The past couple days have been pretty eventful. On Thursday night, all of the new staff gathered at the IV National Service Center to make some fundraising phone calls in partners. Fundraising as a community is a refreshing change of pace for my summer. The process itself is fairly taxing and being surrounded by 90 or so folks who are also engaged in it brings a sense of peace and motivation to an evening of phone calls. On Friday, we went back to the NSC for a tour and got to meet some of the people of whose names I only know from mass e-mails and promotional material. InterVarsity is an incredible organization and it is hard to believe how much actually happens in the moderately-sized building that serves as its headquarters. From cutting-edge graphic design and multimedia productions to long-term partnerships with missionaries from across the globe, IV spans a broad spectrum of means and methods in its devotion to building the Kingdom on college campuses. It was fascinating to be able to tour the premises and become a bit more familiar with the faces behind the names that keep me on track in fundraising and training.
Today is our Sabbath day. I went to a Farmer's Market this morning that was incredibly large and have rounded off the afternoon with a C.S. Lewis biography and some much-needed coffee. Tonight I will meet again with my family group and then plunge back into the training tomorrow. I pray that I never forget what a blessing and opportunity it is to love your job. It is such a simple pleasure but I fear it is denied to so many of my friends and fellow college graduates. To live and work and play among friends who share your joys, passions, defeats, and triumphs is a rare and beautiful gift. Thank you Jesus.
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