This spring I will have completed four years at Redeemer studying Youth Ministry. I am excited for that. It has been a good four years, the classes and profs have been great. The community is definitely something that I will miss. I am looking forward to my final semester that is coming up and the classes that I get to take. I'm sure that it will teach me even more and will be good.
This past spring I had the opportunity to travel to Israel for a two week study tour. It was with 'That the World May Know Ministries'. It was an amazing trip. I learned so much and saw many different places that brought the scriptures to life. The places, the people, the culture, it all is intricately woven together to create the Bible that we study.
After returning home I started to entertain the idea that I could go to school in Israel. I had heard of a school in Jerusalem and so I looked into it a little. The programs sounded really interesting.
I tucked the idea away for a while. I wanted to make sure I wasn't thinking about it just because we had a good time in Israel so I didn't say anything to anyone until at least a couple months later, but a couple months later I was still thinking about it, and kind of excited about it.
Through much prayer and consideration I continued to look at going to school in Jerusalem as an option. I talked with people around me and everywhere I looked it made sense to at least apply to go. The only thing that continues to nag at me is the fact that I can't see exactly where this is going to lead to.
In late October early November I completed the application and sent it in. I wasn't that long before I got a package back in the mail that included an acceptance letter. Along with the acceptance letter was a set of maps and a couple books that I get to go through before I go to Jerusalem in September.
So for now I have to get a bunch of paper-work in order, work through the books and continue to get excited about what God has in store.
In the mean time I will complete one more semester at Redeemer (I'm really looking forward to the classes I get to take), graduate in May and find somewhere to work for the summer.
I am looking forward to this next chapter, seeing what all God has in store and where this might lead me too.
