We just got home from Incite (Northeast Chi Alpha's professional training conference for campus pastors) and it was a wonderful week for me. I was very glad to be able to go. This was our fifth Incite and I have never been able to go because we have held it in May, while my kids were in school. This year we held it at the end of June and I was able to go.
The fellowship with all the campus pastors was the highlight. I was able to get to know so many Chi Alpha pastors in the Northeast that I have only known by name. The relationships, encouragement and support I experienced there was refreshing and strengthened me.
The main speakers, Eli Gautreaux and his wife Mary, were the second best highlight. They are the Chi Alpha campus pastors at Sam Houston State in Texas. They have a very successful student group and Eli shared what he does there. It was a wonderful reminder of the ministry of Chi Alpha and what we stand for. I was challenged by Eli and Mary's commitment to students. They challenged me to think about what I am willing to do to reach students for Christ and I came away challenged to do more and pray more.
Incite left me ready to get to work this summer. I am taking today to write down some priorities and put together a schedule for the next 8 weeks before school starts. Please continue to pray for our preparation this summer.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Summer Plans
Gene and I just celebrated our daughter's graduation from Winchester High School. Laura graduated with honors and will be attending Savannah College of Art and Design next year. We are very proud of her.
Now we are beginning our summer preparation and study this month. Both Gene and I have been learning all about social media marketing so that we can take advantage of all the resources on Facebook and Twitter. All of our students and so many of our supporters use these two social networks. We want to learn how to use them to build our visibility on the web and at BU, and build a financial support network also.
We are also beginning our preparation for our teachings and training materials for next year. I am digging through all my old files for every piece of material on every subject I can find to see what kind of resources we already have. We are planning to build many tools for our students to use this next year.
Please keep us in your prayers this summer. Pray for our preparation and our finances - our monthly support tends to be low in the summer months. Thank you for all your prayers, always.
Now we are beginning our summer preparation and study this month. Both Gene and I have been learning all about social media marketing so that we can take advantage of all the resources on Facebook and Twitter. All of our students and so many of our supporters use these two social networks. We want to learn how to use them to build our visibility on the web and at BU, and build a financial support network also.
We are also beginning our preparation for our teachings and training materials for next year. I am digging through all my old files for every piece of material on every subject I can find to see what kind of resources we already have. We are planning to build many tools for our students to use this next year.
Please keep us in your prayers this summer. Pray for our preparation and our finances - our monthly support tends to be low in the summer months. Thank you for all your prayers, always.
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