Well, I wanted to let all of you know the exciting news that I have been officially accepted to go on ICS (International Campus Staff) to Australia! :)
This means that I will be in the states until at least August raising support to go back and work with the movement in Australia for the next 3-5 years.
I am so excited about this opportunity and to see what God is going to do. I am excited that God is calling me back to Australia and that I will be able to help out other campuses. :)
Please be praying for me as I start support raising and finish up our training in Florida. I finish here Feb 10 and then will be hitting the ground running with support raising. :) I will be around Spokane, Seattle, Portland, and wherever else God leads me. :)
I will be writing a newsletter after my training finishes up here, but thought I would get the exciting news out about where God is taking me. :)
I pray you are all doing well! :)
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Studying at Starbucks
So today was our first day of classes. :) It has been so good and I am actually really enjoying it even though it is a lot of work. We are taking Intro to Christian Theology and Bible Study Methods. These are both graduate level courses and we will be busy the next couple weeks as we go through these classes. :)
After class today, I went to the nearby Starbucks to study. The awesome thing was the barista was actually the worship leader of the church I had gone to this weekend. It was sweet to chat with him and share with him what 118 of us are doing in Daytona Beach.
After the group of us ordered and sat down, we heard the barista ask his co worker if he had ever heard of Cru and began a spiritual conversation. The rest of the 2 hours we were working, the two workers were talking about God and faith and what it means. It was so encouraging and exciting to go into a place to study and meet a worship leader of a church and then hear him get spurred onto spiritual conversation with his co worker. It is exciting seeing God working in Daytona.
Please pray we would continue to see God work through us here and that God would continue to allow us to fall more in love with Him as we learn more about Him through our classes. :)
After class today, I went to the nearby Starbucks to study. The awesome thing was the barista was actually the worship leader of the church I had gone to this weekend. It was sweet to chat with him and share with him what 118 of us are doing in Daytona Beach.
After the group of us ordered and sat down, we heard the barista ask his co worker if he had ever heard of Cru and began a spiritual conversation. The rest of the 2 hours we were working, the two workers were talking about God and faith and what it means. It was so encouraging and exciting to go into a place to study and meet a worship leader of a church and then hear him get spurred onto spiritual conversation with his co worker. It is exciting seeing God working in Daytona.
Please pray we would continue to see God work through us here and that God would continue to allow us to fall more in love with Him as we learn more about Him through our classes. :)
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Classes are beginning!
Tomorrow I will be heading back into a classroom after three years of graduation. :) I am really excited for this opportunity though. We will be taking two courses. The first is Intro to Christian Theology and the second class is Bible Study Methods.
I am really enjoying New Staff Training and being able to be surrounded with Christian community. It has been a great time to process transition out of another country and be able to get to know everyone here and the journey God has them on. :)
I am excited to start class and really go deeper into His Word. :)
I am really enjoying New Staff Training and being able to be surrounded with Christian community. It has been a great time to process transition out of another country and be able to get to know everyone here and the journey God has them on. :)
I am excited to start class and really go deeper into His Word. :)
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Arrived! New Staff Training
Greetings everyone! :)
I am currently in Florida at our New Staff Training. It is a month long and we are learning more about the ministry and the job that we are going to do. This morning we had the opportunity to listen to Steve Douglass talk to us. He is the president of Campus Crusade for Christ and runs the ministry.
It was so encouraging listening to him talk about the ministry as a whole and how much God is moving through each movement that has been placed. It was so exciting. :)
It has been a great time meeting new people and connecting with them as we journey into this new phase of life together. Please continue to pray for me as I still feel like I am transitioning into the states and out of STINT. It has been getting easier depending on God, but it still is difficult sometimes as well. Pray that I would really connect with God while I am at this training and that we would all leave equipped to serve Him better. :)
I am currently in Florida at our New Staff Training. It is a month long and we are learning more about the ministry and the job that we are going to do. This morning we had the opportunity to listen to Steve Douglass talk to us. He is the president of Campus Crusade for Christ and runs the ministry.
It was so encouraging listening to him talk about the ministry as a whole and how much God is moving through each movement that has been placed. It was so exciting. :)
It has been a great time meeting new people and connecting with them as we journey into this new phase of life together. Please continue to pray for me as I still feel like I am transitioning into the states and out of STINT. It has been getting easier depending on God, but it still is difficult sometimes as well. Pray that I would really connect with God while I am at this training and that we would all leave equipped to serve Him better. :)
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
New Staff Training
Well, the last few weeks have had many ups and downs emotionally. Transitioning is hard and missing a place that you love, but God has been faithful and I am taking it one day at a time and really leaning on Jesus.
I had a good Christmas and New Years and was able to spend time with some family which was fun. :)
I am currently living with my sister and preparing for New Staff Training. I am so excited to be able to join staff with Cru and go to this training to help better equip me for future ministry. It starts the 8 of January and will go until the 10 of February. I am currently raising support for this training and would love to ask you to pray about giving a one time donation of $500, $300, or any other amount that you would feel led to give. My site for donations is https://give.cru.org/0628731 so you can donate directly through that site.
I had a good Christmas and New Years and was able to spend time with some family which was fun. :)
I am currently living with my sister and preparing for New Staff Training. I am so excited to be able to join staff with Cru and go to this training to help better equip me for future ministry. It starts the 8 of January and will go until the 10 of February. I am currently raising support for this training and would love to ask you to pray about giving a one time donation of $500, $300, or any other amount that you would feel led to give. My site for donations is https://give.cru.org/0628731 so you can donate directly through that site.
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