If you’re curious as to what I’ve been doing lately, I’ve been working as a substitute at Carver Early Childhood Center. It’s a preK center for Bryan ISD. I will be there through the rest of the school year. I really enjoy working with young children in an educational setting. Who would have guessed? Certainly not me, but it’s really something I enjoy.
I haven’t had much of a chance to push my support raising campaign yet. I didn’t intend to take such a permanent position, but it really fits right now. I will spend the summer doing ministry and raising support as well. In the meantime, I’m of course working closely with the youth group, managing the media communications aspect of our church, and fielding as many elder type situations as possible. I’m also meeting with a couple of guys who have become great friends. We are looking to develop a men’s ministry series for the fall. Since our goal is first of all to create a platform for men to develop genuine friendships, we are doing a lot of things to cultivate our own friendships. We will probably use a dvd series by John Elderedge called Wild at Heart “Band of Brothers”, which is an 8 week series as a launching point to rally men together. Hopefully we can top it off with a retreat that will seal some of the seeds sown.
Also, last but not least, Laurie is 11 weeks pregnant! The due date is November 23rd. We are so excited. We are also preparing as much as possible. It’s gonna be a great year!
Here’s a picture of me in action at Carver, where I’m presently working. We were dancing at the Cinco de Mayo celebration. I have been working with all the bilingual classes though I’m not bilingual, but we communicate so well nevertheless.
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