A big part of this year is figuring out what God has in store for my future. He already knows what will happen. It’s my job to figure it out as it comes! I’ve already told a lot of you, but God has given me the desire to go to seminary full time to pursue a masters’ in divinity in order to be a pastor. I’m excited to continue learning and pursue knowledge for the glory of God. I love to learn and this would be a great opportunity.
Next summer, I am required to go on a summer project as a staff person and from the outset my heart has been on Africa. There is a small possibility of being able to go to East Africa to teach theology to African pastors. How amazing would that be! A staff member with Crusade, John Matthews, told me about this opportunity, and my face lit up when he mentioned it. John told me that I probably know more theology than most African pastors and I would be able to shadow professors and teach classes there. This would be an experience of a lifetime! Pray that God would open doors to do this if it pleases him. There is also a possibility of working with Crusade next year, doing this exact thing, in Africa in lieu of seminary. Seminary would be pushed back a year, but the chance to live overseas and teach for a year would be awesome. There would be no experience that could match teaching in Africa. I think that experience would be more valuable than getting to seminary right away after working on campus here in Lincoln. Pray that God would lead me where to go after this year.
Thanks for your support! I covet your prayers.
Grace and Peace,
james
