Visiting Liberty...

4-28-08

Hey everyone!

I am at Liberty and just loving it!!! It is so good to be back and I am excited to be able to finally be able to see Benj and all of my friends here! A friend and I are apartment hunting and I have also been able to visit everyone at the office that I worked in last semester and I am excited to go back to work there next semester! I will be here a little longer and I look forward to seeing everyone at home in a couple of weeks! I am having a great time and I get to meet with future internship students tomorrow for next semester to answer any questions they may have and to better prepare them for Missouri. I hope you all are well and feel free to email to say hey! I’ll blog soon….

Blessings,

Steph

Weeks 10, 11, & 12....

Hey everyone,

This will be my last blog from Missouri, but I will continue writing every week or two...

We have been having a great time, but it's very busy. I haven't had a whole lot of time for anything extra because we are wrapping up everything, handing in last assignments, and thinking about packing! We had a great weekend doing yard work at one of the instructor's home, then went through a progressive dinner Saturday going from house to house for different parts of a meal. Sunday we were also able to go to our church for the last time and then to dinner at a family's home that night.

Last night was our last Good News Club (a club to teach kids the Gospel) and it was amazing! We just knew that God's presence was there last night and the kids are great! I have been able to go to this club for the past 3 weeks and these kids have such a hunger for God's Word and to understand it. A disciple was known for their questions not their answers and these kids have truly amazing questions and we have been able to see their desire for understanding. How many times have I really desired to know more of God's Word like these children do? We who have been in the church for so long, know the right things to say and the right answers to questions about the Bible, yet we fail to ask questions and desire understanding. We want knowledge instead of wisdom and facts instead of the life changing work of God.

Even as my knowledge is increasing while in training here, I am realizing how much I have yet to learn. And I am thankful for that! My prayer is that I would always have the desire to learn more about the Bible and more about God and how He is working in my life and how He wants to use me. I never want to be afraid to ask big questions. Growing up my dad always made sure I knew there was no such things as a stupid question...I am thankful for that wisdom he had to share with me! If only more people (and more children) knew that today...

I hope to see you all next week and I look forward to sharing with you about my training...

~Steph

weeks 7, 8, and 9...

Hey Everyone, sorry no blog lately....nothing is really happening around here. Just lots of rain and boredom outside of school work. Tomorrow we are going to the Arch for the day and Union Station and we just finished out last practicum of the semester today! Praise God!!!! Here are some picture of our entertainment.....do you see the lack of it! The girls took me horseback riding for my birthday.....we spend our weekends at Panera in the next town over just for internet.....and the other is just a fun picture of me and the girls out by our lake/pond on a sunny day!!! i love and miss you all and hope to see you soon!
~steph