Chapter 1: A New Chapter Begins

So here I sit, I made it! PTL! I am still working on raising support because some supporters have not begun their giving. Please be praying for the actual monies to come in or if God is working in your heart to give as well. Whenever my August 1st deadline approached I had the amount pledged but have yet to see some of the actual donations begin. Without the money actually coming in I may not have enough to be fully supported for the year.

I have been in my third week here as a YearOne intern in the field at Lake Hart (Cru. headquarters). It has been great to see how God is working here at Campus Crusade for Christ headquarters. I have met some great people and developed some even greater relationships. One of the great parts about being a YearOne-er is that we have a lot of time set aside for development, spiritually and professionally. I am already learning and growing, God is so good!  I am currently sitting in the center of a story goldmine. I serve on the Story Team for the Fund Development Office. Well that's great Chassity, but what do you actually do?! That seemed to be the question I was asking myself for weeks. I began to feel like I didn't know what I was doing or how God planned on using me through this team, I had become confused and frustrated. (The Story Team is a newly designed team that is helping to spread God's stories throughout our partners and our ministry). In the midst of the confusion, anxiety and uncertainty of whether or not I was being used to "my" full potential God reminded me of one thing. Are you working to glorify Me or yourself? And there it was, flat out front of me,  my real motivation for wanting to work "in my major field" I wanted to show people what all I knew. When we allow God to show up through our weaknesses in what we don't know or do well, instead of relying on what we do/know well,  that is when we reach our full potential. Just a side note on how God is beginning to work through me this week..

In other news, we have officially begun our Disney outreach, I am praying about where in the park God is calling me to and to what cultures. One of the things I love about doing the Disney outreach is seeing God show up. It's amazing to see how much Disney really is a "campus" and I am humbled that I get the opportunity to go there every week and reach out to the interns there.

Last but certainly not a small note is my BIG LIFE NEWS! I AM GETTING MARRIED! For most of you, this may not be any surprising news. Shortly after my August 1st support goal, my then boyfriend, proposed on August 11 and of course...I said yes. On October 8, 2011 I will officially be Mrs. Seth Neckers. It will be quite the task to plan a wedding from Orlando that will be happening in Clymer, NY but I know God will see me through it. So please be praying for us as we prepare for this next journey God has us on. Seth and I met in February 2009 through Campus Crusade for Christ and want to give God the glory for not only bringing us together but through getting us to this point as a long-distance couple.

Hopefully I gave you a glimpse of what my life has been like over the last month. I will be praying for each of you reading this and hope that in some way I can be a blessing as you have been in my life.