Raising Funds...

Here I am, back to the grind per se :)

One of the joys and greatest challenges missionaries of the denomination I am working with face is raising their support. As a short-term missionary, I am not at all exempt from this. I have much less to raise, but in a shorter amount of time. Some of my budget is fixed regardless of what the dollar is doing at that moment, but some of it is influenced by how well the dollar is doing. For example, if my rent is 600 Euros, it will be €600 whether the dollar is strong or not. So sometimes my rent might be only $800 but them some months it might be up to $900 or more.

This can make it easy to start worrying or to be afraid. But then I turn to my Father who says 'not to worry.. rather, in everything, with thanksgiving, (to) make my requests known to Him, and He will keep my heart and mind in Christ Jesus'... this is loosly translated of course- taken in a personal way. The same way you can too. God has never failed me. Truly. In fact, the moment He stops taking care of me here on earth will be the moment I am in heaven with Him-- probably wondering why I ever worried here on earth in the first place! :)

So back to my original subject: Raising....Funds... :) I really have very little to raise, in the grand scheme of things- less than $10,000 at this point. I believe that God will provide for all my needs- He says so in His word, and I take Him at it. I've seen countless times where He's provided when it seemed that it couldn't be done. He uses seeds that we plant, and that other people plant- for His glory and honour.

The point being.. NO amount is too little. I've had people come up to me and apologize for the amount they are giving to support me....! It doesn't matter how little or how much we give- God WILL use it for His glory! He will multiply it to meet all our needs. He has blessed me over and over for the small, little seeds that I have planted- and some of them weren't even watered with that much faith either- and I've seen Him do it in others too, over and over and over and over again... It's neverending.

So.. even if you think "How can I help impact someone 4,221 miles (give-or-take) away from me.. How could this amount help them".... BELIEVE ME.. it will! Give in Faith to GOD--- not to me- "put your faith in God and NOT in man".. miracles will happen. :)

If God is leading to help me out financially- please obey Him- I can't be more direct than that. He WILL take care of you- no matter what!

Email me and I'll get you the info: aicilalicia@gmail.com

If not, then that's ok. But PLEASE pray for me in every way. There can never be too much prayer!

Blessings

And... thanks :)

~Alicia

Quick Update

Hello all :)

Quick update here- I have been invited back to work with the FireChoir again in Amsterdam, and hoping to get involved in a couple other ministries as well. I am working out how to get a visa and what that all entails (it's a lot of details and work and so on).

The two biggest things that I really need right now are:

1) Prayer. Can I ever get too much of that? No. Enough said :)
2) Money! With my parents back here in the US now to raise funds for a year, I don't have a *free* place to stay- so I need to raise more money than I had before for rent, utilities, and et cetera. And, as I mentioned, I'll most likely be needing a visa, which is expensive. The most important thing that I ask is not for specific amounts- but rather that people tap into what God wants them to give to this ministry! He has never failed me yet, so I am trusting in Him to bring it in. Yay!

Ok, I need to go, life awaits. Please feel free to email or call with any questions! My email is: aicilalicia@gmail.com

Blessings and Thanks!

~A