A conversation over the conference services radio channel.
David: Did you say you were in the kitchen or the carriage house?
Tim: Carriage house. I’m moving this carriage all by my lonesome.
David: Okay, we’ll come over there soon so you won’t be so… lonely.
Tim: I’m just kidding. I haven’t started moving it yet. I’m inside watching TV.
Tim: Don’t tell Jake.
Jake: I’ve already heard.
Jake: It’s so hard to find good help these days.
Tim: And good bosses.
David: We have an opening.
I heart conference services.
FSU isn’t getting anyone from EDGE Corps.
For those not familiar with EDGE, basically it’s a Navigator program that’s 1 year long (with an option for a second year) where you’re placed on a college campus with your purpose being to mentor student believers and reach the lost on the campus. The plan was that we were going to be getting two girls for this coming year. A full EDGE team is two guys and two girls, so we were already getting only half a team. But we were still excited and encouraged (I say “we” because I assume the rest of the FSU Navs share my feelings about EDGEers). If you look down to my last post you’ll see a little something about a talk I had with Dave Wirgau on Monday afternoon. As of that point we were all systems go to be getting these women for our campus. That evening and the next day things fell apart. I’m not going to go into the details in such a public forum, but the end result is that one of the girls will be working at the Glen this year and the other will be at Clemson.
Continue reading ‘Better Luck Next Year’
This has been a great weekend (remember, I have Tuesday and Wednesday off). But really it all started on Monday when I got to hang out with Dave Wirgau right before I left for team weekend. We hiked up Dawson’s Trail but didn’t go to Daws’ grave. We stopped short and sat down in his old seat. You see, there’s this natural chair made out of two shapely rocks that overlook all of Colorado Springs. It was the place that Dawson went to most to pray. Dave took me there and started telling me all about the promises of God that Daws was claiming there years before. I have had a lot of great talks with Dave, some more emotional and memorable than others. This one was very special to me. I don’t know how many times he’s been able to do this with someone he’s been discipling. The Glen is a special place to the Navs and to Dave, who was spoken to on Daws’ trail in much the same way as he spoke to me by the man who discipled him in college. I have such respect and adoration for him, and the fact that he shared something like this with me just seems unbelievable to me.
Continue reading ‘Trip to Estes Park’
It has been one crazy week. This job is tough! Especially when you’re working it alone. Most of the mornings so far I’ve been the only one working conference services in the whole Glen. So from 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM I’m in charge. It has been especially difficult when dealing with a group here for a Larry Crab conference. Now don’t misunderstand. I like the guy (I got to meet him); I have no problem with him. But some of his staff can be jerks when they don’t get exactly what they want exactly when they want it. They’ve been here since last Friday and don’t leave until tomorrow. One of the many demands (sorry, requests) they’ve made this past week was to adjust the spotlights to be shining on the speaker. Doesn’t sound hard, I know. But these lights are about 15 feet in the air without any remote control. So Tim and I got the tallest ladder we could find. Still didn’t reach. So I gave Tim a mop and he wiggled the lights into place. Yeah, we’re going to be on next year’s safety video. The wedding didn’t go as bad as I thought it would. No bride-zilla. No mom-zilla. We pulled it off. I directed traffic for the majority of the festivities. (No, I didn’t have to wear an orange vest.) Tim will be gone through Sunday because he’s the best man in a wedding, so I’ll be working alone for the next few days. I’m not looking forward to it.
Continue reading ‘First Week On The Job’
Quote of the Day #1: “Don’t confuse critical thinking with a critical spirit.” — Mike Jordahl, head of the Navigator U.S. collegiate ministry
Quote of the Day #2: “I have tasted enough of God to know there’s got to be more.” — Vic Black, head of the Navigator prayer ministry
It’s Sunday! Well, sort of. Tuesday and Wednesday are my two days off from work, so it feels like today should be Sunday. The first week here was great. I really like my job. Okay, so as if driving a pickup and a golf cart weren’t enough perks, I’ve also been given a master key to the property. Score! They also gave me a photo ID to get me into the headquarters and international office (which are both right next to the Glen) so that I can do mail runs. They’re really trusting me with a lot. I’m not sure how I got this job but I’m not sorry I got it.
Continue reading ‘When Your Leader Is Dutch, Bible Study Ends With Beer’
I write to you today from Glen Eyrie in Colorado Springs. This is my second full day here at the Navigators National Collegiate Program. I’m on a computer in a loft that has about 8 bunk beds in what is known as the Timothy House. (I’ve got a bottom bunk. The man above me? None other than Ross Kozloski.) I’ve met a lot of really cool people here. My small team is made up of three other members and a leader. The leader is named Guido (pronounced Hheedow) and is from the Netherlands. In total I think there are 7 or 8 people from Holland who are participating in the NCP, which was a pleasant surprise. I really love getting to know people from other countries, and I thought that because I was staying in the country this summer this was not going to happen this year. But God knew my heart and has totally given me a great gift.
Continue reading ‘Welcome To NCP’
