Greetings from Montana!
Much love to everyone reading this, I am on summer project and God is doing so much awesome stuff and I am totally having a blast. Already I can feel God's hand on my heart, shaping me, changing me, and healing me. It's amazing what God can do in just a couple of days.
We have a fantastic group of people here and I am still getting to know them all, but I already love my brothers and sisters in Christ dearly. The girls already have such a strong bond and I cannot wait to get to know the boys better.
Funny story. So I was in the airport, reading the book the project directors sent in the mail, this guy sits in front of me, and after awhile he was like "Are you going on project?" So right from the get go I had a travel buddy, and while we didn't sit together, it calmed my nerves immensely. On the second flight we met up with three other people, which was such an encouragement.
We've been spending a lot of time working on our testimonies, as that is a large part of what we do in the park. We have these bonfires as an outreach and I am soooo excited to see what God does through us.
We're all divided up into ministry teams, I'm on the employee evangelism team, which is really cool and really scary. But God is going to do a lot of cool stuff, taking me out of my comfort zone and giving me a true servant's heart. I am so excited for the lives we are going to touch this summer and I already love all of my fellow employees, even if I don't know them yet. (PS: Chris and Amy are both on my ministry team, how crazy is that? Rock on Syracuse!)
We also have discipleship groups, which I guess you could also call miniature bible studies. We've been working on our testimonies and sharing a lot with each other, it's a lot of accountable and deep relation building. It's AMAZING!
Today we went sharing at the MSU campus (we're in Montana for orientation) which was cool and a semi-new thing for me. We went in partners and while it is kind of wierd, it's really cool to know God is using me to plant seeds in the people I talk to. I got into one intense conversation with one girl who was an atheist, but by the end she seemed to have a different outlook on Christianity. The other two women we talked to are really on my heart and I'm praying that God will bear fruit in their lives as He water the seeds He planted today.
This entire thing, it's all about God. I don't care if I am uncomfortable, if it is awkward, if I experience new and strange things. It's all for the glory of God and to be able to share His love and the precious gift of His son Jesus Christ is an absolute privledge and honor. I am so unworthy but God still wants to use me to advance His kingdom, which touches my heart so deeply.
I still need to raise support, I'm waiting on some letters, so please keep that in your prayers. Also pray that I am entirely consumed with my love for God and that this summer God will show me what it means to truly love Christ first and foremost. I really need to learn how to love myself and not desire any other loves other than God's love. Before anything else can happen in my life, Christ needs to be first in my heart. Which he is, but at the same time I know I still wonder about Prince Charming and when he is going to come into play. But that is becoming less and less of an issue because the Lord is so awesome and His love is so consuming.
I love you all dearly and God is forever gracious and amazing. His healing hand and miraculous love and steadfastness are indescrible. God is indescrible. I could go on and on listing His attributes and I wouldn't come close to describing His wondrous ways.
I love the Lord so totally and as I write this I pray it encourages all of you back home and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I cannot wait to come home and share everything with you. For everyone who has supported me along the way, I truly thank God for your love as it has meant the world to me and I pray I can encourage you through what God has done in my life and is doing right now in my life. God is always at work and His love is so amazing and complete.
I could go on and on, but I have little time, so again, much love to all, GOD IS AWESOME!!!!
YEAH GOD!
We have a fantastic group of people here and I am still getting to know them all, but I already love my brothers and sisters in Christ dearly. The girls already have such a strong bond and I cannot wait to get to know the boys better.
Funny story. So I was in the airport, reading the book the project directors sent in the mail, this guy sits in front of me, and after awhile he was like "Are you going on project?" So right from the get go I had a travel buddy, and while we didn't sit together, it calmed my nerves immensely. On the second flight we met up with three other people, which was such an encouragement.
We've been spending a lot of time working on our testimonies, as that is a large part of what we do in the park. We have these bonfires as an outreach and I am soooo excited to see what God does through us.
We're all divided up into ministry teams, I'm on the employee evangelism team, which is really cool and really scary. But God is going to do a lot of cool stuff, taking me out of my comfort zone and giving me a true servant's heart. I am so excited for the lives we are going to touch this summer and I already love all of my fellow employees, even if I don't know them yet. (PS: Chris and Amy are both on my ministry team, how crazy is that? Rock on Syracuse!)
We also have discipleship groups, which I guess you could also call miniature bible studies. We've been working on our testimonies and sharing a lot with each other, it's a lot of accountable and deep relation building. It's AMAZING!
Today we went sharing at the MSU campus (we're in Montana for orientation) which was cool and a semi-new thing for me. We went in partners and while it is kind of wierd, it's really cool to know God is using me to plant seeds in the people I talk to. I got into one intense conversation with one girl who was an atheist, but by the end she seemed to have a different outlook on Christianity. The other two women we talked to are really on my heart and I'm praying that God will bear fruit in their lives as He water the seeds He planted today.
This entire thing, it's all about God. I don't care if I am uncomfortable, if it is awkward, if I experience new and strange things. It's all for the glory of God and to be able to share His love and the precious gift of His son Jesus Christ is an absolute privledge and honor. I am so unworthy but God still wants to use me to advance His kingdom, which touches my heart so deeply.
I still need to raise support, I'm waiting on some letters, so please keep that in your prayers. Also pray that I am entirely consumed with my love for God and that this summer God will show me what it means to truly love Christ first and foremost. I really need to learn how to love myself and not desire any other loves other than God's love. Before anything else can happen in my life, Christ needs to be first in my heart. Which he is, but at the same time I know I still wonder about Prince Charming and when he is going to come into play. But that is becoming less and less of an issue because the Lord is so awesome and His love is so consuming.
I love you all dearly and God is forever gracious and amazing. His healing hand and miraculous love and steadfastness are indescrible. God is indescrible. I could go on and on listing His attributes and I wouldn't come close to describing His wondrous ways.
I love the Lord so totally and as I write this I pray it encourages all of you back home and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I cannot wait to come home and share everything with you. For everyone who has supported me along the way, I truly thank God for your love as it has meant the world to me and I pray I can encourage you through what God has done in my life and is doing right now in my life. God is always at work and His love is so amazing and complete.
I could go on and on, but I have little time, so again, much love to all, GOD IS AWESOME!!!!
YEAH GOD!