




My 1st year of IV staff thus far
I realized I haven’t updated in a while, and I apologize. You’ll see why soon.
I think I walked into my first year of InterVarsity staff confident that it wouldn’t be too much of an overwhelming experience. My InterVarsity chapter at Oberlin was small and in the rebuilding stages, as is the Wayne State chapter here in Detroit, and so I figured that I would be able to handle the transition with no problem.
I knew in my mind there would be significant differences between Oberlin and WSU: non-commuter vs commuter, small town vs big city, not terribly diverse vs. very diverse, etc. but in my heart I think I believed that these differences wouldn’t be that big for me.
The reality is, though, my first year of staff is revealing my ignorance and a lot of my weak points. These differences are big, and the transition is wearing me down. It is becoming very clear to me that my wound of finding self-worth through the opinions of others and through success of my ministry is alive and well. Lord have mercy.
While the mission continues to go forth on campus and still needs your prayers (see the picture of Molly, Mary and T, three WSU students working the “How Has Evil Invaded Your Space?” outreach table), I could really use your prayers too. Pray that God would clearly reveal to me his love for me and that he would help me look to him for self-worth and not the opinions of others or my ministry success.
Also, it was wonderful for me to go see some of my old friends from Oberlin and Pittsburgh during the week of Oct. 12th when my girlfriend Kat visited from California for several days (see the rest of the pictures). These people, along with my wonderful roommates in Detroit, have really sustained me when I have been facing the realities of my brokenness in attempting to follow Jesus with my entire life. Thank you, God, for putting these people in my life.
And I thank God for each and every one of you who is reading this and is praying for me. Without your prayers I could not do what God has called me to do here. Thank you so much.
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