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I was thrilled for these two great people to join me for their first college class on Monday.  Their first one!  And it was happening in my office at Garnett Church of Christ!  The atmosphere is great, the content challenging, and the people interesting.  I pray that they enjoy the process as much as I do (even if they have to do a whole lot of work!)
The world is right out in front of them, and the choices abundant.  They are diving into a pool of real investment...
  • As people invest in them by supporting their choice of this program.
  • They invest in themselves by doing lots of important work they wouldn't do on their own.
  •  We invest in Andrea and Cody through teaching and relationship, all while introducing them to multiple new friends who will in turn, invest.
  • Their internship sites: Garnett Church of Christ and Believers Church, invest in them and also expand what they offer their people because of the presence of new folks getting the work of ministry done.
  • They invest in the people that they will serve at the church, and in processes that can be sustainable long after their link year is over.
  • They also invest in their community through acts of service in their Leadership and Service Class.
  • We invest in them through weekly "d groups" where we talk about life, look at the Bible, and pray together.
  • They invest the time and space to recognize God's investment in each of us, by giving us what we need to be all we can be- today.

We have already learned about crossroads in life while sitting in a corner booth at the Rt 66 Diner, considered the value of all people while observing and even interacting with  folks of all kinds coming and going from the Tulsa County Court House, and scoped out the value of Restoration while walking in and through the marble columns of the historic Mayo Hotel.  I've also given them the great pain of having to write about all of this, read important books, and drive all over Tulsa observing the scope of service opportunities in our city.  
Here's the link to Cody's blog.  And, here's Andrea's link.
This is going to be good.
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