So as time has moved forward we have started to roll downhill. Momentum is picking up toward our time of departure and the list of things to wrap up seems ever mounting.
Here is what has us most in awe.
Provision.
There are people who are reaching out to support us who are giving over and above what we could ever ask. People are making sacrifices that we could never ask them to make. There are students just starting out in life that are giving who probably have a hard time making ends meet.
And I am humbled. Humbled by the love that is evidenced by the kindness of so many. From Florida to Oregon to California to New York. Friends (friends who love us like family) & family have been so supportive.
Someone asked how we were doing financially for the trip. I told them we have around $2,000 left to raise but it feels as if we're already fully funded. This morning it's around $1,500 and I'm amazed. BUT that last $1,500 amounts to our flights back into the country. So here's the deal, they won't let us leave unless we have flights to get back.And here is the other thing; the Nieves family needs to be centered and still as we begin seeking out God's best for us in this experience. It's a spiritual preparation that matters most for these next few weeks. We must not be distracted by the last few dollars to be raised when we need to be considering the souls to whom we will be ministering.
I imagine most people reading have already given. And we rejoice in your faithfulness. We simply couldn't ask anyone to do anything more. So please pray. Pray that the last bit comes through and our hearts have a servants posture and we will have ample energy to keep the pace at the complex and we will enter the field with hearts overflowing so we will have much to pour into others.
I have so much gratitude right now and its humbling. And it's not a bad place to be.
Humble and Lifted
Michael, Jillian and Family
