This upcoming fall/winter ministry season could be one of my biggest and best yet.  I'm waiting for this summer to end (yes,  I know it's twisted and backwards for anyone reading this) and then can immerse myself into the many ministries of Wheaton Bible Church,  where I've been attending since July 8.  I know the next Hunger Team (their version of Meals on Wheels) training is at the end of this month,  and then can officially join the team about 1 month from now.  Also am planning to travel internationally with them,  or with World Relief,  their largest ministry partner.

For the last couple weeks I've been cutting back on a few of my serves,  and hoping to fill up my kindness tank,  which honestly,  has been running close to empty since just after Memorial Day.  I sort of took these last 2 months off from international travel due to that.  I'll be fully back at it in a month.

Possible trips to South Africa,  Haiti,  and maybe Kenya are in the works,  but not definite yet. 

Maybe God has given me these last 2 months to re-focus a bit.  Being an others-focused person,  I many times tend to neglect myself,  and my own needs.  More than one friend has reminded me of that in the past couple months.  I'm now finally realizing that.

It has been a roller-coaster summer of change and transition. 

This Sunday I'll attend the service downtown at Willow Creek Chicago.  That is one thing that will not change,  attending there once a month