When you hear the voice of God in your life, you go running in whatever direction you think the voice is coming from. All of this life is just seeking the face of the Most High. In my mind, I was supposed to be working in the government. I was supposed to be changing the world. Or maybe I would be on my way to seminary. I felt called there, but in the middle of applying I heard a God-Whisper and went running. I found myself called to help fight poverty, by working to close the achievement gap, by teaching literacy on a Native American Reservation. It's a two year contract, and after that, we'll see where I'm headed!
I believe that we, as Christians, are called to demand justice for our neighbors. I believe that youth are the next generation of believers, and I believe that the Bible is still relevant to the technology generation. I think that one well placed cheeseburger will build more relationships than a million fliers about who is or is not going to hell. I believe in a God who loves us, all of us, even when we're making a mess of things. I believe that worship is something you do, not something you watch. I believe in the incredible power of the organic church. I believe in the causes I fight for, and will fight for the things I believe in. I strive to practice inconvenient love. I never surrender, I never say die.
I also work with an organization devoted to ending the practice of slavery in our lifetime. Last summer, I organized an outreach program in innercity Detroit, and left it in most capable hands. I spent my first three summers at college, not raking in the dough, but being a camp counselor for some of the most awesome kids I have ever been blessed enough to know. God has been SO good to me.
I will always make time for the people I love. I will always do my best to love everyone I come in contact with. I come through in a pinch. I'm a goofball, and I laugh, a lot. I love the people in my life relentlessly and without question. I will never back down, but I can compromise. I am the oldest 22 year old you will ever meet. I'm super outgoing, but value my quiet moments. I will always give more than I have, and I cheer for the underdog. And I will ALWAYS try my hardest to go where I'm called.
But, I'm tired of being so busy, so active, so driven that I'm alone. I'm tired of being written off by men because I "work for God." I want to rest in the arms of a man who will challenge and encourage me, and allow me to do the same for him. I've prayed since I was very young that God would protect the man that he means me to be with, that he would guard him always and bring him safely to me. And while we know that God does all things in his own time, I feel like putting myself out into the world can't hurt the process.
First Date
As cheesy as it sounds, I would probably go out for coffee. I'd want to get to know you on a first date. Though the other dates I'd love to go to a high school football game, or go star gazing, hike, camp, play on a play ground, volunteer, go, do, see... I'm really kind of a gal who's up for almost anything.
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