Hey guys,

Sorry that I havent posted an update in a while, college has been super busy. I wanted to thank everyone who made this trip possible because it meant alot to everyone who went. For me, it was a life changing experience if im being honest. I am more than grateful that I was able to receive this opportunity to experience a different culture and serve other people. It did a lot for my faith and I trust God more than ever with my life now.

Again, thank you all so much for your support; this trip wouldn\'t have been possible without you guys.

Thank you, Jake

Hey guys, I wanted to update about how funding is going so far.

We have raised nearly $2000 dollars, and Im extremely thankful for all of the support that yall have been giving to me and the rest of the team. The trip is about a month away and Im excited to see what the next month holds for the team.

I am still asking for your prayerful and financial support as the date of the trip comes closer, and support for the rest of the team.

Thank you and God Bless, Jake

Hello everyone, I wanted to update about the progress of the fundraising and some personal updates.

We have raised over 50% of the total money needed to go! Im very happy with how the fundraising is going so far and im very thankful for everyone providing support. More members of the team are finishing their fundraising which im very happy for as well. 

I also have some personal updates I would like to share. I have been studying the book of Romans as part of my devotional time, and I have been doing more devotionals than I had been doing before to keep myself accountable in building my relationship with God. Im working on doing one devotional every day because I have been missing a couple of days. In other news, I have become a member of the church! I\'m thankful for all the people who have gotten me to this point spiritually and i\'m excited to see where God takes me in the future.

Thank you and God Bless, Jake

Hey all! Wanted to post my next update to tell you all about fundraising is going and how I am doing with God. As school has been winding down, the pressures of doing exams and turning in my final assignments are slowly being lifted off, and I feel much less stressed about things in my life, and im able to focus on myself more. There are some things I need to work on though, and I will challenge myself spiritually by having devotional time with God every day to grow my relationship with him. Im very excited for what the summer holds as I join the Rush Servant team and go to south africa. I am very thankful for everyone who has been supporting me so far and I can\'t wait to see how the next couple of months play out.

Fundraising is going great as I near the halfway point at $1200, and the whole team is getting much closer to raising all of the money. Im excited to see how the team will grow closer during the next two months.

Thank you and God Bless, Jake.

Hey guys! This is my first update and I want to tell you all about how fundraising is going and how God has been helping me recently. These past 2 weeks school has been getting stressful with exams coming up and projects/papers being due, and I was worried about how some of my classes were going to pan out because I wasn\'t doing too hot in them. I was praying to God that I would be able to focus on my grades and nailing the rest of my major assignments, and so far I have been doing better on them and getting my grades up. This taught me how important it is to be able to rely on God even in hard and stressful times and to keep a level head in these situations, and I think it will help me when I go to South Africa and might find myself and tough and stressful situations.

As for fundraising, we have raised over 1000$! Im very thankful for the support so far and the support that will come. As for the entire South Africa team, every member has collectively raised over 50% of the money required for the whole team to go! I can\'t wait to see what God does in me and the rest of team as the trip comes closer.

Thank you and God Bless, Jake.