Okay...so I haven't written as often as I would have liked so far. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing. If you are following me on here, you probably think its a bad thing. However, the fact that I'm not writing means that I'm busy and in my mind that is good thing.
One Night with the King went wonderfully. For those of you who do not know what I'm talking about, this is the second year that we held an event for 10-21 year old girls.
The event focuses on the fact that women no matter their age, color, shape, or size are beautiful. They are princesses, daughters of the King of Kings. We spend an evening sharing His truth about their beauty and purpose with them as they share in a formal meal and are treated as the true princesses that they are.
This year I had the privilege of teaming up with Shannon Montanye and Matt Ayres for this event. Kyle Kishbaugh and his fiance, Ashley Williams prepared a professional meal for us which was then served by Matt Ayres, Matt Sereno, and Jason Broadt who also served as ushers for the evening. It was amazing to be a part of this wonderful team. Each one played a special role, and the night could not have been a success without them.
Sunday night we had our Spring Area Wide Service at Camp Epachiseca. This is always a great time, but its made even more fun when old friends are there. It was great to get to see Scuba Steve & Nick Laylon. You know you are in for a good time when the whole Tribal Council is together. The evening made me even more excited for the 2010 camp season to get under way. However, we are praying that we recieve more registrations before the individual weeks of camp begin. We know that a lot of time, thought, and prayer are put into each week of camp. We would like to see them reach as many as possible. However, we also trust that God will reach and impact those who He has chosen to through camp. If you or some one you know is interested in going to or sending a child to camp, please check out www.campepachiseca.com or contact me as soon as possible for more information.
Well, I guess that is all for now. I need to finish some clean up and start packing for work camp. Hopefully I will be able to post one more time before we leave on Sunday morning. Please be in prayer for our team as well as all those who will be there. I will share more about it when we return.

The small things

This past week was a little bit crazy. My days consisted mostly of working on stuff for Middle Week at Camp Epachiseca (which is almost here!), planning a few upcoming events, and doing some school work. My evenings were consumed by 6 kids between age 5 & 13 aka it was VBS week!
It was a busy week full of reminders of God's simple truths. Every year I seem to learn more from the children then I could ever attempt to teach them. It is amazing how God works.
My weekend didn't slow down much. I worked an 8 hour shift both Friday and Saturday night at DRs. By Sunday afternoon I was exhausted so a nap was on the agenda. But it was Sunday evening when God truly blessed me. I got to enjoy a family dinner on the deck with my parents. Then I got to spend some time with my second family, the Gerhardts. Hanging out and reading with Emilie was awesome. I love every moment I get to spend with Em & Chloe as well as the rest of the family. It is in these moments that I see God most clearly.

Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. ~John W Whitehead

Beautiful

This was the beautiful view out the office window this morning. Look at the beauty of God's creation.

Accident

So...I'm finally writing a post that I probably should have written a week ago, but my life has been a little bit crazy. For those of you who do not know yet, I was in a car accident on Friday June 4th. I was hit passenger side & my car spun into another car on the drivers side and then into the guardrail. Most people who have asked me about it, I think expect me to say how scared I was or something like that. But honestly, it all happened so quickly that I didn't have time to be scared. I didn't even see the truck coming before it hit me. Thankfully I was wearing a seat belt (as always), which kept me from being hurt much worse. I do have some nasty bruises from the seat belt and the cartilage that attaches my ribs to my sternum is bruised as well. That could take up to six weeks to heal. It was as though I was protected throughout the entire accident. I praise God for the ways that He works even when we don't understand.
My car on the other hand, did not fair so well. The passenger side of the vehicle took most of the damage as the place of initial impact. However, my driver's side rear door had some damage as well as the back window and bumper. Both the airbags went off and the passenger side of my windshield broke.
My grandparents on both sides have been very helpful in helping me to find a new car and figure all of that kind of stuff out. So my dad will be flying to Florida next week to bring my new vehicle home. Until then, I guess I'm still without a car, but I'm thankful for the many ways that God has blessed me through this process.

Ready...

Today is my third day in the office at BCC. This week has held a lot of introductions, schedule planning, and meetings. And inevitably, as I have begun this step in my life, I have been asked over and over about the next step. As graduation nears, I am continually asked what I plan to do after I am done with school
To be completely honest, this question scares me. When I graduated from high school, I had a plan. I knew I had been called into ministry. I knew that I wanted to attend Johnson Bible College. I knew what (at the very least) the next four years had in store for me. Now, don't get me wrong, I am still convinced of my calling. However, over the course of the three years that I have been at Johnson, I have also come to realize the many things that "ministry" encompasses. I would like to work with teens and I would like to be within a few hours of my parents. I think these desires are part of my inner wirings. Family is so important to me and I can't imagine continuing to live 10 hours away from them.
Yet, beyond these things, I am unsure of where God is calling me. This morning I sat reading some articles about the search and candidating process in ministry. The simple yet honest words of Steve Harling in Memoirs of a Move were reassuring. I was reminded that these decisions about ministry and direction are not ones that I am asked to make alone. God will guide me and be with me every step of the way.

"God, I'm ready now. Ready to get out of the boat of my comfort and security."