Tomorrow!

Tomorrow at 930 AM I will be departing from here to Texas. All of the work that I have done in the past couple of weeks will be leading up to the next two weeks. I'm not going to lie I'm very nervous and scared, but at the same time I know God is going to give me immense courage over the next couple of days. People have been encouraging me that those timid feelings are going to turn into great things and I will really come back changed as a person. I really really really want to thank everyone who has supported me. I wouldn't have had the finnances without any of you. THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES. I am so blessed! Really though, thank you also for the prayers! They will also be appreciated as I leave and continue to embark on the journey. Please pray for my safety. Please pray that God uses me in order to reach the lives of others. Please pray that God changes something inside of me. And also pray that tw experiences I encounter are truly amazing. I can't wait to share what has happened with you all when I get back! Thank you again, so much! Xoxox I am so grateful to you all!

Almost There

How I am doing financially so far....

 I know I haven't been good with keeping up on how I'm doing financially, but I'm posting it now!  I am practically there!  Thank you so much to everyone who has donated and supported me in various ways.  I believe that I leave in 15 days.  I am starting to become super excited, but at the same time very nervous.   I've been told that it's okay to be a little nervous.  I just really want to be prepared for everything that I am about to experience so I ask that you keep me in your prayers.  Thank you again so much to everyone! 

June 6th

Hello Friends,


I just wanted to quickly share some things that I have been learning throughout this experience but especially in the last week.  I think that it really hasn't become real to me yet that I am actually going to go next month.  I have been getting so caught up in all of the fundraising and financial aspect that I need to do that I've almost lost sight of the real reason that I am going.  Although the money is essential to me getting to where I need to be, it is so small on the spectrum of the reason why I'm going.

I am going to truly experience God's work in my life.  I want him to change me.  I want to have a shifted paradigm so that I may look at my life in a different way.  The small frustrations of my everyday life and the things that I find overwhelming must be nothing compared to others in the place that I will be going.  I want him to show me that there is more to life than simply waking up and filling time slots with things that will somehow get your life to where you want it to be.  I really do more than anything want to help other people as well.  I want to invest in to others lives that are crying out for help.

Thinking about these things now really makes it all real.  I am hoping that I continue to grow in this journey and develop my relationship with God.  I am learning that each second of my time is valuable and I want to use it to my true potential and live it out for Him.

Thank you all again so much for your encouragement!

Much Love

Update: Financial

Hello Friends,

I've reached my ticketing deadline and am successfully halfway through the process.  I am so excited!  Thank you again to everyone who is praying for me and supporting me.  I feel so accomplished that I have even come this far.  It's so amazing to see how God can use other people to encourage and help in such amazing ways. 

Although I have made it this far, I still have a long way to go.  I would like to have the rest of my money in well before the end of June.  That is still a large amount of money to raise.  Here's a look at how I am doing so far.

So even though I'm halfway over, I still have a very large amount of money to raise.  Please continue to pray!  I am so excited to see where this journey leads me.  Thank you all so much!

Much Love,
Cora

Cora to Panama

Hello Friends,

Thank you to everyone who has shown support in various ways over the last week or so.  I am so much closer to my goal!  However, my ticketing deadline for half of my money to be in is in a couple of days and I still have a few hundred dollars to raise.  Please prayerfully considered contributing and supporting!  Thank you all again so much, I have learned so much from this process and am learning more and more each day.

Much love,
Cora

Getting closer!

I have had alot of money come in in the past couple of days and it is so exciting to me!  The feeling truly is unbelieveable knowing that someone wants to help you accomplish things in life.  This is a goal that I am setting for myself.  I know the goal will be accomplished when I am in Panama living out my mission.  Even though the experience is not exactly easy, it is so rewarding in so many ways! 


Some things I am looking forward to:

• Recieving the last ammount of the money that I have to raise - Overall that will be one of the greatest things I have ever accomplished.  Just to think about how close it is is so exciting! 

•  Arriving in Panama and begining my experience -  I just can't wait!  I almost dont even feel scared although I know that that will set in eventually.  Right now I am just looking forward to investing my lives into other people who I know truly need to feel God's love.  Someone once told me that one way to lessen burdens of of yourself is to help others and I am so excited to act on that statement.

Thank you all again for your continual support and prayers, keep praying!

Cora