Thursday, May 15, 2014

A little bit of a life update


·         Things at Hope International University
o   I’m wrapping up my fourth semester
o   I spent the year being a small group leader for a group of Korean students and they taught me so much about loving the experience you’re having. I’m really going to miss these girls.
o   I was a member of the Student Activities (SA) team this year at school. The team focused on building fellowship at school through community events. While I learned about leadership I learned even more about friendship, working with difficult people, and being OK with myself. I will be forever indebted to these individuals.
o   I am officially a Church Ministry Major under the Track 2 or 3 program
§  This means that my senior year will be spent interning full time in a church getting really hands on and practical experience in working in the church setting.
§  There were two locations that were approved for me to attend. One was in Arizona and I was ready to go. A year in a new place, meeting new people, and becoming dehydrated by just breathing were all calling my name. I met with the coordinator and I got feelings from The Lord that said don’t go there.
§  So, I will be spending my senior year at Rainier View Christian Church in Washington, and I’M SO EXCITED!
§  This will start January 2015 and in December 2015 I’ll graduate and then look for big kid jobs, so that will be fun.
o   At the start of the semester I was promoted to “Lead Campus Visit Ambassador”  which means I oversee Campus Visits and I love working for admissions and building so many great relationship
o   I got a Disneyland pass, so that has been AWESOME and I’m really still just a child.
·         Summer Plans
o   I am taking a May term class, so I will be heading home on May 30.
o   The class is Leadership Skills and by taking it over two week time span I don’t have to do a huge project.
o   On June 16th I will be heading back to California for my summer job.
o   My summer job is titled “Admissions Representative” and I get to travel to camps and conferences all summer, work with high school students, and talk about HIU. I’m so excited for this job and the team I’m working with. We are going to learn so much and have so much fun.
·         Things I've learned
o   How to work in a team.
o   How to stand up for myself.
o   That above all God loves us all.
o   I’m not bossy, I’m the boss.
·         Random
o   I still miss my family a lot.
o   I only have one semester left at HIU.

o   I’m going to miss Southern California, A LOT!