I just got my first Partnership Report! Thank you to everybody who has partnered with me thus far... I look forward to sharing this year with you!
This is a very appropriate post to follow the previous one about a Leap of Faith. One of my big leaps during this time has been asking semi-famous people to partner with me. For privacy reasons I will not say exactly who, but I have sent emails and partnership letters to people who are moderately well known in the Catholic world. I do have some sort of connections to these people, but some of them I have not even met. But you know what? They have joined me this year!
My point is you never know what will be the result of an idea that seems completely crazy. Especially when God is at the center of it. Think of everybody who has founded a new religious order. Then there are other visionaries like St. Joan of Arc, who had an absolutely crazy idea to lead the French military. Yet it worked. So many who have founded religious orders are now canonized Saints. France is its own nation. All of this because somebody listened to God, took a leap of faith, and he rewarded it.
I know this was a short post, but thank you for reading! Be brave and do whatever it is God is asking of you! And as always, if you have not partnered with me yet, go to https://mission.netusa.org/giving/ministry-partnership-development and put "Courtney Holbrook with NET Ireland" in the "I'd like to join the mission of" section. God bless! <3
Monday, May 23, 2016
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Leap of Faith
Remember that scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? The one we that we wished was ACTUALLY the last crusade for this Harrison Ford character? Anyway, there is one striking scene where Indy comes to the edge of a cliff in his search for the Holy Grail. The notebook, which has been his guide, tells him to take a leap of faith.
Now we know what happens... but just imagine for a second that you're this great adventurer. You come up to this ledge and there's no way to jump across. Going back means certain death. But you have words to reassure that you can get across. They are just words, but you can't help but trust the source. So you take a step, praying that it will not lead to doom.
That is missionary work in a nutshell. From the beginning raising money to live off of to the very last retreat, it is all one big leap of faith. All I can do is hope that God will take care of me every step. He's trying to reassure me, but it will be impossible to see until I go out and raise the funds essential to my year of ministry.
And you know what, fundraising involves a certain amount of faith on the part of the givers as well. You want your money to be put to good use. Perhaps funds are really tight and it seems that even parting with a few dollars could be impossible. If that is the case with you: do you trust what God will do with it? Do you trust He will take care of you? It's a challenge. But it's worth it.
As always, go to https://mission.netusa.org/giving/ministry-partnership-development , and say that you "Want to join the mission of" "Courtney Holbrook with NET Ireland". For those of you who have already supported, thank you!!! You are now a part of this incredible work next year.
Now we know what happens... but just imagine for a second that you're this great adventurer. You come up to this ledge and there's no way to jump across. Going back means certain death. But you have words to reassure that you can get across. They are just words, but you can't help but trust the source. So you take a step, praying that it will not lead to doom.
That is missionary work in a nutshell. From the beginning raising money to live off of to the very last retreat, it is all one big leap of faith. All I can do is hope that God will take care of me every step. He's trying to reassure me, but it will be impossible to see until I go out and raise the funds essential to my year of ministry.
And you know what, fundraising involves a certain amount of faith on the part of the givers as well. You want your money to be put to good use. Perhaps funds are really tight and it seems that even parting with a few dollars could be impossible. If that is the case with you: do you trust what God will do with it? Do you trust He will take care of you? It's a challenge. But it's worth it.
As always, go to https://mission.netusa.org/giving/ministry-partnership-development , and say that you "Want to join the mission of" "Courtney Holbrook with NET Ireland". For those of you who have already supported, thank you!!! You are now a part of this incredible work next year.
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