Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The Old is Gone and the New has Come
Seeing as I'm no longer Bethany at Bethel, I have moved on. Now you can find me here.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Update
I'm not sure if anyone still reads this or not but just in case there are somethings you should know about me.
1. I graduated! I now have a bachelors degree. Oddly enough I can't do anything with it except go back to school so until that time I'm working for a butcher. It's not the best job I've ever had, but the people are nice and it brings in some cash.
2. I've decided not to become a physician's assistant. Instead I'm going to Chiropractic school in St. Louis. I'll start in September and it'll take me about 4 years. I'm excited about it.
I don't have a lot to talk about, but I will share that I have began reading more now that I'm out of school. Recently I have read A Tale of Three Kings and Travelling Light. The first book I'm still trying to decide if I like or not I'm still a little perplexed about what it's whole idea was. I will continue to mull it over. The second book was great. It's by Max Lucado and it's a study on Psalm 23. I learned a lot through it.
Next I'll be reading Velvet Elvis. I've started reading it a few different times but I lack free time during the school year. Hopefully I'll be able to get a lot of reading done before I go back to school.
That's all for now.
1. I graduated! I now have a bachelors degree. Oddly enough I can't do anything with it except go back to school so until that time I'm working for a butcher. It's not the best job I've ever had, but the people are nice and it brings in some cash.
2. I've decided not to become a physician's assistant. Instead I'm going to Chiropractic school in St. Louis. I'll start in September and it'll take me about 4 years. I'm excited about it.
I don't have a lot to talk about, but I will share that I have began reading more now that I'm out of school. Recently I have read A Tale of Three Kings and Travelling Light. The first book I'm still trying to decide if I like or not I'm still a little perplexed about what it's whole idea was. I will continue to mull it over. The second book was great. It's by Max Lucado and it's a study on Psalm 23. I learned a lot through it.
Next I'll be reading Velvet Elvis. I've started reading it a few different times but I lack free time during the school year. Hopefully I'll be able to get a lot of reading done before I go back to school.
That's all for now.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Sorry...
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I seem to be getting busier as the year goes on. I have several things to share with you all.
The leaders of Campus Crusade at Bethel have been praying for revival here. We read a book called Fireseeds, which is all about revival and the prayer process. One of the things that a revival on our campus would require is that a few people must be stirred for revival and must begin to continuously prayer. We have that group on our campus. The next thing that is required is that those few students ask others to join them in prayer. That's where we are currently at. Usually our weekly meeting lasts about an hour, but since the beginning of March they have gone over because students have felt the need to stay and pray. It encourages me to see so many students begin to really have a heart for prayer. Doors are being opened and the spirit is moving.
Also in March, I had spring break. Usually I don't do much over spring break, but this year I decided to go on a mission trip with Campus Crusade for Christ. We made a trip to Chicago where we stayed in the Agape Center on the South Side of Chicago. I had an amazing time. I got the opportunity to choose three ministries sites to work with. I worked at the Pacific Garden Mission, Kids Club Cabrini, and Roseland Christian Mission.
Pacific Garden Mission is a homeless mission that houses approximately 1000 people a night. I had the opportunity to work in the kitchen for the day where we served between 250 to 300 people just at lunch. After we were finished working they gave us a tour of the facility. They offer a Bible program that allows people to earn a degree in Bible study while they live and work at the facility. That have a lard library that contains all donated materials, computers, and software. They also have a full medical clinic where people who don't have insurance can come and get free medical services. There are two doctors and a few nurses who are employed there and several volunteers doctors and nurses. One of the ways that they raise money to run the mission is through the broadcast of their radio show "Unshackled." Which shares stories of some amazing conversions.
Kids Club Cabrini is an after school program that about 100 kids from the Cabrini area participate in. It gives the kids a place to come that is safe. One of the Kids Club principles is that they want to build the kids' mind, bodies, and souls. They expand the Kids' minds by providing tutoring after school for them. They help the kids take care of their bodies by providing them with healthy snacks, teaching the kids to brush their teeth and providing them with fun activities that allow them to exercise. Each day the kids have a chapel service where they get the opportunity to be involved in every aspect of it to help them build strong souls in the Lord. The Kids Club theme verse is John 10:10 b. The volunteers want the kids to have life and have it abundantly.
At the Roseland Christian Mission we spent the morning just talking to the people who come in to get out of the cold. They had so many different stories about where they had come from. It totally changed my perspective of homeless people. There were so many people who came to get warm and eat and then go out and look for a job. One of the men I talked to was so excited that he had a job interview. He asked me to pray that he would find a job and so we prayed together before he left. I don't know if he got the job or not, but I know that as long as he puts his trust in God he will be provided for.
While in Chicago we also got to do some sight seeing. The first day we broke into groups of about ten and got to ride the EL to a certain community in Chicago. My group went to West Ridge, which is a Pakistani, East Indian, & Jewish Community. While there we got to interact with the people in the community. We ate at an Israeli restaurant which was delicious but quite spicy. So we then made a trip to a Pakistani pharmacy to buy some tums. We also stopped at a Jewish bakery where we all shared a chocolate baklava (I'm not certain how to spell that). We finished up the day at Water Tower Place where we ate at food life and shared the stories of our day. We also went to China town for an evening meal at House of Fortune and we had Chicago style pizza. All in all, it was a great experience.
Now that there are only about two weeks of classes left things are getting incredibly busy. I'm getting ready for finals and getting ready for a lecture that I have to give in my Cancer Biology course in place of a final. The Campus Crusade leadership team is currently planning the first six weeks of the fall semester. I would appreciate it if you would keep us in your prayers as we continue to brainstorm for ideas that would provide us with opportunities to create relationships and share the gospel.
Now I'm tired and I believe I'll go to bed.
The leaders of Campus Crusade at Bethel have been praying for revival here. We read a book called Fireseeds, which is all about revival and the prayer process. One of the things that a revival on our campus would require is that a few people must be stirred for revival and must begin to continuously prayer. We have that group on our campus. The next thing that is required is that those few students ask others to join them in prayer. That's where we are currently at. Usually our weekly meeting lasts about an hour, but since the beginning of March they have gone over because students have felt the need to stay and pray. It encourages me to see so many students begin to really have a heart for prayer. Doors are being opened and the spirit is moving.
Also in March, I had spring break. Usually I don't do much over spring break, but this year I decided to go on a mission trip with Campus Crusade for Christ. We made a trip to Chicago where we stayed in the Agape Center on the South Side of Chicago. I had an amazing time. I got the opportunity to choose three ministries sites to work with. I worked at the Pacific Garden Mission, Kids Club Cabrini, and Roseland Christian Mission.
Pacific Garden Mission is a homeless mission that houses approximately 1000 people a night. I had the opportunity to work in the kitchen for the day where we served between 250 to 300 people just at lunch. After we were finished working they gave us a tour of the facility. They offer a Bible program that allows people to earn a degree in Bible study while they live and work at the facility. That have a lard library that contains all donated materials, computers, and software. They also have a full medical clinic where people who don't have insurance can come and get free medical services. There are two doctors and a few nurses who are employed there and several volunteers doctors and nurses. One of the ways that they raise money to run the mission is through the broadcast of their radio show "Unshackled." Which shares stories of some amazing conversions.
Kids Club Cabrini is an after school program that about 100 kids from the Cabrini area participate in. It gives the kids a place to come that is safe. One of the Kids Club principles is that they want to build the kids' mind, bodies, and souls. They expand the Kids' minds by providing tutoring after school for them. They help the kids take care of their bodies by providing them with healthy snacks, teaching the kids to brush their teeth and providing them with fun activities that allow them to exercise. Each day the kids have a chapel service where they get the opportunity to be involved in every aspect of it to help them build strong souls in the Lord. The Kids Club theme verse is John 10:10 b. The volunteers want the kids to have life and have it abundantly.
At the Roseland Christian Mission we spent the morning just talking to the people who come in to get out of the cold. They had so many different stories about where they had come from. It totally changed my perspective of homeless people. There were so many people who came to get warm and eat and then go out and look for a job. One of the men I talked to was so excited that he had a job interview. He asked me to pray that he would find a job and so we prayed together before he left. I don't know if he got the job or not, but I know that as long as he puts his trust in God he will be provided for.
While in Chicago we also got to do some sight seeing. The first day we broke into groups of about ten and got to ride the EL to a certain community in Chicago. My group went to West Ridge, which is a Pakistani, East Indian, & Jewish Community. While there we got to interact with the people in the community. We ate at an Israeli restaurant which was delicious but quite spicy. So we then made a trip to a Pakistani pharmacy to buy some tums. We also stopped at a Jewish bakery where we all shared a chocolate baklava (I'm not certain how to spell that). We finished up the day at Water Tower Place where we ate at food life and shared the stories of our day. We also went to China town for an evening meal at House of Fortune and we had Chicago style pizza. All in all, it was a great experience.
Now that there are only about two weeks of classes left things are getting incredibly busy. I'm getting ready for finals and getting ready for a lecture that I have to give in my Cancer Biology course in place of a final. The Campus Crusade leadership team is currently planning the first six weeks of the fall semester. I would appreciate it if you would keep us in your prayers as we continue to brainstorm for ideas that would provide us with opportunities to create relationships and share the gospel.
Now I'm tired and I believe I'll go to bed.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
And So It Goes...
God has been doing a lot lately and this past week was really no different. This week Campus Crusade followed up on some surveys we took on Valentines Day and about 15 people are interested in meeting up with us to talk about how they can have a personal relationship with Christ. Opportunities just keep presenting themselves and I'm glad there's a group of students committed to acting on those opportunities.
Last night Pastor Joey spoke at Campus Crusade and it was about committing yourself to God, recognizing his calling for your life and acting on it. I had some many people come up to me afterwards and tell me how encouraging it was to them and how much they wanted to get involved in the ministry.
God is really working in our ministry, but when God is working Satan is working to destroy. Last night I was approached by a student about "The Blasphemy Challenge". This made me sick to my stomach. This situation needs some major prayer.
Last night Pastor Joey spoke at Campus Crusade and it was about committing yourself to God, recognizing his calling for your life and acting on it. I had some many people come up to me afterwards and tell me how encouraging it was to them and how much they wanted to get involved in the ministry.
God is really working in our ministry, but when God is working Satan is working to destroy. Last night I was approached by a student about "The Blasphemy Challenge". This made me sick to my stomach. This situation needs some major prayer.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
My Head Hurts...
...due to tests not sickness. God is still good and I'll tell you more later, but now I have to study for my second test today.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Snow, SALT & Sickness
It's been very exciting this week it snowed. I think we got like an inch and a half. Maybe. But that appears to be a big thing down here. People really do freak out, and some people who didn't freak out should have freaked out a little more. Today on my way back from my canceled class a teenager learned that Mustangs do not have the best traction on snow. He did a 180 in the street after which he decided to slow down.
We had our first Love Kitchen on Thursday evening. I unfortunately was not able to attend due to the fact I was quite sick and did not want to pass that along to the people in attendance. However, I was told it went very well. We served three people at the Love Kitchen and delivered food to about 20 families. Hopefully the weather will be better next week and more people will come. Please keep the Love Kitchen and SALT in your prayers.
As well, please keep me in your prayers as I have felt horribly ill for 6 days now. I want to get over this because I have way more important things to be doing.
Oh and apparently the guy I mentioned in my comment on the last post did come to the Love Kitchen and plans on coming back. Praise God!
We had our first Love Kitchen on Thursday evening. I unfortunately was not able to attend due to the fact I was quite sick and did not want to pass that along to the people in attendance. However, I was told it went very well. We served three people at the Love Kitchen and delivered food to about 20 families. Hopefully the weather will be better next week and more people will come. Please keep the Love Kitchen and SALT in your prayers.
As well, please keep me in your prayers as I have felt horribly ill for 6 days now. I want to get over this because I have way more important things to be doing.
Oh and apparently the guy I mentioned in my comment on the last post did come to the Love Kitchen and plans on coming back. Praise God!
Friday, January 26, 2007
God is Working Here
So I just wanted to take an opportunity to tell you about some of the amazing things God is doing.
So I guess I'll start at the beginning. First of all we are starting a ministry in McKenzie called SALT. I may have mentioned this before, but It's been going really great. We went out into the community today and did surveys to find out what the needs of the community are so that we can address those needs. Our most recent development is the Love Kitchen. We're opening this soup kitchen one evening a week in the basement of the Presbyterian USA Church. We want to provide for their physical need of food, but we also want to provide for their emotional and spiritual needs as well. Through the Love Kitchen we will be able to do this.
Recently we came in contact with a homeless man in McKenzie. His name is Terry. Two years ago his house burned down and he has been homeless ever since. He has heart problems and is in and out of the hospital a lot. He can't get a job because he can't stay cleaned up while living outside. So we talked to some local churches and we have made a one year commitment with him. The churches are willing to house him for a year so he can get a job and get back on his feet. Terry is a Christian and he wants to help us help others. So please keep him in your prayers.
Personally God has been doing a lot for me. Wednesday evening I put down a $50 deposit on my spring break trip to Chicago not knowing if I would be able to come up with the other $100. Today I checked my mail and I had received a card from an old friend and $75 check for no other reason than she was thinking of me. Praise God. The only thing I have left to pay is for lunch everyday. God does some crazy stuff.
Please keep Campus Crusade for Christ as well as SALT in your prayers. Big things are happening.
So I guess I'll start at the beginning. First of all we are starting a ministry in McKenzie called SALT. I may have mentioned this before, but It's been going really great. We went out into the community today and did surveys to find out what the needs of the community are so that we can address those needs. Our most recent development is the Love Kitchen. We're opening this soup kitchen one evening a week in the basement of the Presbyterian USA Church. We want to provide for their physical need of food, but we also want to provide for their emotional and spiritual needs as well. Through the Love Kitchen we will be able to do this.
Recently we came in contact with a homeless man in McKenzie. His name is Terry. Two years ago his house burned down and he has been homeless ever since. He has heart problems and is in and out of the hospital a lot. He can't get a job because he can't stay cleaned up while living outside. So we talked to some local churches and we have made a one year commitment with him. The churches are willing to house him for a year so he can get a job and get back on his feet. Terry is a Christian and he wants to help us help others. So please keep him in your prayers.
Personally God has been doing a lot for me. Wednesday evening I put down a $50 deposit on my spring break trip to Chicago not knowing if I would be able to come up with the other $100. Today I checked my mail and I had received a card from an old friend and $75 check for no other reason than she was thinking of me. Praise God. The only thing I have left to pay is for lunch everyday. God does some crazy stuff.
Please keep Campus Crusade for Christ as well as SALT in your prayers. Big things are happening.
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