Fundraising started during the weekend

We are not so sure that the fundraising was a good idea. It's been a few days and I am the only one who has donated so far. And possibly my pastor, but I can't be sure because the donation was sent anonymously.
We have a few friends who are helping us with the whole fundraising thing: Caroline, Sarah, and Seth (see picture). Our friend Caroline decided to be one to help us kick off the campaign while Sarah, and Seth will be helping us more during the longer process. They are in a very small group of people we call our best friends and we are glad that we are not alone in all this.
They always have our backs, even if sometimes we want to be alone. You know that is a strange thing, sometimes we push our friends away to be alone. Somehow the thought of us being there for each other is all we need and all we want. I don't know why; I don't understand why. Maybe it is the introvert personality in both of us. Maybe it is because we don't want to drag other people down with all our suffering. Or maybe we want to love each other more intimately during our difficult times, I don't know. But whatever the reason is, we are thankful for having friends like them. They are a blessing from God. They don't care if we are weird, and they respect and support us when we disconnect from them to be alone for the two of us.
That's why I say we are not so sure about the fundraising thing. Not because there seems to be little or no progress. But because the mere thought of being out in the open sharing our journey, our suffering, and also our deliverance from it, feels as if we may drag other people down with us. But whoever you are, dear reader, be sure that we will be honest with you in our journey, no matter how things turn out to be, pretty or ugly, because God has been with us, is with us, and will be with us no matter what.

Peace,
Nancy and Pablo