In this post I'll try to cover everything related to the support side of this journey.
The most important thing is that I build a prayer network. The older I get the more I see the power of prayer. For the longest time it was just one of those religious things people did. Bless the food, pray for the sick, pray for protection, etc. It was kind of lost in the mix. But now, I've seen the power of prayer, I've felt its effects, and I know how vital it is in the life of a Christian. So I ask that you please remember me in your prayers.
Now the part I hate, asking for money. It goes hand in hand with building the support network, the prayer partners, and just knowing I'm not in this alone. Talking with a friend who has done the same thing many times she describes it as "intensely humbling". I would agree with that for sure. Like I said before, I need to raise $10,000. And since I took so long making sure this was the right path for me I'm pretty late in the game. But I was lost in my thoughts the other day about how I was going to pay for it, I was planning things I could do. I was stressed.
Then I got this scripture in my head, Matthew 6:25-27 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"
I truly believe it was God telling me to actually trust him. Faith is easy to claim, its harder to live out. So here I go, trusting that God wants me in Kona in January and that he will provide.
At the bottom of the page is the breakdown of my expenses so you can fully understand where the money is going. If you would like to support me on this journey financially you can use this link by clicking here. I encourage you to follow along with this blog as well so that you can better pray for me on this Journey. There is a subscribe link below that you can use to get email updates when I post.
DTS AND FOUNDATION SCHOOL FEES, TUITION, ROOM & BOARD
Lecture Phase Expenses (1st 12 weeks)
Tuition, Room & Board: $3,995 Room Key Deposit: $ 100 (Refunded when you return your key) Total: $4,095
Deposit due 4 Dec 18: $2,000
Full Payment: Any remaining balance due on Arrival Day
Outreach Costs (12 weeks following lecture phase)
Estimated total: $4,500 - $6,000 The actual amount will be calculated during Lecture Phase
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