I didn't realize it, but it has really been two months since I have updated my readers. I want to apologize for not making it a priority, because it it very important to me (and to many of you that have been interested) that I keep you informed. Will you please forgive me? I pray that you will.
So the last time I wrote was the beginning of the school year. There is alot of exciting things going on with our daily interactions with the students at Brewster Elementary! I have started a Dance and Drill Team for 3rd-5th grade girls that meets after school on Mondays and Wednesdays. Alongside me are some wonderful people who volunteer there time with the Dance Team: Two young women from the Universtiy of Memphis, a young woman in high school, and my neighbor who is in 7th grade. We are dancing to Christ-centered music by artists like Lecrae, Tedashii, Sho, Trip Lee, and Flame. Being culturally relevent is important as we want to reach these beautiful kids with the gospel. Please pray for me as I over the next week, I will be inviting these 3rd-5th grade girls to join me for a weekly bible study. I am thinking about first hosting a lock-in for them so that we can have some relational time together and then present an invite to the bible study. This will be a setting for me to clearly present the gospel away from the school.
Recently, I have been extrememly encouraged by some college students from Georgia. In about a month, we have had 7 college students come visit Memphis as they are investigating places of interest as they are soon approaching graduation. It has been refreshing for me to see some familiar faces but also to be able to continue being a resource as college students think for their future. I have a huge interest in connecting people and helping people transition and Soup has kind of let me take that on as part of my job! While people are here visiting, we hope to expose you to the awesome community of believers and the different ministries and/or careers of interest. Our goal is not so much to persuade people to move to Memphis, but to cast vision for you to be vested in a missional community of believers somewhere! So if anyone else wants to come and visit, just let me know.
Just something else I would like to share is how the Lord has grown my heart significantly for the people of China. Half of our staff team just returned from China last week and get this...I WILL BE GOING TO CHINA IN JUNE! Right now Molly and I are meeting with some Chinese students at the University of Memphis in hopes of reaching China through them. We had a great time at Bible Study with them on Friday...authentic Chinese food, praising God in Mandarin, and just connecting with the Chinese. I am in awe everytime I think about how the Lord is using us in this...please pray for us.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
Believing God,
