"Mish life" or missionary life was not something I
thought God was calling me to, but after praying and discerning His will for my
life, I decided to give up playing basketball to serve and love on college
students in America.
I had four great years playing with my best friend in Europe
and those are memories I will never forget! God blessed Tina and me with great
friends, spiritual growth, and championships. :)
Now, I am working with the Fellowship of Catholic University
Students (FOCUS) and reaching out to the athletes through a division of FOCUS
called Varsity Catholic. God has always wanted to use me through sports for my personal
growth and for others. My experience of playing at Vanderbilt and playing four
years professional overseas is something I hope God will again use for His
glory!
After a long summer of training in Florida and fundraising
my salary all over the place, I am now in Lincoln, Nebraska serving at the
University of Nebraska.I arrived on Tuesday night and by Friday was
watching volleyball practice and talking with a few girls who were involved in
bible study last year. God is so good! Saturday morning I went to my first farmers
market in Nebraska and I had a blast! There were samples galore and everyone
was very friendly! The first person I called was Tina’s dad because he and I
have a love for healthy homegrown food. We both enjoy the cheap farmer’s markets
in Arizona but it wasn’t very cheap here in Nebraska. That’s okay, I still enjoyed supporting the
Farmer’s and their work. I bought some smoked garlic sausage with a block of Buffalo
Wing cheddar cheese. I can’t wait to have that with some crackers and wine in a
few days.
I share a duplex house with 5 other women who are all a part
of team UNL. One of our male teammates lives in the other house that is
connected to ours. We share a back porch where we have two grills for our cook
out parties. I have heard that FOCUS missionaries love to cook out for the
students!
My housemates and I had our first house dinner last night and
it was great catching up on life and the crazy summer we all had!
Tonight I will be going to Father Matya’s and Father Holdren’s
house for our “Welcome back staff” dinner! They are the chaplains in
charge at UNL. I hear he throws the best parties and loves having the
missionaries and students over!
Can’t wait to keep you all updated on my life in Lincoln.
Thanks for your love and thanks for your prayers.
Christ love Christ love,
Jen
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