As most of you have probably seen, I’m trying to raise money through a blanket that I’m making. I’m SURE that at least one of you have asked the question, “Why?” (See first blog here)
I think that’s a question that I have asked myself the first year that I’ve worked for Adventures (and hence not put in the work that I needed to with fundraising). Asking for money is hard. But it’s hard for reasons you might not initially guess. It was hard because I didn’t fully believe in what I was doing, I didn’t believe that I was worth the investment, and I didn’t believe that people would want to give to me.
Those statements are in past tense for a reason. I may not believe them 100% yet but I’ve made leaps and bounds from where I started. Since starting my fundraiser, I’ve gained three more monthly supports WHO ALL ALSO RAISE SUPPORT. Yeah, you read that right. The three monthly supporters are all people who “shouldn’t” by the world’s standards be donating–yet those are the people that are.
I’m raising support because Adventures in Missions is an organization with a heart to send people to the mission field at as low of a cost as possible while still keeping the quality super high.
I raise support because I travel to the field to visit with our hosts and to lead the same trips that I’m working on setting up.
I’m raising support because it’s biblical. (I googled “reason why support raising is biblical. Here are some great scriptural references)
I’m raising support because I’m worth being invested in and the work that I’m doing is also worthy of being invested in.
I’m raising support because it’s challenging my view of independence and self-sufficiency
But ultimately I’m raising support because Jesus decided it would be the best way to draw me closer to him (and boy it has).
Raising support is still hard, but I’ve come to see it a little differently; and for that I’m grateful.
I’m at $3,043 of $12,000 (25.36%). I have $370 of the $1000 a month that I need for my support to be self-sustaining. Will you join me?
