Kari Jobe

You are for me

I love, love, love this song and pretty much any song Kari sings. She is my new favorite singer at the moment. This is such a great reminder that God is there for us! <3

Full Acceptance

Hello Valerie,

 

Congratulations on your full acceptance as a Campus Ministry intern of Campus Crusade for Christ!    We are excited as we anticipate what God will do in and through you during this coming year.

Yahoo! I'm accepted in Intern with CRU this fall! I know have to start working on raising support, which I know is not going to be an easy task. I've raised money before for mission trips but never for an entire year! I know that in order to raise all the support I need God is going to have to come through, BIG time! 

I am so exited to begin this new journey in life and I will be sharing it with all of you as well! I will try to keep you updated as much as possible during this experience and let you in on what God does through out my year as an intern. I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve God in this way! 

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Discouraged

My afternoon can be summed up in one word today - DISCOURAGED. As I wrote about in my last post, I have applied to intern with CRU, which would mean going in to full time ministry. My dad is not very happy with my decision, he doesn't understand at all why I would give up my nursing career to do a job that requires me to raise support. He refuses to talk to me directly about it but tells my brother and sister-in-law exactly what he thinks about it. As a daughter, I long to please my father and it hurts to know that he is not happy with a choice I have made. I know the Lord is calling me to ministry and the most important thing I can do is to please my heavenly Father, so Father I trust You.

If you pray, please pray for me and for a change in my dad's heart.

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Patience

Patience is something I lack from time to time ... but don't we all!? If you remember back in November I went to a conference called Life Options which I wrote about in this post. Since than I have been praying and seeking out God's will, His plan for me. I have never felt more sure that He has called me to full time ministry. I am so excited for this next part of life, this new chapter. (I have not officially been accepted yet but should here back sometime this month! I can't wait to find out!) While I am excited, it is also kind of scary. I mean who am I that God would chose me to pour into the lives of college students? I bet I'm feeling a lot of the same things Moses felt when God told him that he was to go talk to Pharaoh! I will be joining an amazing staff team and can not wait! Each day I check my email, longing, hoping, holding in my breathe, that today would be the day I find out.

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday! Here in Wisconsin it is snowing out, yet again! I was suppose to drive an hour to get to work tonight but I got called off. I am relieved that I don't have to drive in the snow but a little sad because I could use the money! I also get to spend one last night with a friend who is leaving for one year to serve in the army.

My Beloved

Last night I went to an event sponsored by CRU called My Beloved. Basically girls and guys get all dressed up and the guys serve the ladies desserts, than the guys leave and us ladies had some wonderful worship, speakers a drama and fellowship. It was such a great night. What girl doesn't love an excuse to get all dolled up!

The Fond Du Lac Ladies

Some amazing Oshkosh Friends

My roommates

The seniors (plus me, I graduated two years ago!)

The Fond Du Lac Ladies with Luis