A week ago Sunday we began a "Come and See" for those discerning Missionary life. It is also required for those who have discerned and plan to join the year long formation. What a great group. It is always exciting to be around those considering serving God in such a radical way as Missionary life, because they are serious about finding out God's will for their lives and not wasting it trivialities that don't lead us to heaven. They kids really enjoyed the group. The little girls had this group of guys out picking flowers. There was Sid, who is from Louisiana and will be training with us in September. There is Ray who really seemed to want to know more about the Big Woods Mission that he faithfully helps at and donates practical things like meat and rice to. Nick is from Arizona and is involved with Life teen and it seems that will remain the focus of his life for now. There was Tommy who is finishing his Masters in Theology from Franciscan University and is still discerning. There is Susana, from India, and she too will be training with us in September. And lastly there is Rebekah who just graduated from Franciscan and is taking a year to pay of bills and hopes to be here the following September. It was a pleasure to spend so much time with such a great group of young people.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Group from the "Come and See"
A week ago Sunday we began a "Come and See" for those discerning Missionary life. It is also required for those who have discerned and plan to join the year long formation. What a great group. It is always exciting to be around those considering serving God in such a radical way as Missionary life, because they are serious about finding out God's will for their lives and not wasting it trivialities that don't lead us to heaven. They kids really enjoyed the group. The little girls had this group of guys out picking flowers. There was Sid, who is from Louisiana and will be training with us in September. There is Ray who really seemed to want to know more about the Big Woods Mission that he faithfully helps at and donates practical things like meat and rice to. Nick is from Arizona and is involved with Life teen and it seems that will remain the focus of his life for now. There was Tommy who is finishing his Masters in Theology from Franciscan University and is still discerning. There is Susana, from India, and she too will be training with us in September. And lastly there is Rebekah who just graduated from Franciscan and is taking a year to pay of bills and hopes to be here the following September. It was a pleasure to spend so much time with such a great group of young people.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Come and See
So we are down here in the Big Woods Mission and we are enjoying being part of the "Come and See" Before we were actually down here, not knowing when or how we would ever get down here we scanned the missionaries blogs looking for "something", any news. We just wanted to somehow feel we were a part.... and the posts seemed to be few and far between, except from others, who also were discerning a Missionary calling. Now that we are down here I realized just how busy it is and how much there is to do. The call to Missions is "Urgent" as Mr. Frank said this weekend at a mass. He also went on to talk about how 2/3 of the world has not heard of Jesus. We believe it is urgent and are trying to do what we can each day and seek God's will for each day. He has given us plenty to do, but in spite of that I intend to update the blog with more stories and pictures soon. To encourage those who may be considering Missions and to keep our friends and family up to date.
God Bless!
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