Phew! What a week!
This week has been very good practice if I end up going on staff with InterVarsity. Each morning I woke up, worked on e-mails and various things for Large Group planning for the UWW IV chapter this next year, and then worked on prep and fundraising for Bolivia, and also tried to catch up with friends. Cleaning the house fits in there somewhere as well. Oh, and babysitting.
Along with that, my sister got married last Saturday! So congratulations to Carolyn and Chris! It was a beautiful ceremony with perfect weather at 7:30am on the beach in Fontana. It was great to have the family all together! Prepping for that kept me busy last week - totally worth it!
But I digress. Thank you all so much to those of you who have donated to my Global Project! I would not be able to do this without your support - it means so much to me! So far, I've raised $1655. This is a huge jump from where I was last Sunday. Praise God! That puts me at a little over halfway to my goal of $3000. If you haven't donated but would like to, check out my previous blog post! Or if you want to talk with me more about my trip, I'd love to chat! It's been about the only thing I've been able to talk about for the past couple weeks. And be prepared - I'm sure I'm going to have a TON of stories to share when I get back!
All right. So, for my supporters in prayer out there, I do have some prayer requests! I leave next Sunday, which is coming up fast, and I still have a good amount to do. So, prayer requests are as follows:
- That my heart would be in the right place and I would have the right mindset leading up to and throughout my time in Bolivia
- For my Spanish skills to develop as I prepare to leave and while I'm in Bolivia
- For health and strength going into the trip, and for good health for myself and all of my team during our entire time in Bolivia
- For all of my financial support to come in before I leave
- That I would have motivation to get everything done at home that needs to get done before I leave
- That all the nitpicky (yet important) stuff that I ordered for the trip would come in time
- That God would calm my nerves (I've been told it's natural to feel nervous before a big trip like this...) and give me peace
- For peace for my family as I'm gone for 3 weeks with minimal contact
I'll be posting more prayer requests some time next week, so you can be praying over specifics while I'm out of the country! Thank you again - it really does mean a lot to me! I am so incredibly blessed by all of you who are supporting me.
I will get to blog at least once or twice while I'm in Bolivia, so keep your eyes peeled!
Until next time...
Dios te bendiga!
(God bless you!)
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