Although I have ventured into the 3rd week of PRIME, I would say that I am still in a time of transition. Even though I've learned faces and names and my way to and from the church (which now only takes me 25 minutes :), I'm still a new face trying to figure out how I fit in. The church is a mega one (over 2,000 attendees), which I am used to because of my home church, however, it's a bit hard to make friends. Thankfully, I was out here in time to attend the college small groups kick off though! That happened two Sundays ago and my first small group meeting is tonight at 7:00 :). Be prayerful that some good friendships come out of this weekly get-together.
Since my last post, I have
1) Attended a conference put on by the Institute of Global Engagement. It was held at Georgetown University (in DC) and was a dialogue about bringing peace between Evangelicals and Muslims.
2) Met a British American girl who was raised in Napal and knows RuthAnn Price!! (for those of you who don't know, that is one of my missions professors at HU).
3) Gone the wrong way on a one-way street in DC with a big red truck coming my way! Obviously I've lived to tell the story :)
4) Been ticketed for parking in an unlabeled "No Parking" zone in DC (sheesh, this city has been giving me some problems).
5) Had a one-on-one, 3 hour conversation, with an expert on the RightPath personality test. She told me all about why I am the way I am. It was completely insightful and wonderful!! Apparently I have a personality type that only makes up 1% of people! I suppose I'm a rarity :).
6) Met with a missionary who is starting work in Berlin and a missionary couple starting work in Zambia! It's so cool to hear about peoples' passions and the work they're doing for Christ!
7) Had a tour of the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center because I will be sharing my organizational skills with them once a week starting fairly soon :). I will also get to do counseling training and experience all areas of the non-profit organization. I'm pretty excited!
So, those are most of my highlights. It's been several weeks, so much more has happened, but I'll keep it simple for ya. Again, I would love to hear from you all. Getting e-mails and phone calls from family and friends always makes my day :). You could continue praying for my time of transition. I'm having fun, but everything is still new and different -which is a good thing, but can be challenging at times. Pray for a continuous positive attitude and open heart to all God has in store for me.
I love you all!
Hey Beck!!!
ReplyDeleteI am SOOOOOOO excited to see what all God is going to do in your life and through you in the lives of others!! Sounds like you've already done some searching (Ha! Literally when you're lost) and that's just beginning!
I am very proud of you for sticking with it (even when it gets difficult and scary), staying focused on God's plan, going out of your way to learn, making each day good, and sharing this with so many. Keep doing what you do and we'll all continue to be blessed through this 7 short months!
You'll have stories to tell your grandkids before this is over...and it sounds like you're going to meet people that will provide really cool vacation spots in your future!