Monday, December 26, 2011

A Look at 2011

As I reflect back on 2011 I wanted to share some of my personal highlights:
I spent 2010-2011 interning at Bethel Church. I was able to be mentored by amazing leaders at Bethel working both in the international department and children's ministry. Under children's ministry, I learned how to empower children to walk in their true identity in Christ teaching them how powerful they are. As part of the international department, a fellow intern and I had a similar desire to see teams come together to go out to the nations. We spent the year talking with leaders, encouraging students to look for people in their lives to build team with and surveying the students to help them find others with common ministry goals. That is still a work in progress and one of the main reasons I am staying in Redding. I have a desire to be a bridge from Bethel to the nations.
I spent most of the summer in China. The highlight from that trip was getting to go out to remote Tibetan areas to share the love of Jesus. That was amazing!! I'll post a more detailed account of that trip so you can read more about that if you would like.
During the fall, I have been learning how to do life and ministry outside of school. I have several teaching jobs. I'm still teaching for the TESL program at Bethel and also teaching ESL to two international students at a high school. Along with that, I teach piano and Chinese. With these jobs, I'm learning the importance of serving my students and teaching them things that will empower them to accomplish their dreams.
I also stay busy in the evenings with facilitating a group at a 18-week workshop on single life, participating in the TESL classes at Bethel and being a part of an evangelistic house church.
Next spring I plan to be more involved in helping people build teams to go to the nations. I also plan to spend the summer in China working alongside missionaries there that are connected with Bethel.
Here are some ways that you can be praying for me for 2012:
That I would continually have a burning desire to seek more of God.
That I would live every day in the present and ask God how I can serve Him now.
At the same time, I'm seeking direction for next year of how I can serve Him with my heart for the nations.
I still desire a husband that I can live life and ministry with.

Thanks for your friendship in my life! I love hearing about what God is doing in your life so keep in touch!