal level. What is $13,000 to God? Essentially nothing.

So the next day during team time, we spent some time sharing about what we were feeling about raising all of this extra support which was a good time for the team to connect and encourage one another. Then, everyone jumped full force into making phone calls. It was awesome to see. We were all together in a room, 27 people total, and everyone was on the phone, talking to people, sharing our situation and really being available to seeing God move. In that time, there was anxiety and fear, but even still the room had an air of confidence in our God. After about 1 hour, about 5500 dollars of support had already been raised. That's craziness.

And so for the next 2 days of briefing, support just kept coming. During team times, we would go over some things to get ready for Hawaii and then work together to raise the rest of the support. And support poured in like none other. Seeing the progress each day was ridiculous and we know it was all God. By Tuesday night, we had met our goal of $13,500 and even passed it. I mean how crazy is that, and it is really a testament to God working and His faithfulness.

The first "mountain" that occurred on this project was moved by God and used by Him to bond us even more together as a team. It revealed yet again God's faithfulness and His provision for us as we continue to do His work in Hawaii. Thank you guys for the prayer and support. PRAISE GOD!