OFFICIALLY GOING TO PANAMA!!!
That is correct everyone! STINT team complete, It's Panama or bust! I am officially a short term international intern with Campus for Christ, and I'm going to Panama!!!!
Praise God!
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Some nice stuff that has happened to me in the last little bit...
I had my dishes washed, I had my groceries carried, I was suprised with a tea, was walked to work, was treated to dinner, was told I am beautiful, was prayed for, was given a much needed hug, was given a foot rub, had my garbage taken out, was walked home, had some sciencey stuff explained, was teased, was thanked, had a deep conversation, had more than one light one, laughed at a cd, laughed at a bad joke, laughed at bad pun, just plain was made to laugh, made someone laugh, shared a laugh, was comforted, was given advice, was made to feel special, was able to see a glimpse of just how blessed I am.
I had my dishes washed, I had my groceries carried, I was suprised with a tea, was walked to work, was treated to dinner, was told I am beautiful, was prayed for, was given a much needed hug, was given a foot rub, had my garbage taken out, was walked home, had some sciencey stuff explained, was teased, was thanked, had a deep conversation, had more than one light one, laughed at a cd, laughed at a bad joke, laughed at bad pun, just plain was made to laugh, made someone laugh, shared a laugh, was comforted, was given advice, was made to feel special, was able to see a glimpse of just how blessed I am.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Love, Laughter and DGs
My DG is wonderful. One of the high points in my week is getting an opportunity to lead this DG. The girls are incredible. I don't want to sound cocky but we may have the best DG ever! I've heard it described as epic. This DG is going to go down in History at SMU as "THE DG". 50 years from now students will still be talking about it.
What is it about this DG that sets it apart from all others? To begin, it is the incredible heart for God that each girl has. There has never been a more diverse group of girls, from all walks of life, from all corners of the earth, each at a very different place in their walk with the Lord. But each comes each week willing to humble themselves before the Lord and each other to learn whatever they can, and to encourage each other in every way possible. I love how each week they come excited to share with the group how God is working in their lives and the lessons He is teaching them. Wanting to know more about him.
The second reason for why I love this group, and the reason that required me to get back to the blog is the collective ability to talk and to listen. I have just gotten home from my DG which started at 5:30pm this evening. Our DG is meant to last an hour and a half. Tonight we didn't do a study, but shared about our Christmas breaks and caught up with each other. We finally decided that is was not academically responsible for us to continue at 7:30. At 8:30 we finally left. Time really flies when you are having fun. We laughed for three hours straight tonight.
I am going to miss these girls next year. They are such a blessing in my life. I have seen them take incredible steps of faith over the last couple of months, and continue to see these steps being taken, and I can't help but get excited for what God is going to do through them. I am looking forward to awesome stories of the evidence of God's power as He works in and through the lives of these girls. I love my role in the ministry at SMU, and I am going to be sad to leave it. But I know that there are some remarkable women who are more than capable to carry on the torch.
As I think and pray about where God is taking my life, I can see one of His reasons for calling me to Panama is so that the movement at SMU can really take off. By going to Panama, I am forced to give up my leadership role on the campus at SMU, and to really teach others, to build into them, so that the gospel can truly be taken to all nations. One of the areas in my life that need to improve on is my desire to always be in the centre of what is happening, going to Panama is forcing me to let go of that, and in that, watch these girls grow in leadership and as spiritual multipliers, and to understand that they are capable of being a part of the fulfillment of the great commission right where they are. I am so excited to come back to Halifax in a year and a half from now to see where God has taken the ministry at SMU.
My prayer is that I can return and that there be so many people capable and willing to lead a DG, or disciple someone, or take on roles in the other aspects of the ministry that I am not needed, but wanted. I pray that whatever my role is when I return no matter how big or how small it be given to me not because there is no one else to do it, but because it is the best for the ministry that I do it. I pray for humility as I watch others take roles of leadership that were once mine. I pray for patience as I watch them do things maybe not as I would. I pray for wisdom to know when to step forward into responsibility and when to step back and give others an opportunity. I pray for my girls, that God would bless them as He has blessed me, that they would one day understand how God is using them to take the gospel to our campus and to the world. Amen.
My DG is wonderful. One of the high points in my week is getting an opportunity to lead this DG. The girls are incredible. I don't want to sound cocky but we may have the best DG ever! I've heard it described as epic. This DG is going to go down in History at SMU as "THE DG". 50 years from now students will still be talking about it.
What is it about this DG that sets it apart from all others? To begin, it is the incredible heart for God that each girl has. There has never been a more diverse group of girls, from all walks of life, from all corners of the earth, each at a very different place in their walk with the Lord. But each comes each week willing to humble themselves before the Lord and each other to learn whatever they can, and to encourage each other in every way possible. I love how each week they come excited to share with the group how God is working in their lives and the lessons He is teaching them. Wanting to know more about him.
The second reason for why I love this group, and the reason that required me to get back to the blog is the collective ability to talk and to listen. I have just gotten home from my DG which started at 5:30pm this evening. Our DG is meant to last an hour and a half. Tonight we didn't do a study, but shared about our Christmas breaks and caught up with each other. We finally decided that is was not academically responsible for us to continue at 7:30. At 8:30 we finally left. Time really flies when you are having fun. We laughed for three hours straight tonight.
I am going to miss these girls next year. They are such a blessing in my life. I have seen them take incredible steps of faith over the last couple of months, and continue to see these steps being taken, and I can't help but get excited for what God is going to do through them. I am looking forward to awesome stories of the evidence of God's power as He works in and through the lives of these girls. I love my role in the ministry at SMU, and I am going to be sad to leave it. But I know that there are some remarkable women who are more than capable to carry on the torch.
As I think and pray about where God is taking my life, I can see one of His reasons for calling me to Panama is so that the movement at SMU can really take off. By going to Panama, I am forced to give up my leadership role on the campus at SMU, and to really teach others, to build into them, so that the gospel can truly be taken to all nations. One of the areas in my life that need to improve on is my desire to always be in the centre of what is happening, going to Panama is forcing me to let go of that, and in that, watch these girls grow in leadership and as spiritual multipliers, and to understand that they are capable of being a part of the fulfillment of the great commission right where they are. I am so excited to come back to Halifax in a year and a half from now to see where God has taken the ministry at SMU.
My prayer is that I can return and that there be so many people capable and willing to lead a DG, or disciple someone, or take on roles in the other aspects of the ministry that I am not needed, but wanted. I pray that whatever my role is when I return no matter how big or how small it be given to me not because there is no one else to do it, but because it is the best for the ministry that I do it. I pray for humility as I watch others take roles of leadership that were once mine. I pray for patience as I watch them do things maybe not as I would. I pray for wisdom to know when to step forward into responsibility and when to step back and give others an opportunity. I pray for my girls, that God would bless them as He has blessed me, that they would one day understand how God is using them to take the gospel to our campus and to the world. Amen.
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