These past few weeks have been quite interesting: Our first Wesley work week shifted a full seven days to start on MLK as Athens completely iced over for the students' first week back to UGA (we follow UGA's schedule). That made for quite a start to the semester as we hit the ground running with all the craziness of trying to schedule discipleships, get our services running, and adjust our plans to the lost week.
This semester I am taking a class called Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (http://www.perspectives.org/site/pp.aspx?c=eqLLI0OFKrF&b=2806295), put on by a locally based Missions group. Meeting on Thursday nights has been fantastic; I am learning (and reading) a ton, and to have homework again rekindles an old love/hate relationship which God is using sharpen me as I try to figure out how He wants to use my life to take the Gospel to the Nations.
Though making it an exhausting week, we had an incredible fellowship event last night called Freshley Gameshow Night. Freshley's Best Dance Crew, Project Runway, Family Feud, and various Nickelodeon gameshows were among the many featured, and freshmen, leaders and staff all enjoyed an incredible time together.
At the moment, I am at 2Story Coffeehouse working on my message for Monday night. I will be speaking on how God uses the people you would least expect to shape the history and destiny of His kingdom. It all makes for a busy yet exhilarating couple weeks, but I love it. Love you all.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Fellowship at Choo Choo
Earlier tonight our freshmen small group met up for dinner at Choo Choo's, a Japanese-Korean restaurant to eat together for the only meal of the week not covered by the UGA meal plan - not that I'm on it any more, but for them, it's the one night of the week where they have leave campus and forage for food. It was such a good gathering: several of the guys went to Passion Conference, and their excitement to walk in their newfound spiritual growth was contagious. The group has really come a long way, and I am so thankful for God's faithfulness to work in their hearts.
Tonight we're supposed to get 4-5 inches of snow, and the university has already called for no classes tomorrow. Since Wesley Foundation follows the university schedule, we won't be going in to work at all tomorrow. Freshley happens on Monday nights, so now with MLK we won't be having Freshley for two weeks. As sad as that is for me, and so many of our freshmen and leaders, I think something even better is going to happen. My hope is that the hunger for fellowship in our group tonight is characteristic of what God is doing in the rest of the body, and that they'll meet on their own. I think pockets of students, leaders and freshmen, will have their own Freshley these next two weeks... and it will be even better than if we were running it for them. Because true moves of God aren't dependent on a system or a time slot, but often rather when people want something more and come together to seek it.
Tonight we're supposed to get 4-5 inches of snow, and the university has already called for no classes tomorrow. Since Wesley Foundation follows the university schedule, we won't be going in to work at all tomorrow. Freshley happens on Monday nights, so now with MLK we won't be having Freshley for two weeks. As sad as that is for me, and so many of our freshmen and leaders, I think something even better is going to happen. My hope is that the hunger for fellowship in our group tonight is characteristic of what God is doing in the rest of the body, and that they'll meet on their own. I think pockets of students, leaders and freshmen, will have their own Freshley these next two weeks... and it will be even better than if we were running it for them. Because true moves of God aren't dependent on a system or a time slot, but often rather when people want something more and come together to seek it.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Christmas Break
Well, Christmas Break was all I could have asked for: just being home with family was more than enough, it had been nearly a year since my family had all been together, with Jeff and me being in Japan and India respectively at different times over the summer. It was a time of rest, restoration of hope and passion, and just encouragement.
Though the break started with laziness and apathy that has been present in some past breaks, the Lord began redeeming those into resting in Him. Sunday I took the whole day before and after church to just go and pray, spend time in His presence, and let Him speak to me about this year. I really believe it will be the best semester of Wesley yet, as God mobilizes His people to bring heaven to Athens and even beyond this city. He showed me a role to play in calling our student leaders into greater maturity, and that even for the freshmen as well.
Right now, I have a greater passion for life than I have felt in a while, the fruit of which is greater productivity and revelation from just enjoying God's presence in each everyday activity. We have our 24hr staff retreat tomorrow, and I am so excited to see what God wants to do in and through our staff.
Please pray for an increase in passion, for all of us and not just me, that comes from intimacy with knowing and being close to the God of the universe who loved us enough to send His beloved Son to die for us.
Though the break started with laziness and apathy that has been present in some past breaks, the Lord began redeeming those into resting in Him. Sunday I took the whole day before and after church to just go and pray, spend time in His presence, and let Him speak to me about this year. I really believe it will be the best semester of Wesley yet, as God mobilizes His people to bring heaven to Athens and even beyond this city. He showed me a role to play in calling our student leaders into greater maturity, and that even for the freshmen as well.
Right now, I have a greater passion for life than I have felt in a while, the fruit of which is greater productivity and revelation from just enjoying God's presence in each everyday activity. We have our 24hr staff retreat tomorrow, and I am so excited to see what God wants to do in and through our staff.
Please pray for an increase in passion, for all of us and not just me, that comes from intimacy with knowing and being close to the God of the universe who loved us enough to send His beloved Son to die for us.
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