Fundraising

I have had a few people ask me over the few years about fundraising. It can feel like the fundraising is taboo. If you know, you know but if you don't, forget it. Fundraising can be so frustrating.

I really don't understand why the word "fun" resides within the word fundraising because honestly I have never had much fun with it. The ideas of cold calling semi-strangers to explain why I need them to give me money yet I have not responded to their Facebook requests can be a tricky conversation to navigate. I might be acting slightly dramatic but whose paying attention! I really don't enjoy fundraising at all, but I do love being a part of a God miracle. 

Fundraising is an absolute necessary part of missions. In order to put all money, resources, energy we have towards the call of missions I don't take a paycheck so I fundraise what I need to live in order to devote myself to this work. I was aware that I would become my own fundraiser, but in a truer sense I knew this would set me up to need Gods provision in a new way. A true piece of truth and wisdom is to remember God is always working even when I am unaware. He has not only called me to go but He has specifically called and anointed people to give and send. Each call are sacred and needed. Not one over the other. This is why the #1 strategy we have in fundraising is prayer. If you over look prayer, you will always be frustrated because you are trying to do a God thing without God- it's fruitless. Prayer partners us with God, with His Spirit, His Favor, His Authority, and His Heart. Don't diminish taking time to partner with The One who called you.

Have you ever heard, "it's easier to direct and moving car rather than a dead one" well it's true. As I move to seek God for provision through odd jobs, sharing my story, selling art, babysitting, AND making the phone calls, making the asks, and most importantly staying in prayer.

If you are a missionary or called yet fundraising has kept you from walking it out, I want to say if God can provide for me- He can provide for you. 

Currently I am writing this still in need of meeting my fundraising goal but I understand as I am faithful in work God certainly is ALWAYS faithful in His work.
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