David's June and July Update
Hello, friends!
Collin Staff:
Top: The Collin Focus Staff members attempt to play Pickle Ball. We were all winners that day.
Bottom: Kevin and I go to Pedro's house to become better ministers and definitely don't get distracted by Pedro's baby.
Some of the Collin Focus Staff from the previous school year have moved to different campuses, or to different ministries (We'll miss you, Renee, Katherine, and Orion!) and we are preparing to add five (wow, five!) new apprentices to the team in August. That meant that during the summer, the six of us got to spend a little more time together in special planning meetings as well as just having fun. When students in the ministry rotate so quickly, which is just the nature of community college, it's important to develop strong staff relationships. I'm very grateful for the relationships within our team. I really do love them. Please pray that we would take the opportunities to grow closer still, and that we would welcome and accept the new apprentices likewise. May our relationships reflect the Triune God's love! "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples..."
Top: The Collin Focus Staff members attempt to play Pickle Ball. We were all winners that day.
Bottom: Kevin and I go to Pedro's house to become better ministers and definitely don't get distracted by Pedro's baby.
Some of the Collin Focus Staff from the previous school year have moved to different campuses, or to different ministries (We'll miss you, Renee, Katherine, and Orion!) and we are preparing to add five (wow, five!) new apprentices to the team in August. That meant that during the summer, the six of us got to spend a little more time together in special planning meetings as well as just having fun. When students in the ministry rotate so quickly, which is just the nature of community college, it's important to develop strong staff relationships. I'm very grateful for the relationships within our team. I really do love them. Please pray that we would take the opportunities to grow closer still, and that we would welcome and accept the new apprentices likewise. May our relationships reflect the Triune God's love! "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples..."
Bible Boot Camp:
First five pictures: Various days/locations of Bible Boot Camp. Did you see Santa dropping by one? As one student noted, he is in fact a saint.
Bottom picture: A map that I made to figure out where to host the Bible Boot Camps. Each green smiley represents one student that filled out an interest form during Summer TNF. Unfortunately, one student got cut in half and the halves were in different cities. They're still smiling though!
When I was a student in Focus, one of the most life-changing events I participated in was something called Bible Boot Camp. We read 1/3 of the Old Testament in a week. That's 6-7 hours of reading each day! It was life changing because for the first time I saw God in the OT for who he was: patient and kind and forgiving. It's too easy to read just one chapter and be confused or angered. Take a step back, and the mural pops into a discernible image. This summer, I got to organize the same experience for our students across all of our campuses. There were to be two weeks of Bible Boot Camp, one for the OT in early summer, one for the NT in mid-summer. Unfortunately, the OT week was a bit of a flop, though some students still came and were impacted; God still worked. After making some adjustments, the NT week was more attended. Two students told me it was their first time reading the Bible at all (we read Ephesians), a third told me it was his first time reading anything more than a paragraph (we read John's Gospel), and another who was already familiar with scripture kept saying, "wow, this is beautiful" while we read (various books). Bible Boot Camp, and any opportunity to get students direct exposure to Scripture, is near and dear to my heart.
Alex, me, and Shayna:
Top: Alex and I have a picnic in a field outside our apartment a couple weeks before we move out.
Bottom: After moving in with Alex's parents, I teach Panther the Cat to walk on two legs. He has mixed feelings about it.
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