Support Raising: asking people for money and prayer...that's ok.
Support Raising: asking people to join me in God's work in another country...better.
Support Raising: bringing friends into a ministry that can glorify God...yep.
If you don't know, I am fully supported and just a short time away from leaving my home counrty. Those three "definitions" pretty accurately describe a changing of mind and heart for me in these three months of support raising. Scary and uncomfortable then exciting but still awkward then calm, hopeful, and blessed. I spent a semester (still measuring time like a college student) bringing together a team that will follow me to Asia to help bring people into God's kingdom.
Num. 6:24-26 "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." These verses inspired a beautiful song which has been running through my head as I wrote this blog. I pray this for my friends, my partners, my team.