Silent auction fundraiser update.
So let me back up a bit.
A few months ago, I was talking with some new "adoption" friends about how God provides financially when we follow His call. They had recently been challenged to dream big for their fundraising goals and they wanted to pass along that challenge to me. They told me not to doubt God's provision or put Him in a 'box'. We talked about what it means to put our full faith in Him.
So...I dreamt big.
Or, at least I thought I did.
I asked God for $3000. That is A LOT! For one Tuesday night, an assortment of donated items/services, in a small bar on the side of downtown...that's a lot. That number would get us close enough to the last payment to make me 'comfortable'. Chad did me one up and prayed for $4000 (to which I thought- "that boy is crazy").
So the donations rolled in- over 50! A hundred or so people showed up. Hundreds of raffle tickets were purchased and countless bids were placed. With the help and support of a lot of amazing people, some we know closely, some we have never met, the dollar amount we raised fell EXACTLY between our prayers. That's right, God proved Himself yet again. When will I learn my lesson, right?
But that's not the end of the story.
Since that night, a handful of things have happened. Some other new "adoption" friends offered to share their fundraiser and give us a cut of any t-shirts or hoodies we could sell. We sold more than 20 in just a few days. Two other sizable (and very unexpected) donations were made and we now have enough for the last payment and a very solid start on the first of four plane tickets. Plane tickets!?!? That wasn't even on the radar yet!
More than enough.
Apparently God's dreams are just a little bit bigger than mine!
Merry Christmas
