- i am currently in a class that is on the foundations of evangelism (one day left). i am one of three girls in a class of 23 and the only non-seminary student. i was a little nervous going into it knowing that i was going to be with people who are theologically trained... here i am a little non-bible studied person. but man this class is so good. i have been stretched in thinking in ways i have never thought, i have been stretched to speak up in a class dominantly male, i have been learning so so much. God is good!! i have been enjoying our discussions, my professor (super funny and atypical seminary professor), my small group and the international representation in the class... korea, uk, southside chicago, rural america, turkey, big city new york, chicago, suburbia... then there is the different experiences in ministry... it has been fanning some serious passions of my heart and helping me hone in what i see myself in later in life. i come out of that class so energized (internally because physically sitting in a class for 5 hours is pretty exhausting) and driven by the very heartbeat of Christ.
- the other day A told me that her heart was dirty and that she wanted to write a book about how Jesus makes our hearts clean. how profound of a six year old. i asked her what makes our hearts dirty and she said sin. the thing is, i have never used that kind of wording with her. i asked her where she got it from and she said she thought of it on her own. what will God use A for?? i'm so excited to see.
- i was driving down the tollway to get A from camp a couple days ago and i saw this huge truck with different boxes of plywood. for some reason it made me think of the crate they put P's body in... watching it from jakarta's airport lounge to amsterdam's airport lounge to chicago where we watched it get into the hearse. it didn't really bring any kind of emotion, but just thought how there was that time in my life... made me go .... hmmmmmm
- i took a class before this one... audited it and i don't know if i said this, but i keep thinking about it... our passions come from the brokenness in our life. God is growing this passion in me and some of it definitely is from the brokenness of my life. i am so excited to see what God is going to do in my life, how He is going to use me for His kingdom and where i will be 5 years from now!!!
Please continue to pray for us!!!! Health, sleep, passions, future, faith, obedience and hope!!!
