A Psalm of David - Focus Ministry Updates

I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering  you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of  our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the  spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. -Ephesians 1:16-17 Hello, friends!     Hello there, people blessed by God! Thank you so much for joining me in ministry for another semester. Let's recap January. Winter Retreat Top: Shayna enjoys breakfast time! For the most part, students held her and passed her around meal times. It's so sweet that we got to bring Shayna to Winter Retreat and that students got to love on all the babies. Speaking of... Middle: By my count, there were 5 babies brought to Winter Retreat under 6 months old by FOCUS staff parents. We set up a corner in the main sanctuary area for the babies to "play together". In this picture, Luna is curious about Shayna, while Shayna completely ignores her, preferring to play with a toy Temoc instead. We're still tea...

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11 Hello, friends!     Happy New Year! 2024 has an extra day, a presidential election, and most exciting of all, a new Planet of the Apes movie. There's so much to look forward to. Before we get ahead of ourselves, I have a December update for all you lovely people. Thank you so much for partnering with me in ministry! Christmas Parties     Top: At the final TNF, the cores compete against each other to turn one member each into a Human Christmas Tree. Our core didn't place in the top 3, but we won in my heart. Also, nobody got the memo that the party was disco themed so I look very out of place! Middle: Some members of the two Frisco guys' cores get together for a Friendsgiving (OK technically not a Christmas party but same same). Dang, Andrew's dad makes the best homemade barbecue sauce! Bottom: The Collin FOCUS staff got t...