Preview Weekend 2012

What a weekend! 28 college graduates came to Campus Crusade headquarters to attend a conference called Preview Weekend. The Year One leaders as well as interns, hosted these students to share with them the vision of using their giftings, passions and possibly even major in ministry. The students toured around different departments, meeting supervisors and asking them questions, gaining a better perspective of the "nerve center" of Cru.

The essence and program of Year One was heavily focused, as it provides a year long internship experience along side personal development. Through out the weekend, several current Year One interns were able to share different aspects of how they've grown, been challenged or seen God provide. The first night, I shared with the students my journey thus far, interning with Crusade - starting on STINT, my current experience with Year One and where I see God leading me next.

Please pray as these students make a decision about their future, that God would go before them and lead them toward His will for each of them specifically.

Preview Weekend Planning

Today, a group of us are going over logistics for Preview Weekend -- which happens this weekend! There is a lot of planning and details that are being put into this event.

Preview Weekend is an opportunity for college graduating seniors to visit Campus Crusade for Christ head quarters and see the world of operations. They will be meeting with supervisors from various departments, hearing from pioneering Cru leaders and interact with current YearOne interns.

It will be cool to see students come who we met with at Christmas Conferences last month. There are two students I met with who will be coming this weekend - Zeb and Tracy. It would be wonderful if this weekend would be bathed in prayer as these students consider their future.

Prayer

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When you say "I'll be praying for you", how long does that commitment mean? Till the prayer is answered? As often as you think of them?

I recently found myself saying that (and wanting to mean it) to a couple people. As I was thinking about it, 'for how long am I really committing to praying for'?

Someone told me once that if you see a stranger who looks like someone you know, maybe God is prompting you to pray for them. My junior year of college, I often saw this guy who looked like my friend Sanjay - who at the time, was undergoing major health issues. Taking that suggestion to mind, I found myself praying for Sanj often.

The concept of prayer is pretty unique. We can talk to the Creator of the universe at any time, not matter the circumstances, subject matter, language, or timezone. He's ready and waiting. I personally know I don't utilize this enough.

So, the next time you offer to pray for someone, think of it as sharing your concern and asking for a blessing from the Maker of all.

Psalm 55:17
Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice.

Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

ORLANDO!

Hi Friends!

Last Friday, I began my journey down to Campus Crusade headquarters. I got to stay with some friends along the way. Splitting up the drive made it bearable. I was excited to get down to Orlando, meet my team and start my job!

I arrived Sunday evening, meeting all of my roommates (Sara, Erin and Sharon). I unloaded, freshened up, and with my new roommates, headed to the guy interns house for our celebration dinner. It was great to meet my new team and hear a little bit about how God lead them to this unique internship.

The next morning started our 3 day retreat filled with, planning, vision casting, games and team norms. I think we gelled pretty well. During the tail end of our retreat, we met the ministry team serving at Disney (YES, there is a team of people who's focus is Disney. Think about it, over 5,000 international employee's cycling through each year? It's the nations coming to us!). They were every enthusiastic and excited for us to be joining them every Friday. I am looking forward to this too because I am hoping to meet several French girls who I can practice French with, but more importantly show them God's overwhelming love for them.

The days following the retreat have been "unpack and set up life" time. I spent some time at the local DMV yesterday getting my Florida Driver's license (defiantly not as nice looking as Michigan, but I may be biased) :) .

I am looking forward to going to church tomorrow and meeting some of the locals and getting plugged in. We'll see what this new week will bring, cause this last one was jam packed with many new experiences!

Here are a few photos:

Some of my family the morning I left.

The Cline Family - I stayed with them in Atlanta, Georgia.

FLORIDA!

My new bike which I plan on riding to work which is about half a mile away.