God is crazy!!!!!!!!!

I went to work yesterday morning still needing $1700 to raise and came home debt free!!!!!! As you all know I have been very worried about where this money was going to come from to pay for this trip, but God definitely has His own plans. Of course to test my faith and patience He waits until 5 days before getting on the plane to display His power. I had a complete breakdown the night before as I was crying out to God in desperation. I was filled with discouragement and doubt because from what I could see the means to go were not in sight. How in the world was He going to pull this off? He has done so much already in the past few months, confirming that Malawi is where I'm supposed to be, so why was I losing faith in His timing? Well let me tell you how it all happened...
This past weekend I typed up a flyer to give to some employees describing what my plans were for the summer and how they could help by donating money, supplies, and by visiting this wonderful blog!! I have been praying that God would invoke passion in people's hearts, and that by choosing to support me in this adventure they would be able to take part in something bigger. I was able to witness a huge act of generosity, as well as the biggest confirmation from God yet. As I was training a new employee, a fellow worker came up to me and told me how great she thought this opportunity was for me and wanted to help by giving. She asked how much money I had left to raise and I told her it was about $1500. She said she wanted to write me a check for $1000. I'm not sure what my face looked like, but I'm pretty sure my mouth dropped and my eyes imediatley began to tear. All I could say was "thank you" and give her a huge hug!! I was in disbelief, not only in her large contribution, but mostly in the way God used her to fulfill His plans for me. The story doesn't end there... She came back with a folded check written for the whole $1500!!!!!!! I can't even believe this.... a huge weight has been lifted and all I can do is praise God!
Then, about 5 minutes before I was leaving work, one of our massage therapists walked in with a black garbage bag full of yarn to donate for the widow's ministry. She said she was just wondering what she was going to do with all of it as she was cleaning out her knitting closet. Perfect timing :)
Then I came home to another $100 check from a friend, and an encouraging card with $100 from my best friend. That's it! My trip is paid! I'm going to Africa!! I am so filled with joy and encouragement as I've seen tons of people brought into this process. Thank you all for your support and prayers!