Since I have been here, one girl in particular has stuck out to me. I have tried to intentionally spend time with her and her family and what I have seen is amazing. When we first started going to eat lunch at her school, she ignored us but everyday inched closer and closer to our table. Next thing I knew, she was signing up for our afterschool program. We had the privilege of taking her to church with us. I sat next to her and I could tell that something was churning up inside of her the whole time that the pastor spoke about Paul and how he had to put his past behind him.

So far I hope that I have been able to leave an impression of myself that I am a person who is up front and transparent. In ministry we sometimes like to save face and hide our fears and insecurities in a corner. We like to keep those things that may cause us to doubt out of viewing range of other believers who we might influence us or who are out to judge us. Unfortunately, yet fortunately, I am not too afraid about the opinion of spectators to conceal my anxiety. The year of 2012 presents colossal opportunities that I am afraid I may mess up.

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Greetings and Salutations,