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Fall 2012: 9653 Nations Drive Springdale, AR, 72762.

Patience, waiting, and open hands. These are the themes that have resounded in my life the last two years.You'd think I'd have the lesson all learned by now! Sadly, I am a slow learner and make the same mistakes, over, and over, and over again. Some of these themes I have talked about on here (or, maybe most of them...) Patience: waiting patiently for God to use you, and waiting patiently for colleges to get back to you. Waiting: waiting to see where God wants you, and waiting for your adviser to reply to your email you sent 2 weeks ago. Open hands: Hanging onto my own plans with open hands, because it is so much more painful for God to have to pry my hands open to remove a plan that is keeping me from His plans for my life. Giving things to God is so much easier in the long run, and it lets me see Him work in and through my life in ways I could never have foretold. One of those things is my plans for this fall.

For those of you who don't know, this fall I will be heading down to Ecclesia College, just northwest of Springdale Arkansas! (yes, this is the college I visited last year.) I'm excited for a new chapter, yet not excited to leave my family and friends. I am thrilled to be going where I feel God is leading me at this point, yet scared of the unknown and of change. Change is one of those things that I have spent half my life fighting against; yet at the same time, change is exciting! I come from a 'strange' family where I dearly love my little brothers and parents and do not look forward to being so far away from them (close to 11 hours to be exact.) I am so excited about my major and internship opportunities down there! I will be majoring in Ministry Leadership and haven't decided what I want to minor in, but I'm leaning towards Music Ministry, Youth Ministry, or Communications Ministry. The one thing that has drawn me to this college (one of many things...) Is that their focus is not on just getting you through college, but rather really making sure that this is where God wants you right now, and how to best equip the students for future ministry. Another plus is that they are in an area where there are a TON of camps, and I am hoping to internship with a camp! I'd love to eventually be working with camps as a full time job, though where God's plan takes me, I have no idea. :)

Here are the pics I took when Dad, the Brundiecks and I visited last spring... sadly I didn't take many photos, much less of the campus. :p Just of the amazing rainfall! There are some other pics of the dorm and of that visit on my Facebook page.  I'll try and get better ones this fall....


Supposedly they had been in a drought when I  visited.....
Never would have known. :p
It poured.... and poured...


I think the current plan is for me to leave around the 10th-ish of August. I have to be on campus on the 16th, and before then I have some pretty awesome people to spend a few days with. :) That puts me at 55 days till  I leave! o.o Lots to do before then! But, if you want to get together for coffee one last time before I leave town, let me know! There's always time for coffee and friends. :) (Except when I'm at work... ;) )

One last thought before me and my tired brain go to bed... I loved the music at church today, the words of the old hymns have resonated in my heart all day. But my mind is stuck on one that isn't quite as old....

The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning
It's time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes

Bless the Lord, O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name

Comments

  1. BethelJune 26, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    Aw Sara, that's so far away! :( But how exciting! I'll be praying for you as you transition. Lots of love!!

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