I just got on facebook and this was in my inbox...
Hello girls!
I was sitting in Church today, and we were talking about being in a community of fellow christ followers, and people to help hold you accountable. I couldn't help feeling relieved Friday in the car with AJ, Lauren, and Kara when I could not feel awkward playing the Christian radio station, and it was uplifting just having and hearing conversations regarding faith and where you thought God was leading you in your lives.
Well the reason I'm writing is... remember during the 3min talking circle, where I said I STILL struggle with the girl I was and the woman I am trying to be? Well keep this between us.... but when I hang around people like Gina and Hunter it is easy for me to going back to acting in a way that I know is reverting me back to the sinful ways I used to follow. I can start to talk negatively about people, and seem to condone behaviors that are not healthy or uplifting. So I guess the purpose of this message is that after this weekend with you all, and the message in Church today, I think I really felt God was trying to tell me that in order to BE who I want to become, I have to hang around people who are LIKE what I want to become. SO I guess what I'm rambling about is.... I am asking that you guys help hold me accountable. I'm not really sure what that means, maybe you can help me figure out what that means.... the only thing i DO know, is that I need it. I need more people like you guys in my life.
And if you tell anyone I got sentimental I will kill you.
That is from one of my Teammates Stephanie. Someone that I have admired since coming here my freshman year. I think it is kind of funny that she sent this because this is the exact same way that I felt about the car ride and just other things that are included in this. I'm really excited to see where God is going to take this. --SO that was just a lil' side note... now to what is on my mind.
I just met with Elvin(my area Director). He is such a great man. We just talked about getting into Von Steuben..and if it would be cool if all of the leaders from North Park that we get... become apart of my team. And then we talked about okay...when we get these leaders how am I gonna get them kids. He wants each leader..including myself...to be connected with 3 kids. So each leader will be intentional with those three kids. So if I have 6 leaders on my team..and then me that is 21 kids that we are directly connected to. Not just oh we know these kids, but we are taking these kids out...Praying for them, Playing with them, and Paying for them. Then each of those kids are prolly apart of a friend group that has 10 kids. So that is 3o kids a leader and well you do the math...that's Club... Bringing all those kids together and presenting them the Gospel.
-So now what Elvin wants me to do is come up with a vision for Von. What is Von's win gonna be? I don't know what that is going to look like, but God does...so I definitely need to pray about this. I don't even know what direction to go towards. My first goal/Vision is each leader get 3 kids. Maybe that is my win for this year... I don't know yet. Maybe the win is each of those 3 kids make it to camp next summer...I don't know..it's all God on this. I just have to listen.
-The second thing that I have to come up with is what do I want my cap on leaders to be. We get too many leaders and I am not able to help them out the way that they need to be helped. I don't get enough and well my platter will be way way full. Right now I'm thinking 7 is a good cap. But then again God prolly has more in mind cuz I'm just thinking that number cuz well getting 7 is gonna be hard. But God is big....WAY big. So we will see. I do have a lot of praying to do. And a lot of relying to do. And well it's all about Faith.
Go back to Mark 9---Showing compassion to these kids and why we do what we do.
Preaching in Challenging Times
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1 comments:
2 things, i believe her message says multiple times not to share this with anyone and second, expansion should come when your other ministries are thriving, they may be and adding a new school is the next step but if its not the original one needs the attention
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