Just eight days ago I was a worrisome old lady.
I had only received my first paycheck after coming back home, and by now I was supposed to be almost going back to India. I had hardly done all that my human brain had planned on doing in the past two months.
I thought I'd get a job the second I landed, work full-time, make $11 an hour. Pay not only the immigration lawyer, but also the I-130 petition fee, buy a new Macbook Pro, get an external hard drive, a couple iPhones (for my husband and myself), a plane ticket home to India for the 14th of January, and have enough leftover to get clothes and fun things.
Here's where I was really at eight days ago: $30 in my checking account (maybe), nothing saved for the lawyer, petition fee, Macbook Pro, plane ticket, etc. I was hopeless and worried I'd have to stay here much, much longer than anticipated.
I found this really cool website called crowdtilt.com. It's a site where you can put up a fundraising campaign. Want to start a new business? Need to raise money for a charity? Want to have a lot of your friends pitch in for a party you're throwing? Pretty much anything you need contributions for, you can make your own "campaign page" and start inviting people to join your campaign. The best part of it is, if the goal amount is not reached, no one's credit card will be charged.
So, on a whim and a prayer, I made one of those pages eight days ago and lo and behold, God has totally provided in miraculous ways!
Eight days ago Romel and I literally had nothing. Today we have $1,185 toward our $1,500 goal plus enough extra money to pay for the I-130 Petition right away and almost enough for my plane ticket to go back to India! I will be leaving two weeks after originally intending to, but that is better than the extra month I was sure I would have had to stay.
God is so good and we have 12 days left to raise the last $315. I just am in awe of how quickly things have turned around and how truly faithful and good our God is. Sure, we question him a lot, especially me during this tough time. Why do I have to be separated from my husband? Why does it have to cost so much to do immigration the right way? Why couldn't I have gotten a better paying job sooner? Why? WHY? WHY? But each time I'd start to question God I always reminded myself that his ways are higher than my ways. He is on the throne. He has overcome. He will provide in HIS time, not mine. And he did, he has, and he will!
So, please pray about contributing. Pray about joining us in our ministry overseas and also joining us in getting Romel here. Just $315 left to go and I believe it is going to happen.
https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/immigration-lawyer-fees-for-romels-spouse-visa
No matter what; no matter how hard the enemy tries to get us down; to keep us apart; to make us worry, cry, and fight...
God is on our side. What can man do to us? What can the enemy really do?
Just a little something for us all to enjoy. My once-rehearsed version of Titanium by David Guetta feat. Sia. But actually...feat. Sarah! I just love this song.
I had only received my first paycheck after coming back home, and by now I was supposed to be almost going back to India. I had hardly done all that my human brain had planned on doing in the past two months.
I thought I'd get a job the second I landed, work full-time, make $11 an hour. Pay not only the immigration lawyer, but also the I-130 petition fee, buy a new Macbook Pro, get an external hard drive, a couple iPhones (for my husband and myself), a plane ticket home to India for the 14th of January, and have enough leftover to get clothes and fun things.
Here's where I was really at eight days ago: $30 in my checking account (maybe), nothing saved for the lawyer, petition fee, Macbook Pro, plane ticket, etc. I was hopeless and worried I'd have to stay here much, much longer than anticipated.
I found this really cool website called crowdtilt.com. It's a site where you can put up a fundraising campaign. Want to start a new business? Need to raise money for a charity? Want to have a lot of your friends pitch in for a party you're throwing? Pretty much anything you need contributions for, you can make your own "campaign page" and start inviting people to join your campaign. The best part of it is, if the goal amount is not reached, no one's credit card will be charged.
So, on a whim and a prayer, I made one of those pages eight days ago and lo and behold, God has totally provided in miraculous ways!
Eight days ago Romel and I literally had nothing. Today we have $1,185 toward our $1,500 goal plus enough extra money to pay for the I-130 Petition right away and almost enough for my plane ticket to go back to India! I will be leaving two weeks after originally intending to, but that is better than the extra month I was sure I would have had to stay.
God is so good and we have 12 days left to raise the last $315. I just am in awe of how quickly things have turned around and how truly faithful and good our God is. Sure, we question him a lot, especially me during this tough time. Why do I have to be separated from my husband? Why does it have to cost so much to do immigration the right way? Why couldn't I have gotten a better paying job sooner? Why? WHY? WHY? But each time I'd start to question God I always reminded myself that his ways are higher than my ways. He is on the throne. He has overcome. He will provide in HIS time, not mine. And he did, he has, and he will!
So, please pray about contributing. Pray about joining us in our ministry overseas and also joining us in getting Romel here. Just $315 left to go and I believe it is going to happen.
https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/immigration-lawyer-fees-for-romels-spouse-visa
No matter what; no matter how hard the enemy tries to get us down; to keep us apart; to make us worry, cry, and fight...
God is on our side. What can man do to us? What can the enemy really do?
Just a little something for us all to enjoy. My once-rehearsed version of Titanium by David Guetta feat. Sia. But actually...feat. Sarah! I just love this song.
