Thursday, September 10, 2009
Happenings
I'm going through long and hard process of trying to get acclimated to college life and city life at the same time. I did learn to be a little more thankful for Cincinnati after going on a trip to New York City this past week.
My missions professor likes to take his students on trips. He had about thirty people signed up from last spring and had three slots left for freshmen. I jumped at the chance to see NYC (something I've always wanted to do) and before I knew it, I was headed up to NYC in a great big bus full of upperclassmen. I got to know more of them well and I took tons of pictures . I don't have a means to upload the pics here but I am sending them home for my sister to up load.
I had a blast but am convinced, to the bottom of my soul, that I could never survive in a city like that. Cincinnati is bad enough! I will try to get a nice long post on here as soon as I get the pictures on.
Life has been busy back on campus. I am trying to be disciplined but it can be a difficult thing when its not the "in" thing. I came back from NYC with a cold and am miserable for the time being.
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Dear Mercy Grace... greetings of love to you, dear one, in the name of The LORD JESUS CHRIST... the same yesterday, today, and forever.
I wish I were with you in Cincinnati! It is a delightful city and many, many Christians are living there. I would show you around the hidden places where you could feel like you were in the country again. You are meeting serious Christians your own age now, so I wouldn't have to introduce you to the Christians MY AGE!
Try to see The LORD'S hand in your placement now. HE+ obviously wants you to
1)study
2)meet serious-minded Christians your own age
3)adjust to life in a big city... because many foreign missions are located in foreign CITIES, not just in countrysides
4) and... most importantly... HE+ wants to draw you to a deeper inner walk with the ONE+ Who+ is Life itself (i.e., HIMSELF+, Our LORD).
Happiness and "Life" does not come from living in the countryside nor city-side nor when surrounded by comfortable friends. "Life" and true happiness comes only ... ONLY... from The LORD JESUS Himself+.
So, HE+ is really just putting you to the test. HE+ wants you to see if you really do want the commission you have contemplated because it will be loaded with personal DISCOMFORT of all sorts. Perhaps you will... and perhaps you won't.
Either way, stay with The LORD JESUS CHRIST and get to know HIM+ more deeply as your true source of happiness, comfort, and "Life." Then you will be content wherever HE+ places you.
Much love to you, dear one.
In JESUS, our Life,
Earl and Judy
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