365 days ("ish") later...

Its been a year since the Trek! How's everyone doing? And where are you all at?

I finally finished unpacking and straightening my room today from the end of the school year. I was amazed by the number of Trek items that I use in my room... Four paintings, 3 books, 2 journals, an embroidered cloth, a poster of comments/encouragements from the Trek team, and a few other random objects.

I miss Mexico and I still remember my family and the still persistent and pressing questions of faith, justice, and calling that God posed to me last summer. I still claim witness to the beauty and power of His work that I saw that summer in the most unlikely of places. And I still miss you all and wish we'd had a longer time together.

I'm going on staff with InterVarsity next year as an intern at THE Ohio State University. Its at least a one year commitment, so as challenging and joyful doing college ministry is for me, I'm still pushing myself to ask the question: "what next?". A longer term commitment with InterVarsity or will I go overseas...Servant partners or something similar... (The brother of one of my best friends here in c-bus just picked up Kevin Blue's job. How random is that?)...Grad school...Vet school...I'm still waiting on the Lord.

(Its tempting to just settle where you are and stop asking questions because you're desperate to have final, concrete answers in your hand.)

I was in SanFran earlier this year at an InterVarsity conference and I really amazing divinely-engineered conversation with a staff from Mass. who had gone on a Trek during her undergrad years. Won't say too much, but it was incredibly encouraging and affirming. She's finishing up her three years on staff this year but still has her ears and heart open to hearing where God is calling her because she knows that God is saying something about serving the poor and her future. I want that and wonder if I'll also still be asking "what next?" three years from now...

Isn't it amazing that we have a God who cares about the poor and who has compassion for the weak? Doesn't it totally rock that our God is all about the work of reconciliation and justice? When I think about the kind of God we have, my heart just fills up with love and pride....blessed is the name of the Lord!

Its been a year since the Trek. What have you been doing?




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