Making progress
I have started raising my support as of three weeks ago and so far God has been faithful and generous. I have received several very large donations, but while this initial period has been good, I still have a long way to go. Fortunately I have about two months to do it. I did finalize my budget yesterday and the final figures that my advisor and I came up with are:
~$1750/month in monthly support & ~$4500 in training/startup costs. I am told this is very cheap for a missionary, even to Latin America. With a very generous donation I am receiving from my church, I have nearly reached the $4500, so I am focusing now on trying to recruit monthly partners.
You can pray for me as I have been under a considerable amount of stress and even some spiritual attack. It is obvious that Satan does not want me to go and he is filling my mind with lots of doubts and reasons to stay. Support is definitely an area like this. I am struggling mentally with fundraising and this is an area in which I am being attacked. I quickly realize what it is and shake it off, which is in a way affirming to my calling because I realize if Satan doesn't want me to do this, it must be God's will.
And finally, some great news on preparations, I may have a potential buyer for my car! I believe this is another situation God has put in my life as I am a HORRIBLE salesman. A guy contacted me off of a local online classified board to which I posted an ad. We talked on the phone and through our conversation I discovered he is a believer and actually runs a Christian camp in the mountians and he was happy to hear of my plans to go to Bolivia. Apparently his wife owned an Xterra exactly like mine but was hit by a drunk driver two weeks ago (thankfully she's ok!) and so now she's looking for a replacement. I am convinced this is divine intervention as this is probably the worst time to sell an SUV with skyrocketing gas prices and also the general idea that 2 year old cars don't sell easy. Although it has been up for several weeks, I was hoping to sell it around this time so that I can afford to get a rental car to get around in my last few weeks here. But it has eliminated my biggest fear of getting scammed since I know I can trust this guy and also because it will be a win-win situation for both of us.
~$1750/month in monthly support & ~$4500 in training/startup costs. I am told this is very cheap for a missionary, even to Latin America. With a very generous donation I am receiving from my church, I have nearly reached the $4500, so I am focusing now on trying to recruit monthly partners.
You can pray for me as I have been under a considerable amount of stress and even some spiritual attack. It is obvious that Satan does not want me to go and he is filling my mind with lots of doubts and reasons to stay. Support is definitely an area like this. I am struggling mentally with fundraising and this is an area in which I am being attacked. I quickly realize what it is and shake it off, which is in a way affirming to my calling because I realize if Satan doesn't want me to do this, it must be God's will.
And finally, some great news on preparations, I may have a potential buyer for my car! I believe this is another situation God has put in my life as I am a HORRIBLE salesman. A guy contacted me off of a local online classified board to which I posted an ad. We talked on the phone and through our conversation I discovered he is a believer and actually runs a Christian camp in the mountians and he was happy to hear of my plans to go to Bolivia. Apparently his wife owned an Xterra exactly like mine but was hit by a drunk driver two weeks ago (thankfully she's ok!) and so now she's looking for a replacement. I am convinced this is divine intervention as this is probably the worst time to sell an SUV with skyrocketing gas prices and also the general idea that 2 year old cars don't sell easy. Although it has been up for several weeks, I was hoping to sell it around this time so that I can afford to get a rental car to get around in my last few weeks here. But it has eliminated my biggest fear of getting scammed since I know I can trust this guy and also because it will be a win-win situation for both of us.
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