Support Raising for 2012-2013

Hello dear friends and family!

I will be returning to Clemson for another year of ministry with RUF! I am very excited to have another year at Clemson. Last year was a great time of growing spiritually for me, and I was blessed to see how God is using me in the lives of students. I felt like I was getting to know the students really well by the end of the year, and I can’t imagine not going back next fall to see what else the Lord has in store for them. I have seen several of my girls grow in their relationships with Christ, and I have seen many new people become exposed to the Gospel and to the community of believers. I eagerly wait to work with them all again next year.

Having said that, I will need to raise another year’s worth of support to be back at Clemson. Last year I had to raise $32,495, and this year the total is about the same. This covers everything from food and rent to my salary and study program expenses.

Would you consider supporting me financially for the next year of my internship?

If you are already supporting me financially on a monthly basis I would be grateful if you continued on in your monthly giving. If you gave a one-time gift last year I would be grateful if you gave that amount again this year. If you haven’t given financially and you would like to you can log on to http://www.ruf.org and give electronically or you can mail a check to Reformed University Ministries at 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 104, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, putting my name in the memo line.

Please also consider adding me to your prayer list. I am becoming more and more aware of the impact that prayer has on my daily life and ministry. God has been faithful to answer requests, both specific and vague, and I have felt his presence in a new way this past year. I need his daily guidance and wisdom, and without his care and mercy I would not have made it this past year. Please remember me when you go before the Lord.

If you would like to hear more about my life and ministry in Clemson please let me know and we can talk on the phone or sit down for a cup of coffee. I would love to chat with you! RUF is one of my favorite things to talk about so it would be a joy to talk to you. If you would like to support me financially and want more information then I’d be happy to send you some or to meet with you in person.

Thank you a thousand times to those of you who pray for me and support me financially. I would love to express to you just how much it has meant to me, but I don’t think I will ever be able to do it justice!

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Summer Conference in Panama City Beach!

I just got back from being at RUF Summer Conference in Florida! It was a great 2 weeks of being with students and other interns and  a great week of excellent teaching by campus ministers from around the nation and our 2 main guest speakers, Jean Laroux and Les Newsome.

I was at Summer Conference for two weeks. The first week my students were there. 24 Clemson students traveled 8 hours to spend a week on the beach and attend seminars. We played volleyball, swam in the ocean, played “Pool Game” (which my students are crazy about) and almost won the tug of war competition! I had a great time getting to know my students better and relaxing with them outside of an academic environment.

 

Some of the seminars that were offered were “Depression and Anxiety,” “Idolatry,” “Justification,” “God’s Will,” “Evangelism,” “Christian Liberty,” “How to Pray,” “Dating and Relationships,” “Sanctification,” “Culture and Christianity,” “Can I Trust the Bible?,” “Christianity and Science,” and many more. The first week of Summer Conference had over 900 students in attendance, and the second week wasn’t far behind with over 800 students in attendance. The campus ministers reflected a high level of preparation and knowledge in their seminars, adn I am thankful that so many college students were exposed to their preaching and teaching.

 

In addition to having fun  on the beach and attending seminars several students and I also had some great conversations about what they were learning and about struggles they are facing right now. I talked to a couple of students who had or were currently experiencing depression. They found the seminar on anxiety and depression to be very encouraging and were brave enough to be open about their struggles in this area. Another student expressed his feeling of loneliness and rejection by others, claiming that he did not know how to interact with people and that he basically felt incompetent to interact with others. It was a great opportunity for me to remind him that his worth comes from who God says that he is, a child of his, completely loved and accepted, and that he has a deep common ground with other believers because of this truth.

 

The main speakers both taught on glorification. Particularly the taught about how glorification will be the “making right of everything that is wrong” and how one day, someday everything will be as it’s supposed to be. They talked about how God is making all things new, and in Christ, this has already been secured.

 

Some fun activities that we had were a BBQ, Dance Party, dinner at Montego Bay, and getting donuts at Thomas Donuts! Overall, it was a great week!

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