Fall is well under way and we’re rolling with it. Below is our series for the fall semester. Hope you enjoy. Don’t forget to go and listen to the mp3s on our site .

Broken. Seems like we as people are good at breaking things. Let's face it, breaking a thing is much easier than putting a thing together. And all around us are testimonies to our laziness…broken things…relationships…lives…people…In our culture, many of the structures that God ordained and set in place have been broken down and lay in shambles. Is there any hope to rebuild the walls of a broken generation?
Nehemiah was a man used of God to do just that. God's people had forgotten what it was to live whole before Him. They had given up and accepted broken as a way of life. God used Nehemiah to remind them that while brokenness of spirit is desired by God in our lives, living broken is not God's heart for His people. Together, they rebuilt walls. Could God do a similar work in our day? In your life?

Please pray for my parents!

Taiwan was hit by 2 typhoons, a tropical storm and a 5.7 earthquake last week. My dad said they have had 5 days of constant rain-- All you Georgians, try no to be jealous! Another typhoon is on the way. As my mom wrote me two days ago, flood water was beginning to come in the 1st floor of their home. Their missionary supervisor 1st floor is already flooded. Pray for physical protection, that God would grant grace to my parents to meet the needs of the local Taiwanese community, and that the gospel would go forth in power! Thank you so much!

Fall is here!

We are welcoming fall back this week... and students are everywhere. I miss the lack of traffic and lines in general that makes Athenian summers so wonderful... But am excited for the return of students-- new and old. God has ordained them to live here and ordained us to preach the gospel to them and help them grow. So I say bring on the traffic and grocery store lines!!

Ministry is up and running. We had our first Tuesday night of the semester last night. It was a sweet time in studying the Word, praying for one another, and catching up. We had a handful of new students too! The location we were set to move into was bumped back for at least 2 weeks as we wait on the city to give approval to renovation plans. Oh well, we can’t control it and God knows what He’s doing... We are studying though the book of Nehemiah this semester. The audio will be up soon on the web site. Let me encourage you to keep up with us by downloading the free mp3s there and listening to our talks. Go to http://www.thejourneyuga.com/lg.htm Check this weekend for Tuesday night's talk.

Look for changes in our ministry soon as the Journey is becoming the Athens Acacia Fellowship. I’ll be explaining more about this change in the days ahead, but know that we are excited about what the Lord is doing. We’re still a part of WDA’s national ministry, but our focus is becoming more than just the UGA campus. There’s a whole generation of 20-somethings in our country who are exodusing the church, and our mandate is to reach them with the Gospel, help them grow to maturity in Christ, and reconnect them into the local church. Pray for us as we seek the Lord for strategies to accomplish this. We are so dependent on his direction!

Just wanted to add that I have recently sent a newsletter out. If you didn't receive a copy but would like to email me at becca@thejourneyuga.com with your address and I'll add you to my list! Thanks for reading!

Vrumm, vrumm...

These days it feels like I live in my car! I seem to be spending more time on the road than I am at home. Three weekends ago we took a group of students tubing in Helen, GA. It was a blast! After our trip down the river, we drove around to Unicoi State Park to splash around in another river near to Anna Ruby Falls. I was leading the pack until I frightened a basking water moccasin which quickly slithered away to hide. In truth, I’m not sure who was more frightened! After playing in the river for a little while, we headed back to Athens, to home and to a good night’s rest.

The following Monday our staff team left for Johnson City, TN for our annual staff conference on the campus of East Tennessee State University. It’s always a great time of catching up with staff from all across the country for a week. We also spent a good bit of time focusing on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. It was a balanced teaching time and a great encouragement. I heard many reports of what some staff are doing internationally, which was particularly exciting! Mike, my director recorded all the teachings, which I hope to post on my blog for your use... but need his help to do so, so be on the look out!

Like I said, I've lived in my car, so upon returning to Athens I have spent a good chunk of time driving around looking for a house to rent this upcoming fall. My roommate-- a former WDA staffer-- and I had found a house to move into next month, but the bank foreclosed on it a week ago... Sending us back to square one with the clock ticking. We found another house yesterday, finally! This has been the most difficult house-hunting process I have had in Athens since I moved here 6 years ago. So, I am thinking that God wants us to live in this specific house for a very specific reason; pray we would be faithful with whatever ministry opportunities that come along.

I am really needing to raise up more support, so pray for opportunities and that I would be a good steward with my time the next month and a half. And as always, if you are up for hearing about my heart for discipleship and WDA's ministry, shoot me a line and we'll do dinner!