Fund Raising Update

Fundraising it at 66%

Visa

Preparations are coming along. I have hit one big snag in getting my visa. There's lots of paperwork that needs to get done for it and not a lot of time. One good thing about the visa is that once I get all the papers together I can get the visa processed in Dallas in one day, which is great for me as I was planning to be near Dallas in the next couple of weeks to visit my brother's family. A lot does go into getting the papers ready, not only do they require information, but all sorts of proofs for this information, also I must include photos and I must go to a doctor to certify that I don't have leprosy, syphalis, and other such strange deseases. The medical stuff is what will hold me up the most as some of the tests can take up to three weeks!

I have two more days at work, and then I will have my big packing day, and then Thursday it's off to World Missions Workshop.

Pray that all my preparation will get done and that I won't hit too many rough spots while growing through them. God has been amazingly faithful to far in getting me through all my preparations; pray that he will see me through to the end.

Fund Raising Update

My funds are currently at 60%

Preparations

Ok, here's a quick rundown of what all I'm looking at needing to get down before I leave Searcy in a month:
-Finish my LST assignments. I have one assignment left which involves reading a book and writting about it.
- Attending and doing homework for my LST training sessions. These will probably be 3 sessions of 2-3 hours each with homework inbetween.
- Finish reading my book on Thai culture (about 150 pages to go).
- Figure out what all's going on with my visa paperwork and when and how I need to mail my passport, and getting that all done.
- Learn about and buy health insurance for while I'll be in Thailand.
- Pack. Figure out what I will and won't keep, out of the things I will keep decide which go and which to box up, and out of the things that I won't keep decide which are trash and which are too nice to throw away and give that stuff away to people (so if you've ever coveted any of my stuff now would be a good time to let me know).
- Buy things I will need to take that I don't have (especially gifts for my readers).
- Wrap up and close out my bank account (right before I leave).
- Have the oil changed in my car (and have other stuff checked) to prepare it for the trek to Nebraska.
-Write letters to all my contributors.

Well, that's what I've got off the top of my head; I'm sure I could add to the list if I consulted my planner.

I'm actually not stressed about getting all these things done, but I do sometimes feel the wear of going-going-going all the time. My biggest concern is keeping on top of things and keeping at it, as long as I work on this stuff a little each day it'll all get done.

Prayer

- Preparations. I have lots to get done between training and packing. Pray that I will be able to get it all done.
- Visa. I have sent the paperwork for my visa and it should be in processing.
- Fund Raising. Praise that I have the funds I will need for my first year (it was my goal to have that much raised before I left), and request that I will be able to raise the funds for the second year.
- The Thailand team. Those I will be working with and the work they are doing right now.