I am sitting in a coffee shop called "Koko Mo's," which is about two minutes away from my current residence - The House of Matt and Layna Stafford (and Bacon - the pug).
I've been living with Matt and Layna for about a week and a half now. It has been very restful, which is great because I've been sick this past week, which isn't so great. The reason I'm living at Matt and Layna's is because I am raising support to go on staff with a Christian Ministry called Campus Outreach.
I became a Christian through this ministry my freshmen year in college and have been involved with them ever since. I graduated from UNCC on December of 2004 with majors in Communication Studies and Spanish and worked for a semester as Associate Staff with Campus Outreach. Now there is a team of 8 of us (pictured below) that will be moving to the state of Virginia in May to start a new ministry on one of the campuses there, we don't know which one yet, but we are eager to know where God is leading us.
This past weekend I went to Denver, NC for a Women's Retreat with the UNCC students. It was a very encouraging event for me, Amy Alexander was the speaker, Heidi Nyholm was the MC for the weekend, Mary Beth Smith Patterson shared her testimony and Layna Stafford did an amazing job of leading us in worship on our way out, Saturday morning (these girls are all pictured bellow). These are a few of the women that were there this weekend who have played a key role in my life. From leading me in a Bible Study to being in a Bible Study that I led to being beside me ever since I've been a Christian, they have supported me and continue to do so.
That's all for now - welcome to my blog!
From Left to Right:Layna, Me, and Amy at Cheddar's
Restaurant in Charlotte. Amy led Layna
and I in a Bible Study while we were in
College. Amy is now on staff with
Campus Outreach at UNCC. Layna is
a teacher in Charlotte, NC.
From Left to Right:
Heidi Nyholm, Mary Beth Smith, & Me
at Atlanta New Year's Conference '05.
These are the girls I led in a Bible
Study during my last year in College.
They are both graduating in May '06
from UNCC.
The Virginia Expansion team:Back row (L to R): Haley Devine,
Me, Maria Schwartz, Julia Bradner.
Front row (L to R): Collin Setterberg,
Doug Rose, Andrew Schwartz,
Matt Bradner (Isaiah).
We will all be living in Blacksburg, VA.
