Springtime @ FURMAN!!

Spring has finally arrived!! This is probably one of my favorite times of the year, except for fall- long nights, crickets chirping, walks around the Furman lake, and being outside in general- I love all these things!

As I type, I'm realizing how quickly this year has gone by...and how many changes I've experienced this year. More later on all of that. I cam honestly say this year has been one of the hardest, but best years of my entire life!

I can't believe this week is the our staff's last week full time on the campus before the Leadership Project! God has done so much this year in me, through me, and at Furman. So much that I could type about 8 pages on every prayer request He answered, all the things I've learned about Him, His character, and about myself, but I will spare you that novel on this blog.

Lately we have gotten to do some fun things with the girls and the guys,starting the building somewhat of a community here at Furman. I don't know if you've ever read Acts 2: 42-47, but that's my prayer for the women and men here at Furman. It says of the disciples,

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common.Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved."

If you ever wonder what you can pray for the ministry here at Furman, pray those verses :)

So in light of that, what has been going on at Furman?

-We have weekly spaghetti dinners at our director, Thomas Camps house! This time is a time to just talk, meet new people, fellowship together, and create welcoming environment for anyone to come to! These have been very successful and have accomplished what we prayed they would- giving us a connection point for people of all classes at Furman, guys and girls, and staff to come together!

-My Bible study girls have started, on their own initiative, eating dinner together every Monday night!! The crazy picture below is a picture of all the freshman girls in my Wed night Bible study at a bon fire we had last week!

-Girls dinner: A couple weeks ago, we had every girl involved in our ministry and anyone else who wanted to come over to my house for dinner and ice cream sundaes! It was amazing- my house was so full you could hardly walk!!

-Cookie swap- Sarah and I (thomas Camp's wife) organized a fun cookie swap where girls came for Cocoa & Cookies!! We had a blast!

Below are pictures from a concert some freshman girls and i attended last tuesday! The close up pic is me, Kylie, Virginia, Mary Grace, and Allie- all freshman at Furman!!

As we finish out this year strong, pray that God would continue to build a commmunity- even this summer at the Leadership Project in Myrtle Beach!!