I am finally making it to a post on the Connector Blog. I have so many things to update you with that I'm going to go bullet-style:
1. I live in Brunswick, Georgia, which is on I-95 - Halfway between Savannah and Jacksonville. My brand new apartment is incredible. Positive: love not living at the office like I did at Myrtle. Negative: there are only two instead of fifty putt putt courses!
2. I serve as the Mission Projects Coordinator for the Southeast Baptist Association. I partner with my Associational Missionary to help serve 34 southern baptist churches from as far north as Darien as far south to St. Marys. This is a similar position like I had in Myrtle Beach, and the resort name here is Golden Isles Ministries.
3. School! I am struggling through online statistics (spss program if you really want to know) and enjoying my Youth Ministry in Culture PhD seminar this semester. I fly out of Brunswick into New Orleans three times during the semester, and my last weekend this semester is December 3-5. In Spring semester coming up, I am taking 2 PhD seminars along with 1 reading colloquial. (doesn't that just sound like fun)
4. Books... Books... Books! I want to share with you some of the books I have read since May 25th when summer missionaries invaded my life in Myrtle Beach. The first four are for the PhD seminar and the last one is the small one i started during the summer and just finished this past week:
5. Travels: since my summer missionaries left me in Myrtle Beach on August 1st and before I started here in Brunswick, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit some places for work and vacation:
Columbia, SC...
Mom and Dad moved to a newer house in town and I helped them move
Chicago, ILL....
Todd Wood, Pastor Rob pierce & I made a 24 hour whirlwind trip on Spirit airlines to see the Cubs beat the Nationals... and eat that famous Chicago pizza!
Nashville, TN...
I had a personal conference at Lifeways Youth Ministry event and got to share in some great corporate worship with other youth ministers and Dwain Hayes of FBC North Myrtle Beach (who I went with to Wales back in April of this year)
New Orleans...
school work - enough said!
Grenville, SC...
Attended the North Greenville Missions Conference and to visit summer staff from all the summers I have been at ICO
Vandalia, IL...
Where I was one of the featured missionaries for the local baptist association's On Mission Celebration. Spoke at five different churches and had the pleasure to stay with and fellowship with Pastor Don & Dianne Price. Pastor Don shepherds the flock at FBC Farina & we shared many glasses of hot tea in their new, beautiful home
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This past week I attended the Georgia Baptist Convention in Woodstock, GA, and it was surprising to see former ICO mission group leaders (who were from GA) there and to see the pastors from the association here. And, the folks at NAMB on Tuesday afternoon.
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I am totally blessed. I have wonderful friends. A donated washer/dryer that works. A place to call my own. Parents who love me so much. all of this and it is His Grace that is...
"Indescribable, uncontainable, You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name. You are amazing God. All powerful, untameable, Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim You are amazing God" - Chris Tomlin
