I have the privilege of co-leading a small group of student leaders
called a peer team. In this group the student leaders come together to
share news, be encouraged, grow in their spiritual lives and build friendship. This
year we are studying through the book Finding
Calcutta by Mary Poplin.
Mary shares about when she went to volunteer with Mother Teresa and the
lessons she learned about God and herself while she was there. This book
has really sparked some powerful conversations as we look into our own lives
and our relationships with God. I personally have been really challenged by the
questions the girls are asking!
Several
students collected donations to throw a costume party this past Sunday.
The party was a blast! Students brought guests that had not
attended a FOCUS event this year, but felt comfortable coming to a party.
It was a fun night of fellowship, but that wasn't what impressed me most.
What impressed me was the incentive that the students had to plan the
function on their own and the fact that so many students gave generously to
make it a success.
A sampling of the awesome costumes |
The
most exciting news is the baptism that took place tonight! Ana, one of
our student leaders, has been studying the bible with Marissa, another student
at UNT, for a while now. Recently Ana really challenged her to step up
and totally give her life to God. Marissa's answer was absolutely
yes!
A picture before the cold water :) |
Praise God! |
I will close out this post with an exciting bit of personal
news...My husband and I are expecting twins!!! The little Knoles will be
arriving sometime in late March or early April. More updates to come!
Thanks again for
everything you do!
Haha, I love the costumes! I went as Velma one year... And I love seeing the commitment to get baptized in cold water - that's when you know people are stepping outside their comfort zone ;) Welcome to the family Marissa!
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ReplyDeleteExciting stuff! I'd love to hear a specific lesson that stood out to y'all from Finding Calcutta. And for some reason the baptism pictures are really tiny!
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