I like blogs. They relate real people with real issues (added bonus when there is humor).
I am immersed fully in school at this point. My travels are long over and the reality of being stuck in 'ordinary' has set in. It's been 6 months since returning home, to Wisconsin, from Youth With A Mission. What have I done?
Hung out with my family (built a cob oven), Cut down trees (irony), Road tripped to Cornerstone music festival (slept in hammock), Reunited with 3 of my roomies from YWAM (Sam and Lydia and Angela), visited the University I was supposed to attend in Virginia (did not go), amazing family reunion (had to leave early), moved to Appleton (unintended), started classes at University Wisconsin Oshkosh ( Environmental Studies), Hiked 4 days in Michigan (with Andrea my new roommate).
The highlights in a nutshell. I ask myself everyday ' is this really my life I am living'. Is it what I had planned... no. Am I adjusted? Working on it. Content? Most days.
Returning back to American life has been hard. Why did no one prepare me? Impossible.
Is my heart still overseas? Yes. It is a good reminder of how blessed I am everyday.
Have I learned a lot? Yes. God is at work. Always.
I struggled to know what my purpose was upon returning. Me. Everything was focused on me. Not God. I started a study called 'Experiencing God' by Henry Blackaby. It has moved me away from, well, myself. Now, my thoughts are truly focused on What are God's plans and purposes.... and How can I be involved?
Where is God at work around you? How can you join Him in that work?
"The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." Psalm 18:2
Also, if you are curious to to see more about what I did on outreach check out this video Anna made:
EDTS Outreach
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