Just an update…I had my interview yesterday and I think it went really well. I had even more peace about the possibility of moving to MO after talking with 4 of the staff members. Now, I have to wait patiently on them to make a decision. I also have to continue to keep this in prayer, I need to be completely sure this is where God is leading me because the next year is going to be intense and hard, but it will be so worth it if it’s where I’m supposed to be.
I guess I can give you an idea of what the next year would be like. I will be living with 2 or 3 adolescent ladies in basically a dorm room. The recruiting supervisor told me the facility is set up like a camp, but nicer than most cabins. Then we would all have breakfast together, the other students in my program and the adolescents in the Shelterwood program. Then the teens go to school and we get into small groups. After small groups we start our classes. I’ll be doing 9 hours of class work and 3 hours of training, so I’m considered a full time student. We eat all of our meals together and are in constant fellowship, basically we are in authentic community. One of the staff members told me “one of the great things about LeadTime is that you have 6 people speaking into your life at all times, and one of the hard things about LeadTime is that you have 6 people speaking into your life at all times”. So that’s a very basic view of what my next year will be like. I do get 1 day off to do shopping, check email, or whatever I need to do personally. They do camping trips, mission trips, and we take our “littles” out into the community. Overall, it is a wonderful program and a true opportunity for me to grow in our Lord.
