Oh man, sorry, I've been MIA since before I left Franklin for New Zealand! (Sorry Mom! You'll be happy to know I'm actually going to make an effort to write regularly!)
It's been the most craziest, hardest, most wonderful few months! I'm learning so much, in such a different way than I ever imagined I would. Being stretched, learning how to love, being humbled, all the while with this amazing peace inside me, embracing the grace He's constantly pouring out!
I love staffing, I love my leaders, I love my co-leaders, I love this school, I love my 1-on-1's, I love my outreach team! I'm so excited to be co-leading a team to India the beginning of December! We'll be ministering at an orphanage and surrounding villages as well as spending time at Mother Theresa's home! We're sending off our visas, so please be praying that the whole process goes smoothly and we all get entry! I think my favourite week thus far has been this past week - Lordship of Christ with Mark Parker. To be honest, on my DTS, I just didn't get this week. I mean, I did with my brain. Kinda. But this week just smacked me in the face. In a good way of course! It humbled and affirmed me so much, I learned even more how to align my focus and perspective. I'm constantly learning how how to turn my focus outward. And then Tabernacle Day happened. Amazing things happen in hearts on this day, and some crazy physical things happen too! Part of Tabernacle Day is giving things away, giving an offering to God and giving to other extravagantly. I gave away a few things - the hardest one being a ring my 1-on-1 from my DTS gave me when I committed to Jesus a year ago. But another things I knew I was supposed to give away was my iPhone, which was less hard, but still hard because it's my connection to home, my connection to the outside world. But God is crazy and told a student to give me his brand-new iPhone 5 to replace it! HOW CRAZY IS THAT. Obedience can be so rewarding. In every area of life.
India profiles to come!
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