Ok ok...I know you've all been dying to know what this "transition" is for Brett and I (even though most of you reading probably already know). Well the cat's out of the bag...we are joining full-time staff with Campus Crusade for Christ this summer! Here are some "Frequently Asked Questions" answered for you all.
FAQs
1. Weren't you already working for CCC? Well, yes. Brett and I are both interns and we are just finishing up our internships (my second year, Brett's first). You can only intern up to 2 years, so we had to decide what was going to be next.
2. How did you come to this awesome decision? We really love our job. We love working with college students and seeing their lives be changed because of Christ. We felt very affirmed through prayer, wise counsel of friends, and our families. It seemed like everyone knew we would be doing this before we did!
3. Will you be going back to work at Texas Tech? We don't know?! CCC assesses placement by the current need of the region, the preference of the people joining staff, lots of prayer, and probably more stuff that I am not fully aware of at this point. Anyway...after lots of thought and prayer, Brett and I feel like the Lord is preparing us to GO and experience ministry in another place. Therefore, we have voiced to our region that we are willing to leave Texas Tech and go somewhere else in the region. We currently do not know our placement, so we are in a time of waiting patiently to find out :)
4. So are you going to end up across the world? No. Not at this point at least. CCC in the United States is divided into regions and currently we are in the Red River Region which is made up of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma & Arkansas. So, we will end up in one of those 4 states.
5. When will you find out where you will be placed? We will know for sure by the end of June.
6. When will you officially go to the location you will be placed? We have a lot of things ahead of us before we end up in our TBA location. First, we will be going to Fort Collins, CO this summer for 6 weeks for our New Staff Training. Following the training, we will be moving in with my parents (woo hoo!) to raise all of our financial support needed. Once we are at 100% of our support goal, we will then move to our placement.
So I think that about covers all the basics at this point. I'll keep you all posted with what happens with our future. We are trusting the Lord with our future and are excited for wherever God takes us :)
If you want more details, let me know!
Kim
woo hoo! congrats kim to you and brett!! :)
ReplyDeleteCan I just say I am sad. Everyone is coming on staff this summer and it just so happens to be the summer I postponed my acceptance to join staff to pay down debt :( I would have loved to see ya'll at CSU. Congrats! Praying that the Lord develop your Ministry Partners quickly!
ReplyDeleteSo excited for what God has in store for you and Brett. And, honestly, a little excited that you will be living in Houston for awhile. We will need to get together! :) Love you guys and will be praying for you!
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you two and the fact that you will be coming home (H-town); I do realize that this is actually no longer your home... But Pops and I can't wait!!!
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