James 1:2-5

James 1:2-5 - Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.

These verses sum up my circumstances. More roadblocks have recently cropped up in my path here in The Bronx. This is all while my closest friends are going through numerous struggles that are equally painful and distressing. Simply put, it is quite disheartening. I only know to pray and ask God for wisdom to know how to help my friends through these difficult times and for wisdom to know what his perfect, winding, somewhat elusive plan is for me now. I do not know if I will get to teach again in NYC through no wrongdoing on my part. I choose to accept that God has allowed this to give me time to prepare to move to Astoria and have much more peaceful days here. I am very grateful for both.

The Beginning of the End

Yesterday, I told my landlord that I will be moving out at the end of my lease. I didn't get a chance to tell my roommates until today via text because I couldn't catch them at home or not busy. I look forward to serving with Betel beginning on 1/1/2011. My role with them is still in development, but I am definitely interning with them until I start my World Vision internship through MVS at the United Nations, possibly as late as August 2011. Though this is all exciting for me, I am sad to see the mustard seed not grow much at this time in The Bronx.