Right from the very start, this place has been such a blessing to me. Challenging? Yes, but rewarding none the less. My God, when He promises something, He keeps that promise and fulfills it with an overflow of His unending grace and mercy. "At the same time that the dusk is gone, the dawn will come. It is a new day for you."
Through the tears and the struggle with homesickness during the first couple of days, I still managed to experience divine appointments within only my first few hours on campus. Meeting Erica in IT was definitely one of them. I had been worrying about visiting a new church for the first time all by myself, but no worries. Five (+) people have asked ME if they could come to church with me sometime. What a testimony. Also, more times than one, God has woken me up to pray and seek Him and I just know all the potential I have here is through Him. Once I figured that out, I was set. I feel so much peace being here, so much peace.
Tonight, I joined a group called "Girls 4 God." It was started by a communication major, who has a real issue with the way media identifies women, and a big heart to get across the falsity of that. The mission of the group is to be a safe haven for any girl who has ever felt insecure, and to spread the love and truth of Christ through various encouraging projects. Our first project? We are going to write encouraging little notes and messages in all of the girls bathrooms on campus. On post its, mirrors, etc. Eventually, its' going to branch out and become noticeable not just in bathrooms, but everywhere. We are going to change St Rose and the inevitable insecurity that the media sends off to girls all over campus.
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