I have now spent 6 long days in Ocean City, Maryland. I'm right back to where I was last year - unable to understand how "time moves differently on the island". It's so true!!!!! Days have been LONG but somehow it's 11pm before I know it. I've been here since Monday, but it feels like I just got here two days ago....but at the same time it feels like I've been here for a month. Where does time go?! Enough about the confusion of time and how it flies - now moving onto what has been going on during that time!
Each morning we have had breakfast at 8:30am, a devotional (consisting of worship, breaking down scripture, applying it to how we can play it out this summer, and specific prayer for various things the students have/are/will encounter), quiet time alone with God, various content, lunch, year maps, etc. BUSY!!! But it's great. I have been learning so much about why we do what we do and the meaning behind each activity the students take part in. Though I have loved getting everything ready, the anticipation is beginning to kill me. Is it time for everyone else to get here yet?!?! We have also spent a ton of time cleaning up the house and preparing it for the students arrival. It's pretty draining and gross at times, but seeing the progress makes it so worth it. The 3 Jacks is almost ready for the students to come on Tuesday! I can't wait.
One of the highlights for me has been finding out my Bible study, Life Group (the group that goes to church), and Ministry Team. The girls that I will be discipling (the same girls from the Bible study) are Emma, Alaina, Callie, and Brooke. Please pray for our Bible study and for the girls individually. I am so excited to officially meet them and to spend 5 weeks with them! :)
This year, just like last, I will be going to Stevenson United Methodist Church (featured in Runaway Bride, no big deal). Stevenson is a church full of people who LOVE the Cru students that come every summer. They look forward to it and strive to serve us in any and every way. I am excited to go back there tomorrow morning and for the rest of the time I am here :)
Last year I was on the Family Night Team; the team that plans the weekly meeting. I am really excited to lead the Family Night Team this year because that will be my position back at school. I hope that through leading the weekly meeting this year I will gain experience and develop new ideas for the weekly meetings back at CNU.
Today we moved into the staff housing. I feel so spoiled! Air conditioning, cable, no bunk beds, a thick mattress, only one roommate, two bathrooms, a mirror....oh, the little things. It is so nice to finally be settled and to be able to unpack, grocery shop, and know where all of my belongings are. Another plus is that the Freys and the Bakers are in the same building as us and they have some ADORABLE children!!! The kids love to come up the stairs and just walk right in as if they own the place...so cute. Carol says the kids think we're here for them, and I am beginning to think there is some truth behind that....
I will try to post before the end of next week! The students come Tuesday so pray for safe travels, teachable hearts, and EXCITEMENT for what God will do this summer. Thank you all so much!!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
And So It Begins!
OCMD Round 2. Oh, yes.
I am currently sitting on the porch of The 3 Jacks (the house the students live in and the staff stay in for the first week). I almost forgot about how noisy it is being right next to the busy road! It never seems to be quiet around here. :)
Ben and I had planned to start our journey by leaving my house around 8am Monday morning. Our plan was to meet up, grab some breakfast, and hit the road for OCMD! Ben is my good friend from CNU who is also interning in OCMD this summer (read his blog for a different perspective on life over here! http://ocmd2011.tumblr.com/ ). I was so excited when I found out Ben would be joining the staff team in Ocean City this year! He is so fun - loves to joke around, knows how far is too far, and has a contagious smile. Most importantly, Ben is a great example of a biblical man. I just know the guys will absolutely love him! Anyway, back to Monday morning.....as soon as he got to my house, he wanted to go on a walk to pray for the project and safe travels. What a great way to start off the trip and what a great way to take leadership before even arriving in MD.
As we finished turning the corner into my cul-de-sac and I asked Ben where we were going for breakfast, he pointed to the car driving up behind us. I didn't recognize the car, which is uncommon to see an unfamiliar vehicle in our small cul-de-sac that's tucked away off of the main road. Little did I know, Ben and a few of my friends had planned to come over and serve us breakfast. HOW SWEET IS THAT?!?! I am so blessed. Sarah, Sally, and Bree arrived with chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit, coffee (with three different flavored creamers), orange juice, and milk. I felt so spoiled, blessed, and thankful. They prayed for our trip and headed out! What a selfless act.
I have never really caravanned before, so it was fun for me to travel alongside Ben! I felt safe on the road knowing that someone was near me and wouldn't try to cut me off or anything hahahh :) So we arrived to our destination around 1:30. I immediately felt comfort by the smell of the 3 Jacks. Weird, I know....but it's so familiar! It feels like I never left. Shortly after greeting Michael the other staff arrived. All of us seemed to get here within an hour or so of each other....what great timing is that?! So we hung out, made connections, and began to form bonds. So fun! The rest of the day was filled with many things, such as
- a hunt on the boardwalk for hermit crabs for the Baker's girls (named Shelly and Colorful..how cute!)
- a delicious dinner cooked by the Bakers and the Freys (yummy tacos and chocolate covered strawberries)
- a look at our binders (the schedule for the week, the orientation week for students, a typical week, and a ton of resources)
- Michael and Carol's year map - a map of big parts of their year to kinda catch us up on where they're coming from
- the boys playing games outside while the girls sit inside and chat :)
Today has been filled with content....and that will continue tonight and for the rest of the week. I found out who the girls I will disciple and have in my Bible study are!!!!!!! I'm so excited. I won't share specific names just yet in case any of them read this :) But please be praying for our Bible study and their final week at home before coming here. Today we also got to hear Roy and Chrissi's year map :) The other staff will share their year maps tonight and tomorrow, so that should be enjoyable.
HUGE prayer request - for the students to not get nervous and to continue to be excited for what the summer has in store
More to come later this week :)
I am currently sitting on the porch of The 3 Jacks (the house the students live in and the staff stay in for the first week). I almost forgot about how noisy it is being right next to the busy road! It never seems to be quiet around here. :)
Ben and I had planned to start our journey by leaving my house around 8am Monday morning. Our plan was to meet up, grab some breakfast, and hit the road for OCMD! Ben is my good friend from CNU who is also interning in OCMD this summer (read his blog for a different perspective on life over here! http://ocmd2011.tumblr.com/ ). I was so excited when I found out Ben would be joining the staff team in Ocean City this year! He is so fun - loves to joke around, knows how far is too far, and has a contagious smile. Most importantly, Ben is a great example of a biblical man. I just know the guys will absolutely love him! Anyway, back to Monday morning.....as soon as he got to my house, he wanted to go on a walk to pray for the project and safe travels. What a great way to start off the trip and what a great way to take leadership before even arriving in MD.
As we finished turning the corner into my cul-de-sac and I asked Ben where we were going for breakfast, he pointed to the car driving up behind us. I didn't recognize the car, which is uncommon to see an unfamiliar vehicle in our small cul-de-sac that's tucked away off of the main road. Little did I know, Ben and a few of my friends had planned to come over and serve us breakfast. HOW SWEET IS THAT?!?! I am so blessed. Sarah, Sally, and Bree arrived with chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit, coffee (with three different flavored creamers), orange juice, and milk. I felt so spoiled, blessed, and thankful. They prayed for our trip and headed out! What a selfless act.
I have never really caravanned before, so it was fun for me to travel alongside Ben! I felt safe on the road knowing that someone was near me and wouldn't try to cut me off or anything hahahh :) So we arrived to our destination around 1:30. I immediately felt comfort by the smell of the 3 Jacks. Weird, I know....but it's so familiar! It feels like I never left. Shortly after greeting Michael the other staff arrived. All of us seemed to get here within an hour or so of each other....what great timing is that?! So we hung out, made connections, and began to form bonds. So fun! The rest of the day was filled with many things, such as
- a hunt on the boardwalk for hermit crabs for the Baker's girls (named Shelly and Colorful..how cute!)
- a delicious dinner cooked by the Bakers and the Freys (yummy tacos and chocolate covered strawberries)
- a look at our binders (the schedule for the week, the orientation week for students, a typical week, and a ton of resources)
- Michael and Carol's year map - a map of big parts of their year to kinda catch us up on where they're coming from
- the boys playing games outside while the girls sit inside and chat :)
Today has been filled with content....and that will continue tonight and for the rest of the week. I found out who the girls I will disciple and have in my Bible study are!!!!!!! I'm so excited. I won't share specific names just yet in case any of them read this :) But please be praying for our Bible study and their final week at home before coming here. Today we also got to hear Roy and Chrissi's year map :) The other staff will share their year maps tonight and tomorrow, so that should be enjoyable.
HUGE prayer request - for the students to not get nervous and to continue to be excited for what the summer has in store
More to come later this week :)
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Here We Go!
I will be leaving for Ocean City in less than 24 hours! Wow.
I feel like I have been so busy lately and May 23rd just snuck up on me!! It's hard to believe that something I have been talking about since January is now so soon! Oh, how time flies. So exciting!! Well with 17 hours left, there is still a lot to do. Now to packing..... :)
Here's my address for the time I will be in Ocean City -
Jenna Wall
Campus Crusade for Christ
503 N. Philadelphia Ave.
Ocean City, MD 21842
Expect another blog later this week :) Keep our team in your prayers, please!
I feel like I have been so busy lately and May 23rd just snuck up on me!! It's hard to believe that something I have been talking about since January is now so soon! Oh, how time flies. So exciting!! Well with 17 hours left, there is still a lot to do. Now to packing..... :)
Here's my address for the time I will be in Ocean City -
Jenna Wall
Campus Crusade for Christ
503 N. Philadelphia Ave.
Ocean City, MD 21842
Expect another blog later this week :) Keep our team in your prayers, please!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
100%
...and then some.
I'm so stubborn.
God is sovereign and proves it to me time after time, yet I somehow still feel the need to stress, plan, and play "what if" with myself.
Finals week I decided to not check my mailbox until Friday, in hopes of that simple action calming my nerves when it came to support raising. In many ways, I was fasting from checking my mail! Sounds silly, I know. Each time that temptation to check my mail snuck up (which was even more difficult when I was working in the mailroom) I had to pray for strength to not slip my little key in box #3456. Tougher than it may sound.
Friday, April 29th I got to experience the thrill of checking my mail for the first time in a week. I took a little detour on the way to work so that I could make a stop at my box. I fumbled for my key, turned it clockwise, and peeked in the little opening.....there were envelopes!!! In the seconds it takes to grab them and read the address line, I reminded myself that even if they weren't support, it would be ok. God is still good.
One was an Easter card from my mom :)
The other was a check.
Two hours later, I was told about two more checks being sent my way.
Later that day, another person said they would write me a check -
getting me to 100%.
After signing into MPD (a really helpful tool Cru uses for support raising), I clicked on "donations" and found an online donation from a month ago.
wow.
WOW.
WOW!!
I am so thankful for all of the support - both financially and through prayer. I'm blown away!! Thank you to everyone who is helping reach others in OCMD. Thank you God for calling me to go and providing what it takes to get there. Thank you Jesus for giving us a message to share.
Please continue to pray for financial support for the students and staff. It's crunch time! The perfect time for doubts and lies to creep in. Please also pray for the unity of the project.
Countdown: 17 days.
It's all beginning to play though my head - beautiful sunsets on the beach, the comfort of the 3 Jacks, great conversations, the love from the community at Stevenson, the busy schedule that I somehow love, the stuff God brings up that challenges you in ways you least expect...the list could go on forever....
I'm so stubborn.
God is sovereign and proves it to me time after time, yet I somehow still feel the need to stress, plan, and play "what if" with myself.
Finals week I decided to not check my mailbox until Friday, in hopes of that simple action calming my nerves when it came to support raising. In many ways, I was fasting from checking my mail! Sounds silly, I know. Each time that temptation to check my mail snuck up (which was even more difficult when I was working in the mailroom) I had to pray for strength to not slip my little key in box #3456. Tougher than it may sound.
Friday, April 29th I got to experience the thrill of checking my mail for the first time in a week. I took a little detour on the way to work so that I could make a stop at my box. I fumbled for my key, turned it clockwise, and peeked in the little opening.....there were envelopes!!! In the seconds it takes to grab them and read the address line, I reminded myself that even if they weren't support, it would be ok. God is still good.
One was an Easter card from my mom :)
The other was a check.
Two hours later, I was told about two more checks being sent my way.
Later that day, another person said they would write me a check -
getting me to 100%.
After signing into MPD (a really helpful tool Cru uses for support raising), I clicked on "donations" and found an online donation from a month ago.
wow.
WOW.
WOW!!
I am so thankful for all of the support - both financially and through prayer. I'm blown away!! Thank you to everyone who is helping reach others in OCMD. Thank you God for calling me to go and providing what it takes to get there. Thank you Jesus for giving us a message to share.
Please continue to pray for financial support for the students and staff. It's crunch time! The perfect time for doubts and lies to creep in. Please also pray for the unity of the project.
Countdown: 17 days.
It's all beginning to play though my head - beautiful sunsets on the beach, the comfort of the 3 Jacks, great conversations, the love from the community at Stevenson, the busy schedule that I somehow love, the stuff God brings up that challenges you in ways you least expect...the list could go on forever....
Monday, April 11, 2011
Provision
noun
1 - the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities.
2 - arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.
3 - something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.
[ dictionary.com ]
Everything was seeming to be "not enough" as May 23rd was creeping up. Two weeks ago, there were not enough guys, not enough staff, and not enough checks in (according to my time frame). With 21 girls and just 3 guys, how would the project be affected? How was the smallest staff team going to handle the largest group of women? How would my bank account look if I had to pay to go to OC? I was a little concerned. Typical Jenna.
In one week, the number of male students went from 3 to 13. What?!?!
In one week, staff went from 10 to 13. (YESSSS!)
In one week, checks came in at unexpected times and from unexpected people...now I'm at 70%.
He provides exactly enough. He provides exactly what we need. He provides.
I saw all of this after I let go. Funny how that happens, right?! So I will continue to sit back and watch God provide. Please join me in praying for everyone to "let go" when it comes to raising support; to allow God to provide in His timing and to remember He has prepared this all beforehand. To know and to believe He provides.
Thanks so much for your prayers and support...I am so excited to see what God will do in OCMD this summer!! I know it will be greater than I can even begin to imagine. More to come as God continues to PROVIDE. =]
1 - the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities.
2 - arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.
3 - something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.
[ dictionary.com ]
Everything was seeming to be "not enough" as May 23rd was creeping up. Two weeks ago, there were not enough guys, not enough staff, and not enough checks in (according to my time frame). With 21 girls and just 3 guys, how would the project be affected? How was the smallest staff team going to handle the largest group of women? How would my bank account look if I had to pay to go to OC? I was a little concerned. Typical Jenna.
In one week, the number of male students went from 3 to 13. What?!?!
In one week, staff went from 10 to 13. (YESSSS!)
In one week, checks came in at unexpected times and from unexpected people...now I'm at 70%.
He provides exactly enough. He provides exactly what we need. He provides.
I saw all of this after I let go. Funny how that happens, right?! So I will continue to sit back and watch God provide. Please join me in praying for everyone to "let go" when it comes to raising support; to allow God to provide in His timing and to remember He has prepared this all beforehand. To know and to believe He provides.
Thanks so much for your prayers and support...I am so excited to see what God will do in OCMD this summer!! I know it will be greater than I can even begin to imagine. More to come as God continues to PROVIDE. =]
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Type A
Type A - of or pertaining to a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, a sense of urgency, impatience, perfectionism, and assertiveness
[dictionary.com]
Sense of urgency - always.
Impatience - yes.
Perfectionism - at times.
This time of year it's easier than ever to see my tendency to be "type a". I plan my days by the hour, write things in my calendar that are months away, make to-do lists that include ridiculous details, and look forward to things that aren't even guaranteed to happen. Just like many other college students, my mind is no longer on school. The blinders have been put on and my excitement for summer to begin is taking over. Some may call it good planning, while others may call it being "type a". Either way you look at it, I am failing to be content with where I'm at. Living in the present is always a problem for me - I love to plan (which makes NOT looking ahead difficult), my sense of urgency is out of this world, and I just get so EXCITED for what lies ahead! The problem with this is that I begin to wish time away, plan my life (as if it's mine to plan), and over think. Ohhh the downfalls of always being so excited....
So here I am - planning my work schedule between finals and graduation, planning my last week between graduation and OC, planning the fun things I can do with my girls in OC, planning what to bring to OC, planning what to do after OC until school begins, planning when I'll move into our new house, planning my classes for next semester, planning my financial aid for my last year of school, and planning what Cru will look like at CNU next year. WOW. Can you say "O you of little faith"? I plan as if things won't work out if I don't. I plan as if my plans are guaranteed. I plan as if it's all about ME.
According to my plan, 50% of support would already be in for this summer. But it's not. Does that change God's provision? No. Does that change my excitement? No. Does that change the plan God has for me being in OC? No. But it does change one thing - it changes my faith in Jenna. It changes my faith in my own plans working out. So I'm letting go.
Matthew 6: 25-34
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
So now I try to not worry, not plan, and not wish time away....I want to take each day as it comes.
-A Tree Full of Angels, Macrina Wiederkehr
We stand in the midst of nourishment and we starve. We dwell in the land of plenty, yet we persist in going hungry. Not only do we dwell in the land of plenty; we have the capacity to be filled with the utter fullness of God (Eph. 3:16-19). In the light of such possibility, what happens? Why do we drag our hearts? Lock up our souls? Why do we limp? Why do we straddle issues? Why do we live feebly, so dimly? Why aren't we saints?
Each of us could come up with individual answers to all of these questions, but I want to suggest here a common cause. The reason we live life so dimly and with such divided hearts is that we have never really learned how to be present with quality to God, to self, to others, to experiences and events, to all created things. We have never learned to gather up the crumbs of whatever appears in our path at every moment. We meet all of these lovely gifts only half there. Presence is what we are all starving for. Real presence! We are too busy to be present, too blind to see the nourishment and salvation in the crumbs of life, the experiences of each moment. Yet the secret of daily life is this: there are no leftovers. There is nothing - no thing, no person, no experience, no thought, no joy or pain - that cannot be harvested and used for nourishment on our journey to God. What I am suggesting here is that everything in your life is a stepping-stone to holiness if only you recognize that you do have within you the grace to be present to each moment. Your presence is an energy that you can choose to give or not give. Every experience, every thought, every word, every person in your life is a part of a larger picture of your growth. That's why I call them crumbs. They are not the whole loaf, but they can be nourishing if you give them your real presence. Let everything energize you. Let everything bless you. Even your limping can bless you.
So let's start collecting crumbs - collecting the experiences of each moment that brings nourishment to our souls.
[dictionary.com]
Sense of urgency - always.
Impatience - yes.
Perfectionism - at times.
This time of year it's easier than ever to see my tendency to be "type a". I plan my days by the hour, write things in my calendar that are months away, make to-do lists that include ridiculous details, and look forward to things that aren't even guaranteed to happen. Just like many other college students, my mind is no longer on school. The blinders have been put on and my excitement for summer to begin is taking over. Some may call it good planning, while others may call it being "type a". Either way you look at it, I am failing to be content with where I'm at. Living in the present is always a problem for me - I love to plan (which makes NOT looking ahead difficult), my sense of urgency is out of this world, and I just get so EXCITED for what lies ahead! The problem with this is that I begin to wish time away, plan my life (as if it's mine to plan), and over think. Ohhh the downfalls of always being so excited....
So here I am - planning my work schedule between finals and graduation, planning my last week between graduation and OC, planning the fun things I can do with my girls in OC, planning what to bring to OC, planning what to do after OC until school begins, planning when I'll move into our new house, planning my classes for next semester, planning my financial aid for my last year of school, and planning what Cru will look like at CNU next year. WOW. Can you say "O you of little faith"? I plan as if things won't work out if I don't. I plan as if my plans are guaranteed. I plan as if it's all about ME.
According to my plan, 50% of support would already be in for this summer. But it's not. Does that change God's provision? No. Does that change my excitement? No. Does that change the plan God has for me being in OC? No. But it does change one thing - it changes my faith in Jenna. It changes my faith in my own plans working out. So I'm letting go.
Matthew 6: 25-34
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
So now I try to not worry, not plan, and not wish time away....I want to take each day as it comes.
-A Tree Full of Angels, Macrina Wiederkehr
We stand in the midst of nourishment and we starve. We dwell in the land of plenty, yet we persist in going hungry. Not only do we dwell in the land of plenty; we have the capacity to be filled with the utter fullness of God (Eph. 3:16-19). In the light of such possibility, what happens? Why do we drag our hearts? Lock up our souls? Why do we limp? Why do we straddle issues? Why do we live feebly, so dimly? Why aren't we saints?
Each of us could come up with individual answers to all of these questions, but I want to suggest here a common cause. The reason we live life so dimly and with such divided hearts is that we have never really learned how to be present with quality to God, to self, to others, to experiences and events, to all created things. We have never learned to gather up the crumbs of whatever appears in our path at every moment. We meet all of these lovely gifts only half there. Presence is what we are all starving for. Real presence! We are too busy to be present, too blind to see the nourishment and salvation in the crumbs of life, the experiences of each moment. Yet the secret of daily life is this: there are no leftovers. There is nothing - no thing, no person, no experience, no thought, no joy or pain - that cannot be harvested and used for nourishment on our journey to God. What I am suggesting here is that everything in your life is a stepping-stone to holiness if only you recognize that you do have within you the grace to be present to each moment. Your presence is an energy that you can choose to give or not give. Every experience, every thought, every word, every person in your life is a part of a larger picture of your growth. That's why I call them crumbs. They are not the whole loaf, but they can be nourishing if you give them your real presence. Let everything energize you. Let everything bless you. Even your limping can bless you.
So let's start collecting crumbs - collecting the experiences of each moment that brings nourishment to our souls.
Monday, March 14, 2011
OCMD - Round 2!
For nearly 7 months I have been thinking, praying, planning, worrying, rejoicing, and wondering about whether or not I would return to Ocean City, MD as a student-intern this coming summer. Throughout the process I have felt confident in that being the Lords plan for me, but have also had my days where I have felt that I was living in a dream world. Shortly after Radiate, Carol (the associate project director) and I began discussing my plans for the upcoming summer. As I wrestled with my desire to be in Ocean City and my responsibility as a student, it began to not look so promising. I was under the impression that I had to be in Newport News taking classes this summer and that anything but school was out of the question for Summer 2011. After talking with my advisor and the head of the department I was informed that there were other ways to go about getting my classes completed before May 2012. Praise.the.Lord.
On February 25th, 2011 I received an email from Michael Frey notifying me that I had been accepted as a student-intern. So here begins another journey on the beaches of Ocean City, MD - another summer full of the 3 Jacks, worship on the beach, lunches with life groups, discipleship, Bible study, the Darby, the bay, Assateague, family night, women's time, Atlantic, laundromats, Panera, Pastor Ayers, WaWa, the Frey's, the Baker's, lifelong friendships, and most importantly - intimacy with God. I am excited for the new challenges that this summer will bring, though I question my capability. But hey, I am incapable. I know that there is no way I could do this on my own, but our gracious God has called me to this position and will equip me for the role. How exciting!!!!
Support letters have been sent out, the deposit has been mailed, and now I just wait...wait for God to provide and blow my mind once again. Please join me in praying for the students of OCMDSP 2011 - for them to trust God every step of the way, watch patiently as He provides, and accept new challenges presented to them during, before, and after project. I could use some prayer as well :) that I may rely on the Spirit every step of the way and be a humble servant leader.
On February 25th, 2011 I received an email from Michael Frey notifying me that I had been accepted as a student-intern. So here begins another journey on the beaches of Ocean City, MD - another summer full of the 3 Jacks, worship on the beach, lunches with life groups, discipleship, Bible study, the Darby, the bay, Assateague, family night, women's time, Atlantic, laundromats, Panera, Pastor Ayers, WaWa, the Frey's, the Baker's, lifelong friendships, and most importantly - intimacy with God. I am excited for the new challenges that this summer will bring, though I question my capability. But hey, I am incapable. I know that there is no way I could do this on my own, but our gracious God has called me to this position and will equip me for the role. How exciting!!!!
Support letters have been sent out, the deposit has been mailed, and now I just wait...wait for God to provide and blow my mind once again. Please join me in praying for the students of OCMDSP 2011 - for them to trust God every step of the way, watch patiently as He provides, and accept new challenges presented to them during, before, and after project. I could use some prayer as well :) that I may rely on the Spirit every step of the way and be a humble servant leader.
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