I wish I had a good quote to put here about life and how it is hard, but I don’t.  Life is hard.

To catch you up with things.  We have moved into a house in Boulder that we plan on staying in for a long time.  It is a God story all the way.  It also made the 5th house we have lived in over a 10 month span.  God has been gracious, but it has not been easy.  Maybe grace is not always comfortable.  We are so grateful for God’s leading in all this and for His provision and are amazed each morning that we live in Boulder and are able to invest our lives in students at CU.

Dealing with my father’s death has also not been easy.  I think I went through a period of slight depression just after we moved.  My cup was a bit too full.  And again, God has been a faithful companion and blessed me with a super wife, kids, and friends.

And ministry has continued as the main thing.  The spring break trip was incredible - THANK YOU for your prayer.  Bobby said that, for him, this trip was the best in 20 years with the most spiritual component.  It was hard, but really good.  The students are ready for next year’s trip already.

We have also continued with our freshmen study and have had a great time.  Just two weeks ago a girl who was there for the first time shared her story about how she had just accepted Christ.  She had some relationships with our students through the semester, but hadn’t come to the study yet, or to church until the day before she shared her story with us.  Very exciting stuff.

We are just now in a break between hearing from students individually about how God has changed them over this year.  WOW!  We have been very encouraged with the way God has worked in their hearts.  One said they now know what it looks like to have a real relationship with God,  another said that they have learned how to trust God and not themself, another shared how she has had good relationships with girls for the first time and is learning about the Bible and God for the first time, another said he has grown in understanding the lordship of Jesus and has learned how to better deal with relational conflict, etc.  This has been wonderful.  (they have also given good critique of things that could be better)

So, in short, we are pressing on to honor God and impact students as best we can.

Thank you for your involvement in our ministry and for your comments on this blog.  On with the student meetings!