Before leaving Orlando for Christmas, we found out that in order to buy all of the supplies in South Africa that we needed for building projects we would need at least $2000. We prayed and asked God how we should raise the money.
Over half of the team felt impressed to do something with music. After praying about it some more we all felt lead to write, record, and produce a music CD. It sounded crazy but we have crazy people on this team. So starting after lunch (1:30pm) half of the team left and started writing songs. Three of the girls had written a song the night before, with out even knowing it would be needed. Two of the other guys wrote songs as well. Then they recorded them in a bathroom because the acoustics sounded incredible! The other half of the team went to Walmart to try to come up with a cost efficient but awesome cover. Meeting back together after dinner we designed and made 150 cd covers as two guys edited the cd. At 10:00pm, we all sat together and listened to the CD and were blown away! It not only sounded good but it was REALLY good! We knew the idea had to be from God because to do what we accomplished in half a day should have taken a week minimum! By the next morning we had CDs in hand to take home to sell over Christmas.
Coming back to Orlando, we gathered the money and it came to $2000 !!! We were Blown away! God is SOOOOOO good! Next we discovered that the total amount individual group members still needed to be able to go to Africa was $2000. We hit our knees again. This time Gods answer was a car wash. Earning that much at a car wash is pretty much impossible but since we serve the God of the impossible we all began preparations even though it was supposed to rain and be chilly the next day. On Saturday morning we posted on Facebook the need and that we were having a car wash to help raise the funds and then we got to work. As I stood on the sidewalk holding a sign, I looked up and the sky was gray and it was cold, but we had faith. We knew it was God's idea so the responsibility was in His court. We just had to be obedient. A few minutes later, the clouds began separating directly over our heads, the sun came out, and it got HOT! God is so amazing! That afternoon as we cleaned up the clouds rolled back in! From the car wash and gift that came in due to our Facebook posts was..... Drum roll..... $2000!!!!!
Ha ha ha...then we found out that one of the girls on our team raised as additional $1500 for our water/construction projects!!! We did two rather pathetic fundraisers that ABSOLUTELY should not have brought in much at all, and God used them to bring in $4500! We are so humbled! We know without a doubt that we are supposed to be here.
And now we are here in South Africa so excited for what God has for us... He is so creative!
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