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Wow, haven’t posted since March! I am ashamed. However, life has been crazy the last few months. Have been dealing with school, tried to double up on some classes to be able to walk in commencement in May. Found out the hard way that some people are sprinters and some are marathoners. I resemble the tortoise more than the hare. I had to slow down and will have to wait until next May to walk, no real biggie, I would rather take my time and do it right. Have been working on my degree since spring of 2007, it has been a long run. But, I would encourage anyone who has started their education, whether it is college or maybe you were not able to finish high school, DON’T GIVE UP! My mother left school at 14, got married had her first child at 17, was divorced and remarried by 24. She had a hard life, but she went back and got her G.E.D. at 50, she died at 54. I miss my Mom, and she is one of the inspirations that keep me going toward finishing my schooling. Wheeewww didn’t mean to get so morbid. My goal was to give myself a little pep talk while hopefully encouraging someone else who may need it.
Back to my original thought; what has been going on since March. If you have wandered over to Tom’s blog you probably know that we have transferred membership to Brookside UMC, here in Wichita. Since then I have become worship leader for Sunday services, have preached one message (hope to do more), and am heading up a special outreach team to our local community, Planeview. I was drawn to this church because of the location. I see this community in a much different light than most. Often people who know where Planeview is look at its exterior and not at the people. I see a community that is ripe and ready for the harvest. Folks who are searching for something better rather than someplace better. See a lot of the friends I have made live here not because of circumstances, but by choice. Some are second or third generation residents of this community. Planeview is home. So, along with Pastor Cynthia, Brookside continues to minister to this “flock.” We are currently doing a community outreach family fun night, “Thursday Nite Alive,” we are sharing a short devotion and prayer along with a simple hot dog meal, the highlight being ministry performances by local volunteers. My friend Joe is the cook, he is one cool guy, a real huggie bear of a man, and he may be gruff on the outside but loves his community and loves to cook those hot dogs. I have made other friends as well, a second congregation shares our physical church, Vida En Cristo is a Spanish speaking congregation. We will be blending both congregations in August. My friend Isidro is on the team that is coordinating these events. He suffered a stroke last week, he is recovering, please keep him in your prayers. I will be introducing you to other people who are welcoming me into their lives at a later date.
I will close for now, blessing to all who read this and share my journey. I may not know who all of you are, but you are in my prayers.
Becky