So I honestly thought it would be waaaay later than April 15th that I would be saying this, but yesterday, approximately 46 days before the start of my adventure, I hit 75% of my support!! I have had so many crazy big donations that I have to start with my supporter shoutout first:
Aunt Faye
Stacy Efstathiou
Lauren Vivar
Caroline Burns
Ali Grace Lovelady
:-)
I just cannot get over how blessed I am. Seriously. In a typical day, I literally do everything that I love. I am getting an education at the greatest school ever, and for the most part, I love my classes. Go gata. I get to dance with some of the most amazing, hardworking, loving, hysterical girls ever as a member of Dancin Gators. I get to teach kids about God every Sunday morning while playing rediculous games and dressing up and telling stories and building forts and coloring. I get to teach sign language with some of the most awesome women I have ever met under the direction of the most inspiring man I have ever met.
I am basically living a dream. Life has its ups and downs for sure, but my troubles are nothing compared to those of most of the world.
One thing God has broken my heart over this semester especially is injustice. It is everywhere. America is basically the least corrupt country in the world. We are also the best complainers. One thing goes wrong and we basically do one of three things
1) Complain loudly
2) Grumble under our breath and then gossip about it
3) throw in the towel
It breaks my heart how complacent we are. I would be bold but probably not wrong to say that anyone reading this is among the top 1% of the luckiest people in the world. Injustice is everywhere.
God is the only one who knows what the outcome of this summer will be. All I know is that I am mere weeks away from encountering students whose college experience has been far, far, far different from mine. And it is my prayer that God puts me in their path and uses me as a tool in their lives so that they can leave at the end of the summer and go back to their home nation as ambassadors and leaders for their generation. I know it can happen.
Please continue to pray for me as I raise the rest of my support and begin to spiritually, emotionally, and mentally prepare myself for this summer. I can do nothing alone, it is only because of God that I am who, where, and what I am. It is a daily surrender. Over and over and over again. God's plans are way better than mine. My summer plans as of December look very, very stupid compared to this. Its all a matter of letting go.
If you still want to donate, you can make a tax deductable donation by writing a check out to Campus Crusade for Christ and sending it to
Kelly Wood
422 SW 10th street
Gainesville, FL
32601
Love you all!!!
SOOOOO FREAKING MUCH!!!
AHHHHH
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Two Worlds, One Family
Oh Tarzan. Nothing beats the Tarzan soundtrack for putting me in a a better mood.
So, I admit to slacking. Its Wednesday. Last post: last wednesday. So much for every 2-3 days. I am learning though.
Quick blurb regarding the title of this entry- it is not random. It is significant. One thing that I have struggled with since freshman year and my decision to live my life for Christ and not myself (after 19 years of trying really hard, I was failing at that) I feel like I live in some strange halfway house. Half of my friends and family believe in what I do. And half do not. The "two worlds" collide constantly, and its the most amazing, exhausting, beautiful, terrifying, heartbreaking, and rewarding sight when they do. God is working so much in my life and the lives of those around me that I don't even know what to do with it sometimes. So I just go with the flow and pray for the words to come from God and not me when I open my big fat mouth.
Raising support for Summer Project has been one giant collision of every world that I am involved in, and I am so unbelievably stoked for that to continue. Its scary. Believe me. I tried (thinking it would be in vain) to explain to some atheist friends the other day what I would be doing this summer. Their response blew me away. "I don't agree with what you are doing. But I love you. And loving you means supporting you no matter what crazy thing you decide to do next." They gave me a few dollars each.
SO. COOL.
Sunday was Easter and was filled with more than just the miracle of Jesus' resurrection. Among other things which will be explained at a later date, I had an unbelivably blessed week when it comes to raising support. I carted around what was left of my bake sale to some of my Dancin Gators practices this week and watched in amazement as dollar after dollar was stuck in the shoebox I cart around to hold donations. I guess its true- the quickest way to someones heart is through their stomach.
Supporter shoutout:
My Dancin Gators girls, who are so supportive of all my insane ventures
My dear fellow TA's (no worries- more cupcakes to come)
Jan and Dennis Edwardson
Aunt Kay and Uncle Lou
The worlds awesomest sister Krissy
The worlds coolest brother Robbie
Leanne and Lanie Ferraro, one of my many "second families"
Rick and Maryann Howell
My cousin Robin
My mothers coin bag, which was dumped ceremoniously into the $$ box
Thank you all again sooooo much for your generosity, it blows me away.
Anyone wanna take a guess at how faithful God has been this week? Anyone? Anyone??
59%
FIFTY-NINE PERCENT!!!!
More than halfway. A little less than 2/3. Approximately 3/5.
Speaking of numbers, I have apparently forgotten how to add. I triple check all of my numbers with a calculator now. Pretty sad for someone formerly known as the Human Calculator.
And speaking of failures, if you have sent in a donation and not received a thank-you note yet, it is because I got three of them returned to me yesterday because I put the stamp on the left side and my return address on the right. EPIC FAIL. I have no idea where my head was that day. Hmm.
Okay, more later.
p.s.- Phil Wickhams Canons cd has been on replay in my car, in my computer, and in my head. Its quite encouraging.
<3 Kelly
So, I admit to slacking. Its Wednesday. Last post: last wednesday. So much for every 2-3 days. I am learning though.
Quick blurb regarding the title of this entry- it is not random. It is significant. One thing that I have struggled with since freshman year and my decision to live my life for Christ and not myself (after 19 years of trying really hard, I was failing at that) I feel like I live in some strange halfway house. Half of my friends and family believe in what I do. And half do not. The "two worlds" collide constantly, and its the most amazing, exhausting, beautiful, terrifying, heartbreaking, and rewarding sight when they do. God is working so much in my life and the lives of those around me that I don't even know what to do with it sometimes. So I just go with the flow and pray for the words to come from God and not me when I open my big fat mouth.
Raising support for Summer Project has been one giant collision of every world that I am involved in, and I am so unbelievably stoked for that to continue. Its scary. Believe me. I tried (thinking it would be in vain) to explain to some atheist friends the other day what I would be doing this summer. Their response blew me away. "I don't agree with what you are doing. But I love you. And loving you means supporting you no matter what crazy thing you decide to do next." They gave me a few dollars each.
SO. COOL.
Sunday was Easter and was filled with more than just the miracle of Jesus' resurrection. Among other things which will be explained at a later date, I had an unbelivably blessed week when it comes to raising support. I carted around what was left of my bake sale to some of my Dancin Gators practices this week and watched in amazement as dollar after dollar was stuck in the shoebox I cart around to hold donations. I guess its true- the quickest way to someones heart is through their stomach.
Supporter shoutout:
My Dancin Gators girls, who are so supportive of all my insane ventures
My dear fellow TA's (no worries- more cupcakes to come)
Jan and Dennis Edwardson
Aunt Kay and Uncle Lou
The worlds awesomest sister Krissy
The worlds coolest brother Robbie
Leanne and Lanie Ferraro, one of my many "second families"
Rick and Maryann Howell
My cousin Robin
My mothers coin bag, which was dumped ceremoniously into the $$ box
Thank you all again sooooo much for your generosity, it blows me away.
Anyone wanna take a guess at how faithful God has been this week? Anyone? Anyone??
59%
FIFTY-NINE PERCENT!!!!
More than halfway. A little less than 2/3. Approximately 3/5.
Speaking of numbers, I have apparently forgotten how to add. I triple check all of my numbers with a calculator now. Pretty sad for someone formerly known as the Human Calculator.
And speaking of failures, if you have sent in a donation and not received a thank-you note yet, it is because I got three of them returned to me yesterday because I put the stamp on the left side and my return address on the right. EPIC FAIL. I have no idea where my head was that day. Hmm.
Okay, more later.
p.s.- Phil Wickhams Canons cd has been on replay in my car, in my computer, and in my head. Its quite encouraging.
<3 Kelly
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