Ready. Steady. Go.

Summer is, let's say, like a race. So much has been going on. Graduation and on to Bryan's bachelor party followed by the wedding then off to Hawaii with my dad to visit family that I haven't seen in about 19 years (wowza!). It was really cool though. There is something cool about family though, and that is that they will always be family. Even though I had tons of fun hanging with my biological family again and getting to know them, I was super encouraged in this: I will always be able to be close with my brothers and sisters in Christ that I am so close with from APU. I know there is some anxiety from all of us about the new adventures that we are about to embark on but we are also really encouraged about the times in the future that we will be able to be with each other again.

The countdown is...done. Tomorrow I am leaving my brief stay on the Central Coast and making a four hour trek up the coast to my new home in Benicia. It seems like forever ago that I saw a posting online for the job and began the interview process. Now after a lot of compounding excitement over the span of a month and a half of waiting to finally go and start this new ministry adventure. In my life, God opens doors and when they open there is a strange peace and calm in my life. This is what I have experienced with my journey to Northgate Christian Fellowship. The excitement has built, and it's time to go join "the real world" (no, not the MTV show). Please keep me in your prayers as I strive to shine out the brightest example of the Gospel to all the students of Benicia. Keep on keepin' on.