Hey Team!
Noodle here. One day when I was sitting around missing all of you I thought to myself, "self, why sit around missing these fools when you can hang out with them on the internet twice a week?"
Right?
So here we are!
My main goal with this super-hip-with-the-modern-Jesus-vibes blog is to unite us in thought as we prepare our hearts for serving 11-13 year-old ragamuffins come Fall. One of the most wonderful things (in my humble opinion) about Wyldlife is that we get to invite our young friends into authentic, loving community. I think Step One to achieving this cool community--that is so opposite to the weirdness that happens in J. High-- is having a very unified, very connected, loving team of leaders. Whether or not we feel qualified to be called "leaders", (I sometimes don't! but thats foine bc Jesus is the most qualified and he's our homeboy), we ARE leaders and kids do look up to us. They will see the way we love each other and our authenticity with each other and they will be so attracted to that. What a freakin privilege!
With that said, team, I invite y'all to do two of these fun Mumford & Son's devotionals a week. With a mellow "due date" on approximately Wednesday and Saturday? That can totally change if we want. The plan is that we post our thoughts on this blog each time! I encourage you to post your thoughts about what you read, about something else you read somewhere else, a cool conversation you had that week, prayer requests, some cool silly Jesus moment you had, QUESTIONS (thats always fun!), and anything else! I want this to be an authentic and lighthearted but also exciting and hopefully life-giving little devotional series for us all.
To get the ball rollin here, let's update each other on summer stuff! (also because some of you have never met it would be swell if you wrote a little "hello this is me" blurb!)!
Where are you? What are you up to? Do you have a job? Are you going on any trips? Tell us a funny little story if you like. What is God doing in your life this Summer? Do you miss SLO? Are you mega stoked to be home? Are you in SLO (hi Deigs)?
Respond in the comment section with your "hello this is me" and your summer stuff!
I am so excited to hear everyone's thoughts, I miss you all so much and I can't wait for the Fall (hellooooooo Houseboats!!!)
LOVE LOVE LOVE,
Noodle
PS: if you don't have a nickname we should probably work on that
Hey Guys Super stoked to get to know you all more and more. I am excited about this blog as a way to begin the process! I am having a killer summer here in LA. I sure miss SLO, but I am loving working at my home church with my dad (the pastor). I just got back from Hume Lake with my highschoolers and I am so stoked about the way God has been changing lives this summer. I am loving meeting with students and helping guide them this summer. I have been doing a college ministry through a book called abba's child by brennan manning that has been SUPER stellar. I am excited to be back at school soon and really am struggling focusing on ministry at home. Looking forward to hearing from you all!
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Hi friends! I would just like to start off by saying I am so stoked to be leading with all of you! I have had a crazy busy summer here in slo, but also in Oregon, I went to Younglife camp for the first time and as you might know Slo County went to Washington Family Ranch in Oregon, and it was amazingly fun! It literally changed the course of my senior year, and (probably) my life forever, because I, through Jessica Jansen and Ellie Tyner, got to meet Nadine after camp and become a WYLD life leader! Which I think is a crazy huge blessing! Anywho I'm really pumped to see where God is going with all of this and all of us and am excited to change some lives and fill up some junior highers with God's love and joy!
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
Darcy