CLOSING A CHAPTER

 

CLOSING OF A CHAPTER

This past May has been a very busy month with the end of the 2022-2023 school year and the end of my apprenticeship. This month we finished several of our apprentice classes, visited our sister ministry in Bellingham, Washington for a student ministry conference, and delivered our final sermons for the school year. I have been grateful to have spent the last 10 months serving students and building community as a campus missionary. God has blessed our campus and ministry in a lot of ways this year and it has been fun to share those with you all!

End-of-Year Party

Of course, with the end of the school year, it's time to celebrate! We are always excited to celebrate the hard work of our students both in their academics and in their faithfulness to the Lord and his community at UTD. This year we decided to surprise our students with a summer-themed party to send them off to their holiday excited for vacation. I got to take a few pictures with Jonathan, Mick, and Mitchell before the fun was over. These three guys have been a huge part of my life since their freshman year at UTD. They are going into their senior year and it is crazy to think that three years have already gone by. 

SICM

Every year we send our students to a student ministry conference in Bellingham, Washington called SICM. The Student Institute of Campus Ministry is a week-long conference that teaches our students how to be leaders in their community on campus. They learn about spiritual friendship, evangelism and they even get to practice outreach to other students on the Western Washington University campus. It was super fun to get to spend the week with our students watching them learn what I learned on my visit in 2019.

Brandon

This year I am excited to be spending more time with our campus director Brandon. He is taking over as my supervisor this year and is a wonderful mentor and friend. Rhett who supervised me during my apprenticeship is transferring to our UTA ministry, and although I will miss him at our staff meetings and our weekly time together, I am happy that he is still getting to serve and work with our community.

Thank You

Thank you for your support this year in campus ministry and thank you for your continued support as I start my second year on staff with Focus. It has been a privilege to share my work in ministry with you and to hear your excitement for our students. Without your support and prayer, this year and the years to come would not be possible!

Student Testimony