Saturday, May 3, 2008

Ok, I just gotta write about what happened this weekend!

The family and I decided last minute to sell all the accumalated garbage we had in our house at a yard sale outside in the backyard over the weekend. Mom told me we'd make it a benefit and whatever we made I could use to further my trip. My hopes weren't too high because I mean it is a yard sale on a Friday(Sat. we had plans so that was out) and people are out to get something for nothing and I can't blame them either(that seems to be the yard sale's mission statement! Gettin something for nothing!). But, hey, if all I got was a dollar that'd be one more to add, right?

Before I get ahead of myself, I want to tell you about the support I was most worried about raising at the time. The shots I got last week, that I blogged about a little while ago, were going to be 535$ for only two shots! The clinic said I could pay in three payments. Basically, to finish out the immunazations I have to visit two more times and pay them or I don't get the shot completed-which would be bad. The first payment is taken care of already, but I was prayin that God would provide the next two payments for the shots. The amount I owe Monday for the next round is 140$. The next amount I owe in two weeks for the third and final visit is 140$ also.

Anyways, Thursday night, I hung out with Kelly and we made yard sale sighns until 3am-they looked fantastic! She also donated seven bags of clothes! Then Friday came and after we set things up, the crowds came and went all day(including these two ladies who got into a knock down dragout fight over a dehumidifier we were selling! ahhh!) At 2pm, the money count was 80$! I was happy about that but still had no idea what I would do Monday without the right amount. A couple hours later we weren't much past that so I went outside to start closing down and putting up stuff. Just as I began to do that, Grandma ,as she told me later,was praying over at her house that the rest of the money would come in for me. She said that when she looked up from her prayer, there were three cars stopped! I did business and sold things for the next hour straight! People kept showing up. At 4pm I went in to count the money for the days complete earnings. To my surprise, I had 145$ in my hand! The next series of shots and five lunch items off the Mcd's dollar menu! Yeah, God!

But, its not over! That night after a shower I rode over to Westside with my Grandma and all four siblings to see Team Impact. After watching feats of strength for two hours(one guy broke two baseball bats in half!) and watching a bunch of people come to Christ during the invitation, I got up to leave and head for the car with the family. Just so happened that as I was fixing to walk out the door, I ran into someone from our church. She had gotten my support letter for the trip. She talked to me for a minute about it and then said she would just go ahead and write me a check and give it to me. When she was done, she handed me the check. I slipped it into my purse, thanked her, and walked out to Grandma's car. I waited until I got in and buckled to look at the the check. Then, my eyes filled with tears and I started laughing and crying(just a peice of advice, don't try both at the same time-it produces snot from the nostrils). The check was written to Kaylee Daniels for the amount of 140$!!! Which of course was the amount I needed in full for all of my shots for the next three weeks!! God is real! I was like,He knew exactly how much money I needed and how to give it to me! He really does want this to happen and he sees me and hears my prayers and loves me and geez, just overload! So, thats about it=) I will blog about Monday and how the shot went and if I go into shock or not. Hopefully not, but I am not nervous anymore. I am starting to see God can take care of the seemingly impossible odds tossed at me, whether it be lack of funds for different things or anaphalactic shock!

2 comments:

jwlocke said...

How amazing is to see God working! Praying for ya!

Anonymous said...

u almost made me cry thanks......... God is doing what He does best