Taking the first steps

Tonight I made my first phone calls in reference to support letters that I sent out. I called 8 people and got 6 answering machines. Its not what I expected, but nonetheless, Im not too discouraged. I was feeling pretty nervous thinking about making the phone calls, but after I left a few messages and talked to a couple people I gained some confidence. Its really not that bad for as much as I dont like talking on the phone! This may turn out to be fun! :)

Be Thou My Vision


Be Thou My Vision O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me save that Thou art
Thou my best thought by day or by night
Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light

Be Thou my wisdom and Thou my true word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father and I Thy true Son
Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance now and always
Thou and Thou only first in my heart
High King of heaven my treasure Thou art

High King of heaven, my victory won
May I reach heaven's joy, O bright heaven's sun
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, O ruler of all

Random Fun Fact!

Just in case you didnt know... my placement is in Oxford, OH! Although I am a SV intern, I will also be part of the Miami staff team! so thats fun! And... thats all! :)

distractions

I feel like I have a lot to say to update about how Im feeling right now cuz I didnt want to throw it all out there at once in the first post.

So Im living at home with my family for the summer. And Im working 40 hrs at a factory every week (with the option of overtime). And I have a little sister that wants me to do everything with her. And I havent really sat down and talked with my parents about the whole support raising process. And my room is filled with boxes and furniture so I have no place to go to really be by myself. And... I feel like the list could go on and on of things that distract me from focusing on God and support raising. Its so hard to focus here. But I suppose it could, or would, be that way no matter where I was. I just need to choose to spend my time on what and who is most important right now. I need to set up a "work" schedule so that I can be more disciplined. I need to set myself up for success, and by not doing that Im setting myself up for failure. I think theres a quote that says something like: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. I think I do this often where I dont plan things out or formally make goals for myself. I can think to myself, "oh I need to do [fill in the blank]." but if I dont write it down or have someone hold me accountable to it and dont end up doing it, then I dont feel too bad and just push it back another day. Thats also the procrastination in me I guess. But I cant be doing that this summer. I would love to be on campus at the beginning of school! Although that is ultimately up to God, I still have to do my part.

Speaking of doing my part... I sent out my first batch of support letters Saturday and will be calling some people either Wednesday and/or Thursday to set up appointments! yikes! I totally need Jesus' help with this cuz I imagine that Ill be holding the phone for a long time before I actually push the send button! Im nervous thinking about it already! Ok, well I think thats enough for tonight... keep coming back for updates! :)

Please Pray:

• that I will not let the distractions of life keep me from running after Jesus and living my life for him
  
• that I am dedicated and determined to do my part with support raising, yet...
• that I depend completely on Jesus
• for courage and boldness as I make my first calls this week

Thanks friends for your prayers! I appreciate it so much! love you!

its just the beginning...

I am starting this blog to keep friends informed and involved in the ups and downs of my life as I start a year of interning with Student Venture, the junior high and high school ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. I will write about the daily steps of faith I have to take, how Im feeling, the exciting things that God is doing in my and others' lives, or even prayer requests. I just dont want to do this all alone... and I cant.
So just to start off... this has been a long and crazy process to finalize the decision, but Ive finally made it and believe this is where God wants me, with Student Venture. It could have been much easier to back out when my parents were against it, but I am taking the step of faith and trusting God and pursuing this passion of mine! This summer I am beginning my journey of support raising and learning what its like to be an intern with Campus Crusade. When I first started college, and even last year, I would have never seen myself at this place, but I am so thankful for where God has brought me and am soooo excited about this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of teenagers!