Charleston Summer Project

Hey family and friends!

Hope everyone is doing well! I am currently preparing to spend the summer in Charleston on a 10-week mission trip with Campus Crusade. I am currently raising support for the trip and if you are interested in learning about what I will be doing, I have attached a portion of my support letter below. Thanks for reading! 

Over the past couple of months, God has been showing me how selfish I have become with my own ambitions and life goals. Too often I put myself first and forget that my main purpose of existence is to make the name of Christ known to other people.  Frankly, I do not understand just how much Christ loved me to die for my sins when He himself was sinless.  As I get just a small glimpse of how great this love is, I am more eager than ever to share it with others and grow deeper in the understanding of His love.

This summer I will have the privilege and blessing of doing both of these in Charleston, South Carolina through a campus ministry known as Campus Crusade for Christ.  Campus Crusade for Christ (http://campuscrusadeforchrist.com/) is a Christian ministry that has been caring for college students since 1951. The group is very active here and at other colleges all around the world.  Campus Crusade is one of the many facets of my life the Lord has used to draw me closer to Him and burden my heart for the unsaved.

During a 10-week summer mission project, (May 29^th, 2012 to August 7^th, 2012), I will be joining alongside approximately 50 other college students from across the country as we reach out to different members of the Charleston community.  A major portion of our outreach will involve working at a fast-food restaurant like McDonalds where we hope to build relationships with our co-workers and share the love of Christ.  We will also partner with local churches to help serve and minister to the less fortunate in the community.  At the same time, I will be in a small group Bible study and discipleship ministry.  Through all of these experiences, I want to fall more in love with Jesus so that I become more burdened to share that same love with others.  While I am nervous having never done anything like this in my life, I am also very excited.   As I applied for this project and prayed for God to show me whether or not I was to go, He opened up the doors for me to be a part of this trip in a matter of two weeks!

If you feel led to donate to this mission project, all gifts are tax-deductible and checks can be made out to Campus Crusade for Christ. Gifts cane be mailed to my address or made through this safe website when you click here.  More than anything, I would appreciate your prayers for those of us on this project and those we will be interacting with!

Thank you so much for your support throughout the years and the time you took to read this letter.

If you have any further questions about Summer Project, feel free to contact me by phone or email!

In Christ,

Kerry :)

Ever find yourself in a spiritual drought?

Wow...it's hard to believe it has been over four months since my last blog post! I have to say I have really missed being on here because I feel like blogging gives me an opportunity to regurgitate the things God is doing in my life.

I have to be honest. Over the past few months I have experienced what one might call a "drought" in their spiritual life. Over the course of the past few weeks, God has opened my eyes to how important His Kingdom is and reminded me that the sole purpose of my existence is to make His name known to others. Shamefully, I have seemed to forgotten this truth that should dominate everything I say, do, and think. While I could make a list of to-dos on how to "dig myself a well" and exit this drought, I know that it is not something I can do by myself. I know this drought is a result of me being focused on my selfish ambitions rather than Jesus's love for me, so there is no way I can "hydrate" by my own strength....and praise the Lord for that. 

In addition to spending more time with the Lord, I have decided to re-read/finish a book called Crazy Love by Francis Chan. I began the book last year at this time but never completely finished it. Because the book focuses on the unmeasurable and yes, crazy love we have been shown through Jesus Christ and I know that is the direction my heart and thoughts need, I thought it was a good time to read the book.

Here is a short two-minute video that goes along with the book....If you, like myself, find yourself, wanting to read more, I would encourage you to pick up a copy of Crazy Love. I only have one copy but when I am finished, you are more than welcome to borrow mine!

Also, click here! for a helpful website that goes along with the book. 

Have a wonderful Monday!

-Kerry :)

"For Christ's love compel us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died."
2 Corinthians 5:14