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Big Month!

Hi everyone! I hope you had a restful July and stayed cool. 🌤

As you may have seen on social media, Erin and I got Married! Here are a few sneak peeks we got last week.

Cute

Wholesome

All of the men in this picture (besides my brother), I met in FOCUS as a student at UTA. I seriously love each of them so dearly. Thank God for community!

More SMU Hangouts!

You may recognize the middle 2 from last week! A group of SMU students went bowling after work a few days ago. I was winning until Charles snuck up on me - then I got wrecked.
From left to right we have me, Jacquelyn, Jacob, Brenden, Charles, and Abigail!

Meet Jonathan! He just finished his first year of college. He's loved the time he's gotten to spend with his new friends in FOCUS, and is going to be a student-leader with us this year! He's a pretty serious student and has been feeling stressed with all his commitments so please be praying for him and for the students God will place in his path this year!

I should have more student pics but I keep forgetting to snap the selfies! 😭

Come and See

We just announced our theme for the 2022-23 school year! "Come and See" is reminiscent of Jesus's words in John's gospel. Our hope is that having our students internalize the invitational nature of Jesus's ministry will enrich their upcoming friendships, and will fill them with hearts that are passionately seeking their peers & professors who need Jesus's love and grace.


Thank you so much for your support! I'm so grateful that God has blessed me with a team that prays for me and sustains me financially so I can be with students full-time, sharing his good news! I pray that these ministry updates bless you as I reflect on how he's blessed us over the months.


Your brother,
Taylor

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