October Goodness

October is my favorite month of fall! The leaves are changing, it's still warm out some days, and there are numerous festivals and fall activities! The past few weekends have been perfect for apple picking and festivals! This past Sunday Kim, our friend Alissa, two students (Natalie and Allie), and I went to the Johnny Cake Festival in West Kingston, RI. Most students at Johnson & Wales don't have cars, so this was a great opportunity for them to do something outside of Providence for the day.

I was really excited to go and told everyone I was going to some cornbread

festival.....Apparently, Johnny Cakes are cornmeal pancakes, not cornbread. However, no one felt the need to correct me until the day of the festival. I was tricked into this idea of it being cornbread by my Serendipity cookbook, which clearly shows a picture of cornbread and a recipe called "Johnny Cakes". It might as well be called "Lies."

On our walk from the car to the festival I found a Rhode Island license plate on the ground---free wall decoration! The festival was small, but had a lot of local vendors with local art and food. The first booth had alpaca products and two real alpacas! This was one of my favorite booths, along with a local photographer, and the free Johnny Cake samples!

It was a great day to be outside and enjoy the goodness of Fall!

A Typical Day...

I can't believe it's already October! The fall semester is keeping me very busy, and I am loving it. Many people have asked me, 'What is a typical day for you?' I never know how to answer this question because I don't have a 'typical' day. Most days there are many things on my list to do such as reading books I am going through with others, making sure I spend time reading my Bible, going around campus to talk to students about the Gospel, meeting with students involved in CSF, working on support, and preparing for Bible studies.

However, campus ministry is a relational position, and when I get an opportunity to meet up with someone, my list gets put aside. I am here for the students, to share the Gospel with them and make disciples. I am currently discipling two girls, Allie and Jessica. Jessica is a student I was discipling last year, and we are starting to read Radical together. I am excited to meet with her again, and continue to see God's work in her life. I am also meeting with a freshman girl,Allie, who was saved this summer. We have been reading a book called Christian Beliefs, and it is such a blessing to watch Allie grow in understanding of her faith. She is bold in her classes, and has been able to bring students from class to church with her. I pray that she would continue to be bold and influence the Johnson & Wales campus.

Kim and I also work through the club roster, meeting up with all of the girls to get to know them and to help build relationships. We often have students sign up at Student Activities Night who never come to any of our Bible studies or activities. We also have students who come a few times, then never come back. By meeting up with each student individually, we hope that they will feel connected, and continue to be involved.

Additionally, most weekends we have an event to build community among the group. Tonight we are having everyone over to our apartment to hang out, and play Wii. Next weekend is my favorite event---Apple Picking! We are going to go apple/pumpkin picking then come back to our place and bake apple delights!

So, there are no set hours or daily routine, but this is the majority of what I spend my time doing each week.