Hey friends! Praying this first month of 2024 was incredible for you! God is already doing so much here and we barely hit February.  The beginning of 2024 just got here a month ago and we are already back into the groove of things! Just looking forward to what God is going to do this semester! This month alone we have already had our Winter Staff Retreat, Winter Retreat with our students and are quickly approaching things like Family Night! Even in the business of starting again, God has just been reminding me of the peace and stillness we get from simply sitting in His presence. God has been showing His sweet love for me in the midst of the chaos and what a blessing that has been!  Like I mentioned above, we had our Winter Retreat this past month! It is a 4 day long retreat where students from all of the campuses we are on come together and learn about Jesus as one big community! We had an incredible speaker, Dr.lee, come all the way from California and speak on Disruptive Grace. His

 Hey friends! I hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! God has done so much in my life this past year and I can not wait to see what He does this year!  One semester of the Apprenticeship down, one semester to go! What a joy it has been and this past month was no different!  This past semester was filled with friendship, fun, self reflection and crazy growth! God has shaped me so much and I can not wait to see how He continues to do so. He has placed so many people in my life that has challenged me and showed me Jesus through their care for me. Some of these people are my fellow apprentices! They have been such lights to me and I truly feel as though I have gained 9 new siblings through this journey. Here is a picture of us from our FOCUS Staff Christmas Party!  God has also been revealing to me the importance of serving the community He has placed us in! One of our students, Rachel (photographed above), got me plugged into a ministry called Exodus. Exodus serves previous

 Hey friends! Wow, I can not believe it has already been 3 months since I began this apprenticeship journey! Thank you so much for your continued support and prayers, I truly could not do this without all of you! So much has happened since my last update, so let's dive in!      First, I got baptized! What a joyous and life giving experience that I got to share surrounded by some of the people who have been such an example of Jesus to me. Adriana, one of our senior staff members at Collin and one of the fastest friendships I have ever made, baptized me. Here is a picture of Adriana and I, after what I like to call my "Holy Dunk".      This moment was such a special experience where I got to publicly proclaim my faith and express my gratitude to a God that gave everything while asking nothing but devotion in return. I was overcome with joy as I saw people I met in Denton and my new friends in Plano come together to celebrate how far the Lord has brought me and His overwhelm

  Heyo everyone! I am so glad you are here! Thank you so much for reading!  I want to start off this first blog by saying thank you so much for all of the support all of you have sent my way, whether financial or prayerfully! I truly would not be able to spread God's heart for people and join Him on mission at Collin without all of you!  The Collin Staff team had a half day retreat so we could spend time with God and prepare ourselves to serve our students well. What a view to look at as I spent time reflecting with our creator and king!  Wow, I can not believe it has been three weeks of the apprenticeship already!  These past three weeks have been a whirlwind of truly seeing God's provision and how much He cares for me! With moving from Denton to Plano, moving in with my new roomies, starting our Old Testament class with Brandon (one of the Directors of FOCUS), and gearing up for the start of school God has shown me His love and care.  The apprentices (10 of us in total) got t