New Semester

I have had a good start to the first day of classes. This is my Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule:
8am-9am Jesus and the Gospels
9am-10am Anabaptist History and Thought
11am-11:30am Chapel
3pm-4pm Faith and Discipleship

Here is my Tuesday, Thursday schedule:
8am-10am Pastoral Care and Leadership

We have Formation on Tuesdays from 6:30pm till 8:30pm.
Thursday at 5:30pm is our PM supper.
Wednesday Suzanne is helping with Shine (Children's ministry at Hesston Mennonite Church) at 6:30pm

Suzanne is still teaching at the Wellness Center and will be helping with food prep 2 days a week and 1 weekend a month at the College. Our schedules are picking up, but we are looking forward to the fun.

I will be doing my Supervised Ministry at Hesston Mennonite Church, with the great John Murray. I am also serving as a Ministry Assistant on campus which involves being a pastoral presence to a group of guys and leading a Bible Study once a week.

Here we go, full speed ahead. Pray us well.

Last Friday before classes

It has been fun getting to know the new PMers and hearing each others stories. We are all different in what we have done and what has brought us here. But yet we are all very similar in hearing a call and making choices to end up at Hesston.
Yesterday was registration, so I am all ready to go. I will be spending most of today helping students move into the dorms as a "Shaker and Mover". I get to wear a tie-dye shirt, which reminded me of an old friend that came out to visit me in Hesston about a month ago. I miss you Dan Blackford. If you know Dan Blackford, than you will understand.

Suzanne works, I play

For one week Suzanne is working at the college for nearly every breakfast, lunch, and supper. This week the Resident Assistants, Soccer players, Volleyball players, and a Singing group are on campus. I get to be with Emberlynn and Courtney all day. We are playing on the computer in our PJ's.
Alyssa started first grade on last Tuesday and has been really enjoying it. Her teacher is Mrs. Lehman who was a kindergarten teacher last year. Alyssa really likes her. Some of her friends are in the class too. She is starting to make some new friends as well.
This week begins stuff at the college for the PM program too. Tuesday and Wednesday evening are orientation times for PM'ers. On Thursday evening I have a meeting for helping move students into the dorm. We are called Movers and Shakers. Insert jokes here. Friday morning I will help students move in and the evening brings an opening convocation and ice cream social. Saturday will give us some volleyball and soccer games to watch. Sunday throws us the always entertaining Mod Olympics, and Monday is the first day of classes. I can't wait!

Long time coming

I hope to get back to updating this on a more regular basis again. Here's the latest run down:
-CPE ended on Friday, but it doesn't really end does it? It has been a great experience, tough, challenging, painful, but growing, stretching, and more. Hopefully I will find time to write more on this.
-Suzanne's Sister Christa and husband Robert, and their children Emily, Sarah, Micah, and Justin Hershberger arrived on Friday morning around 6:45am and just left on Monday afternoon. We all had a wonderful time catching up and enjoying one another's presence. They are on their way home now.
-Alyssa's first day of school is today. I took her to school on our bikes and now I am hanging out at Lincoln Perk sipping a Caramel Latte blender and catching up on email and some reading for college. Orientation is next Tuesday, 19th. Classes start on Monday, 25th.
-Suzanne is still teaching classes at the wellness center and enjoying the mature participants.
-Courtney will be starting preschool on Sept. 3, and she is excited.
-Emberlynn is excited about going to college this year. She will be spending 2 days a week with me in the Library for an hour or so. She is such a big girl now.