Hello!
I'm happy to share I’ve completed my first month as a Raleigh Fellow. And let me tell you, this experience is unlike anything I’ve ever done before. I keep saying, “I wish everyone could go through this,” but honestly, it’s not easy to explain.
Here I am, 22 years old, living with a family that’s not mine, working at a job someone else found for me, and sharing life with 13 friends I didn’t choose. It all feels so different from what I expected after college—getting a job, my own place, and setting out on my own. It’s strange, but maybe that’s the point. Maybe God’s path is meant to feel unexpected and inconvenient.
The truth is, this program feels like hitting the pause button on my life. Instead of rushing into “what’s next,” I’m learning how to live more intentionally. It’s been a time of reflection—examining the path that brought me here, recognizing my patterns, understanding how I see myself, and listening for how God sees me.
For now, I’m viewing this as the beginning of a new chapter in my life. Rather than trying to categorize or predict what the rest of this experience will look like, I’m just going to leave it undefined.
-Skip