Just week from break and we are all going full steam ahead. Over the weekend, Victory Outreach came for a retreat here at Hume with kids from all over the state. The O.K. Chalet is now officially open. It is a new hangout area for anyone here during the winter which includes milkshakes, pizookies, pizza, and a mechanical bull with Hume and beans underneath. A tradition for the O.K. Chalet is to give an odd
Break is coming quickly, and with break coming, so are the all the academic deadlines. Coming up Friday, tomorrow, is the turning in of our first big Hermeneutics paper. The paper needs to be 8-10 pages long; filled with logic and interpretation of 1 Corinthians 3:9-17. As seasoned procrastinators, most of our class has not finished the assignment yet. With French presses filled to the brim and stress levels high, we will voyage deep into
T’was 25 days before Christmas and all throughout Joshua not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. The textbooks were laid on the tables with care in hopes that good grades soon would be there. The students were nestled all snug in their chairs while visions of passing tests whirled in the air. I in my cap and Nick in his beanie soon settled down for a long time of study. When all of
Wednesday – Thursday This week’s speakers were Matt and Grace Berg, the director of Wildwood and his amazing wife. Both of them did the Joshua Program 2011 – 2012. Matt spoke Monday, Tuesday night, and Thursday morning and Grace spoke Wednesday night. They took us through Colossians 3, and talked about sin and the joy of living in Christ. One night we confessed our sin to God and a group of close friends, the next
This last week was filled with wonder and joy :). Everyone either went home or visited a friend’s house to enjoy Thanksgiving. Awhh Thanksgiving…a time where Joshua students eat turkey and can’t watch holiday football. Which is perfectly fine! But, it was interesting when all the students came back to the lodge; hearing how they shared about the covenant and explain the various rules Joshua students adhere to with family and friends. When sharing with
Blog November 17, 2017 Today is a bittersweet day. We ended the week here at Hungerford and Wharton, Texas with some tears. The people here are amazing. We are blessed to be able to work for God to help them. Our hearts are full of His joy and grace. The big thing that we all have learned is how to humble ourselves. It’s not about us, but instead it’s about Jesus and working for others.