A month of OVERFLOW!!

WOW!! This month of November has been a time that I will NEVER FORGET!! God has done amazing things in my life. It all started at Momentum Youth Convention. God told me to step out in faith and pledge to give $1000 by the end of November. I was very nervous to accept this goal because I did not have a job. So I OBEYED God and listened to His goal that He had for me. Once I did that I began to think about different ways to raise money. God placed on my heart to do a Bike Athon. I decided to ask people to sponsor me as I biked 20 miles to raise money for STL. Well, with only week until my bike ride I had only raised $350. I began to question if this was a to big of goal for me to raise. But, I kept remaining faithful and pursing after God. That next day was a sunday, (last sunday), God blessed me with $350. I began to realize that God was going to take care of me. As the week of Thanksgiving unraveled and my bike ride aproaching sooner, God continued to bless me abundently. The day before Thanksgiving, God was gracious enough to provide enough sponsors to give me my goal. I had raised my $1000 goal. The only thing left was to bike 20 miles. However, that day God provided me with a few extra phone calls and I reached 38 dollars above my quota. When the day of the Bike ride came, I was excited. I biked from New Baden all the way to Highland and up to I-70. The last three mile were the most diffulct. I had to climb some steep hills and keep my rate at a steddy pace. The whole time my dad was right behind me on the highway with his flashers on directing traffic. When i made to the finish line I was soo tired but excited at the same time. Even though I was tired, I knew that over 1000 lives would be effected because what I did.
When I got home I thought to myself that I might get a letter in the mail from someone that sponsored me, but I was not going to worry about that. Well, we checked the mail, and there was a letter for me in the mail. It was from Tyler Reisings parents. Before I opened it I expected to receive the amount between $5 and $20. BUT, I opened it up and there was a check for $100!!!! I MY GOODNESS. Soon after that I received another phone call and received an additional $20. At the end of totaling, I have raised $1,158.00!! God's love really did overflow through me. I figured that with the time me being gone and the time I started promoting this event, I raised the amount of money in JUST TWO WEEKS!! If God can do that, He can do anything!! This event I will NEVER FORGET!! GOD ALWAYS PROVIDES. Whenever you do something, you need to make sure God is in the equation. Without Him, I could have not reached the amount I did. I give Him all the Glory and Honor!! Thank You GOD!!

AN OVERFLOW!!

WOW!!! This past weekend was amazing!!! My youth group went to Momentum youth convention in Springfeild IL. Well, the speaker was Scotty Gibbons!! He is awesome. Well the topic was about having an overflow of God's love to everybody around you. He challenged the whole convention to dream a big dream. He asked us to pray to God and aske Him what is our big dream. Long story short, our youth group consisting of 25 students, pledged to give over $14,000 in just one month!! THAT IS SOOOO Awesome! God is trully doing something great in our group. His love is just overflowing through us as a group! I cant wait to see what God is going to do for me personally and the group. He is stretching our faith to the limits. This is making us stronger! God is sooooo good. We reap what we sowe. We will get back more when we invest in God's plan. His plan is so much better than ours. Now lets see how God is going to pour His love over us as we go out and do His ministry! Lets have an OVERFLOW!!