at home and on campus - what we're up to

I figured we were due for an update.  What do you think? :)  We're working on a newsletter (with exciting news about Haverford College!) but maybe you'd like to know what we've been up to recently.

Elliott

At church:  Elliott has been preaching periodically, in an effort to grow as a leader and discern whether or not he should head into pastoral ministry.  You can listen to a sermon on Habbakuk here and one on Advent here.  This coming Sunday is our young adult service, and he will be preaching again!  (We'll put it up once it's on the internet.)

On campus:  Elliott continues to meet with small discipleship groups (made up of about 3-4 college students/young adults) and is taking a greater leadership role in Transformed, the drama ministry group at Eastern.  He has been leading the group in Bible study and has helped direct some skits. We have about 20 students signed up for the Jubilee Conference from Eastern University so far (very exciting!), and we're having a Pancake Dinner Fundraiser to raise money for transportations and scholarships.   He is still involved in Haverford Christian Fellowship and is one of the lead members of a faith group started by the college itself.

Rachel

At home:  Rachel has been very busy at home, spending much of her day with baby Gwendolyn and cleaning up at the house (as well as finding nifty ways to save money and the environment - you can read more about that here).  She has finished her M.Ed in Secondary Education, and teaches part time at an after-school children's theatre program.  Recently she also got a second job as a writer for a business (very, very part time).  

On campus:  Rachel continues to mentor girls one-on-one, both on campus and at the house.  Although she has been unable to be there for many big events, she tries to stay involved in the ministry with the relationships already formed from last year.

Gwendolyn

Gwen has been learning how to shuffle across the room.  She is quite skilled at shuffling backwards, but can shuffle herself forwards with great gusto when there is something she's not supposed to play with (like a computer).  She is teething and likes to wake up at all hours of the night, but is so sweet that we easily forgive her.  Her favorite hobbies are singing and putting everything into her mouth.