Encouraged yet Discouraged

Yesterday on Facebook I posted as my status "is it possible to be encouraged yet discouraged?" I never really got a solid response, but after much consideration i realized that it was quite possible to be both at the same time. Let me explain:

I logged into facebook yesterday afternoon and saw three very exciting status updates and one very exciting message. Three of my friends (two of them are also my teammates for Senegal, and one is a friend heading to Sweden) had on their statuses that they had made a huge jump in support! My friend heading to Sweden actually finished and got a leave date (which is set for this coming Friday, so be praying for her!) which was super exciting. Two of my teammates had made huge jumps in support, one to 90% and another to over 70%. I also had a message from a teammate who had made a huge jump in support to over 90%. Super encouraging, right? Right! I could see that God was working for them. I came away from reading all of that super encouraged by how God was working in their lives and in their support.

But I also came away very discouraged.

I am sitting at around 40%, very far off from my goal, and very far off from where my other teammates are at. We still do not have an official leave date, but we expect it to be around October 1, which is just a few short weeks away. I just got this very discouraged feeling that maybe I am not going to get all the support that I need to go. I never understood how difficult it woudl be to raise support. I hate asking people for money, and I hate talking on the phone, and so calling people to ask for money is so difficult for me.

But anways, so right now I am feeling very discouraged and encouraged at the same time.

Please be praying for encouragement, and please be praying for support.

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