Wait....Already???

A year has come and gone; life has been a whirlwind. Could it already be August again??? Could I really completed my year internship at Shelterwood? Did I really go through ALL of that?! How have I grown so much? How have I not grown more?

I can't even begin to process it all, and half the time the only response that seems appropriate screaming. Other times, praying.

The year is up and I've made a lot of mistakes, but I've also made a whole, whole lot of victories as well! My year was a success beyond measure, and yet I still feel the longing of change an
d growth. I know that I'm not whole. I know I'm not healed. I know that I am not finished serving and sacrificing here in Missouri.

I have been forced to choose been the luxury of rest and my passion for youth. I choose passion. I choose the suffering though my heart longs for rest. I love my kids. And I know what's best for me. What's best is that I struggle now and that I fight on in self-denial for the love and care of others in need.

I have grown through the struggle and the pain, not from the rest the I sneaked in between troubles.

To all who fought with me this year I say thank you.

Thank you for your sacrifice and your passions. Thank you for all that you gave up for the sake of loving the "unlovable." May God grant you peace and grace as you go forth to do even more for his kingdom and may He grant you all that you deserve for your work in His Kingdom.


Grace and Peace,

Stephen