So, friends and family on Monday morning I will be on my way to the Atlanta airport to hop on a plane Harlingen Texas and then will be driving over the border to Matamoros Mexico. My time in Gainesville has been a great time of refreshing fun and a time of being poured into by my community here. Speaking of my community here I would like to use this blog as an opportunity to introduce you all to the 5 other leaders I will be leading with as well as 2 amazing “bosses.” Okay first up is…
Becca! Oh Becca, she’s from Arkansas and she’s awesome. She has lead trips with AIM before and actually lead a trip to Jeffreys Bay South Africa over the summer so it’s great to get to talk to her about it and share stories. Over the short time I have known her I have seen her heart for the oppressed and overlooked people all over the world, including America. She inspires me to seek justice, and to seek the Lords heart in that.
This is Jesse, he’s funnnnnny! This is a picture from when we were playing putt-putt after camping. Jesse has a huge heart for discipleship and for bringing truth to the light in students lives. He has a great passion for the Lord and a great passion to fight evil and stand up for those who can’t. He encourages me to seek the Lords heart for descsipleship for all of the students we lead.
Tana Turner! She’s great; she is such an encouragement to me all the time. Life and truth flow out of this girl, she did the World Race and has since lead trips with AIM. She has such a compassionate heart and is so easy to talk to; I can’t wait to see how the Lord is going to use her in Mexico. She inspires me to to seek people out, and get to know people on deeper levels.
Mr. Blair Nightingale, he did FYM with me and went to Swaziland the second semester. He is so fun to talk with about anything, His knowledge and love of the Lord and the Word is inspiring to me. The Lord is using his story to reach out to His people, and it’s awesome to see the Lord work through him. He encourages me to dig into the Word and think about how is applies to me now, today.
Katie Katie bo batie fa-nanna-nanna-fo fatie KATIE!! She is so fun and she has such a heart for the students we lead. Homegirl is never afraid to speak the truth in love, and above all seeks to please the Lord. She has a passion for children and I can’t wait to see how the Lord is going to use that in Mexico. She asks hard questions that make us all think and I love it. She inspires me to listen for the Lords voice and act.
And this is Tag Thompson the director of Real Life and Novas Project, my boss, teacher, and friend. Tag along with his wife Holly were some of my leaders in Jefferys Bay last year. Christ has given him a passion for the Kingdom of God and for teaching young generations of it’s glory. Over the past year I have learned a great deal through him. He encourages me to seek out truth.
This is Kayla. She washed my hair in the crikkk. 😀 She’s great. Kayla has been working with AIM for a while, her role now is “leader care” she does so much for us and for the whole program. The Lord is using her to be an amazing encouragement to so many leaders on the field, she is a GREAT encouragement to me already, she is such a blessing. Kayla inspires me to always keep my eyes on the Lord.
Okay there’s the crew. Now when I mention them on here you can put a face with a name 🙂 They are so amazing and I am extremely humbled to be a part of this group. I have a great deal to learn from all of them, the Lord has put an amazing group of people in my life, and I’m very thankful for each and every one of them. It’s crazy moving to a new town with a whole new crop of people, but the Lord has been so good in it all. I have a great community back in Texas and feel so grateful to be part of one here.
I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in him you have been enriched in every way-in all your speaking and in all your knowledge- because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
