I have found that through my entire experience of fundraising, applying for my visa, and my training, the unknown has been a huge theme. My doubts for the future and how God can use me have been at the forefront of my mind, and I have come to the conclusion that steps of faith are wildly important. I grew up thinking that to be successful, I needed to know exactly what I wanted to do, but that has pushed me to second guess all my ideas. I thought that I needed a grand calling to a specific career, but I have found that I can be used if I am intentional about pursuing Christ in my career. It…
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Hello, still don’t 100% know what I am doing, so please bear with me as I write about my fundraising experience. I also would like to preface that the fear of fundraising should never keep you from being called to mission as it is a time of trusting God and development of your faith, so 100% doable.
Nevertheless, similar to everything in life, fundraising has been a bitter-sweet experience. One negative is that it can be incredibly overwhelming from different perspectives during your fundraising season. When I first started, it seemed like so much, but I also had my whole list in front…
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Hello. I haven’t really done one of these before, so buckle up, because I am figuring out this whole thing as I am writing it.
I figured I could write about my perspective on fundraising at this point. I am currently early on in my fundraising campaign, and I can confidently say I do not know if I have ever been this scared for the future. It is so hard to see what God is doing in my life when all I can see is where the future can go wrong. My fears are at this point: I don’t even get close to my full funding, I cannot go, I am basically left jobless and living at home. I am…
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