So it's definatly been a long time since the last time I posted and a lot has happened. Graduated college...check, 5/9/09...hot, sweaty, and, well, rather miserable for me (try sitting in direct sunlight with a black cap and gown...). Moved back home and returned to work at the daycare. Attended Reach the University Institute, a conference to prepare future Chi Alpha interns and missionary associates. I had a lot of fun there, being surrounded by other people mostly my age and having the same goal: to reach university students for Christ. We were given a lot of great resources and ideas to take back to the college campuses with us...ideas I can't wait to try. We also learned about confusing things like ministerial taxes and support raising. After returning home from RUI, I met with my campus pastors and discusses support raising (I missed that part of RUI because I didn't realize it was seperate from the new missionary track). Last week, I sent out two types of letters, pre-call letters to people I will be calling and asking for an appointment and ask letters, people that, unfortunally, live too far away for me to visit and talk to face to face.
This week, on vacation with my family. It's been a good one...stayed in a cabin on the Shenandoah River and did a lot of canoing and fishing. Went shopping in Harrisonburg today and heading home tomorrow.
Next week will be calling those I sent pre-call letters to and asking to meet with them face-to-face to explain to them what I'll be doing with Chi Alpha next year and asking them to partner with me, both in prayer and financially. It seems pretty daunting at times, asking people for financial support and hoping they will be willing to help, not only me, but help college students learn the love of Christ. In a country-style store today, I found a decorative board that says "God does not give us what we can handle. He helps us handle what we are given." I bought it and plan to hang it in my room to remind me that God will always help me (thank you, Jesus).
Aside from all that, I'm really, really, really excited about going back to my alma matter and sharing with the students the love of Christ. I'll also be able to work with students who were there when I was (not that I've been gone or anything :)).
Well, guess I better wrap this post up. Updates on how the support raising is going coming soon (I hope).
