Summer Project 2009 - Vail, CO.

As some of you know, I got accepted into Vail, CO for summer project. I am really looking forward to see what God is going to teach me, and see how God uses me. What I’ll be doing there is different than most summer projects, I’ll be there working, and developing a longer term relationship with the folks there. And when the time is right, I’ll hopefully have a chance to share the good news, and what God has done in my life personally. There are apparently a good size population of internationals there, Europeans and Latinos.

Support raising is both tough and encouraging. If you known me for a while, you know that I like things done as quickly as possible (homework is an exception). Financial supoort has been coming in slowly, but they are coming. It is encouraging for me to see people joining together to help make this adventure possible for me. They trust that God will do His part, and use me. That’s really cool! However, the fact that support is coming in slowly starts to worry me that I won’t have enough to turn in by May 9th (suppose to send in at least $2000 by then).  I truely believe that God is using this as an opoortunity to teach me patience, and that He will provide. I just have to trust Him more.

As of today May 2nd, I have $1385 raised. The project fee is $3000, which includes housing and project materials. However, it does not include food and travel. I am hoping to raise additional money to cover the cost of that (estimated another $500 - $950 depending on how much I eat, and how I travel).

Travel is another issue that I haven’t had a straight plan for. I don’t know how I am going to Vail. I was originally planning on just driving there to Vail with my car, however my dad’s job switched him into a different shift, so he no longer can share car with my mother. So that means I wont have a car this summer.  I am still hoping to drive there, or carpool there (don’t want to miss out on all the adventure of road trip, and all the photo opportunities), but I can’t find anyone from the region that is going that, or has a car I can borrow for ~10 weeks. We’ll see what God ends up providing for me.

To my readers, thanks for taking the time and reading this update. I asked that if you had not prayerfully consider supporting me this summer, if you could do that? Our God is sovereign, and I know He will provide. Ask God if He wants you to be part of the plan. Also, if you could pray for me in regards to travel, that would be cool. I don’t know how I am getting there.