a thank you letter

MY PEOPLE, MY PEOPLE,

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GUESS WHAT?! 

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I’M FULLY FUNDED!!!

After a solid year of your prayers & financial support ya’ll have helped me collect allllll $17,900 I need to finish out my 11 months on mission with the World Race!!! I cannot express my gratitude enough! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Thank you for trusting me to further the kingdom of God & thank you for equipping me! 

At the beginning of my fundraising journey I was quite unsure how I’d fundraise alllllll this money. I quickly learned I indeed wouldn’t be able to do it…alone… I would need my community in order to do so. & ya’ll truly showed up!! With this realization came the beautiful journey of partnering with ya’ll. 

Fundraising for the World Race has taught me…

• Humbleness
• I was raised very independent & taught to be self sufficient. So, when I realized I was incapable of riding this one out solo I had to come before the Father & ask Him to guide me. Fundraising helped me grow in learning to ask & receive for help. It also taught me that we aren’t created to do things alone. 
• Surrender
• The day I learned to surrender my control over this whole thing I was met with assurance & peace that my desire to serve on the World Race was indeed in God’s plan & He was going to take care of me. 
• Community
• I cannot emphasize enough how I wouldn’t be here today without ya’ll championing me along the way. *que happy tears*
• Gratitude
• This was something that came with every text I received from a friend telling me they were praying for me. This also came with every Venmo payment I received. Despite the fact that I was literally asking ya’ll for your support I still felt so unworthy each time ya’ll would respond with your “YES”. Again, thank you! 
• Faithfulness 
• Can I just say PRAISE THE LORD! My call to the World Race began back in high school… here I am 6ish years later doing the dang thing! This is just a testimony to God’s faithfulness. What I mean is He put a desire on my heart & continued to pursue me & has shown up every step of the way. WOW ain’t that good! 

I still have the pleasure of serving 4 more months overseas! Although I’m fully funded there are still personal expenses I will incur while I’m on the field. If you feel led to partner with me it would be a huge blessing! You can do so first through prayer which is the foundation of mission. If you feel led to financially partner with me you can do so through Venmo @ amandatavares. 

Again, thank you for all the love!

With joy,

Amanda Ruth