Day 1: Students are back!

So today was our first day of campus and it felt so good to be back at work and fully being engaged in campus life again.

This morning we as a team got together and prayed and worshipped for an hour before heading down to campus. It was a great time praying for the year and really focusing back to Jesus.

At campus, we had coffee hour where I got to meet 2 new girls and chat with them a little bit. It was really fun meeting new students and hearing what they are doing and everything.

After I met with an Indonesian lady who I followed up with from our orientation week surveys. She was a Christian lady who was so full of life. It was so much fun talking to her and she asked me for some Indonesian Knowing God personally booklets. So these are little books that share the Gospel and she wanted to have a bunch to share with her family and friends. It was so cool chatting with her and seeing her heart for others.

I then met up with a girl who is really interested in learning more about Christianity. We might do a Christianity Explained course with her where we read through the Gospel of Mark and talk about who Jesus is.

After these two meetings, I randomly started talking to a girl and just asked what she is doing and it ended with me being able to meet up with her again tomorrow and explaining more about Student Life and what we are and everything.

So yeah, I had some amazing meetings on campus and it was so encouraging to be back again and be able to share Jesus with others and be back in ministry. It still amazes me how open people are to talking about God and how they want to hear about Jesus. A really good first day on campus and I can't wait to see what God is going to do this year. :)

O week!

Today was the first day students were back on campus during their orientation week! We were on campus all day and were able to meet multiple students and chat with them! :) It has been a great time, but please continue to pray for us this week as we are meeting students and following them up with phone calls.

One more week....

So there is one more week until campus starts! This week I have been attempting to PREP all my materials and resources for the students, PREP discipleship times and core group materials, and also meet up with the students before their lives get hectic! :)

It has been a good week of much prep work, but also time that I have been able to spend with Jesus. I have had mini little dates with Jesus such as going out for coffee or breakfast in the morning, painting, and just spending time with Him. It has been extremely refreshing and reenergizing. I think I am getting ready and prepared to be on campus again and am looking forward to spending time with the students again. :)

So one more week of getting ready! :)

I have roommates!!!

YAY!!! :)

Thanks for all the prayers. God has been doing some amazing things in my life! :)

I have 2 roommates moving in next week. Becky is a first year medicine student which is awesome. And Hannah has finished her support!!! Praise Jesus!!! :) Her support went from 50-95% in roughly a day and a half!!! :) Yay!!! :)

I have also come to 100% support this week which is awesome as well! :)

Thank you for all your prayers and support. I can't wait for the two girls to move in. Hannah will get her Wednesday Feb 15 and Becky will move in Sunday Feb 19. :)

Week in Sydney

Roxy, Me, and Tash

So I have been in Sydney meeting up with the students I used to disciple at the beginning of last year. It has been an awesome week full of encouragement and really fun times seeing the students and being able to hear where they are at and pray for them!

This is me meeting up with Roxy who is a student from University of Notre Dame. It was amazing being able to see her again. Tash is the new staff person who will be taking over the Notre Dame campus this next year, so she will continue to meet up with Roxy. :)