the students are in charge!

this week was our first full week as a students-only project. no major headaches...it has gone really well! all of us are learning how to make this project our own, keeping in step with the things we've learned and our ministries among each other and the community. the coolest thing for me has been seeing my peers teach our project on monday and thursday meetings; so far, three of us have spoken--my codirector AJ, another katie, and myself. it is just really encouraging to hear their hearts, their wisdom, their passion for the Lord and for leading people! there is something special about learning from someone your own age. it is such a reminder that we are doing this together, cojourners with the same objective! it has also been really cool how students have continued in everything right where staff left off: discipleship still happens, now student-to-student; evangelism still happens, students take the initiative to go out and share; gatherings and events still happen, now planned and organized by students. it just goes to show how well equipped and focused these people are for the next three weeks ahead of us! that's not to say it hasn't been difficult...i am being challenged so much by my position on this project. of course, the Lord put me in the place that would stretch me the most. i'm really aware of how much i need the Lord's strength to do things that are really hard for me, i.e. making judgement calls on decisions, intervening in conflicts, staying focused on God instead of getting sucked in to a checklist mentality. the successes and joys of seeing what is still happening here make it worth it. i know these next few weeks are going to fly...so little time to cement these relationships, do work in this city and soak up all of the training i can get!