So many things have happened these last two weeks reminding me, once again, what an awesome, amazing God I serve. I just have to share what I wrote down in my journal.
1. Anthem Missions – providing an amazing team (Anthem is my college group at church. I am part of the missions team)
2. Making room for Erynn at Downtown Dogs by giving Shawn a different job. A friend of mine applied at my work, but all of the positions had been filled. Suddenly one of the newly hired employees left for a better job. I personally think it was a total God thing, making room for my friend Erynn to get the job!
3. Carissa. First of all, Carissa herself is a constant reminder of how amazing God is. But I have several “categories” under Carissa.
a. Providing a bible study night for her brothers – our college groups have bible studies, but there were none that were on nights her brother could go. Jai, the Anthem small group coordinator, talked our friend Steven into starting a small group and he purposely set it for a night that Carissa’s brothers could go.
b. Contacting the health woman (for lack of better words). Carissa lives in constant pain because of some health issues, and a friend recommended someone who might be able to help. 
c. Mogli’s friend coming to Anthem. (Mogli is a nickname for one of Carissa’s brothers). It is always amazing to see new people at church, getting connected, and becoming interested in God!
4. Steven starting a small group – the one Carissa’s brothers are attending. It is really neat to see how God has worked it out. From what I understand, he already has quite a few guys in his group. God is good.
5. Seeing and conversing with several new people at the college group reminded me, again, that God is moving and working in people’s lives.
6. John 15. This one is a big one for me this week. It all started when Steven texted John 15 to several of us a couple weeks ago. Then last Monday night I walked into C28 (Christian clothing store) looking for a birthday gift for my friend, Arielle. The first shirt that caught my eye was an immediate yes for a gift, but once I looked at it closer I realized it had John 15:1 on it. I then started conversing with the two employees in the store, one of which had her bible open to John 15. She had just been reading it right before I walked in. And they had recently covered John 15 in their bible study. I talked with them for 20-30 minutes about John 15, scripture, and God before heading off to Bible study. And then, to top it off, tonight I talked to my 10 year old brother on skype. We somehow got on the topic of the Bible, and I asked him if he reads his bible much. Talking about that inspired him to ask us to do a Bible study together over Skype, and he picked John 15:7! As if that wasn’t amazing enough, he led the discussion and closed us in prayer! Love that guy!
7. God providing another leader for our Jr. High group at church
8. And last, but not least, coming to the realization of how many people I know who are feeling called to overseas missions. Two guys in my college group leave for YWAM this week, and I found out two of my friends from Lemoore are heading to Uganda this summer! And then, of course, there is my good friend Cori who is leaving for South Africa in January to spend a year doing missions work there!!!!! If you would like to help my friends out, Lauren and Heather are selling Ty Dye Shirts (http://http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=608235124#!/pages/To-Dye-For/215976951794064). Cori has a blog (http://http://jubilee-southafrica.blogspot.com/) you should check out and keep tabs on. You’ll love her perspective on life
