"I will stand on my guard post and station myself on the rampart; And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me..." Habakkuk 2:1

I sit here a little overwhelmed... wait that is an understatement... VERY overwhelmed as I think about everything that God is doing right now in my life and in this ministry. I feel like everything that God has been telling me to prepare for and pray for is happening.

Middle School Ministry Change

As many of you know, this last summer we started to have middle school club separate from high school club. We have been having club on Tuesday nights before our Art's Night. Well once school started we began to find that a lot of our students couldn't attend on Tuesdays because of sports etc.

Seeking God's Plan

So Abby who is on student staff and works with me in middle school ministry and I started to pray about whether the Lord wanted for us to move our programming to Friday nights.... if and when to approach the subject with Steve who is our community director and how to just proceed in general.

God Answers

Well Craziest thing!!... not really crazy, but God... This weekend as Abby and I were sitting with Steve he asked us what we thought about considering moving middle school ministry to Friday Nights!! All that we had done was pray about it! I love how the Holy Spirit speaks to us and for us!! I love how unifying He is!! I love how He knows best and prepares our hearts and the hearts of others to receive His vision for His Kingdom!! I love how He cares about these kids more than we ever will!! I love how He gives us the desires of our hearts... and lines up those desires with His own!! I love how He loves me!!

The New Chapel

In order to have middle school on Friday nights we are going to change locations from our current Chapel to the brand new chapel that was built... Look at how beautiful it is!!!

Please be in prayer for us during this time of transition...

Please pray for:

-More middle school leaders... specifically men who will step up and love these boys well

-Smooth transition between buildings

-Parental support and excitement about this change

-More students hearing the Gospel and that we would be BOLD in proclaiming the Gospel. Romans 1:16

-That our leadership team would continue to grow more intimate in our individual relationships with the Lord.

-That we would have discernment when it comes to what God's vision is for this ministry and for Friday Nights and what is our own vision.

May God's will be done in Fort Hood as it is in Heaven!!!

Bowling Night!!

A few weeks ago we had an amazing time with our middle school and high school friends at a Friday Night Bowling Hangout!! Honestly it was a little chaotic trying to figure out payment and how many games everyone played, but it was so worth it! We met a few new friends and were able to reconnect with students who we hadn't seen in a while because they are involved in sports and extracurricular activities. It is nights like these that keep me going. I am so blessed to be called here with these specific students!! I LOVE IT!!

Trying to figure out the scoreboard... how many people does it take?

One of our leaders Abby and Kaylee

Our middle school girls hanging out

Laughter brings joy to the soul :)

Derek one of our leaders and some highschool guys

After this hang out Abby and I decided that we need to do this more often... yeah the kids love it but SO DO WE!! ha ha

What do we have planned this weekend? Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag and Volunteering at the post wide Hallelujah Fest.

Next weekend? S'mores Party and Photo Scavenger hunt!!

So Excited! Stay tuned for pictures!!

Choir Concerts and Football Games

Update: I am sorry that I haven't blogged in a while. There has been a lot going on in my life and the lives of my family members. For those of you who know my family you know that my mom had brain surgery last month and it went amazing. Please continue praying for her recovery. She is experiencing partial paralysis in her face, but the pain from her jam has not come back which is exciting. They were also able to remove 98% of the tumor. I also started my masters this semester. I haven't been in school since 2005 when I finished my bachelors and boy is it a time investment. It is so exciting though to be learning more about studying the word of God. I am working on a Masters in Biblical Counseling and taking a Hermeneutics class. It has been completely opened my eyes in my own personal study of the Bible and in preparing messages for our kids. I am extremely excited about everything I am learning.

So this week we didn't have Club... our leadership team has been going strong throughout the entire summer and so we decided to take a small break this week to breathe before the rest of the semester. It was such a great time of rest and fellowship. Because I was free on Tuesday and Wednesday night I was able to go watch one of our 8th grade friends win in football on Tuesday and one of our 7th grade girls perform in a dance recital with the Smith Middle school choir on Wednesday. Honestly on Wednesday I was exhausted and not really sure if I was going to go to the show, but God told me I should... so I did. I took one of my other middle school friends Julia and headed out there. What a blessing it turned out to be. Not only did Kaylee perform amazingly, but I ran into two of the girls that went to Camp Buckner with us... Abby and Jenesis. They have both been so busy throughout this semester with extracurricular activities that I hadn't seen them at all. Just seeing how excited they were to be performing for their families and to watch them singing "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars and "Firework" by Katie Perry which were both songs that we loved singing together at Camp brought tears to my eyes. There is no doubt in my mind that that was a God ordained night. He reminded me that He is still working in those girls lives whether or not I am able to be there. I love how the Lord sends us those glimpses of His presence. I am so glad that I listened to Him and went. I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on the message He wanted to give me!!

Julia and Me at the PX before the Concert

Smith Middle School Song Line Up

Awesome Smith Choir

Abby Right before her lead dance solo to the song "Thriller" by MJ