Our First Fundraiser = A Lesson in Faith

Last night was a lesson in faith. We needed it. During the planning of this trip at some point all of us have wondered how we are going to afford $890 each. Most of us are in school and those of us who are working make pretty much just enough to get by. We hoped that we would have the faith we prayed for. The kind that was so convinced God would provide but with such a long time before the trip we often got sidetracked by worry. We’ve all assured each other that God would come through for us but often would question ourselves about that very same statement later on. Last night we had our first fundraiser. It was a small fundraiser that provided dinner to some college students we knew. We didn’t expect much, after all we weren’t enlisting our parents friends we were enlisting people like us who also are in school or just started working. We were warned that these dinners usually only bring in around $150 and that we may not even make back what we spend on food. So we planned to get the supplies for the food with our own personal money. We got together early that afternoon and put together a dinner for an estimated 50 or so people. When we got to the location we setup and prayed before everyone got there. As we went around praying so many of us prayed that God would prove our faith wrong and show up and provide for us. Well show up He did. We actually ran out of some of the food because we had such a good number show up! As for providing financially, we made over $300, double what they thought we would make! I love when God shows up like that. It was like He wanted to reassure us that yes, He would provide and yes, we are supposed to go. 2 Corinthians 5:7 is such a simple verse “We live by faith, not by sight” but such a hard one to actually apply. However, God is showing us more and more each day that our attitude during this whole trip should be one that makes that verse known to everyone around us. Faith… Will you help us by praying that God would continually give us a stronger faith in our personal walks? We could definitely use your prayer to remind us that if it is His will, nothing can stop us.