Hello to all the blog readers, I’m Ryan! This has been a crazy first month, filled with a lot of new people who have been so welcoming, and a bunch of responsibility! First off, thank you all at home in Maine and Virginia for supporting me enough to get down here and encouraging me that this was a great step to take in my faith and in my vocational path.
This month started with a ton of anticipation, and it has been exceeded abundantly. Ashley, our fellows director, has been incredibly vulnerable and honest, so Ashley, thank you for being great. Our group of 14 has been a joy! There are so many little connections between us all, and the variety of personalities is awesome to be able to connect with. I can already tell that I will be pushed and challenged spiritually and socially by these young men and women, which is a good thing. This program is weird… in the best way. I moved into another family’s home (the Boultons). They’re so great. Coming from a house where it was just myself and my mom, living with six others is an adjustment I am excited to go through.
I am the Operations intern at Apostles Raleigh, and my job has been a wide variety of tasks that the church needs me to do. I’ve gained 13 new friends who have been so sweet. Coming into the program, I didn’t think it would be so easy to start off with this many new people. I feel blessed, out of place, and fine to be in limbo.
Here are some moments that I want to remember in the future:
The first week, we stayed at Ashley’s lake house where we got to jet ski, which was so sick. The Boultons took me wake surfing, and I loved getting to know all the fellows. Such happy moments.
Hearing the fellows’ testimonies has been life-giving. They have been so vulnerable, and it’s encouraging to see what God has done.
We went to camp with the children’s ministry at church and got to lead them. It was a great weekend of getting to see the lives of the kids and their hearts.
Watching RedZone at the Honey House. FOOTBALL PATRIOTS!
Neighbor to Neighbor. The boy, Juelz, that I’m mentoring is so sweet. I wish I could hang with him more than once a week!
Okay, thanks for reading, guys. I share my testimony this week, which will be awesome to bring these people into the deep parts of my life.
- Ryan McKean