I’m currently trying out all my night gear (tent, sleeping pad (which just came in today!), pillow, etc.). I’m getting closer to having everything needed gear wise. The things I already had will do for training camp, but will probably need something better for the actual mission trip. Items needed being: tent, footprint (tarp) & a sleeping bag.
These past few weeks have been super busy with multiple different things, full of adjustments. One being; going from living by myself to having a roommate. Since I have someone moving in so soon, my dad & I have worked hard to get the bathroom finished & have finally gotten it most of the way completed! (Enough to be almost fully functional again! Just need to finish hooking the sink together where it won’t leak & fits together just right). My roommate is moving things in tomorrow (or later today I should say) & then will actually move in October 1st. This is definitely a God thing because I told myself I would never have a roommate again! But I know there’s lots of good that can come from this & this is a huge answer to my prayers for finding someone to stay at my house while I’m gone! One big thing marked off the list! Only about 100 more to go it feels like.
Another big thing is a change in route! If you haven’t heard already, the route I chose (global south) was dissolved & we were told to choose a new route within that week. I thought about it a little, trying to decide which new route I would choose, but it didn’t take very long for me to realize which route God wanted me to take. So now I will be going to Asia & Europe through the expedition route! I’m super sad I won‘t be able to go to Africa, but I know this is the route the Lord wants me on. I’m already learning to be very flexible as anything can happen!
Now that I’ve got my bathroom mostly done & my house situation taken care of, I can now focus more on raising support. I still have lots of other just day to day things that need to be done, but I’ve now got some big things off my list. In the beginning I was doing pretty good, but I’m now starting to fall behind some. I’m currently about $14,000 shy of the end goal, but have until April to raise the rest of this. I do need to have $10,000 raised by December in order to launch though. I’ve got a couple different events in the works right now, but don’t have anything set in stone just yet. I will definitely let y’all know when I do have some things set up though!
Prayer requests/praises:
Prayers as I adjust to having a roommate again, adjusting to my new route & squad, getting ready for training camp in about 3 weeks, preparing all the details before launching, & to trust God to continue to provide what’s needed. Praises for getting the bathroom mostly done & for finding someone to live in my house while gone! (Huge praise!!!)
Thank you all who have come alongside me in whatever way you have to help me along this journey! I can’t wait to see & share what all the Lord does!
