Christmas is coming...

Hey everyone,

I figured I would finally write to you all before Christmas breaks comes! I was just taking a break from studying as it is finally FINALS WEEK! Please be praying..... :)

To update you from the last blog, Thanksgiving Break was great and it was so good to see most of you at home, although some were missed, (I.E. Darcy, Austin, and the boys!). The youth weekend in North Carolina went really well!!! We made some new friends and were able to experience and help with a really cool "All Night of Worship" with their youth group! God moved in some mighty ways and we were all really excited to be able to be a part of it! The week home was fun and very restful and I can't wait to see everyone again at the end of this week!!! I have finals until about Thursday and then Benj and I will get to make the drive home!!!

In the mean time, I am studying for three finals for the week and trying to finalize my internship plans! Things are going really well with that though there are always a few frustrations. I am just praying that I can get everything in on time! If everything goes as planned I will be able to go to school in Missouri for one semester and will start at the end of January!!! Hopefully I will have more good news about all this when I come home!

I love and miss you all and I will see you all soon!!!
~Steph


(The pictures are of Benj and I at "Open Dorm" night, My Roommate and I making the best breakfast ever, a Ginger Bread House that we made for Open Dorm night and My Prayer Group and I!!! ) We've had a lot of Christmas parties around here and lots of decorations and good food but I am ready to come home!!!

Fall Break....New York City!

Hey everyone! Thank you so much for being patient...Benj and I are recovering from Fall Break and the busy week that came right after.
We went to New Jersey to stay with Darcy and Austin and the boys and had a GREAT time!!! We were able to get there late Wednesday night and stayed till Monday night. It was a lot of driving but we had so much fun! Thursday we were able to just spend time at the house with Darcy and the boys and then Friday we were able to work on the NYC Relief Bus with them.
Friday we woke up early to go to the Hope Center (Doug Butts met us there, he was in the area on business and was able to spend the day with us on the bus!). We went out into Manhattan, and the ministry they have with NYC Relief is great! You all should check it out sometime!!!! I believe we were more blessed than the ones we were blessing because of what we were able to see and hear!
Around 2pm we were able to go into the city and Benj and I had a great time! Exploring with no real direction (except a hand written map someone made for us), was so exciting!!! An adventure to say the least! Sunday we went to church with the Bonds, and Austin did a wonderful job at speaking briefly before the congregation. We were also able to ride the Staten Island Ferry with everyone and had a great time!
Monday was a lot of fun also! We were able to do some more sight seeing and then that evening we went to the Iridium Jazz Club to see Les Paul and his Trio play!!! It was amazing!!! Well, here are a few pictures and I have added some links on the left hand side of the page labeled "my favorites"!

Love and Miss you all!
~steph

Fall Break!!!

Happy Thursday!

I just finished my last class of the day and figured I would write about our upcoming week! I probably won't have time to write next week because its our fall break!

Benj and I are going to New York for our break to see Darcy and Austin!!! We are so excited to visit them!!! Neither of us have been to the city, so we are anxiously awaiting next Wednesday when we can start driving! It's probably a 7 hour drive so please be praying that we get there safely and quickly! While there, we will have the opportunity to work with Austin and Darcy on the Relief Bus and we will also get to visit the city and all the sites! I am especially excited to visit, because I was so used to seeing them every week when we all lived in Indiana. So this will be a treat for me to be able to see them and the boys finally!!!! We will be leaving Wednesday afternoon (the 3rd), after classes, and will get back Tuesday Morning!

These pictures are from last week at a friend's birthday party at BWW's and this past Tuesday we had a "See You At The Pole" event on campus! So I hope you enjoy the pictures and feel free to leave your comments to let me know how things are going at home or wherever you might be! I love and miss you all!

~Steph