The Next Step

Well, that's it! I'm officially done with my Junior year at Covenant College! It's been a very difficult semester considering most of my classes were upper division and for my major. US Urban Poverty, International Microenterprise Development and Cross-Cultural Social Science Research Methods were my most difficult, but were also the one's I cared the most about.

So, now it's on to my internship! it's so hard to believe! I'm still $300 short, but I know that the Lord will provide, as He always does. Friday evening, the Community Development department had a "Send-Off" event. Our 4 professors, 2 of the Chalmers Center staff, a senior in the major along with the 12 Junior interns came together to share about our internships and prayer requests and spend time in prayer for each other. The most powerful during the during the send off was hearing everyone's prayer requests and seeing how many people nodded along in agreement or asked to add that to their list, too. Even though I will be in ii with no one I know, I don't think I'll be lonely. There's something about knowing that there's 11 other people with the same knowledge you have freaking out about messing up on their research or doing something that's more harm than help. Knowing that they're going to share similar emotions and experiences that I will and knowing that they're praying for me as I am them just brings the most miraculous peace.

To my fellow interns: May God bless your hands and feet as you seek to serve Him using the education He blessed us with and may you do EVERYTHING for his glory. (and if you survived 460, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to handle your internships ;)

A place to call home

My housing has been figured out! I'll be spending the first 2 weeks with Rick and Yvonne Sawyer (the CEO of FCFC)and on June 1st, I'll be moving to this house (look at picture) with several other people who are working with urban ministries in Miami for the summer. Pray that I'll establish good relationships with those I'm living with and that we can support each other throughout our summer's of work.

quick note!

So, changed the name of my blog.
"But every year you grow, you will find me bigger." -Aslan, Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis.

This is my favorite quote from the entire series of the Chronicles of Narnia and I have a feeling I'll be growing a whole lot this summer and will be even more amazed at how big my God is.

Prayer Support

I realized I haven't posted ANY prayer requests on here! HOW LAME!
here they are!

- That God will be preparing my heart and mind for the 12 weeks of research. I've never done anything like this before and it's what I'm majoring in, so hopefully I'll enjoy it.

- For friendships with the FCFC and Amachi Mentoring staff as well as those whom I'm living with.

- For eyes to see the furthering of God's Kingdom in Miami. and to be encouraged by the brothers and sisters in Christ who are fighting against the dark presence there.

- For my family, primarily my parents. This is the second summer I'll be away from home and they're use to having their college students come home for the summer. Pray for peace for them.

- For health and safety.

- I still need to raise $300 before the 16th of May. Pray for a heart to trust that the Lord will provide.


I'll continue to keep you updated.

the dates

I finalized the dates of my internship with my host. I will be leaving Sunday, May 16th and be leaving Sunday, August 8th.

One more detail figured out! YAY!

ch..ch..ch..chaaannges

Well, I had an interesting phone call with Delia, my internship host at P4CT and unfortunately, they will not be able to host me as an intern.

BUT!

Rick and Yvonne Sawyer at FCFCFL (Family and Child Faith Coalition of Florida) have offered me an internship position with their organization. I will still be in Miami, but instead of working on asset mapping with the CCAMP program, I will be creating a network of mentoring programs; And instead of working in Overtown and West Coconut Grove, I will be looking at the Maimi-Dade County. Thankfully, that only changes about 2/3 of my research design (aka, a VERY large paper I have to write throughout this semester).

Continue to pray for support to come in. I still need $255. and pray for the changes, that I'll have time and energy to dedicate to more research.

In Christ,
Becky

ALMOST THERE!

$800-$545= $255 LEFT TO RAISE!!!

Also, I'm setting up training for the Connecticut Community Asset Map Program (CCAMP) which is a recent computer program that came out that helps process the data I'll be collecting and make it available to the community.