My “summer” has come to end. I say it like that because in one sense, the heat reminds me that summer is not over, but in another sense, I am back at school and preparing for another year of studies. My trip down here took about 24 hours. I would have arrived sooner, but I slept for a couple of hours just north of Sacramento, California. The Lord allowed me to enjoy the process by listening to sermons, music, and books on tape. Silence also made a great soundtrack at times. I had soul-refreshing time worshipping the King by myself in my car while you all sat in church. Through his sermon on tape, John MacArthur challenged me to count everything in this life as loss, even the religious things, compared to knowing and being in fellowship with Jesus Christ. It was a good reminder from Philippians 3:8-11.
It has been interesting thinking about transitioning back down to school. People ask about my summer and I tell them that I interned in my youth ministry this summer and now it seems like it was a while ago, but it was only a couple of weeks ago. I am content in the fact that God has placed me in each of these locations at different times of my life and am excited to see what God is going to teach me this semester.
Thank you, Sean, for all that you taught me this summer and for you gold bars of wisdom. I miss you all and am thankful that God allowed me to minister in one28 this summer - a blessing that I don’t deserve. It is my prayer that you all continue to mature in Christ; may you strive for this.
Well, I need to head off for some more RA stuff. I’ve learned some great stuff that I want to share with you - maybe later tonight.
