May 10, 2008
Dear Family and Friends:
I hope this letter finds you all doing well. I am writing to share with you a few stories of the adventures that God has before me.
The last year of my life has been very full with clinical rotations, graduation from physical therapy school, and post-graduate work in a neonatal ICU. I’ve had many opportunities to see God’s provision in housing, learning opportunities, and friendships. This has also been a time of seeking God’s path for my future. After seven years of education, I find myself facing ‘real life’, and many important choices about how I will live that life. I believe it is crucial to start my adult life with a focus on the things that matter most to God, such as justice, righteousness, and a lifestyle of worship.
Through a series of ‘divine coincidences’ God has opened doors for me to pursue this vision in Pasadena California. I have been accepted to an internship with an organization called Servant Partners based in LA. This internship is a two year program which focuses on community, discipleship and ‘incarnational’ ministry living in urban areas.
The internship is a ‘tentmaking’ ministry, so interns are expected to work full time, which will allow me to continue to develop my career as a pediatric physical therapist. Since my primary ‘calling’ in life has long been to care for children with special needs, continuing this career is very important to me. I have found a job at a pediatric clinic in Pasadena, where I will be starting in just two weeks. I will work part-time through the summer and then take a month off for the internship orientation in September. One of the great perks of the internship is orientation which includes a three week trip to the Philippines. I am delighted with the opportunity to return to this beautiful country where I spent such a wonderful summer in college.
I would love to share what I am going to be actually DOING in California, but is still an unfolding picture. The ministries in which Servant Partners participates vary from year to year. I do know that I will be living with several other interns in a neighborhood, and working with local churches and non-profit organizations to help meet the needs of that community. I am also looking forward to intensive times of Bible study, prayer and learning about addressing poverty and injustice on a global level.
So this story will continue to develop over the next several years, and I would like to continue to share my adventures with you. There are several ways you can participate in this journey with me.
- Prayer support: I will need daily and weekly prayer support for work, ministry, and for my driving in Los Angeles traffic.
- Financial support: Although my living expenses will come from my job, I need to raise four thousand additional dollars this summer for travel and administrative costs related to the internship.
If you are interested in receiving more information about support options, or in being added to my prayer letter list please email me at bjdegray@gmail.com. For more information on Servant partners, visit their website at http://www.servantpartners.org/.
Thank you so much for the love and support you all have given me for so long. I am confident that God will continue to bless me through you over these next several years.
Blessings-
Bethany Joy DeGray
Dear Family and Friends:
I hope this letter finds you all doing well. I am writing to share with you a few stories of the adventures that God has before me.
The last year of my life has been very full with clinical rotations, graduation from physical therapy school, and post-graduate work in a neonatal ICU. I’ve had many opportunities to see God’s provision in housing, learning opportunities, and friendships. This has also been a time of seeking God’s path for my future. After seven years of education, I find myself facing ‘real life’, and many important choices about how I will live that life. I believe it is crucial to start my adult life with a focus on the things that matter most to God, such as justice, righteousness, and a lifestyle of worship.
Through a series of ‘divine coincidences’ God has opened doors for me to pursue this vision in Pasadena California. I have been accepted to an internship with an organization called Servant Partners based in LA. This internship is a two year program which focuses on community, discipleship and ‘incarnational’ ministry living in urban areas.
The internship is a ‘tentmaking’ ministry, so interns are expected to work full time, which will allow me to continue to develop my career as a pediatric physical therapist. Since my primary ‘calling’ in life has long been to care for children with special needs, continuing this career is very important to me. I have found a job at a pediatric clinic in Pasadena, where I will be starting in just two weeks. I will work part-time through the summer and then take a month off for the internship orientation in September. One of the great perks of the internship is orientation which includes a three week trip to the Philippines. I am delighted with the opportunity to return to this beautiful country where I spent such a wonderful summer in college.
I would love to share what I am going to be actually DOING in California, but is still an unfolding picture. The ministries in which Servant Partners participates vary from year to year. I do know that I will be living with several other interns in a neighborhood, and working with local churches and non-profit organizations to help meet the needs of that community. I am also looking forward to intensive times of Bible study, prayer and learning about addressing poverty and injustice on a global level.
So this story will continue to develop over the next several years, and I would like to continue to share my adventures with you. There are several ways you can participate in this journey with me.
- Prayer support: I will need daily and weekly prayer support for work, ministry, and for my driving in Los Angeles traffic.
- Financial support: Although my living expenses will come from my job, I need to raise four thousand additional dollars this summer for travel and administrative costs related to the internship.
If you are interested in receiving more information about support options, or in being added to my prayer letter list please email me at bjdegray@gmail.com. For more information on Servant partners, visit their website at http://www.servantpartners.org/.
Thank you so much for the love and support you all have given me for so long. I am confident that God will continue to bless me through you over these next several years.
Blessings-
Bethany Joy DeGray
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