As Of Now....

These past two months have been such a busy and growing time! I have learned so much about college ministry and still have a lot more to learn! One thing that I have learned is that full time ministry is a lot harder than I thought! It is so relational, which I love because I love people, but it is also the reason why I wake up on some Saturdays completely exhausted from the past week. As an intern with Cru, I really have learned patience, how to give grace to others, and what it means to truly be passionate about the gospel. Raising my financial support this summer was great practice for all of what full time ministry has to offer. 

So far, working with the Harrison Women's Ministry has been really great and really hard at the same time. It is a relatively small ministry compared to some of the other dorm ministries, and that in itself is a blessing and a curse. It is a HUGE blessing because the ministry isn't really stuck in its ways of doing things, there isn't really a certain way the leaders are used to doing ministry to begin with. In this way the two junior girl leaders have been easy to work with, they are so open to trying out different things and are willing to be used by the Lord to share the gospel- the true light in Harrison. But here comes the curse, there are only two junior leaders. It is a lot starting up a ministry and keeping it going when manpower is low. It can feel super stressful on top of being a college student. Yet, I am so grateful for them and their willingness to try new things and their desire to see the Women's Ministry in Harrison grow! I'm praying for God to do big, amazing things in Harrison! 

(some of the Harrison Girls and me at Fall Retreat!) 

Being a Cru Intern has also been SO rewarding! Despite feeling exhausted, I feel so encouraged most times. This past weekend was Purdue Cru's Fall Retreat. And if you know me, you know how crazy I am about Fall Retreat. Fall is already my ABSOLUTE favorite season and Fall Retreat weekend is what I look towards the most first semester. It holds an extra special place in my heart because during Fall Retreat my sophomore year is when I rededicated my life back to Christ. It was pretty awesome! I just want to be there for any other girls who are trying to figure out this whole following Jesus thing for the first time. And this gets to be my full time job! Praise God! 

At Fall Retreat, there are these envelopes around the main conference room with people's names on them and the idea is to write them an e-card (encouragement card). The moment I got back home I read all of mine. I felt so much love from and for all of my friends, old and new. My heart was (and still is) so so overwhelmed! This week I have been reflecting on how blessed I truly am and how awesome it really is that God has put me here in this job, not just to work and pour out to others but so that He can pour into me through others. Oh precious is the flow! :)