A feburary full of God's goodness!

Hello everyone!! 

It's now March which is crazy! This past month of February was full of so many good things and I can't wait to share them with you! But first thank you so much for y'alls support it shows me God's love and your heart to share the goodness of God with people! 

CORE has been going well! As I mentioned we had some people transfer so our group is smaller this semester. However, our group being smaller has opened the door for deeper conversations and people be more vulnerable! It has also been sweet to see in core that people are pointing people to God when they share! It shows how they care about each and want to share the goodness of God with others! Additionally, I also have seen our group be closer as a result of being smaller which is so good! This past week we had two new people join which was exciting! They both expressed after CORE that this was one of the few times that they've been to a small group and have felt comfortable sharing even though they were new! 

This month the apprentices at Collin helped host a Galentine's party! It was the most sweetest and genuine thing ever! It was on Valentine's Day and we hosted it at one the apprentice's apartments. About twenty to twenty-five people came! We had snacks, blind karaoke, and everyone dressed up! I was so encouraged by seeing everyone there and wanting to get to know each other! It was also my first time being at a Galentine's party which was special because of how genuine and loving it was! 

Me and part of my core at the Galentine's party! I love this girls!

Me and my core girls as we try to carry Jamie!

Everyone at the Galentine's party!

Pizza theology happened last week! It was such a fun and insightful time! Pizza theology is one of our bigger events where we talk about bigger theological topics. This semester's pizza theology was about the bible! Specifically, it focused on what does it mean the bible is inspired or how do you even start to read/study the bible! This is such an important event because it gives our students who are in college a way to deepen their faith at a college level. This event is not to just gain knowledge but to help people see more how good our God is! And I believe that is what happened from hearing from students! They expressed how it was so helpful to go because helped give them a basis on how to read the bible. Some of them expressed that they are super excited to engage with scripture now and also that they never have had an opportunity like this! And also the reason we call it pizza theology is because we have pizza for dinner!

People getting pizza during pizza theology!

Peter one of the staff members talking during Pizza Theology!

Another exciting event we had was A night of black church! It was so sweet and fun! BLISS is a subgroup of UTD focus that stands for black lives in soulful solidarity! And they wanted to celebrate black history month by paying homage to the black church! It was cool to see another way people praise the Lord!

The apprentices at night of black church! 

Thank you so much again for your continual support! You guys make it possible to be on campus sharing the goodness of God with students who desperately need it! I hope you guys are doing well and would love to hear what God is doing in y'alls lives! If there is any way I can be praying y'all please let me know!

Prayer requests

• Please pray for the staff and corefas as they meet with students that they would lean into the Lord's wisdom and not their own!
• Please pray for the Wylie northeast church as they try to find a new building to meet in! This the church I go to! 
• Please pray for our impact week in March! This where students from a ministry FOCUS partners with come down from Washington during their spring break and do ministry on campus with us! Pray that the hearts of the students we are outreaching to would be open to encountering the goodness of God! 

In Christ, 

Carolina