I arrived on Monday and was picked up by two of the guys who are on my team! Soo exciting! Vermont is beautiful. I will post pictures up when I can. We get to the dorms and I see Allie, Brendan, Anna, Kyle and I feel soo loved! These are all peers of mine who I get to see throughout the year in NY.
Turns out only about half of the 50 some students have jobs so five of us go job hunting on Tuesday, at one of the malls in the area. Also on Tuesday we had "Group Time" where the 5 of us got to hang out and get to know each other a little better. I was able to be vulnerable and they were too, please keep Jon, Ray, Bart, Phil and me in your prayers!
I came to VT knowing that I wanted to work with community development and ministry development, that night Allie introduces me to her friend Stephanie who runs Kids Alive, a program where she gets to hang out with the kids from Northern Burlington, the under-resourced neighborhoods. We start talking and she basically says tells me that if I want to hang out with her I could play with the kids all summer! Then she says that another thing she wants to try to do is get to know the families a little better because while all of the kids know one another, their families do not. These are mostly families seeking asylum in VT. She specifically used the words "community development" when describing what she wanted to do with the families! God showed up big time in giving me an opportunity to meet Him among the poor and the kids all summer! I am really excited for this! Steph is out of town for a week so I will not start for a little bit. That is 2 goals accomplished on the second day of GMS! Being vulnerable and truthful with my team, and finding a way to work on a community development ministry.
A good friend of mine told me recently "His mercies are new everyday!" I am excited to see what else God is going to do! Also, I am currently underfunded, please pray that God will help me trust in Him, I know he will fully fund me but I also know that being worried about it means I am not fully trusting in His power or love, pray for my heart! Thank you!
