Well here I am, sitting at a table against the far wall of the Gryphon Cafe in Wayne. I had a brilliant idea earlier today...actually it wasn't my idea, but it is something I've been thinking about doing for a while and finally decided to try today after someone else suggested it a few weeks ago. I decided to start this blog.
What is this blog anyways? What's it all about?
Good question, he says to himself :)
Well, at this point I'm really not sure. I guess it's an attempt to help my supporters stay in touch with me, and get a better feel for what types of trials and triumphs I encounter on a daily basis with my campus ministry.
The clock at the bottom of my screen is telling me I have about ten minutes to say something profound, or at least something interesting, because I need to pick up some students from Eastern in twenty minutes for our small group tonight. That clock is always telling me things. Usually he tells me that I don't have enough time to do everything I want, or that I am late for something, or that it is much to early in the day for me to be this exhausted.
There are other voices, the ones on my voicemail for example, that I usally only have time to listen to once or twice a week, then there is the voice of caution in the back of my mind telling me not to be too honest, and to keep everything sounding pristine and glorious.
Six minutes to go.
The person who suggested I write this blog happens to be a new supporter. He encouraged me to write often about my ministry and to write from my heart. He shared that the last couple he and his wife supported in ministry lived in some hostile and impoverished area in one of the Americas south of us. He also shared that the stories that the missionaries shared through their newsletters were the most cherished memory they had from being supporters. He encouraged me to not go for the Christianized candy-coated delivery, but to be authentic and real. That sort of scares me, because some of the things I think, and some of the things I witness might make my supporters think twice about supporting this ministry.
Two minutes to go...make that one.
Well, I have to getting going soon, so I'll leave you with what you can expect from this blog. Nothing profound, obviously, but hopefully something interesting. I can't promise my thoughts will always be organized or well stated, but I can promise that I will try my best to share a little bit from everyday here, even if I am squeezing it in between a million other things. Welcome to campus ministry!
My clock says I have to go. Until next time.
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