A big theme for our project this year has been to build community between everyone on project. To kick off our 4th week (I can't believe it has been 4 weeks already!), we had a kickball game with the staff versus students and we almost won. Apparently, staff hasn't lost a game in a while and we definitely gave them a run for their money. This kickball game was to start our week's theme which is "Magnificent Community." I feel as if our group of people on project have already built a sense of community. We definitely have build a little family and we have only known each other for approximately 4 weeks. How crazy is that?!?! God has really been teaching me what a community looks like between believers and how we should develop it. I think the main part of building community is to be open and supportive of each other. I can attest that we all were so supportive of each other during the kickball game. Everyone on our team got along so well and cheered for each other. It was so awesome to see 70 college students working together as a team to accomplish a goal of 1. having some fun and 2. trying to beat staff. However, I do have to say that staff did get scared a little bit about possibly losing, we almost had 'em. I have also learned that within a community of believers, there is no hitting around the bush, we need to dive straight in and get to business. A community of believers will tell one another their struggles and are willing to point out their sins. They are willing to encourage and spend hours listening to one another and talking about the Gospel. The Webster's Dictionary defines a community as: a unified body of individuals. This definition could not be more true of our CSP '12 group. We are all a body of Christ with each member having their own identity and working towards the common goal of glorifying God and His kingdom in all that we do. It so awesome to see how God has been able to bring all of us together with different backgrounds and personalities to be one body of Christ while here in Chicago. Throughout this project so far, I have just been amazed at what our God can do and let me tell you if you don't know already, He can do ANYTHING!!
I would love for those of you who are reading this blog to know how ya'll can pray for me and the people on this project:
1. For an even stronger community.
2. That all conversations with each other are intentional (i'm done with surface convos)
3. That I will use my job as a ministry opportunity
4. That I continue to find time with the Lord daily.
P.S. I've been learning that I also talk really different from almost everyone on project, even the ECU folks...
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