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| Well I have been trying to think lately about what I really want out of life and what I will contribute to life. I know that I have been won over to the church planting vision and I really want to do that. I find myself wondering who I am reaching and how I could do it better. I wonder what I could be doing to better reach those around me, or who I need to put "around me" in order to care for them. "What are you talking about?" (you might be asking) Well let me explain. I have come to the place were I am ok with leaving the states. I am ok with learning a new culture. I am ok with not having all the things I think I need. I am ok with spending my time around the rejects of society and the ones who embrase everything this culture has to offer. I found myself passing Northgate recently and seeing the students out and the thought crossed my mind..."Am I reaching them?" The answer was no. I am not .... but I want to be. It has brought to the surface a feeling of purpose and mission. I want to be able to not only be with the forgotten of society but also the ones that "run" society. They are the ones to me that are more scary... and that I feel most likely to fail at loving. Those are the ones that I have to be intentional about. I don't feel scared to talk to a poor or homeless person.... its the popular party scene student and I am scared of. "How do I change that and how do I live in a way in order to care for them?" Anyway I hope you are all well... I just had to put that done on paper so to speak. | | |
| So after much persuasion by my friends I have finally joined Facebook. You can find me online and you can even be my online friend. I have to admit it..... I really like it. Shhhh don't tell anyone. Sooo life is pretty much normal. I work at the residency program still and I am unofficially interning I guess, and I am leading a freshman life group on campus in the coolest dorm ever... Eppright Hall!!! The girls are awesome and I really am so excited to see what is going to happen with them through the next few semesters. Anyway I should most likely get back to playing with Evan (the coolest 4 year old in the world cause I was there when he was born and he calls me Aunt Margaret) I have to say it is fun to be the Aunt .... all the fun with non of the responsibility. :) Hope you all have a great night and a wonderful week. Meg | | |
| So tonight I had my third Life Group of the semester. The past two have been really hard on me because only one person came to each one. Tonight we had our first one in a dorm on campus. We met in my new friend Lauren's room. She is awesome!!!! We prayed before that God would bring the girls who He wanted to be there. Guys the Lord is so faithful..... 8 girls came. They were awesome. They all talked and joked and we had a good time talking about the early church and Acts 2 : 42-47. We even had two girls who wanted to meet in their room next week and two that wanted to bring snacks. Jesus is awesome. Thanks guys for praying for me and for the freshmen. Meg | | |
| "What are you doing?" That question seems to be the popular one of the week. The answer I can't really say. I am working at the Residency program, but I am also working with the youth, and college ministries at Aldersgate and praying about whether or not to go back to school or what other roads God might have for me. I don't really know where life is going to take me or what adventure I am going on but I like not knowing right now. So I bet you are asking yourself ... "So what's this about a hole?"... allow me to tell you I was taking down the 635 display tonight and I accidenty stepped on it and punched a whole in the bottom of my foot. It hurts a bit to walk on and looks really cool. It bleeds a fair bit which is annoying more than anything. But now with a little water and little yellow duct tape the bleeding is no more and the whole is sort of protected. GO TEAM! Well it is getting close to my bed time so I must bid you good night. Meg | | |
| Well here I am at the end of yet another summer and home from yet another life group leader retreat. This weekend holds for me the moment I heard God's question to me, "Do you want to go... because you can?", and "Seek me I have something for you!" So here I am seeking him and trying to hear his voice.
This semester I find myself with the task and the joy of meeting freshmen and trying to love them well. I will me a church planter on the campus of Texas A&M University. I will be going every Tuesday and Thursday night onto campus and I will be talking to people and trying to meet them and get to know their heart and God's heart for them, and then try and form a life group. WOW I am a mini church planter.
Needless to say I will need your prayers and your thoughts on how to be affective and your love as I walk into this semester so excited to see what God is going to do.
I hope you all have an awesome first week of class or week of work or week of life.
Meg | | |
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