celebrate

the christmas party went as well as i could've asked. we fed about 70 students total and got to have some good conversations with many of them. when i got home i couldn't sleep because i was thinking of all the things that might have gone a little better or that next time we'll do differently when I realized rather than do that i needed to celebrate. so here are a few things i celebrated...

1. students from all three colleges were at the dinner. around 10 from PIBC, 5 or so from GCC, and about 50 from UOG came to the dinner in the midst of their finals.

2. the cost was fairly resonable. the final figures aren't important for the blog, but we were able to spend less than i expected.

3. some of our churches were more than willing to help. a few churches sent people to help cook and serve, while others offered to do whatever we needed. it was very encouraging. i'm not used to working with a group of churches like this and am still learning how the college ministry is to bless them.

4. countless students said thank you to all of us. of course we didn't throw the party to hear thank yous, but it helped us see that they valued what we were doing enough to say it.

5. i learned more names.

this is just the quick starter list, but i figured i give the update. it reallly was a good night. thanks so much to all of you who gave encouragement throughout the past two weeks and those of you who were praying. ya'll mean so much to me. thanks. i celebrate you too.