School

I return to America on December 17th. The question of what is next in life is something that I have been praying about for a while now. I have a strong desire to return to school to finish my undergrad- while changing the concentration of my study. When I first began college years ago the purpose of my study was all selfish. I desired to attain a degree so I could get a killer job, make a name for myself in some small sliver of the corporate world and hopefully, never have to worry about money. When the Lord began to change my heart toward the middle of my pursuit of a business degree this caused me to take pause in my studies. I graduated with an associates degree in business in 2009 and then began to pursue some other avenues in life for all of 2010.

Now, with the end of 2010 in sight and me currently in another country this leaves me to begin to question the next path my life will take. In my heart I would love for the next step to be school. When I think about going back to school and studying some avenue of Christian Ministry I get so excited. I know that going back to school is going to be a lot of work. It has been a while since the last time I was a full time student. A portion of me dreads the idea of having to almost re-start my studying from scratch. Depending on where I go to school my previous credits may or may not be recognized. But, to fulfill the calling placed on my life I feel like school is the next step. This means:

1) Looking for and narrowing down school options- and man, there are a lot of schools

2) In narrowing down these options the goal is to find one that will honor some of my previous credits so I am not 45 years old when I graduate

3) Continuing to pray for funding- as many of you know school is EXPENSIVE. It costs more money than I have or may ever have. I know that the Lord is faithful and will provide.

So, as I begin to prepare to leave this country and head back to America there are so many things swirling around in my mind. Leaving here alone is enough to cause anxiety but there are a lot of other things pressing into my mind as I think about 2011. School is just one of those things.

If you think about me and you want to pray for me school is one way you can do this. That the Lord would direct me to the right school and provide the funding I need to finish my undergrad.