A Wednesday in the Life

Hello, my friends! For my blog today I'd like to give you a look at what a day in the life of a campus missionary is like (at least, what it will be like until the fall semester starts and all hell breaks loose). So here we go!

Morning:

• Wake up, shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, etc.
• Meet with Pastor Jay and Katie for our morning devotion; this morning, based on Psalm 65
• Discuss ministry matters with PJ and Katie
• Work on ministry matters; for example, this week Katie and I have cooperatively written an article for Ignite, a LCMS youth ministry publication
• Eat lunch -- best done with someone; last week I was able to have lunch with another Florida State campus minister, and he gave me some good advice

Afternoon:

• Work on more ministry matters; today, I made an hour of cold calls to Florida churches to help them connect their recent high school graduates to campus ministries near their new schools
• Be "present" on campus; this entails picking a spot on the Florida State campus and simply being present, to take notice of the students who walk by (we will soon expand this to the Tallahassee Community College and Florida A&M University campuses)
• Do desk-type work; this week we are assigned to plan our budget and read the first section of "Permanent Revolution" by Alan Hirsch & Tim Catchim

Evening:

• Eat dinner -- or, if it's Wednesday, attend Vespers! Tonight we had a tasty pot roast and purple (yes, purple) potatoes, and we studied Romans 8
• Relax -- or, if it's Wednesday, blog about my week! After Vespers seems to be a good time to sit down, chill, and reflect on the past 7 days
• Do something fun; for example, watch some TV, read a book, play some Pokemon
• Read and reflect on the Bible for my evening devotions
• Go to bed and wake up refreshed for another day!

There you go, a typical day in my life this summer. I didn't include mundane things such as applying sunscreen at least once a day or carrying an umbrella in case of very sudden and frequent rainstorms. Things will definitely change up soon enough, once students come back and I acquire a part-time job. (No news on that yet, although Katie has one at the Sweet Shop near church.) But for now, it's nice to have a routine. Funny, I say that and then plan to immediately break my routine by taking a mini-vacation to Orlando the next couple of days to see my old roommate Lindsey. Harry Potter for the win!

I've included some pictures again: the first is of my fancy new Florida State University official campus ministry ID! (Ignore my photo, it's very sad.) The second is my spare bed where I typically do my devotions in the evening. It looks much nicer now that I've added blankets, pillows, and my beloved stuffed animals. The third includes several items I use on a day-to-day basis, like my Bible, the book we're reading, a binder full of "Missionary Notes", the notebook in which I write everything, my folder of random things, and my daily agenda. That's all for me, folks. May God bless your day!