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Ministry in the Mountains!

To all my friends working in schools, happy summer! Erin just had her last day at the elementary school this past Friday, and I know she certainly needs a break.

Even though our semester ended a few weeks ago, God's still been moving in our community! We had our annual student leadership / campus ministry conference (SICM) and our 4 SMU students Miles, Jessica, Michelle, and Ruth, had an extremely meaningful time. I've got lots of pics to share from it! 

Mustangs in Washington!

Jessica, Miles, myself, Michelle, Ruth!

Chinese food!

Glamor shot

SICM completion certificates!

Beautiful sunset view from WWU

All 120 SICM students & staff prayed over our SMU team for the coming school year. Very meaningful!

Adventure!

The Freemont Troll

Rattlesnake Ledge Trail (5 mile hike!)
Not pictured: Me almost throwing up 4x from the climb

Our host, Bob! He housed Miles and me all week, fed us, and took us to the mountains between Mt. Shuksan and Mt. Baker!
We had a great time getting to know him and hearing his many stories. He also exemplified a wisdom and love of God which I hope to have when I'm his age.

My favorite picture from the whole trip

Bear

Disc golf! (Of course)

A series of unfortunate events

Much to my (and Erin's) surprise, we got stuck in Las Vegas overnight on our return flight home! We may have gotten to see cool buildings on the Strip, but it was not worth the 3-hour night of sleep!



There you have it! SICM was a great success. Our students had an incredibly fun time and walked away inspired to minister to their peers and share the good news of Jesus to their fellow college students in DFW!

Please be praying for our ministers as we enter support raising season! It's always a very fulfilling and meaningful time watching God provide for us but it can also cause a lot of stress across the staff team. 

We are 80% of the way to our goal, which translates to 8 more supporters if they gave an average of $100/mo.! If you would be willing, please spend a moment praying about anyone in your life who may be excited to hear about what God's been doing on the college campus. I'd love to reach out to them and share some stories!

Thank you again so much for praying for this ministry, and for your financial generosity. Lord willing, I'll do this for many more years and it wouldn't be possible without this support team!


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