Why the Magic Button Doesn't Work

So.... the answer is no. I would not push the magic button.

This past April, before embarking on our Mexico support raising journey, we attended a "Support Raising Bootcamp". The quite charismatic speaker started the conference by asking the following question:

"If you could push a magic button and be FULLY funded for your ministry without having to support rasise, would you push it?"

You know you wanna push me!

Well DUH!! Who wouldn't? Fully funded, ready to go, I'm off to Mexico!

I'm glad that button doesn't really exist, because we would have missed out on the greatest growing process we've ever encountered and seeing firsthand the power of God's partnership through people.

Now don't get me wrong. Every phone call to set up every appointment still places the same queasy feeling in your stomach. And you can't help but wander through a list of incredibly ridiculous questions with each passing ring--

“What if they reject me?” “What if they laugh in my face?” “What if I offend them so much they end up hating God and moving to a commune to live in peace, safely away from phones and my face?”

You won't be suprised to find out that never happened to us. Even though every day was busy and full, even though we were jouyous, sad, happy, disappointed, worried and uncertain, one thing always remained: we only had to do OUR part. That's it. And God took care of the rest. 

HE aligned our friends' schedules to open up time for us to meet.

HE weaved events to prepare the hearts of the people we'd be sharing our vision with.

HE formed the loving commited team of supporters that we have behind us.

Because-- “God’s work done God’s way, will never lack God’s provision.”

Because-- God has prompted these people to help impact people’s lives THROUGH their partnership with us. 

The story doesn't start when we arrive in Mexico. God has been putting together THIS story, with THESE people, in HIS timing since the day we were born.

So, would I push that magic button you ask? And sacrifice the impact of what can be done when a group of committed individuals partner together for a common purpose backed by the provision of the ultimate Storyweaver and Creator of the Universe? No--no, I don't think I would.  

-Whitney