As far as life updates go: Most of you have probably seen on Facebook that I decided to apply for the January World Race, got accepted, and confirmed last week that I'm going. So now the intense process of support raising begins. I have to raise the money kind of fast because I applied rather late. I actually leave for training camp 15 days from today and I have to have $1000 in my account, which is kind of daunting. However, I'm oddly not that stressed about it because I really feel like there's no way I'm going to raise $15,000 myself anyway and God is going to have to provide it. So I sent out about 90 support letters this morning and now I'm going to wait to see what that brings in and then start planning fundraisers to supplement. I'm excited to go to training camp because that will make this whole thing real and I'll get to meet the people I'm spending the next year of my life with. But I'm also not excited for the same reason...I'm not sure I'm ready for it to be real yet. Right now I'm living at home, spending a lot of time alone, and interning at my dad's ministry three days a week. So time is just kind of passing by quickly and I have no concept of its passing. I feel like in two seconds I'm going to wake up in a tent in Haiti and wish that I had spent the next three months a little more intentionally. So I guess my prayer requests would be my support raising, that I would have faith in that process, and that I can spend some good time with my parents and friends before I go. And I really, really miss Wheaton and everyone there so I want to get up there and spend time with people before I leave too. And as of right now things with the Central America trip that Walk Thru the Bible is supposed to take in November that I have been planning to go on are unsure. They are talking about possibly postponing it for a better time. So I guess pray that they don't because I REALLY want to get back down to Honduras & Guatemala before I leave for a year. I want to see the kids again and I want my mother to have the experience of being at Casa Bernabé so pray that the trip works out please:) Also, some of the health problems that I was having before Guatemala have returned so I think when I tell my mother that she's going to start the process all over again of me having lots of medical tests...which I'm obviously not looking forward to. I have to believe that I'm ok because I really think I'm supposed to leave on the World Race in January and if anything serious turns out to be wrong with me I won't be going so I'm choosing to believe that all the tests will turn out like before and I'll be able to go. But it's still not a process I'm looking forward to repeating. Last time it was painful, stressful, and really hard for my mother who is already under a pretty big emotional load because her mother's Alzheimer's is worsening, they just had to move my grandparents into an assisted living community, and she has to say goodbye to me for a year without knowing where I am or what I'm doing most of the time. So she's stressed to say the least. Anyway, sorry this turned out to be a kind of depressing update but I didn't intend it to be. I'm actually really excited about the World Race and the crazy year that I'm about to embark on, I just have some things to deal with first. I'm glad we have this blog so I can keep up to date on what's really going on in your lives. I'll also be blogging the whole process leading up to the WR and the 11 months and if you want to read it the website is http://emilytuttle.theworldrace.org I'm going to miss having other people, especially you Matt, to keep the blogs flowing when I get writer's block! Anyway, I can't wait to read your life updates and hear all your news!!
Amor y abrazos,
Emilia
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