The greatest Fall

In my last post, I talked about this coming fall. I guess it's weighing heavily on my mind; cos here I sit, not 24 hours later, writing about the same thing. I know that this is a big writer's "no-no", but hang in there.

After completing my post, I went to bed, still pondering this coming year. Oh what a year it will be. Four of my best friends turn 16, 12, 23, and 18 this year and, well, that's crazy. My sister and her husband celebrate the completion of the first year of marriage! Can't believe it's been a year already!! My little sister and I will begin horseback riding lessons very soon, and I AM THRILLED! I haven't taken lessons in over 10 years! I become an aunt to a THIRD little heart throb. Love just keeps growing! I GRADUATE! I cannot believe that it's here already. Feels like just yesterday I was in 6th and trying to figure out which year I would be graduating. And now here I am. Over half way through my senior school year. Aaaaaannnyywaays...off that bunny trail. In June I'm headed back to Philadelphia! I'm so excited to go back. I worked there in a local church plan for a week in 2010. And all that is just in the next few months. Who knows what's past that.

I thought about how abundantly full this year will be. All that mentioned above, and maintaining my involvement with youth group, choir(final semester! =[), Spanish youth group(although I'm stepping out of this for the time being), babysitting, helping my sister in her ESL class, and I'm going to start keeping two children, three days a week for over a month or so. I hope to get a "real" job very soon. And dad is faithfully helping me work towards my license. Peru is still in the works, and I have begun looking into a few different ministries to be involved in once my time is no longer committed to school. For now my ministry is solely here at home. Making my haven a haven, and investing in the lives directly around me. Including my sisters and mom, and even the children that are frequently in our home. 

But, here are the two ministries that I've been looking into:

There is a neighborhood close by that has primarily Nepali, Latino, and Middle Eastern peoples, and over 38 definite languages(also several dialects). I was talking to a lady in my church who works primarily with the Nepali peoples, and she was talking about the needs there! Oh such needs! And to think, it's 10 minutes from my house. I would love to start an active ministry here.

The other place I'm looking into volunteering is Pregnancy Resource Center- I want to work with local missions. (The Philadelphia trip has a focus of "Change the city, Change the World", and we'll be working with the nations that God has set on the doorstep of America! I am SO excited!) I mostly want to work with the underprivileged families of the Appalachians, and in particular teens and children. But since those families are in those mountains and I am not, I have chosen to look into helping girls around here. And so that is why I am looking into a PRC.

I don't know what on earth God has in mind, however, and I do not want to be so locked into "my idea" that I over question what God may be presenting as His plan.

I slumped up the stairs with a whole lot on my mind, and fell asleep at great peace. Yes, I'm still as clueless as I was 24 hours ago, but I have a very different mindset. A mindset that knows my life is full of opportunity, and that I get to spend the next few months discover which opportunity is mine to grasp!

~M