Don’t worry everyone, I’m here to talk PRAYER PARTNERS… not pp.
Prayer Partners (AKA PP), has been a simple yet fulfilling joy of Raleigh Fellows. Each week we are randomly paired with another fellow to plan intentional time to just play and pray. Let me take you along all my PP times I have had the pleasure of having in these past two months.
AG: Our first round of prayer partners! I was MORE than excited when AG suggested that we hit up Five Guys for prayer partner time. Getting to hang out one-on-one with someone was everything I could have ever wanted after a week with 14 new strangers. We talked about the 6th-grade girls we were about to meet in the next hour (co-leaders!!!) and also a good bit about our families. AG is so chill to be with. She listens well and has great things to say (and she’s obviously so lit because she loves Five Guys and shared her fries with me).
ASHLEY: No way we get to have prayer partner time with the one and only Ashbut Crutchfield! Mom Barbie scooped me up after class and drove us to Deja Vu for some coffee pp time (mid pouring down rain). Talking to Ashley is always fun, as many of you know. Ashley has a gift for asking the perfect questions and showing full interest in whatever answer. After we Deja Vued it up, we stopped by Swaggy Boutique (Justin Bieber would love this) and giggled and giggled at all the funny dish towels and socks. Ashley is so epic.
RYAN: Yeah Ryan is so cool. We decided to go for a walk before roundtable around the Crutchfield hood. We discussed what our hardest part of fellows has been and what the easiest/best part has been so far. Once again, so nice to have a one-on-one conversation and get to the real of things. Ryan is always really good at that. He is direct and real, which is highly appreciated by our fellows class. Praying with Ryan was lit but also funny. It’s not often you walk around praying for one another with your eyes wide open. Or maybe you do, uh but this was pretty new to me.
JOSH: Josh! The ultimate goose whisperer. We took a peaceful walk around Shelley Lake… which happens to be packed with GEESE. I love Josh’s love for all things geese, ducks, hunting, and his buddies of course. His excitement and passion for the things he loves is truly inspiring. My favorite part of our prayer partner time was when we stood on a bridge looking over the lake and watched the ducks swim around. I didn’t know places like this existed in Raleigh and I was glad I got to experience it with Josh. Three cheers for Josh and learning about duck calls! And another wide-eyed prayer walk.
EMMA: The Beav! Our Michigan girl. For this particular prayer partner time I wanted to plan out all North Carolina activities for our cherished Michigan girl. Emma was a great sport for having just flown back from a weekend in Michigan and had no idea of what my plan was. After class one morning we took a bit of a drive to Umstead Park (for the great Carolina pines) listening to some of the classic NC songs. After our wonderful walk and conversation in the woods, I drove Emma to none other than WAFFLE HOUSE! Time with Emma is a time full of laughter, joy, deep wisdom, and comfort… aaand chocolate chip waffles.
BAILEY: 3 WORDS… HUNGER GAMES SIMULATION. After work one day we hit up the nearest gas station to St.Davids for some Red Bulls (it so happens that fellows and working with middle schoolers require a good bit of caffeine). Then we went to REI for funsies (Boonies love REI I hear). AND THEN, Bailey set up our very own online Hunger Games simulation with names of random people (it’s not weird guys, it’s cool and normal). This was so lit, we laughed so hard we cried. Bailey is straight-up fun and the most epic co-worker you could ever imagine.
Praying and having intentional time with new people, especially people you have known for only a month or two, is definitely a learning experience. I have greatly enjoyed learning more about how to pray and care for one another. Praise the Lord for PP time and many more to come. Also HUGE shoutout to Pauline for leading us in one of my favorite parts/classes of fellows so far: Prayer with Pauline. Pauline is awesome and so are the things she teaches us about prayer and time spent with and listening to God.
This month I recommend… PP time, KNITTING!!!! (shoutout Emily Walker for teaching me how to knit), Hunger Games, only going to the state fair once, carving pumpkins with Mark and Mona, blasting Glee songs in the car with Jenna, and Tech Decks.
Peace & love & until next month,
Evy :)