So, what's the plan?

Let me start out by filling you in on some of the changes that have been happening in my world. As you are probably aware, I have worked with Pastor Charity in the Student Ministries Department at First Assembly for about 18 months. In light of Pastor Greg's departure, the deacon team has decided to make several changes in the organizational structure of the church. After much prayer, I decided to put in my resignation with Pastor Charity in order to allow the new leadership team to implement their vision.

Many have been wondering about my current situation and my plans for the future. I am happy to report that I do, in fact, have a rough outline for the next several months of my life. I will stay in the Lafayette area until the end of October in order to fulfill previous commitments. I will then spend a few months in Florida to take a sabbatical. I strongly believe that my God is bringing me into a season of rest. A time for Him to prepare me for what lies ahead. I am determined to take advantage of this gift; to use it for His purposes, not mine. Will I have fun in Florida? Of course! But I will not lose sight of the main purpose: fellowship with my lover.

After returning from my sabbatical, I will be busy preparing for the next season of my life...campus ministry. I have been invited to join a team that will be launching a college campus ministry next fall. I have great anticipation and excitement for this next adventure! Even as I venture into uncharted territory, I am aware that I am being guided by the one who has it all figured out. I am so blessed to be involved in His great plan.

And so it begins...

So, here it is. I plan to use this blog as my primary method of updating others on my life. Why not use facebook? Well, my time with facebook is done. There are several reasons that I am closing down my facebook account, but it would take too long to expain and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. Many of my issues are personal convictions and I do not want to transfer those to other people. John Piper wrote an excellent article on his view of the new wave of networking sites that made me think quite a bit about my use of these tools.
I would like to give a shout-out to the one and only Pastor Charity Ramlal for helping me create an appropriate name for this blog. She knows well enough that creativity is not one of strengths. 
My hope is that this blog would be more than just an update, but that it would also be an encouragement as we continue the pursuit.