Lost For Words.

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 Yesterday morning I woke up with one of the worst migraines I've ever had so I went back to sleep and  I had a dream about Zambia. When I woke up, I was once again in my dark room with my head still throbbing... But I couldn't help but have my heart leap with excitement! I seriously felt like dancing and laughing and I caught myself asking -
"God, what are you going to do next? How could it possibly get better than this? You are turning my dream into a reality but it still doesn't feel real!"
 A few hours later, my mom came home as I was sitting on the couch watching the Travel Channel of course. She ran over with a huge smile on her face and told me that $950 had been added to my account!! 
 I seriously couldn't say anything or make any kind of expression other than my jaw dropping... I was lost for words! God is so good! And that is literally all I can think of to say! He definitely answered my question from that morning and He most definitely provides when your not expecting!

 So today, I checked my account... and you can probably guess what is coming next. Yup, another $100! Again, I am lost for words! I can't even explain how amazing it is to see your financial account look like this:

 Ticketing Deadline: $0 remaining

Do you know what that means?? I have over half my funds in and my spot is reserved! I have about $1,700 to go plus other expenses left to raise and I started out with needing $5,000!!! So seriously, MY HEART IS JUMPING WITH JOY! Africa feels so close I can almost touch it! Ah, I know I'm such a drama queen but I am being so sincere right now! haha

 So any of you out there, if you have given me any amount of money or prayed for me... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! You have no idea how much God has used you to bless me and to bless what He is going to do this summer! THANK YOU!

God is SO good,
Olivia (Thabisa) Cartwright

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  1. Covnitkepr1March 30, 2011 at 7:45 AM

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