Fall is finally upon us in the south! It seems like it has taken forever for it to get here! I am very thankful for the humidity to be long gone! Soon enough the frosty mornings will be here. And I am sure that you are already experiencing it though. Sorry about that...
It seems as though so much has happened in the last month. Well, seeing as I am a second year student I have the amazing blessing of being over two great girls. They are: Ellane from Kansas and Kate from Michigan. I would dare to say that they are both very solid girls who have amazing hearts for Christ. They are teachable and want to soak the most out of this year that they can.
God has been teaching me so much during this year already. Most recently, as in this week in chapel, I was reading in 1 Thessalonians and something I loved was chapter 2 verse 8: We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us. Being a Core, second year, is hard. Loving my first years has not always been easy especially just being a first year and getting all the aspects of it. Then, I came into this year just expecting that they act the way we were towards the end of the year and that was not the case.
We have the amazing blessing of loving these students. The weight of leadership is something that is felt more than I thought it would be. My prayer is that I would love my first years so much that I would be delighted to share the gospel and my life with them. Our team verse John 13:34-35 talks about people knowing that we are Christ’s disciples because of our love for one another. That has been something to strive for as it has challenged me to continue loving them in the midst of mistakes made.
We are getting ready to go to prison! I promise it’s not a bad thing at all. We are teaming with Pro-Claim Ministries (http://pro-claim.tv/) and ministering to inmates in different prisons in Texas. I had the privilege to do it last year and it was one of the highlights of the year for me. There is something different about sharing the gospel with someone who has been caught for breaking the law. The only difference between them and me is that they got caught.
Please pray for boldness in all of us as we are getting ready to speak to the people that much of the world has forgotten about. We need God’s strength in our weakness and to be renewed daily and focus on things that are unseen.
Thank you so much for reading about what God is doing in my life. I pray that you are all being blessed!
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