On Monday morning (March 9), I copied these words from Oswald Chambers’s My Utmost for His Highest into my journal:
“Showing no concern for the uncertainties that lie ahead is the secret of walking with Jesus.”
Tag: Joy
Living My Childhood Dreams
I recently made a new Spotify playlist using songs (both new and old) from some of the artists that I loved as a child, which is why I am currently listening to a series of Switchfoot tunes from the past two decades. Let me tell you — nothing makes me more sentimental than listening to “This is Your Life.”
This is your life.
Is it everything you dreamed that it would be
When the world was younger, and you had everything to lose?
Pre-Field Update #2
My favorite author, Lemony Snicket, writes,
The table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise.
During my lunch break today, I decided that God uses the element of surprise better than anyone else.
Pre-Field Update #1
About 10 months ago (February), I learned that a missionary school in Spain needed a secondary English teacher. Because I have always had an interest in missions, and because I am currently pursuing a master’s degree in English education, I began praying about how God might use me at the school in the future.
Fast forward four months (June), and I was having serious conversations with the mission board about where I could serve.
Fast forward another five months (November), and I was completing an interview with the school in Spain.
Fast forward to today (December), and I am doing pre-field ministry (formerly called deputation) to teach secondary English in Spain. If you aren’t familiar with pre-field ministry, it basically consists of three tasks: (1) attending trainings and workshops to prepare for life as a missionary, (2) doing everything possible to learn about the people and the culture that you are about to join, and (3) raising prayer and financial support for your international ministry. As I prepare to move to Spain next year, I want to give you regular updates about my pre-field ministry.
Joy Serving Jesus: The Story Behind the Name
My middle name is Joye (pronounced joy), but that’s not where this blog’s title comes from, not really. Actually, this blog’s title comes from something that happened two decades after I received my middle name.
Joy Serving Jesus 