Congratulations to the Link Year Class of 2019!
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These four words have become my most constant reminder and have given me a different perspective for sharing the gospel with others.
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There are few places you can go where your serenity is aroused when you wake up, not interrupted. I am lucky to be at one of them.
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the whole of creation groans and suffers waiting for his arrival
every single thing is broken and sinful clinging to mere survival
as a result of the fall we’re all lost and imperfect along with the rest of creation
we were created as good and blameless beings as to give him a standing ovation
I wanted to give you guys a little update on how things are going here in Eleuthera, Bahamas! We have been here for about a week and a half and I think I can say on behalf of all the students that we have all quickly been able to call this place home.
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There is one place that I have been looking forward to seeing and learning about. I would like to unpack the Peace Wall, the history behind it, and why this is so relevant to the Word of God.
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I find it easy, when in the United States, to know that God’s love goes beyond the limited borders we create for ourselves. Being in Ireland I’ve been able to see first hand how transcendent our God really is.
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Island life is good for the soul. The island life I speak about is not popular Key West, Florida, or the swanky Bahama stays that newlywed couples stay at for their honeymoon, but the island life I refer to is that of Eleuthera, Bahamas. The entirety of the month of January will be spent, alongside local missionaries, and with our team of 28 people from Branson, Missouri, serving here on this island.
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This was a week full of reminders, a week established in truth, a week to recognize who I am, and certainly one of my favorite weeks thus far at Link. We had the blessing of being taught by speaker Adam Thomason. It was extremely encouraging to hear from such an intentional, eternally purposed, and wise individual
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Ted Cunningham joined our students this week to teach on a wide array of topics encompassing marriage. He has authored and coauthored many books on marriage, love, and family, and is the founding pastor of Woodland Hills Family Church in Branson, where many students attend church on Sundays.
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I believe there is no other way to start this blog than by starting with the faithfulness of God. I think we get this wrong so many times; for me, I sometimes feel that I have to be faithful to God out of obligation- and this couldn’t be further from the truth.
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We love the perspective that this provides our students. They get to see first hand that there are many people in need around them and we should look for opportunities to serve them.
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Spoiled and wasteful. A life full of excess and overabundance. A taking of things for granted. It all hit me today. I was serving at a local thrift store and saw trash bags filled to the brim with clothes. I cannot explain how or why, but in that moment, everything came into focus.
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Jesus freely gave. He never gave out of the question or response, “What do they deserve", or “Hmm, whoever works for me will receive this and that." I think if we tried to get all of our good deeds on a list and showed it to Jesus, it would look like a horrible mess. We are, in our own nature, broken sinners who need someone to shower us with grace, freedom, and love.
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This year's awesome speakers for the girls were Mrs. Caye McNew and Alyssa Bethke, and the guys were blessed to hear from Marc Harris and Jeff Draughon.
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We often think of thankfulness as a feeling of gratitude when, really, I’m convinced it is more of a posture. In our daily lives, in our emotionally charged, feelings based culture, we easily find ourselves swinging on a pendulum of inconsistency. Amidst our ever changing feelings and emotions, those which are tossed to and fro by every wave of circumstance, person, and place, remains one constant.
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This past week our students traveled down to Shepherd, Texas, and worked with Next Step Storm to help disaster relief from Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area. While serving, students also glimpsed what it feels like to be homeless and in need as part of our Urban Entry experience.
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Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
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Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” In order to glorify His name, we have to have our hearts transformed so that we do not conform to the world. Jesus wants your heart!
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We can tell you how awesome Link Year is (which it is) as much as we want, but we know that there's nothing like getting to see for yourself.
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