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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

part-time ministry

So..not many of you know that I am currently employed part-time at two ministries in Miami. One- DOOR Miami- hosts short-term mission groups from all over the US (and Canada) for weekends and weeks of service all over the city, as well as hosts year-long missionaries. Right now I am officially the assistant director of DOOR Miami and am in charge of helping the director as well as hosting and scheduling the short term groups as they come in to town.
The other part-time ministry gig I have is with TML (Touching Miami with Love) which is an urban ministry outreach in downtown Miami. I am the after school program coordinator- which basically means that I am in charge of 15 kids from an inner-city school every day after school until about 5pm.
I love both of these positions, but if you have ever had the pleasure of "part-time" ministry you already know that it is impossible. How can you put a cap on the amount of time that you spend on such great causes. One exposes people to the gifts and challenges of urban ministry for what might be the only time in a participant's life. The other helps inner-city kids learn and have a safe Christian place to hand out after school every day.
Needless to say I'm having a hard time juggling all of this but loving every minute at the same time. Never in my life have I been able to use all of my interests all at the same time and I truly believe that God planned this bit of crazyness in my life to allow me to use these gifts. I am tired, but energized at the same time. It's great. Sometime I'll post more...right now I'm too busy working "part-time" and loving it!