FellowsFriendsFamily

Writing the inaugural Greensboro Fellows blog post is quite the daunting task for an unseasoned blogger such as myself. But then again, I guess this year is all about living in community… and if you are reading this then you are a part of the Fellows community in some capacity. So as a Fellow, and on behalf of the others, I would just like to start by saying thank you.

Thank you for taking an interest in this program and for coming alongside us in this incredible journey. We are going into week 3 of our 9-months together and it is difficult to even know here to begin. So much has happened already… we’ve woken up EARLY to study the Word together multiple days a week, we’ve started internships and prayed for others to find them, ran through downtown Gboro to observe the city as it wakes up, learned about the history of our new city, played silly games late into the night, started a group text that is constantly making my phone buzz, danced in each other’s living rooms, started Young Life clubs and small groups, began our curriculum at the Center for Creative Leadership, road-tripped to a Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson concert, had our first seminary class, been graciously hosted into the homes of countless Church of the Redeemer members… the list goes on.

But not only have we physically done a lot; I have really started to see the Lord knit us together as a family in ways that only He could orchestrate. We were literally 9 strangers two weeks ago, and now we know more about each other’s lives than friends that we’ve had for years. I already care about these people and know that the Lord will continue to grow my love for them as the year continues. On our second day of the program, we came up with the hash tag #FellowsFriendsFamily to tag onto pictures/ social medias that we are a part of throughout the year. At the time it seemed a bit early to already be referring to each other as “family”, but now it feels perfectly natural to think of us in that light. The Lord has uniquely called each of us to serve and learn from the other fellows this year. I personally cannot wait to see what He teaches me through the incredible people and experiences that I am to be blessed with. This is a verse that I am using to pray for my support team partnering with me financially and through prayer this year, so I would love to share it with you as well.

Philippians 1:3-5 “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

  Thank you for caring enough about the Fellows Program to read this; I am humbled and overwhelmed by the love and support poured out onto me and the other fellows!

This blog post was written by Fellow Kinsley!