I'm bad at this.

The last time I tried to fund raise, I was trying to go on a trip with a travelling sports camp. We were going to go from church to church using sports to tell kids about Jesus. I needed to raise $1500. We were going to spend a few weeks in the US, then a few weeks abroad, then a few more weeks in the US. When they did a sports camp at my church, it was so fun. I was really looking forward to it.

I sent out letters to all my relatives and neighbors and everyone I knew telling them about this exciting opportunity. In the end, I raised $100...from my parents, which I told them to keep since no one else was going to support me. I called the company and told them I didn't raise any money. Thankfully, they still let me do the sports camps locally, but I wasn't allowed to go abroad.

This is my experience with fund raising. My current fund raising adventures are going a little better, but not a lot. I have lots of prayer support, but not a lot of financial support. So, for all those prayer supporters out there, please keep praying. :) I need it!

Church

Today we sang a song that mentioned lepers, and my heart ached to be back in Romania, and my heart ached for the people living and serving in India. I love Carpinteria. I love walking along the beach on my way to church. I love my church, the intimate times of worship, and deep theologically sound messages. I love my friends, who are the same type of nerdiness that I am, but I left my heart in Romania. I wish I was a better fund raiser so that I could hurry up and get back to serving Jesus.

Menifee Internets

We have to ration our internet here in Menifee. We're only allowed a certain amount of data per month. However, that's not my excuse for not updating. I'm just being lazy.

Fund raising update: 12% funded. Yay. Thanks, parents for being 8 of that 12 percent.

I wrote a support letter that gives more information on why I'm doing this, what I'll be doing, and how you can help if you want to read it. It's a Google document so send me your email address in a private message and I'll share it with you.

PS, supporting me counts as a charitable donation and is tax deductible.