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I am fully funded for this summer. Not only am I fully funded, there is an excess of 3.75%. Crazy. So crazy.

Fundraising started off slow this time. I was concerned that I would have to make up a sizeable difference. Those thoughts could not have been farther from the truth.

The God I serve has taken on the name Jehovah-Jireh for himself. Yes, that is the name that Abraham gave him, but God allowed it to be preserved throughout many generations. And he allows us to hold him to this name. Moreover, he lives up to his name time after time. Blessed be his name.

I am excited about my team of supporters as well. For some, I think that this is their first time as supporters. I pray that as they serve as senders, they would be blessed many times over for they ways that they are blessing me. I pray that God would challenge and increase their faith through this. I pray that God would grow their hearts for the nations and reveal more of his heart for the world to them. I am the one who is physically going, but it would not be possible without the backing of much prayer support and generous financial contributions.

I think I want to go to Central Asia. It sounds as though the soil is rocky and unplowed, but I think that the experiences God has given me in the past might be preparation for such a situation.

Today, I read Zechariah 8:23, "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, 'Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.''" What an honor to be that man, that others want to go with him because they see God's work in this man's life!

December
-began looking for summer jobs

January-Feb
-still looking

March
-began realizing that I hadn't truly given my summer plans over to God
-began seriously praying about the summer
-went to a missions conference
-had a great lunch and conversation with a friend about missions
-felt God softening my heart towards going to China (vs.
having my heart set only serving in SE Asia)
-received confirmation from God that mission is a summer option
-inquired about VSET during the last week of March
-talked with and received prayer from trusted sources about
summer possibilities

April
-still praying
-submitted my application and was accepted
-went to a training meeting and met some of my teammates
(they are some very quality, solid people)
-might be going to China, Kazakhstan or Taiwan- won't know
until later
-had great talks about some hard stuff with old Project
teammates and other friends
-wrote, prayed over and sent out support letters
-was told by several people that they received letters-
very positive responses
-received my first 2 responses cards back
-still praying that God will raise up $1175 by the end of the
the month