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My latest two sermons are now available on my Summer Sermons link: 6/30, "Touching the Untouchable" and 7/7, "Brotherhood".
Pump Geyser
Monday, July 22, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Day 121: Break Away
Hello!
These past three weeks have been filled with a whole lot of work. But Sunday marked a big day for me as I completed most of my school deadlines for the summer semester, marking the start of my summer break! For the past four days, I have hardly even touched my laptop, not even to check emails. It felt so good to break away!
In the midst of all this work these past few weeks, there were some really good things that happened. For starters, Spencer Lundgaard, the executive director for A Christian Ministry in the National Parks (ACMNP), visited KelLee, Jamie, and I to see how we were doing here at Lake Powell. During his visit, he was able to meet with the National Park Service to discuss ways that we could extend word to park visitors about the services. His talk was met with an equal match of support, and we are now allowed to walk through the campgrounds on Saturday night to announce the weekend activities of the campground! Along with this, we're also now allowed to set up more signs for the services; hopefully more visitors will be encouraged to attend! After facing so many closed doors when we first tried to get our services started, this was an enormous encouragement to the team!
Beyond that, after over a month of writing, editing, and formating, I completed my photobook for my seminary project. This book is called "Encountering God on the Trail" and includes lessons from the wilderness regarding spiritual development and walking with God holistically, both physically and spiritually. Along with each chapter there are national park photos that I've taken over the past two years. This book is filled with not only personal stories and lessons I've learned along the way, but also includes stories from Christians throughout the centuries who have also encountered God in the wilderness and how it impacted their lives as well.
I submitted the book to my professor, now I'm going through the book adjusting some things so that it's less "schooly" and more enjoyable for those who want to read it. I've been showing the book to friends and coworkers here at Lake Powell and there has been a lot of positive affirmation regarding the book, as well as requests to read it. After sitting for countless days in the break room working on this project, it feels so nice to relax and hold the finished product in my hand.
Finally, with the semester completed, I've been spending a lot more time exploring and enjoying the area. Jamie, KelLee, several other friends, and I got to go kayaking on the lake. I got to take another trip to Rainbow Bridge, and got to tour Glen Canyon Dam (so awesome!). Along with all this exploration and time in the sunshine, I've been getting a lot more sleep too! This has been such an awesome week!
After putting so much work in these past few weeks, I have enjoyed the blessing of rest. This has been needed; I am so grateful for this transition in my summer. I can now spend a lot more time working with the ministry, exploring, and getting to spend more time with friends and other people here at Lake Powell. Special thanks to those who've been praying for me as I was wrapping up my semester.
I have more photos and stories to tell from these past two weeks, but that will have to wait until next week.
Photos of the past few weeks can be viewed on my Photos of the Week page.
I'll be posting my past two sermons shortly.
These past three weeks have been filled with a whole lot of work. But Sunday marked a big day for me as I completed most of my school deadlines for the summer semester, marking the start of my summer break! For the past four days, I have hardly even touched my laptop, not even to check emails. It felt so good to break away!
In the midst of all this work these past few weeks, there were some really good things that happened. For starters, Spencer Lundgaard, the executive director for A Christian Ministry in the National Parks (ACMNP), visited KelLee, Jamie, and I to see how we were doing here at Lake Powell. During his visit, he was able to meet with the National Park Service to discuss ways that we could extend word to park visitors about the services. His talk was met with an equal match of support, and we are now allowed to walk through the campgrounds on Saturday night to announce the weekend activities of the campground! Along with this, we're also now allowed to set up more signs for the services; hopefully more visitors will be encouraged to attend! After facing so many closed doors when we first tried to get our services started, this was an enormous encouragement to the team!
Beyond that, after over a month of writing, editing, and formating, I completed my photobook for my seminary project. This book is called "Encountering God on the Trail" and includes lessons from the wilderness regarding spiritual development and walking with God holistically, both physically and spiritually. Along with each chapter there are national park photos that I've taken over the past two years. This book is filled with not only personal stories and lessons I've learned along the way, but also includes stories from Christians throughout the centuries who have also encountered God in the wilderness and how it impacted their lives as well.
I submitted the book to my professor, now I'm going through the book adjusting some things so that it's less "schooly" and more enjoyable for those who want to read it. I've been showing the book to friends and coworkers here at Lake Powell and there has been a lot of positive affirmation regarding the book, as well as requests to read it. After sitting for countless days in the break room working on this project, it feels so nice to relax and hold the finished product in my hand.
Finally, with the semester completed, I've been spending a lot more time exploring and enjoying the area. Jamie, KelLee, several other friends, and I got to go kayaking on the lake. I got to take another trip to Rainbow Bridge, and got to tour Glen Canyon Dam (so awesome!). Along with all this exploration and time in the sunshine, I've been getting a lot more sleep too! This has been such an awesome week!
After putting so much work in these past few weeks, I have enjoyed the blessing of rest. This has been needed; I am so grateful for this transition in my summer. I can now spend a lot more time working with the ministry, exploring, and getting to spend more time with friends and other people here at Lake Powell. Special thanks to those who've been praying for me as I was wrapping up my semester.
I have more photos and stories to tell from these past two weeks, but that will have to wait until next week.
Photos of the past few weeks can be viewed on my Photos of the Week page.
I'll be posting my past two sermons shortly.
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