A Few Reasons Why This Year Was Great
I released to God my idolized view of community. He redeemed it by giving me this broken community of brothers and sisters, far from perfect and with not enough time left, but a community I have come to love and with acceptance of the time He gave me. BTW, Senior Large Group was worth the foodless days and sleepless nights, the stress and the hard work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_-02m_rUUw (Watch this to witness the amazingness that is IVCCF 2011!)
I gave God my life and asked Him to show me His will for me. He gave me 17 people to love, to develop and see grow in ways I couldn’t have imagined.
I lifted my burdens, struggles, pains, and frustrations to God, asking Him why me, to please help, to take away the suffering, to free me. He provided me with not only a supportive small group, but an amazing partner and a wonderful team who gave me life and reminded me of God’s unfailing and endless love for me, who encouraged me to be persistent, diligent, firm, and faithful.
God, I praise you for the work you have done this year and for the ways you have loved me. Thank You thank You thank You for the people You have surrounded me with. Thank You for the opportunity to partake in Your Kingdom-work right now. Thank You that this work is not done. Thank You for being You.
