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Hope for the City

Camden, NJAs stated in my previous post, the journey has begun as I pursue God’s direction for the next phase of my life. As of right now, however, God has placed me in the city of Camden, NJ, and what a trans­formational experience it has been already. The city of Camden has suffered over the last several years as a large number of jobs have been removed. This in turn has caused extreme poverty, creating a difficult environment for children to grow up in.

This summer is an opportunity for me to minister to these children and hopefully demonstrate to them that they are indeed worth something, and that they can be the transformation in their communities. While I have been here for just a short time, I have been amazed and appalled at the conditions others are forced to live in even here within this country. I am encouraged, however, by the hearts of the children.

Personally, my time here has grown me as I have had to wrestle with the social issues presented, as well as learn to interact with and love children who come from a very different background than I have. Many of these kids come from abusive homes, and for them coming to camp may be the only food they see in a day and the only love they experience. Ultimately, it is an honor and a privilege to be here at all, and I am excited as to the ways in which God is moving.

Please pray for the children and the people of Camden.

To learn more about what the organization UrbanPromise is doing to help, visit http://www.urbanpromiseusa.org.

The Journey Begins

I believe God is calling me to the field. It’s been a truly incredible journey, but when I take the time to stop and remember what God has already done, I can’t deny the call and desire to follow that call He has placed within me. As I stand amazed at the ways God has already worked in my life, I can’t help but be excited for what He has planned next, in the coming days as well as the coming years. I can’t tell you I know for sure what this next year of preparing and raising support holds, but I can say that I know God has called me and asked me to begin this journey, to take the next step of faith.

You see, I never thought I would be a “m!ss!onary”. But aren’t we all? As is expressed in my vision page, I believe God has called me to take my ministry to another region in the world. Today I begin the process of raising support, preparing to go. I am excited and thrilled for how I know God is going to provide. Let this crazy, incredible adventure we call life continue, and let the next chapter begin!