He will provide

When Jeremy and I decided we needed to go to India the first thing we were concerned with was paying for the trip. It was a substantial amount of money to come up with. The expenses for the trip were thoroughly outlined so we knew exactly where our money was going. The total costs include a donation to the orphanage and funding for a feeding and clothing program.

The first idea was to cut a portion from our tithe check each week. The money was going to do God's work, so it's all the same right? We know that our church sends out 17+% of the money they receive to fund hundreds of programs around the world. (Including Children of Faith Ministries in India). So we thought about it and we didn't want to take away from the other great organizations our money would have gone to.

So eventually we decided, if this was really God's plan, He would provide everything we needed to make it happen. Very scary, but we left it all up to God to make it happen. We prayed about it, we cut our own expenses, we worked extra wherever possible. We also sent out letters to friends and family who might be interested in sponsoring our trip.

In the end God did provide, in ever changing and amazing ways. We received a great response from very supportive friends and family who went out of their way to make this possible. Several people, including Jeremy's office and our local bank collected cans. We received a scholarship from the church and more opportunities for odd jobs to bring in more money. Jeremy gained several home inspections which brought in more income, and my commissions hit an all time peak and we delegated 100% of that to this trip as well.

Not only did we collect enough money for the trip but we also have a nice chunk in addition to donate directly to the orphange. Thank you to all of you who contributed financially and prayerfully.
"I can do all things through Him who gives me strength" Philippians 4:13