OK, I'll just have to apologize.
After a lot of prayer and contemplation, I have shelved the blog project that I have been working on for quite some time. I wanted to do a blog series on college students and sexuality and I just don't think God is behind the project at this point. I'm passionate about the content, but I think that it's just not the right time yet.
Too much work to be done before the concepts would be communicated well.
If you're curious, ask me about it the next time you see me in person; for now, the ideas are going on the shelf.
In the meantime, however, we've had a lot of great stuff happening over the last few weeks that I would ask you to join our team in praying over. I will update the "Prayer Needs" portion of this site as well. God has been putting some pieces together and opening some doors that I didn't anticipate being opened for quite some time.
First of all, as the school year comes to a close, things are continuing to flourish within the ministry environments. While some of the numbers have waned with the school year getting busier and busier. The core groups of all our ministries are as strong as ever. Many students talk with enthusiasm about coming back in the fall and reuniting. Other groups are piecing together time for summer Skype calls and chances to reconnect before classes. In short, the conversations that are being had are encouraging and stories that are being told are communicating life change.
Secondly, two of the graduating seniors in my Pullman BEMA Group have applied for internships with Impact this next school year. This is a huge blessing and great challenge for our team! The ministry that could be accomplished by doubling our manpower could be astounding. We encourage you to join us in praying for God's guidance, His provision as they attempt to raise funds this summer, and our ability to lead them in pursuing God well.
And finally, my family has signed on a lease for a duplex rental this fall. We will be living as a family in August on the Palouse! This is a huge blessing that we are hoping will be complemented by the sale of our home in Twin Falls or (if it hasn't sold by June) renters to help us cover our mortgage payments. As we looked into the unit in this particular complex, we also ran into another unit that was available and the perfect fit for college students.
This opportunity was one of my long-term goals of crafting a community-based approach to campus ministry and intensive discipleship. We wanted to be able to offer a place for students to live and be mentored more directly and discipled more intentionally. Also, with the possible addition of interns, our current office space would need some adjusting. Renting this kind of unit would answer those kinds of questions.
This, of course, will demand some fundraising this summer to help cover those costs and happens a little earlier than we anticipated. We certainly have never wanted to rush our dreams or force our plans where they shouldn't belong, but this opportunity seems to have come to us and we don't want to miss out on what God could potentially be doing.
Would you join us in prayer for all of the above items? It is incredible and a little overwhelming to be in the middle of what God appears to be doing in our ministries. It is our desire to stay in tune with His Spirit and follow in His steps as we turn each new page of our ministry here on the Palouse.
