In the beginning of December, my support was at 70%. I had four weeks to raise $12,500. It made me think of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 17 when God told them they would have a child. “Then Abraham bowed down to the ground but he laughed to himself in disbelief.” How could I raise so much money in so little time? I had no idea. But God knew, and He wanted my faith to prove it.
Mid-December, school ended and my support raised about 3%.
On December 31, my support was at 83%. I left on New Year’s Day to meet my team in Denver, CO for a week long conference in preparation to leave by the 6th. I prayed for a miracle that God would bring in the rest of my support, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave with my team. I ran out of contacts and was waiting on just a couple confirmations. Day one of being in Denver, I went from 83 to 86%. Day two, I went from 86 to 91%. My team rejoiced with me as I needed at least 90% to board the plane with them! Day three, as I sat in my hotel room just before bed, I saw the Lord bring in the rest of my support, raising it from 91-100% in less than one hour. “And Sarah declared, ‘God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me. Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!” (Gen. 21:6-7). On my knees before Him, my eyes were filled with tears and my heart was filled with laughter. Like Sarah, I couldn’t help but to laugh at the marvelous blessing and work of my God...because of how incapable I am to understand it.
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