Where are you working?
I am working for the Environmental Engineering firm Hazen & Sawyer in Raleigh, NC. Hazen & Sawyer specializes in designing Drinking Water Treatment Plants and Wastewater Treatment Plants. I have mostly been working with the wastewater treatment plants. I am working 20 hours per week with Hazen & Sawyer and I am also working on a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University.
What are your plans for next year?
I will finish my Master’s degree next summer (2011). I will be done with classes in May, but will still need to finish my Thesis project. After that I am planning on staying on with Hazen & Sawyer and continuing to live in Raleigh, NC (that is assuming they offer me a full time position).
What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?
I think the Lord has been teaching me a lot about taking responsibility for decisions. Deciding to move to North Carolina was basically the first “real” decision I’ve ever made and I think I’ve second guessed myself a lot of the time about that decision. I’m learning a lot about faith, and trusting that God is in fact in control of not only my life, but the entire universe; past, present, and future.
How have you been serving in the local church?
The Lord has blessed me with an awesome church, Treasuring Christ Church. The name says it all, the church has been teaching me to treasure Christ more and more. I have been serving in the community with the church. Raleigh has a pretty sizable homeless population and we try to get out on Saturday mornings to hand out warm drinks or soup and to meet the people and to try and point them to Jesus and to invite them to our church. I am also involved in a community group and will start serving in the nursery on a once every month or two rotation.
Any other personal life updates?
My church is going on a vision trip to Chile at the end of April. I can’t go with them, but it sounds like their goal is to send a church planting team to Chile within the next 3 to 4 years. I feel like I’d happily move to Chile tomorrow if asked, but I definitely need to be seeking the Lord in this, and I think I have a lot of growing up to do before I could or should go into overseas missions / church planting. I have been very encouraged by my churches vision for church planting. They are particularly interested in engineers and businessmen that can start a business as well as planting churches throughout the world. This gets me very excited!
Any ways that we can pray for you?
That in all things I would work as though working for the Lord. I’m struggling with the practical application of living out my faith at work. Pray that God would place other Christian men in my life that can model this for me. A relationship with other Christians at my work place would be really neat also.
Also pray that I would be placing my hope in the position I have in Jesus Christ (ie. Adoption into the family of God. I am now a child of God that has been reconciled to him.) rather than my dreams for my future or even more trivial things such as Chicago sports…
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Update - Kyle
1. Where are you working?
I'm working part time for Cru at Ball State and part time for my local church here in good ol' Muncie, IN. I've loved my time with Cru here--it has taught me way more than I ever imagined about things I thought I'd already mastered. I've gotten to teach with regularity, something that has confirmed God's call in my life to become a teacher.
2.Plans for next year:
I will be getting married in May! Then my wife and I will be moving to St. Louis so that I can begin my seminary studies at Covenant Seminary. I am so excited to begin this new stage in life. I've wanted to go to seminary for years, and finally I get to! I can't wait to be married and experience the joys and challenges of that intimate relationship. Beyond that, I hope to finish my M.Div. in three years before heading overseas to get my Ph.D.
3. Something significant the Lord has taught me the past 6 months:
Christo-centric hermeneutics: or to put it another way...the unity of Scripture found in the meta-narrative that finds it climax in Christ. Seeing the OT in light of Christ brings it alive. I've loved teaching it this year.
4.Serving the local church:
Guys, I love my church. In fact, it will be one of the hardest things to leave behind. It is gospel-centered, humble, community-oriented and growing. I get to teach a Sunday school at our church to the adults called "The Road to Emmaus: Seeing Christ in the OT". Teaching that class has really led me to believe God is calling me to become a teacher. I've preached at our prayer service and I will be teaching at two plenary sessions of our Spring conference tentatively title "God, the Church, and Homosexuality".
5. Other personal life updates:
I'm becoming slightly emerging--something that should shock you all. No but really, I feel like I'm starting to see the important contributions that the diversity of christian traditions has to offer the church. There are values that come behind that diversity that reflect different aspects of the gospel, even as different cultures get certain aspects of the gospel better than others (see: China, community).
6. Prayer requests:
-Wedding! Pray for the planning, but even more for the marriage that will Lord-willing result.
-Moving: Christy and I need to find jobs and place to live in St. Louis. So pray for the Lord's provision in that.
-Perseverance: that I would continue to push hard after the Lord by his grace day in day out.
Thanks guys. You're a blessing.
I'm working part time for Cru at Ball State and part time for my local church here in good ol' Muncie, IN. I've loved my time with Cru here--it has taught me way more than I ever imagined about things I thought I'd already mastered. I've gotten to teach with regularity, something that has confirmed God's call in my life to become a teacher.
2.Plans for next year:
I will be getting married in May! Then my wife and I will be moving to St. Louis so that I can begin my seminary studies at Covenant Seminary. I am so excited to begin this new stage in life. I've wanted to go to seminary for years, and finally I get to! I can't wait to be married and experience the joys and challenges of that intimate relationship. Beyond that, I hope to finish my M.Div. in three years before heading overseas to get my Ph.D.
3. Something significant the Lord has taught me the past 6 months:
Christo-centric hermeneutics: or to put it another way...the unity of Scripture found in the meta-narrative that finds it climax in Christ. Seeing the OT in light of Christ brings it alive. I've loved teaching it this year.
4.Serving the local church:
Guys, I love my church. In fact, it will be one of the hardest things to leave behind. It is gospel-centered, humble, community-oriented and growing. I get to teach a Sunday school at our church to the adults called "The Road to Emmaus: Seeing Christ in the OT". Teaching that class has really led me to believe God is calling me to become a teacher. I've preached at our prayer service and I will be teaching at two plenary sessions of our Spring conference tentatively title "God, the Church, and Homosexuality".
5. Other personal life updates:
I'm becoming slightly emerging--something that should shock you all. No but really, I feel like I'm starting to see the important contributions that the diversity of christian traditions has to offer the church. There are values that come behind that diversity that reflect different aspects of the gospel, even as different cultures get certain aspects of the gospel better than others (see: China, community).
6. Prayer requests:
-Wedding! Pray for the planning, but even more for the marriage that will Lord-willing result.
-Moving: Christy and I need to find jobs and place to live in St. Louis. So pray for the Lord's provision in that.
-Perseverance: that I would continue to push hard after the Lord by his grace day in day out.
Thanks guys. You're a blessing.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Updates
1. Where are you working?
I started working for a company called Diamond Management & Technology Consultants in August of this past year. I'm still figuring out how to describe what I do because I think it changes every day. On the whole, I really enjoy the work; I'm learning lots and being stretched a ton.
2. What are your plans for next year?
Work, hopefully visit India (Pavan, want to take a trip this fall?), meet more people interested in business, missions, development, social justice and entrepreneurship (preferable a combination of two or more) that I can learn from.
3. What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?
God is indeed good and has not failed to follow through on any of His promises. Ever.
4. How have you been serving in the local church?
Don't throw stones, but I'm currently going to two different churches. I'm in a small group for each and I get to play guitar on the worship team for one of them. Looking to help start a 20 somethings fellowship time during the Sunday School hour as well.
5. Any other personal life updates?
In the fall I got involved with a really neat organization called Traffick Free (www.traffickfree.com) that is a local initiative against human trafficking.
Also, hoping to get more involved with HOPE International and Opportunity International.
The worship team from church recorded a CD of music written by my brother and the keyboard player. I'd love to share once it's actually produced.
6. Any ways that we can pray for you?
Please pray for a heart to worship the Lord in all things. Leaving college and now beginning work, there is an aspect of learning how faith intersects with these new dimensions of my life. It's my desire to worship the Lord more fully and appropriately, particularly at work. I think that means right now reaching out to my co-workers to genuinely share and show the wonderful love of Christ and to work as unto the Lord and not men.
I started working for a company called Diamond Management & Technology Consultants in August of this past year. I'm still figuring out how to describe what I do because I think it changes every day. On the whole, I really enjoy the work; I'm learning lots and being stretched a ton.
2. What are your plans for next year?
Work, hopefully visit India (Pavan, want to take a trip this fall?), meet more people interested in business, missions, development, social justice and entrepreneurship (preferable a combination of two or more) that I can learn from.
3. What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?
God is indeed good and has not failed to follow through on any of His promises. Ever.
4. How have you been serving in the local church?
Don't throw stones, but I'm currently going to two different churches. I'm in a small group for each and I get to play guitar on the worship team for one of them. Looking to help start a 20 somethings fellowship time during the Sunday School hour as well.
5. Any other personal life updates?
In the fall I got involved with a really neat organization called Traffick Free (www.traffickfree.com) that is a local initiative against human trafficking.
Also, hoping to get more involved with HOPE International and Opportunity International.
The worship team from church recorded a CD of music written by my brother and the keyboard player. I'd love to share once it's actually produced.
6. Any ways that we can pray for you?
Please pray for a heart to worship the Lord in all things. Leaving college and now beginning work, there is an aspect of learning how faith intersects with these new dimensions of my life. It's my desire to worship the Lord more fully and appropriately, particularly at work. I think that means right now reaching out to my co-workers to genuinely share and show the wonderful love of Christ and to work as unto the Lord and not men.
UPDATES!
1. Where are you working?
Working for EMI in India - until July it seems
2. What are your plans for next year?
Right now the plan is grad school for structural. I'm still waiting to hear back from the schools I've applied to. But if that falls through I'm pondering pursuing my dream of becoming a high school math teacher
3. What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?
All those verses you always read about God's faithfulness, answering of prayers never really resonated with me. A part of me never believed them. Yet, I'm slowly starting to see this in my own life and seeing what it means to lean upon God and His will for my life. It's been a true joy to see the way God answers prayers. It is usually never as I expect and it always takes me a little while to realize that this or that is in fact an answer to prayer.
4. How have you been serving in the local church?
I try and play an afternoon of intense (and intensely non-Christian) badminton once a week with all the guys in the church. Other than that, it's been difficult this term because we've been traveling a lot as of late. Last term I was more heavily involved in a small group but there hasnt' been time this term. The traveling doesn't seem like it will die down, so we'll see what I'm able to do.
5. Any other personal life updates?
Every morning at 6am (before the sunrises), I've started doing P90X (yes, the ridiculous workout program) with a couple other interns and a staff couple. So expect a ridiculously swollen Pavan to return from India. Either that or just a really weird looking Pavan.
6. Any ways that we can pray for you?
Well I guess a couple of things;
As all of you have seen, I'm trying to raise some support right now. It being a process I've never really done and being here in India - please pray that it goes well. I've already been extremely blessed by you guys and others that have voiced their support. I can't explain the feeling I get when I show up at the office, open up my inbox, and see an email from one of you basically saying - "You're loved and appreciated. I'm behind you." To feel that I think is truly what it means to be in Christian fellowship. By going out on a ledge and saying I need help monetarily and having people respond - it's been humbling. I'm not sure if it's cliche to say that about support raising yet, but that's truly how it is.
Also if you could pray for my father. For my one week holiday in May I'm going to Dubai with him for a business trip and it's going to be a great father-son time, but also a great time to really be a witness to my father. I've that for so many years now, but seeing as that I see him so sparingly these days, these sorts of times become more and more important. So please pray for his heart and that I'd be a good representation of what I believe.
Lastly, if you could pray for next year. I know the future is a tough thing for everyone, and I'm no different. I feel like I should go to grad school and I would enjoy it. But I also have this weird desire to become a high school math teacher. Pray that I would have wisdom to know whether I should pursue that now or later.
-thanks for caring
Working for EMI in India - until July it seems
2. What are your plans for next year?
Right now the plan is grad school for structural. I'm still waiting to hear back from the schools I've applied to. But if that falls through I'm pondering pursuing my dream of becoming a high school math teacher
3. What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?
All those verses you always read about God's faithfulness, answering of prayers never really resonated with me. A part of me never believed them. Yet, I'm slowly starting to see this in my own life and seeing what it means to lean upon God and His will for my life. It's been a true joy to see the way God answers prayers. It is usually never as I expect and it always takes me a little while to realize that this or that is in fact an answer to prayer.
4. How have you been serving in the local church?
I try and play an afternoon of intense (and intensely non-Christian) badminton once a week with all the guys in the church. Other than that, it's been difficult this term because we've been traveling a lot as of late. Last term I was more heavily involved in a small group but there hasnt' been time this term. The traveling doesn't seem like it will die down, so we'll see what I'm able to do.
5. Any other personal life updates?
Every morning at 6am (before the sunrises), I've started doing P90X (yes, the ridiculous workout program) with a couple other interns and a staff couple. So expect a ridiculously swollen Pavan to return from India. Either that or just a really weird looking Pavan.
6. Any ways that we can pray for you?
Well I guess a couple of things;
As all of you have seen, I'm trying to raise some support right now. It being a process I've never really done and being here in India - please pray that it goes well. I've already been extremely blessed by you guys and others that have voiced their support. I can't explain the feeling I get when I show up at the office, open up my inbox, and see an email from one of you basically saying - "You're loved and appreciated. I'm behind you." To feel that I think is truly what it means to be in Christian fellowship. By going out on a ledge and saying I need help monetarily and having people respond - it's been humbling. I'm not sure if it's cliche to say that about support raising yet, but that's truly how it is.
Also if you could pray for my father. For my one week holiday in May I'm going to Dubai with him for a business trip and it's going to be a great father-son time, but also a great time to really be a witness to my father. I've that for so many years now, but seeing as that I see him so sparingly these days, these sorts of times become more and more important. So please pray for his heart and that I'd be a good representation of what I believe.
Lastly, if you could pray for next year. I know the future is a tough thing for everyone, and I'm no different. I feel like I should go to grad school and I would enjoy it. But I also have this weird desire to become a high school math teacher. Pray that I would have wisdom to know whether I should pursue that now or later.
-thanks for caring
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
James Travis Nesse
1. Where are you working?
2. What are your plans for next year?
4. How have you been serving in the local church?
5. Any other personal life updates?
6. Any ways that we can pray for you?
I am currently working at the Apple Store in Oakbrook, but will soon be transferring to the yet to be opened Lincoln Park store
2. What are your plans for next year?
See where this new apple job leads - contemplate more seminary - travel - balance my life out better - find some time to shoot my new rifle - play more soccer
3. What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?
I have a better comprehension of what it means to be loved by God.
4. How have you been serving in the local church?
I have been attending a small group and have been asked to consider leading one, and I preached on the exodus a few weeks back.
5. Any other personal life updates?
World Cup 2010
6. Any ways that we can pray for you?
That I would daily seek the Lord and pour my life out in service.
Updates
Hey guys,
I think it would be beneficial for us to give a basic update on where we are at in life.
Perhaps answering questions like:
1. Where are you working?
2. What are your plans for next year?
3. What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?
4. How have you been serving in the local church?
5. Any other personal life updates?
6. Any ways that we can pray for you?
Can't wait to hear what you are all up to and what the Lord is up to in your lives.
I think it would be beneficial for us to give a basic update on where we are at in life.
Perhaps answering questions like:
1. Where are you working?
2. What are your plans for next year?
3. What is something significant the Lord has taught you in the past 6 months?
4. How have you been serving in the local church?
5. Any other personal life updates?
6. Any ways that we can pray for you?
Can't wait to hear what you are all up to and what the Lord is up to in your lives.
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