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Don’t become weary

When God births a vision within your heart He obligates Himself to meet the resources to see that vision come to fruition.  It will take time and perseverance but stay on track and let the Holy Spirit be your Conductor.

In this episode Commander Wayne, Commander Bradley, and I board a train in Lakeland Florida and head down to the Ft. Lauderdale area to pick up our long awaited Ranger Bus.

This adventure is a celebration of five years of planning and hard work.  Listen as we share this adventure live with the podcast audience and share some insights to how we journeyed from vision to bus title.

Bus Specs and Why

At OP169 we have tremendous support from Church leadership and the other ministries that call Victory Church home.  However, with more that 50 ministries we found ourselves waiting in line for resources and one major resource was the buses.  Victory has two buses, a school bus and a 15 passenger bus.  With the school bus we were required to hire a licensed driver which added cost and logistics to each adventure.  The 15 passenger bus is always in hot demand and usually could not be used overnight.

In Andy Stanley’s book he describes vision and the tension in a man or women’s heart for what is and what could be.  Commander Wayne began to see what could be and knew that God had a plan to get there.  After five years of fundraising and donations we now have our first bus.

Celebrate and Articulate

Over the five years Commander Wayne has done a vigilant job celebrating every accomplishment, no matter how small, and articulating the vision often.  Excitement breads excitement.  Once God gives you a vision tell everyone you can.  You never know where the next great fundraising idea will come from or who will simply catch the vision and decide to give.  God deserves that praise and He wants to give you lots of opportunities to do so.

Sometimes fundraising can be trial and error, but just don’t get derailed.  Learn from each on and then get back on track.  In future episodes we will unpack some of the best fundraisers that I know will help your Outpost get it’s first bus.